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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 $113.2M against $69.3M — 1.6× the size. Merlin Inc has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Optex Systems Holdings Inc. trades at 17.5×. 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 17.54 31.81
P/S 14.01 1.71 3.55
P/B n/m 2.45 2.59
Price to free cash flow n/m 47.79 31.99
EV/EBITDA 0.64 11.14 18.08
EV/Sales (7.16) 1.59 3.37
Earnings yield (279.92%) 5.70% 1.38%
Free cash flow yield (67.90%) 2.09% 0.21%

Profitability

Metric MRLN OPXS Aerospace & Defense median
Gross margin 26.34% 30.69% 25.48%
Operating margin (1,156.90%) 13.25% 4.54%
Net margin (3,463.45%) 9.77% 2.22%
Free cash flow margin (951.07%) 3.66% 1.43%
Return on equity 0.00% 15.28% 6.43%
Return on assets (239.99%) 12.61% 2.70%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 15.28% 1.56%

Growth

Metric MRLN OPXS Aerospace & Defense median
Revenue growth (TTM) — 0.81% 18.43%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 85.03% 34.55% 24.27%
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 0.24
Current ratio 14.67 7.09 2.72
Net debt to EBITDA 0.24 (0.84) 1.12

Dividend

Metric MRLN OPXS Aerospace & Defense median
Dividend yield — — 0.90%
Payout ratio — — 0.32

Size

Metric MRLN OPXS Aerospace & Defense median
Market cap 113.19m 69.32m 2.19b

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