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Nephros Inc. (NEPH) vs Precision Optics Corp. (POCI)

Nephros Inc. and Precision Optics Corp. are both Medical Instruments & Supplies companies. Precision Optics Corp. is the larger, with a market value of $54.3M against $33.6M — 1.6× the size. Precision Optics Corp. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Nephros Inc. trades at 18.0×. Precision Optics Corp. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 65.2% against 20.4%. Nephros Inc. has the higher net margin (8.86% vs −11.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (14.3% vs −18.6%). Across the 18 metrics below, Nephros Inc. leads on 13 and Precision Optics Corp. on 5.

Valuation

Metric NEPH POCI Medical Instruments & Supplies median
P/E 17.98 n/m 30.28
P/S 1.59 1.33 2.49
P/B 2.74 2.06 2.34
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 23.49
EV/EBITDA 15.32 n/m 14.87
EV/Sales 1.38 1.06 2.75
Earnings yield 5.56% (9.43%) 0.00%
Free cash flow yield (3.02%) (4.72%) 0.59%

Profitability

Metric NEPH POCI Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Gross margin 60.55% 17.22% 53.60%
Operating margin 8.48% (11.13%) 1.97%
Net margin 8.86% (11.51%) 0.00%
Free cash flow margin (4.22%) (6.28%) 2.36%
Return on equity 16.95% (22.26%) 0.00%
Return on assets 13.39% (13.93%) 0.00%
Return on invested capital 14.29% (18.59%) 0.13%

Growth

Metric NEPH POCI Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Revenue growth (TTM) 20.36% 65.16% 8.97%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 1,471.43% 49.41% 6.51%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 17.02% 24.19% 8.85%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric NEPH POCI Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.06 0.10
Current ratio 5.50 2.28 2.47
Net debt to EBITDA (4.20) 2.65 0.97

Dividend

Metric NEPH POCI Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Dividend yield — — 1.02%
Payout ratio — — 0.27

Size

Metric NEPH POCI Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Market cap 33.59m 54.32m 1.71b

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