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

nLight and Wolfspeed, Inc. are both Semiconductors companies. nLight is the larger, with a market value of $2.4B against $1.4B — 1.7× 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 49.41
P/S 7.40 2.15 8.58
P/B 5.23 n/m 5.49
Price to free cash flow 54.80 n/m 47.02
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 30.78
EV/Sales 6.41 0.76 8.79
Earnings yield (0.62%) (56.99%) 0.62%
Free cash flow yield 1.82% 0.00% 0.59%

Profitability

Metric LASR WOLF Semiconductors median
Gross margin 31.52% 58.82% 52.25%
Operating margin (5.47%) 46.14% 4.85%
Net margin (4.02%) (159.30%) 4.77%
Free cash flow margin 13.50% 0.00% 8.65%
Return on equity (3.80%) 0.00% 3.11%
Return on assets (3.07%) 0.00% 1.91%
Return on invested capital (9.70%) 0.00% 2.46%

Growth

Metric LASR WOLF Semiconductors median
Revenue growth (TTM) 43.24% — 16.66%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 62.99% — —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.24% — 5.60%
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 3.35
Net debt to EBITDA 10.87 — 0.58

Dividend

Metric LASR WOLF Semiconductors median
Dividend yield — — 1.93%
Payout ratio 0.00 — 0.00

Size

Metric LASR WOLF Semiconductors median
Market cap 2.37b 1.43b 5.67b

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