Applied Optoelectronics vs MaxLinear
AAOI and MXL side by side, both in electronic components and accessories. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AAOI and MXL compare
Applied Optoelectronics and MaxLinear are about the same size, with market caps of $5.8B and $6.1B.
Applied Optoelectronics grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (61.8% versus 50.5% for MaxLinear).
Applied Optoelectronics keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −9.6% compared with −18.2% at MaxLinear.
Applied Optoelectronics scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 7 for MaxLinear), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AAOI | MXL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.8B | $6.1B |
| Share price | $69.05 | $67.47 |
| Change, 1 year | 94.6% | 344% |
| Change, 5 years | 1078% | −0.21% |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.29 | 2.02 |
| Employees | 4,691 | 1,115 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 9.8× (better) | 10.8× |
| P/B | 3.5× (better) | 12.6× |
| P/FCF | – | 1850× |
| FCF yield | – | 0.05% |
| Fair value | $42.75 | $21.37 |
| Margin of safety | −61.5% (better) | −216% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 61.8% (better) | 50.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 14.2% (better) | −0.46% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 28.9% | 57.5% (better) |
| Operating margin | −11.3% (better) | −13.6% |
| Net margin | −9.6% (better) | −18.2% |
| FCF margin | – | 0.58% |
| Return on equity | −5.4% (better) | −21.3% |
| Return on invested capital | −6.6% (better) | −11.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.04 (better) | 0.26 |
| Interest coverage | −19.1× | −8.2× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.78 (better) | 1.78 |
| Altman Z-score | 5.77 | 10.52 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | −23.1% | −0.09% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | −23.1% | −0.09% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 60.5% | 82.3% |
| Held by insiders | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$124M | −$60.1M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 17.3% | 5.5% |
Go deeper
- AAOI stock overview
- AAOI income statement
- AAOI valuation and score
- MXL stock overview
- MXL income statement
- MXL valuation and score
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