Identiv, Inc. (INVE) vs Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. (PPIH)

Identiv, Inc. and Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. are both Building Products & Equipment companies. Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $239.9M against $55.5M — 4.3× the size. Identiv, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. trades at 14.5×. Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 24.8% against 3.11%. Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. has the higher net margin (6.89% vs −66.4%) and the higher return on invested capital (18.0% vs −93.5%). Across the 19 metrics below, Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. leads on 14 and Identiv, Inc. on 5.

Valuation

Metric INVE PPIH Building Products & Equipment median
P/E n/m 14.54 23.15
P/S 2.23 1.01 2.02
P/B 0.41 2.44 2.81
Price to free cash flow n/m 16.62 16.84
EV/EBITDA 3.71 6.84 12.85
EV/Sales (2.68) 1.01 2.04
Earnings yield (29.60%) 6.88% 2.76%
Free cash flow yield (17.02%) 6.02% 4.23%

Profitability

Metric INVE PPIH Building Products & Equipment median
Gross margin 15.89% 31.13% 29.19%
Operating margin (82.43%) 12.06% 6.99%
Net margin (66.35%) 6.89% 4.05%
Free cash flow margin (37.88%) 6.07% 7.60%
Return on equity (11.52%) 17.94% 9.28%
Return on assets (10.93%) 7.39% 2.88%
Return on invested capital (93.49%) 17.97% 5.16%

Growth

Metric INVE PPIH Building Products & Equipment median
Revenue growth (TTM) 3.11% 24.78% 3.11%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (125.90%) 86.61% (34.13%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (24.39%) 20.02% 5.37%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric INVE PPIH Building Products & Equipment median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.39 0.43
Current ratio 20.35 2.19 1.82
Net debt to EBITDA 6.54 0.05 0.98

Dividend

Metric INVE PPIH Building Products & Equipment median
Dividend yield — — 1.43%
Payout ratio — — 0.29

Size

Metric INVE PPIH Building Products & Equipment median
Market cap 55.50m 239.87m 1.17b

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