Ascent Solar Technologies vs SmartKem
ASTI and SMTK 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 ASTI and SMTK compare
Ascent Solar Technologies is the larger company, worth 47 times as much as SmartKem ($12.6M against $265K).
Ascent Solar Technologies grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (453% versus 229% for SmartKem).
Ascent Solar Technologies keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −2659% compared with −4479% at SmartKem.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ASTI | SMTK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $12.6M | $265K |
| Share price | $1.28 | $0.204 |
| Change, 1 year | −24.3% | −99.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.91 | −0.00 |
| Employees | 18 | 28 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 9 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 37.2× | 0.5× (better) |
| P/B | 0.9× | 0.0× (better) |
| FCF yield | −57.0% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 453% (better) | 229% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.9% | 49.3% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | −49.2% | 58.5% (better) |
| Operating margin | −2760% | −1373% (better) |
| Net margin | −2659% (better) | −4479% |
| FCF margin | −2118% | – |
| Return on equity | −111% (better) | −532% |
| Return on invested capital | −1369% | −269% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 5.11 | 8.79 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −41.64 | −16.90 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 20.7% | 2.3% |
| Held by insiders | 4.9% | 67.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$411K | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.2% | 103% |
Go deeper
- ASTI stock overview
- ASTI income statement
- ASTI valuation and score
- SMTK stock overview
- SMTK income statement
- SMTK valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.