Proficient Auto Logistics, Inc. (PAL) vs Quanome Technologies, Inc. (QNME)

Proficient Auto Logistics, Inc. and Quanome Technologies, Inc. are both Integrated Freight & Logistics companies. Proficient Auto Logistics, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $76.6M against $11.8M — 6.5× the size. Proficient Auto Logistics, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.9% against −14.7%. Proficient Auto Logistics, Inc. has the higher net margin (−9.85% vs −62.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (−7.40% vs −98.5%). Across the 17 metrics below, Proficient Auto Logistics, Inc. leads on 13 and Quanome Technologies, Inc. on 4.

Valuation

Metric PAL QNME Integrated Freight & Logistics median
P/E n/m n/m 22.50
P/S 0.18 0.58 0.46
P/B 0.25 1.25 1.75
Price to free cash flow 4.33 n/m 18.31
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 9.01
EV/Sales 0.33 0.54 0.88
Earnings yield (51.84%) (105.85%) (1.15%)
Free cash flow yield 23.09% (36.64%) 0.00%

Profitability

Metric PAL QNME Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Gross margin 100.00% 21.83% 25.10%
Operating margin (10.23%) (67.13%) 0.92%
Net margin (9.85%) (62.47%) (0.14%)
Free cash flow margin 4.15% (20.97%) 0.00%
Return on equity (12.96%) (192.54%) 0.00%
Return on assets (8.49%) (72.79%) 0.00%
Return on invested capital (7.40%) (98.50%) 0.00%

Growth

Metric PAL QNME Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Revenue growth (TTM) 14.92% (14.66%) 9.95%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (156.08%) 47.83% 5.86%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — — 2.84%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — — 0.00%

Health

Metric PAL QNME Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Debt to equity 0.23 0.02 0.12
Current ratio 1.18 2.46 1.58
Net debt to EBITDA 14.81 0.05 0.67

Dividend

Metric PAL QNME Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Dividend yield — — 1.96%
Payout ratio — — 0.29

Size

Metric PAL QNME Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Market cap 76.59m 11.78m 81.31m

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