Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. (PPSI) vs Tecogen Inc. (TGEN)

Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. and Tecogen Inc. are both Electrical Equipment & Parts companies. Tecogen Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $67.9M against $31.0M — 2.2× the size. Tecogen Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −6.45% against −30.3%. Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. has the higher net margin (−38.1% vs −42.3%) and the higher return on invested capital (−28.8% vs −55.9%). Across the 18 metrics below, Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. leads on 12 and Tecogen Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric PPSI TGEN Electrical Equipment & Parts median
P/E n/m n/m 31.20
P/S 1.38 2.55 2.28
P/B 1.21 3.57 3.19
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 27.15
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 15.80
EV/Sales 0.91 2.38 2.38
Earnings yield (27.87%) (16.27%) (5.87%)
Free cash flow yield (25.55%) (18.92%) 0.00%

Profitability

Metric PPSI TGEN Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Gross margin 16.19% 36.22% 25.38%
Operating margin (30.12%) (42.79%) 0.00%
Net margin (38.11%) (42.28%) 0.00%
Free cash flow margin (35.24%) (48.13%) 0.00%
Return on equity (28.75%) (78.46%) 0.14%
Return on assets (23.52%) (34.67%) (1.50%)
Return on invested capital (28.80%) (55.91%) 0.00%

Growth

Metric PPSI TGEN Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) (30.30%) (6.45%) 7.92%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (118.62%) (57.89%) 27.37%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.23% (0.85%) 9.92%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric PPSI TGEN Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Debt to equity 0.01 0.06 0.16
Current ratio 4.11 2.93 2.31
Net debt to EBITDA 2.71 1.83 0.26

Dividend

Metric PPSI TGEN Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Dividend yield 0.00% — 0.48%
Payout ratio — — 0.10

Size

Metric PPSI TGEN Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Market cap 30.97m 67.92m 157.22m

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