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

nLight and Wolfspeed, Inc. are both Semiconductors companies. nLight is the larger, with a market value of $1.7B against $1.1B — 1.6× the size. Wolfspeed, Inc. has the higher net margin (0.65% vs −4.02%) and the higher return on invested capital (0.00% vs −9.70%). Across the 12 metrics below, Wolfspeed, Inc. leads on 8 and nLight on 4.

Valuation

Metric LASR WOLF Semiconductors median
P/E n/m n/m 36.98
P/S 5.48 1.56 6.03
P/B 3.87 n/m 3.87
Price to free cash flow 40.55 n/m 43.80
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 20.84
EV/Sales 4.48 0.16 5.07
Earnings yield (0.84%) (44.77%) 1.13%
Free cash flow yield 2.47% 0.00% 1.06%

Profitability

Metric LASR WOLF Semiconductors median
Gross margin 31.52% 58.82% 52.21%
Operating margin (5.47%) 46.14% 5.47%
Net margin (4.02%) 0.65% 4.26%
Free cash flow margin 13.50% 0.00% 5.02%
Return on equity (3.80%) 0.00% 2.86%
Return on assets (3.07%) 0.00% 2.03%
Return on invested capital (9.70%) 0.00% 2.28%

Growth

Metric LASR WOLF Semiconductors median
Revenue growth (TTM) 43.24% — 17.60%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 62.99% — 27.66%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.24% — 5.14%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% — 0.00%

Health

Metric LASR WOLF Semiconductors median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.12
Current ratio 8.17 7.73 3.39
Net debt to EBITDA 10.87 — 0.53

Dividend

Metric LASR WOLF Semiconductors median
Dividend yield — — 1.62%
Payout ratio — — 0.38

Size

Metric LASR WOLF Semiconductors median
Market cap 1.69b 1.08b 5.69b

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