LGL Group, Inc. (The) (LGL) vs Microvision, Inc. (MVIS)

LGL Group, Inc. (The) and Microvision, Inc. are both Scientific & Technical Instruments companies. LGL Group, Inc. (The) is the larger, with a market value of $82.6M against $38.8M — 2.1× the size. Microvision, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 90.9% against 9.26%. LGL Group, Inc. (The) has the higher net margin (−5.04% vs −2,230.6%) and the lower return on invested capital (−29.4% vs 0.00%). Across the 19 metrics below, LGL Group, Inc. (The) leads on 14 and Microvision, Inc. on 5.

Valuation

Metric LGL MVIS Scientific & Technical Instruments median
P/E n/m n/m 28.21
P/S 9.32 6.37 4.46
P/B 0.89 1.41 3.10
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 24.15
EV/EBITDA 2.99 n/m 18.28
EV/Sales (0.64) 0.58 4.64
Earnings yield (0.21%) (436.62%) 0.68%
Free cash flow yield (1.49%) (208.11%) 1.98%

Profitability

Metric LGL MVIS Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Gross margin 68.85% (276.25%) 47.24%
Operating margin (21.75%) (2,195.57%) 8.96%
Net margin (5.04%) (2,230.59%) 1.92%
Free cash flow margin 0.61% (1,325.54%) 10.59%
Return on equity (0.52%) (197.81%) 2.66%
Return on assets (0.50%) (92.88%) 1.12%
Return on invested capital (29.40%) 0.00% 4.79%

Growth

Metric LGL MVIS Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.26% 90.93% 9.26%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 37.50% 23.91% 13.24%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (33.12%) (17.13%) 7.89%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (6.60%) 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric LGL MVIS Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.00
Current ratio 25.96 0.80 2.30
Net debt to EBITDA (153.89) 1.38 0.45

Dividend

Metric LGL MVIS Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Dividend yield — — 0.62%
Payout ratio — — 0.22

Size

Metric LGL MVIS Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Market cap 82.61m 38.82m 549.07m

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