ePlus inc. (PLUS) vs Via Transportation Inc. (VIA)

ePlus inc. and Via Transportation Inc. are both Software Application companies. ePlus inc. and Via Transportation Inc. are of similar size ($2.5B and $2.4B). Via Transportation Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; ePlus inc. trades at 19.7×. ePlus inc. has the higher net margin (4.91% vs −20.0%) and the higher return on invested capital (16.3% vs −19.6%). Across the 15 metrics below, ePlus inc. leads on 11 and Via Transportation Inc. on 4.

Valuation

Metric PLUS VIA Software Application median
P/E 19.68 n/m 24.79
P/S 0.96 4.87 2.67
P/B 2.19 3.87 3.01
Price to free cash flow 42.82 n/m 16.59
EV/EBITDA 10.14 n/m 14.40
EV/Sales 0.78 4.23 2.62
Earnings yield 5.08% (1.63%) 0.00%
Free cash flow yield 2.34% (2.02%) 1.91%

Profitability

Metric PLUS VIA Software Application median
Gross margin 25.06% 39.80% 67.03%
Operating margin 6.62% (18.02%) 0.00%
Net margin 4.91% (20.04%) 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 2.24% (9.83%) 4.32%
Return on equity 11.50% 53.32% 0.00%
Return on assets 6.56% (27.43%) 0.00%
Return on invested capital 16.25% (19.61%) 0.00%

Growth

Metric PLUS VIA Software Application median
Revenue growth (TTM) 16.21% — 12.40%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 24.20% 59.61% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.27% — 13.72%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 12.26% — 0.00%

Health

Metric PLUS VIA Software Application median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.02
Current ratio 2.13 5.05 1.55
Net debt to EBITDA (2.12) 5.45 0.06

Dividend

Metric PLUS VIA Software Application median
Dividend yield — — 1.25%
Payout ratio 0.00 — 0.00

Size

Metric PLUS VIA Software Application median
Market cap 2.38b 2.45b 396.11m

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