nLight (LASR) vs Wolfspeed, Inc. (WOLF)

nLight and Wolfspeed, Inc. are both Semiconductors companies. nLight is the larger, with a market value of $2.1B against $1.4B — 1.5× the size. nLight has the higher net margin (−4.02% vs −159.3%) and the lower return on invested capital (−9.70% vs 0.00%). Across the 12 metrics below, Wolfspeed, Inc. leads on 7 and nLight on 5.

Valuation

Metric LASR WOLF Semiconductors median
P/E n/m n/m 45.58
P/S 6.18 1.81 7.63
P/B 4.36 n/m 4.90
Price to free cash flow 45.73 n/m 48.34
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 28.36
EV/Sales 5.18 0.41 7.15
Earnings yield (0.74%) (67.93%) 0.75%
Free cash flow yield 2.19% 0.00% 0.67%

Profitability

Metric LASR WOLF Semiconductors median
Gross margin 31.52% 58.82% 52.28%
Operating margin (5.47%) 46.14% 4.76%
Net margin (4.02%) (159.30%) 4.26%
Free cash flow margin 13.50% 0.00% 8.47%
Return on equity (3.80%) 0.00% 2.59%
Return on assets (3.07%) 0.00% 1.78%
Return on invested capital (9.70%) 0.00% 2.27%

Growth

Metric LASR WOLF Semiconductors median
Revenue growth (TTM) 43.24% — 16.92%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 62.99% — 27.17%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.24% — 5.83%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% — 0.00%

Health

Metric LASR WOLF Semiconductors median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.05
Current ratio 8.17 7.73 3.28
Net debt to EBITDA 10.87 — 0.58

Dividend

Metric LASR WOLF Semiconductors median
Dividend yield — — 1.19%
Payout ratio — — 0.40

Size

Metric LASR WOLF Semiconductors median
Market cap 2.05b 1.37b 5.43b

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