Lightwave Logic Inc. (LWLG) vs Montauk Renewables, Inc. (MNTK)

Lightwave Logic Inc. and Montauk Renewables, Inc. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Lightwave Logic Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $829.4M against $409.9M — 2.0× the size. Lightwave Logic Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Montauk Renewables, Inc. trades at 47.6×. Lightwave Logic Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 165.5% against 4.28%. Montauk Renewables, Inc. has the higher net margin (4.19% vs −9,410.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (0.18% vs −187.6%). Across the 18 metrics below, Montauk Renewables, Inc. leads on 12 and Lightwave Logic Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric LWLG MNTK Specialty Chemicals median
P/E n/m 47.56 24.83
P/S 3,254.69 2.22 1.46
P/B 7.82 1.59 1.76
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 19.84
EV/EBITDA n/m 16.01 13.18
EV/Sales 2,871.66 2.94 1.84
Earnings yield (3.01%) 2.10% 2.11%
Free cash flow yield (2.33%) (19.86%) 2.29%

Profitability

Metric LWLG MNTK Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 98.88% 100.00% 29.23%
Operating margin (9,964.14%) 0.59% 3.63%
Net margin (9,410.74%) 4.19% 2.89%
Free cash flow margin (7,567.97%) (44.07%) 3.78%
Return on equity (35.42%) 3.05% 3.62%
Return on assets (33.54%) 1.86% 0.35%
Return on invested capital (187.60%) 0.18% 2.75%

Growth

Metric LWLG MNTK Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 165.54% 4.28% 4.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 15.79% (85.71%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 11.93% 6.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (17.61%) 0.00%

Health

Metric LWLG MNTK Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.57 0.54
Current ratio 62.84 0.62 1.94
Net debt to EBITDA 3.81 3.36 2.03

Dividend

Metric LWLG MNTK Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield — — 1.69%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.25

Size

Metric LWLG MNTK Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 829.42m 409.94m 2.43b

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