Frequency Electronics, Inc. (FEIM) vs Lantronix, Inc. (LTRX)

Frequency Electronics, Inc. and Lantronix, Inc. are both Communication Equipment companies. Frequency Electronics, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $762.6M against $281.8M — 2.7× the size. Lantronix, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Frequency Electronics, Inc. trades at 263×. Frequency Electronics, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.30% against −1.65%. Frequency Electronics, Inc. has the higher net margin (3.68% vs −3.46%) and the higher return on invested capital (1.96% vs −4.38%). Across the 17 metrics below, Frequency Electronics, Inc. leads on 9 and Lantronix, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric FEIM LTRX Communication Equipment median
P/E 262.96 n/m 33.71
P/S 9.23 1.93 1.91
P/B 5.61 1.95 1.89
Price to free cash flow n/m 25.13 25.13
EV/EBITDA 338.01 n/m 14.90
EV/Sales 8.51 1.52 2.03
Earnings yield 0.38% (1.90%) (0.50%)
Free cash flow yield (0.03%) 3.98% 1.18%

Profitability

Metric FEIM LTRX Communication Equipment median
Gross margin 33.03% 43.77% 40.03%
Operating margin 2.52% (3.41%) 2.43%
Net margin 3.68% (3.46%) (0.64%)
Free cash flow margin (0.25%) 7.66% 0.95%
Return on equity 3.04% (4.32%) (1.27%)
Return on assets 2.17% (2.94%) (0.10%)
Return on invested capital 1.96% (4.38%) 1.29%

Growth

Metric FEIM LTRX Communication Equipment median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.30% (1.65%) 9.66%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (103.63%) 65.52% 31.29%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.11% 11.08% 4.92%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric FEIM LTRX Communication Equipment median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.05
Current ratio 5.34 3.66 1.99
Net debt to EBITDA (0.92) 68.48 0.93

Dividend

Metric FEIM LTRX Communication Equipment median
Dividend yield 0.00% — 1.06%
Payout ratio 0.00 — 0.44

Size

Metric FEIM LTRX Communication Equipment median
Market cap 762.64m 281.75m 565.68m

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