Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (PLX) vs Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. (RNAC)

Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. and Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. are both Biotechnology companies. Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $229.7M against $204.7M — 1.1× the size. Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. trades at 10.6×. Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 30.1% against −94.8%. Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. has the higher net margin (23.5% vs 0.00%) and the higher return on invested capital (48.5% vs 0.00%). Across the 17 metrics below, Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. leads on 11 and Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric PLX RNAC Biotechnology median
P/E 10.58 n/m 10.60
P/S 2.52 125.01 9.40
P/B 2.85 n/m 2.13
Price to free cash flow 26.50 n/m 25.18
EV/EBITDA 7.32 n/m 0.66
EV/Sales 2.26 77.39 9.02
Earnings yield 9.45% (78.75%) (32.88%)
Free cash flow yield 3.77% (35.43%) (23.13%)

Profitability

Metric PLX RNAC Biotechnology median
Gross margin 69.20% 100.00% 68.51%
Operating margin 28.89% 0.00% 0.00%
Net margin 23.50% 0.00% 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 9.51% 0.00% 0.00%
Return on equity 31.23% 236.88% (51.96%)
Return on assets 20.07% (42.77%) (46.06%)
Return on invested capital 48.48% 0.00% 0.00%

Growth

Metric PLX RNAC Biotechnology median
Revenue growth (TTM) 30.14% (94.81%) 6.76%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (300.00%) (11.80%) 29.88%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (3.46%) (29.96%) 9.75%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric PLX RNAC Biotechnology median
Debt to equity 0.00 (0.42) 0.00
Current ratio 2.94 7.48 4.97
Net debt to EBITDA 7.68 0.89 1.01

Dividend

Metric PLX RNAC Biotechnology median
Dividend yield — — 0.41%
Payout ratio — — —

Size

Metric PLX RNAC Biotechnology median
Market cap 204.65m 229.69m 161.82m

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