Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (OESX) vs RF Industries, Ltd. (RFIL)

Orion Energy Systems, Inc. and RF Industries, Ltd. are both Electrical Equipment & Parts companies. RF Industries, Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $71.1M against $55.4M — 1.3× the size. Orion Energy Systems, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; RF Industries, Ltd. trades at 29.3×. Orion Energy Systems, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 17.9% against 13.0%. RF Industries, Ltd. has the higher net margin (2.83% vs −0.20%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.18% vs 2.67%). Across the 19 metrics below, RF Industries, Ltd. leads on 16 and Orion Energy Systems, Inc. on 3.

Valuation

Metric OESX RFIL Electrical Equipment & Parts median
P/E n/m 29.29 24.14
P/S 0.59 0.83 2.33
P/B 3.01 1.86 2.49
Price to free cash flow n/m 22.24 22.24
EV/EBITDA 20.16 12.75 12.18
EV/Sales 0.64 0.96 1.79
Earnings yield (0.44%) 3.41% (6.07%)
Free cash flow yield (7.67%) 4.50% (5.34%)

Profitability

Metric OESX RFIL Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Gross margin 33.05% 35.08% 29.92%
Operating margin 1.05% 4.56% 0.00%
Net margin (0.20%) 2.83% 0.00%
Free cash flow margin (4.50%) 3.73% 0.00%
Return on equity (1.28%) 6.67% 0.00%
Return on assets (0.39%) 3.36% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 2.67% 6.18% 0.00%

Growth

Metric OESX RFIL Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 17.89% 13.04% 10.59%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 75.28% 101.11% 24.08%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (5.88%) 13.36% 9.92%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric OESX RFIL Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Debt to equity 0.46 0.15 0.15
Current ratio 1.75 2.02 2.34
Net debt to EBITDA 19.06 0.62 0.26

Dividend

Metric OESX RFIL Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Dividend yield — — 0.33%
Payout ratio — — 0.09

Size

Metric OESX RFIL Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Market cap 55.41m 71.05m 159.94m

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