Frequency Electronics, Inc. (FEIM) vs Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (GILT)

Frequency Electronics, Inc. and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. are both Communication Equipment companies. Frequency Electronics, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $953.0M against $771.8M — 1.2× the size. Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. trades at the lower P/E: 22.0× against 351×. Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 39.5% against 6.30%. Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has the higher net margin (6.21% vs 3.68%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.77% vs 1.96%). Both pay a dividend; Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. yields more (11.6% vs 0.90%). Across the 22 metrics below, Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. leads on 16 and Frequency Electronics, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric FEIM GILT Communication Equipment median
P/E 350.91 22.04 33.61
P/S 12.42 1.60 2.16
P/B 7.55 1.43 2.40
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 25.02
EV/EBITDA 463.38 12.64 13.78
EV/Sales 11.67 1.39 2.27
Earnings yield 0.28% 4.54% (0.65%)
Free cash flow yield (0.02%) (0.43%) 1.61%

Profitability

Metric FEIM GILT Communication Equipment median
Gross margin 33.03% 30.33% 39.47%
Operating margin 2.52% 6.06% 2.39%
Net margin 3.68% 6.21% (0.74%)
Free cash flow margin (0.25%) (0.69%) 1.39%
Return on equity 3.04% 7.04% (1.91%)
Return on assets 2.17% 4.53% (0.20%)
Return on invested capital 1.96% 4.77% 0.72%

Growth

Metric FEIM GILT Communication Equipment median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.30% 39.47% 11.48%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (103.63%) (22.73%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.11% 22.14% 4.92%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (9.99%) 0.00%

Health

Metric FEIM GILT Communication Equipment median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.06
Current ratio 5.34 1.97 2.01
Net debt to EBITDA (0.92) (3.90) 0.67

Dividend

Metric FEIM GILT Communication Equipment median
Dividend yield 0.90% 11.57% 2.63%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric FEIM GILT Communication Equipment median
Market cap 953.04m 771.84m 563.45m

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