Solarmax Technology, Inc. (SMXT) vs SPI Energy Co., Ltd. (SPIEQ)

Solarmax Technology, Inc. and SPI Energy Co., Ltd. are both Solar companies. SPI Energy Co., Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $24.2M against $10.7M — 2.3× the size. Solarmax Technology, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 309.5% against 21.2%. Solarmax Technology, Inc. has the higher net margin (−5.40% vs −11.8%) and the lower return on invested capital (−36.4% vs −16.2%). Across the 15 metrics below, Solarmax Technology, Inc. leads on 9 and SPI Energy Co., Ltd. on 6.

Valuation

Metric SMXT SPIEQ Solar median
P/E n/m n/m 10.93
P/S 0.11 n/m 0.54
P/B n/m n/m 1.44
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 9.91
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 9.90
EV/Sales 0.31 0.21 0.74
Earnings yield (54.57%) 0.00% 0.00%
Free cash flow yield (28.25%) 0.00% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric SMXT SPIEQ Solar median
Gross margin 5.92% 13.08% 31.92%
Operating margin (5.10%) (7.32%) (9.70%)
Net margin (5.40%) (11.75%) (8.48%)
Free cash flow margin (3.12%) (2.70%) (2.95%)
Return on equity 39.12% (122.93%) 5.34%
Return on assets (7.37%) (10.87%) (5.36%)
Return on invested capital (36.42%) (16.17%) (5.27%)

Growth

Metric SMXT SPIEQ Solar median
Revenue growth (TTM) 309.46% 21.20% 16.97%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 83.54% 33.68% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 7.87% 14.00%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric SMXT SPIEQ Solar median
Debt to equity (2.14) 3.21 0.09
Current ratio 0.82 0.41 1.33
Net debt to EBITDA (3.70) (1.90) 0.03

Dividend

Metric SMXT SPIEQ Solar median
Dividend yield — — —
Payout ratio — 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric SMXT SPIEQ Solar median
Market cap 10.67m 24.21m 43.46m

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