Starling Oncology, Inc. (STLN) vs U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (USPH)

Starling Oncology, Inc. and U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. are both Medical Care Facilities companies. U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $1.3B against $690.9M — 1.9× the size. Starling Oncology, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. trades at 504×. Starling Oncology, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 38.4% against 11.3%. U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.54% vs −6.18%) and the higher return on invested capital (7.48% vs −117.7%). Across the 18 metrics below, Starling Oncology, Inc. leads on 9 and U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric STLN USPH Medical Care Facilities median
P/E n/m 504.18 20.56
P/S 1.13 1.59 0.85
P/B n/m 2.88 2.84
Price to free cash flow n/m 20.16 13.73
EV/EBITDA n/m 14.92 10.21
EV/Sales 1.19 1.82 1.32
Earnings yield (4.67%) 0.20% 2.25%
Free cash flow yield (0.50%) 4.96% 4.16%

Profitability

Metric STLN USPH Medical Care Facilities median
Gross margin 15.69% 18.68% 30.78%
Operating margin (4.44%) 9.42% 5.74%
Net margin (6.18%) 2.54% 2.32%
Free cash flow margin (0.56%) 7.89% 5.46%
Return on equity 214.12% 4.34% 8.76%
Return on assets (21.47%) 1.70% 2.18%
Return on invested capital (117.66%) 7.48% 5.01%

Growth

Metric STLN USPH Medical Care Facilities median
Revenue growth (TTM) 38.38% 11.32% 7.12%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 23.94% (22.83%) 17.46%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 21.80% 13.05% 9.58%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 2.38% 0.00%

Health

Metric STLN USPH Medical Care Facilities median
Debt to equity (3.21) 0.48 0.37
Current ratio 1.36 1.27 1.20
Net debt to EBITDA (2.11) 1.07 1.07

Dividend

Metric STLN USPH Medical Care Facilities median
Dividend yield — 2.14% 0.63%
Payout ratio — 10.76 0.13

Size

Metric STLN USPH Medical Care Facilities median
Market cap 690.88m 1.28b 1.47b

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