Solarmax Technology, Inc. (SMXT) vs CSLM Acquisition Corp. (SPWR)

Solarmax Technology, Inc. and CSLM Acquisition Corp. are both Solar companies. CSLM Acquisition Corp. is the larger, with a market value of $84.2M against $24.5M — 3.4× the size. Solarmax Technology, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 284.7% against 18.6%. CSLM Acquisition Corp. has the higher net margin (−3.77% vs −7.91%) and the higher return on invested capital (−38.2% vs −79.0%). Across the 16 metrics below, Solarmax Technology, Inc. leads on 9 and CSLM Acquisition Corp. on 7.

Valuation

Metric SMXT SPWR Solar median
P/E n/m n/m 10.61
P/S 0.23 0.13 0.47
P/B n/m n/m 0.99
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 9.56
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 9.36
EV/Sales 0.45 0.55 0.63
Earnings yield (35.57%) (76.84%) 0.00%
Free cash flow yield (18.06%) (164.94%) 0.00%

Profitability

Metric SMXT SPWR Solar median
Gross margin 7.50% 52.17% 31.92%
Operating margin (7.56%) (20.11%) (9.70%)
Net margin (7.91%) (3.77%) (8.48%)
Free cash flow margin (4.18%) (21.35%) (2.95%)
Return on equity 51.87% 15.27% 5.34%
Return on assets (10.88%) (5.36%) (5.36%)
Return on invested capital (78.95%) (38.19%) (5.27%)

Growth

Metric SMXT SPWR Solar median
Revenue growth (TTM) 284.69% 18.59% 16.97%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 83.54% 30.18% 47.20%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — — 14.00%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric SMXT SPWR Solar median
Debt to equity (1.51) (4.70) 0.09
Current ratio 0.98 0.82 1.33
Net debt to EBITDA (3.70) (60.25) 0.03

Dividend

Metric SMXT SPWR Solar median
Dividend yield — — —
Payout ratio — — —

Size

Metric SMXT SPWR Solar median
Market cap 24.47m 84.15m 31.62m

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