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Merlin Inc (MRLN) vs Optex Systems Holdings Inc. (OPXS)

Merlin Inc and Optex Systems Holdings Inc. are both Aerospace & Defense companies. Merlin Inc is the larger, with a market value of $78.3M against $56.2M — 1.4× the size. Merlin Inc has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Optex Systems Holdings Inc. trades at 15.0×. Optex Systems Holdings Inc. has the higher net margin (9.77% vs −3,463.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (15.3% vs 0.00%). Across the 15 metrics below, Optex Systems Holdings Inc. leads on 11 and Merlin Inc on 4.

Valuation

Metric MRLN OPXS Aerospace & Defense median
P/E n/m 15.04 28.48
P/S 9.93 1.47 2.95
P/B n/m 2.10 2.68
Price to free cash flow n/m 40.98 31.70
EV/EBITDA 1.01 9.43 16.85
EV/Sales (11.24) 1.35 2.74
Earnings yield (394.76%) 6.65% 0.89%
Free cash flow yield (94.27%) 2.44% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric MRLN OPXS Aerospace & Defense median
Gross margin 26.34% 30.69% 26.41%
Operating margin (1,156.90%) 13.25% 3.69%
Net margin (3,463.45%) 9.77% 2.74%
Free cash flow margin (936.31%) 3.66% 0.00%
Return on equity 0.00% 15.28% 4.44%
Return on assets (239.99%) 12.61% 1.90%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 15.28% 0.26%

Growth

Metric MRLN OPXS Aerospace & Defense median
Revenue growth (TTM) — 0.81% 18.03%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 85.03% 34.55% 24.80%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 9.81% 9.73%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — 33.21% 0.00%

Health

Metric MRLN OPXS Aerospace & Defense median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.20
Current ratio 14.67 7.09 2.85
Net debt to EBITDA 0.24 (0.84) 1.29

Dividend

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

Size

Metric MRLN OPXS Aerospace & Defense median
Market cap 78.34m 56.23m 1.78b

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