Genasys Inc. (GNSS) vs LGL Group, Inc. (The) (LGL)

Genasys Inc. and LGL Group, Inc. (The) are both Scientific & Technical Instruments companies. LGL Group, Inc. (The) is the larger, with a market value of $82.6M against $59.7M — 1.4× the size. Genasys Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 86.7% against 9.26%. LGL Group, Inc. (The) has the higher net margin (−5.04% vs −10.9%) and the higher return on invested capital (−29.4% vs −35.0%). Across the 19 metrics below, LGL Group, Inc. (The) leads on 12 and Genasys Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric GNSS LGL Scientific & Technical Instruments median
P/E n/m n/m 28.21
P/S 1.11 9.32 4.46
P/B n/m 0.89 3.10
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 24.15
EV/EBITDA 40.90 2.99 18.28
EV/Sales 1.19 (0.64) 4.64
Earnings yield (9.64%) (0.21%) 0.68%
Free cash flow yield (4.14%) (1.49%) 1.98%

Profitability

Metric GNSS LGL Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Gross margin 54.03% 68.85% 47.24%
Operating margin (3.16%) (21.75%) 8.96%
Net margin (10.86%) (5.04%) 1.92%
Free cash flow margin (4.59%) 0.61% 10.59%
Return on equity (672.00%) (0.52%) 2.66%
Return on assets (10.69%) (0.50%) 1.12%
Return on invested capital (35.04%) (29.40%) 4.79%

Growth

Metric GNSS LGL Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Revenue growth (TTM) 86.72% 9.26% 9.26%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 44.44% 37.50% 13.24%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (1.07%) (33.12%) 7.89%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (6.60%) 0.00%

Health

Metric GNSS LGL Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Debt to equity (5.75) 0.00 0.00
Current ratio 0.76 25.96 2.30
Net debt to EBITDA 0.60 (153.89) 0.45

Dividend

Metric GNSS LGL Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Dividend yield — — 0.62%
Payout ratio — — 0.22

Size

Metric GNSS LGL Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Market cap 59.66m 82.61m 549.07m

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