Knightscope, Inc. (KSCP) vs OpenWorld, Inc. (OPNW)

Knightscope, Inc. and OpenWorld, Inc. are both Security & Protection Services companies. Knightscope, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $15.2M against $7.0M — 2.2× the size. Knightscope, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 88.0% against −49.7%. OpenWorld, Inc. has the higher net margin (−47.1% vs −217.3%) and the higher return on invested capital (−60.9% vs −107.0%). Across the 18 metrics below, OpenWorld, Inc. leads on 13 and Knightscope, Inc. on 5.

Valuation

Metric KSCP OPNW Security & Protection Services median
P/E n/m n/m 22.42
P/S 0.54 0.54 1.14
P/B 0.38 0.60 2.26
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 20.30
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 12.43
EV/Sales 0.35 0.21 2.04
Earnings yield (553.23%) (91.25%) 2.12%
Free cash flow yield (381.78%) (22.71%) 2.30%

Profitability

Metric KSCP OPNW Security & Protection Services median
Gross margin (9.95%) 47.02% 41.45%
Operating margin (213.51%) (49.34%) 8.06%
Net margin (217.29%) (47.08%) 3.11%
Free cash flow margin (204.88%) (12.10%) 1.45%
Return on equity (201.29%) (42.84%) 5.40%
Return on assets (105.70%) (36.61%) 1.07%
Return on invested capital (107.00%) (60.85%) 2.40%

Growth

Metric KSCP OPNW Security & Protection Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 88.02% (49.69%) 6.22%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 63.54% (5.73%) 29.52%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 27.72% 116.72% 7.35%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric KSCP OPNW Security & Protection Services median
Debt to equity 0.15 0.08 0.20
Current ratio 1.16 4.32 1.93
Net debt to EBITDA 0.52 0.88 1.55

Dividend

Metric KSCP OPNW Security & Protection Services median
Dividend yield — 33.56% 1.44%
Payout ratio — — 0.29

Size

Metric KSCP OPNW Security & Protection Services median
Market cap 15.24m 6.95m 413.94m

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