FuelCell Energy, Inc. (FCEL) vs Plug Power, Inc. (PLUG)

FuelCell Energy, Inc. and Plug Power, Inc. are both Electrical Equipment & Parts companies. Plug Power, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.1B against $1.1B — 1.8× the size. Plug Power, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.6% against 1.09%. FuelCell Energy, Inc. has the higher net margin (−115.7% vs −220.6%) and the higher return on invested capital (−24.1% vs −74.2%). Across the 18 metrics below, FuelCell Energy, Inc. leads on 12 and Plug Power, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric FCEL PLUG Electrical Equipment & Parts median
P/E n/m n/m 31.20
P/S 5.94 2.58 2.28
P/B 0.93 3.27 3.19
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 27.15
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 15.80
EV/Sales 2.58 3.25 2.38
Earnings yield (26.38%) (91.30%) (5.87%)
Free cash flow yield (12.37%) (27.17%) 0.00%

Profitability

Metric FCEL PLUG Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Gross margin (32.39%) (18.55%) 25.38%
Operating margin (116.25%) (172.77%) 0.00%
Net margin (115.68%) (220.59%) 0.00%
Free cash flow margin (73.46%) (70.20%) 0.00%
Return on equity (23.03%) (139.62%) 0.14%
Return on assets (16.65%) (59.19%) (1.50%)
Return on invested capital (24.06%) (74.22%) 0.00%

Growth

Metric FCEL PLUG Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 1.09% 10.59% 7.92%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 5.24% 47.01% 27.37%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 17.42% 0.00% 9.92%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric FCEL PLUG Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Debt to equity 0.17 1.38 0.16
Current ratio 8.67 2.32 2.31
Net debt to EBITDA 1.08 (0.11) 0.26

Dividend

Metric FCEL PLUG Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Dividend yield — — 0.48%
Payout ratio — — 0.10

Size

Metric FCEL PLUG Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Market cap 1.13b 2.07b 157.22m

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