Adtran vs Clearfield
ADTN and CLFD side by side, both in communications equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ADTN and CLFD compare
Adtran and Clearfield are about the same size, with market caps of $382M and $416M.
Clearfield grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (34.0% versus 10.1% for Adtran).
Adtran keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −2.2% compared with −4.7% at Clearfield.
Clearfield scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 4 for Adtran), 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 | ADTN | CLFD |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $382M | $416M |
| Share price | $4.69 | $30.59 |
| Change, 1 year | −41.5% | −7.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −78.2% | −54.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.30 | 1.53 |
| Employees | 3,338 | 243 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 2.7× |
| P/B | – | 1.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.8× (better) | 54.8× |
| P/FCF | 17.0× (better) | 56.6× |
| FCF yield | 5.9% (better) | 1.8% |
| Fair value | – | $19.22 |
| Margin of safety | – | −59.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 10.1% | 34.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 16.4% (better) | 10.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −3710% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −5300% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 38.5% (better) | 33.0% |
| Operating margin | 0.00% (better) | −0.24% |
| Net margin | −2.2% (better) | −4.7% |
| FCF margin | 2.0% | 4.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | −2.8% |
| Return on invested capital | – | −0.18% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | 0.0× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.89 | 12.53 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.72 | 13.62 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 3.2% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 3.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 106% | 64.4% |
| Held by insiders | 2.9% | 18.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.8M | −$854K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 15.3% | 11.4% |
Go deeper
- ADTN stock overview
- ADTN income statement
- ADTN valuation and score
- CLFD stock overview
- CLFD income statement
- CLFD valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.