Solarmax Technology, Inc. (SMXT) vs Zeo Energy Corp. (ZEO)

Solarmax Technology, Inc. and Zeo Energy Corp. are both Solar companies. Zeo Energy Corp. is the larger, with a market value of $23.6M against $10.7M — 2.2× the size. Solarmax Technology, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 309.5% against 10.2%. Solarmax Technology, Inc. has the higher net margin (−5.40% vs −15.4%) and the higher return on invested capital (−36.4% vs −98.8%). Across the 16 metrics below, Solarmax Technology, Inc. leads on 12 and Zeo Energy Corp. on 4.

Valuation

Metric SMXT ZEO Solar median
P/E n/m n/m 10.93
P/S 0.11 0.19 0.54
P/B n/m 1.44 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 0.16 0.74
Earnings yield (54.57%) (73.29%) 0.00%
Free cash flow yield (28.25%) (46.95%) 0.00%

Profitability

Metric SMXT ZEO Solar median
Gross margin 5.92% 51.10% 31.92%
Operating margin (5.10%) (16.60%) (9.70%)
Net margin (5.40%) (15.43%) (8.48%)
Free cash flow margin (3.12%) (8.74%) (2.95%)
Return on equity 39.12% 44.16% 5.34%
Return on assets (7.37%) (21.68%) (5.36%)
Return on invested capital (36.42%) (98.81%) (5.27%)

Growth

Metric SMXT ZEO Solar median
Revenue growth (TTM) 309.46% 10.17% 16.97%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 83.54% (16.67%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — — 14.00%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric SMXT ZEO Solar median
Debt to equity (2.14) 0.08 0.09
Current ratio 0.82 1.56 1.33
Net debt to EBITDA (3.70) 0.49 0.03

Dividend

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

Size

Metric SMXT ZEO Solar median
Market cap 10.67m 23.63m 43.46m

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