Merlin Inc (MRLN) vs NorthStar Earth & Space Enterprises Inc (NSTR)

Merlin Inc and NorthStar Earth & Space Enterprises Inc are both Aerospace & Defense companies. NorthStar Earth & Space Enterprises Inc is the larger, with a market value of $153.3M against $78.3M — 2.0× the size.

Valuation

Metric MRLN NSTR Aerospace & Defense median
P/E n/m — 28.48
P/S 9.93 — 2.95
P/B n/m — 2.68
Price to free cash flow n/m — 31.70
EV/EBITDA 1.01 — 16.85
EV/Sales (11.24) — 2.74
Earnings yield (394.76%) — 0.89%
Free cash flow yield (94.27%) — 0.00%

Profitability

Metric MRLN NSTR Aerospace & Defense median
Gross margin 26.34% — 26.41%
Operating margin (1,156.90%) — 3.69%
Net margin (3,463.45%) — 2.74%
Free cash flow margin (936.31%) — 0.00%
Return on equity 0.00% — 4.44%
Return on assets (239.99%) — 1.90%
Return on invested capital 0.00% — 0.26%

Growth

Metric MRLN NSTR Aerospace & Defense median
Revenue growth (TTM) — — 18.03%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 85.03% — 24.80%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — — 9.73%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — — 0.00%

Health

Metric MRLN NSTR Aerospace & Defense median
Debt to equity 0.00 — 0.20
Current ratio 14.67 — 2.85
Net debt to EBITDA 0.24 — 1.29

Dividend

Metric MRLN NSTR Aerospace & Defense median
Dividend yield — — 0.91%
Payout ratio — — 0.30

Size

Metric MRLN NSTR Aerospace & Defense median
Market cap 78.34m 153.30m 1.78b

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