Solarmax Technology, Inc. (SMXT) vs SUNation Energy Inc. (SUNE)

Solarmax Technology, Inc. and SUNation Energy Inc. are both Solar companies. SUNation Energy Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $16.6M against $10.7M — 1.6× the size. Solarmax Technology, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 309.5% against 10.3%. Solarmax Technology, Inc. has the higher net margin (−5.40% vs −8.48%) and the lower return on invested capital (−36.4% vs −13.6%). Across the 16 metrics below, Solarmax Technology, Inc. leads on 9 and SUNation Energy Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric SMXT SUNE Solar median
P/E n/m n/m 10.93
P/S 0.11 0.25 0.54
P/B n/m 0.75 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 0.28 0.74
Earnings yield (54.57%) (1.25%) 0.00%
Free cash flow yield (28.25%) (11.81%) 0.00%

Profitability

Metric SMXT SUNE Solar median
Gross margin 5.92% 35.73% 31.92%
Operating margin (5.10%) (7.89%) (9.70%)
Net margin (5.40%) (8.48%) (8.48%)
Free cash flow margin (3.12%) (2.95%) (2.95%)
Return on equity 39.12% (24.48%) 5.34%
Return on assets (7.37%) (12.27%) (5.36%)
Return on invested capital (36.42%) (13.55%) (5.27%)

Growth

Metric SMXT SUNE Solar median
Revenue growth (TTM) 309.46% 10.34% 16.97%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 83.54% 99.96% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 54.84% 14.00%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric SMXT SUNE Solar median
Debt to equity (2.14) 0.24 0.09
Current ratio 0.82 0.77 1.33
Net debt to EBITDA (3.70) (0.50) 0.03

Dividend

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

Size

Metric SMXT SUNE Solar median
Market cap 10.67m 16.61m 43.46m

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