MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (HOLO) vs Research Frontiers Incorporated (REFR)

MicroCloud Hologram Inc. and Research Frontiers Incorporated are both Electronic Components companies. MicroCloud Hologram Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $31.2M against $22.3M — 1.4× the size. MicroCloud Hologram Inc. has the higher net margin (−45.3% vs −343.9%) and the higher return on invested capital (0.00% vs −4,055.6%). Across the 14 metrics below, MicroCloud Hologram Inc. leads on 11 and Research Frontiers Incorporated on 3.

Valuation

Metric HOLO REFR Electronic Components median
P/E n/m n/m 30.82
P/S n/m 29.85 2.84
P/B n/m 17.39 2.93
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 28.42
EV/EBITDA 11.69 n/m 16.22
EV/Sales (5.33) 28.19 2.94
Earnings yield (776,526.25%) (11.68%) 1.67%
Free cash flow yield (415,020.34%) (8.00%) 0.58%

Profitability

Metric HOLO REFR Electronic Components median
Gross margin 48.29% (263.98%) 33.21%
Operating margin 0.00% (348.20%) 3.90%
Net margin (45.29%) (343.94%) 2.90%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% (238.69%) 0.20%
Return on equity 0.00% (154.03%) 2.60%
Return on assets 0.00% (79.66%) 2.50%
Return on invested capital 0.00% (4,055.56%) 2.28%

Growth

Metric HOLO REFR Electronic Components median
Revenue growth (TTM) — (46.49%) 12.21%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 98.03% (50.00%) 42.31%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 6.24% 7.19%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric HOLO REFR Electronic Components median
Debt to equity 0.02 0.00 0.13
Current ratio 34.60 3.54 2.41
Net debt to EBITDA (637.87) 0.34 0.34

Dividend

Metric HOLO REFR Electronic Components median
Dividend yield — — 0.91%
Payout ratio — — 0.29

Size

Metric HOLO REFR Electronic Components median
Market cap 31.16m 22.30m 707.24m

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