Blackberry vs N-able
BB and NABL side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BB and NABL compare
Blackberry is the larger company, worth 6.1 times as much as N-able ($5.5B against $905M).
Blackberry grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (14.4% versus 8.3% for N-able).
Blackberry keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.1% compared with −2.3% at N-able.
Blackberry scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 8 for N-able), 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 | BB | NABL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.5B | $905M |
| Share price | $9.40 | $4.79 |
| Change, 1 year | 103% | −38.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −10.0% | −59.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.55 | 0.75 |
| Employees | 1,820 | 1,852 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 78.3× | – |
| P/S | 9.0× | 1.7× (better) |
| P/B | 7.0× | 1.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 53.4× | 12.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | 59.9× | 12.0× (better) |
| FCF yield | 1.7% | 8.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $4.33 | $9.45 |
| Margin of safety | −117% | 49.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 14.4% (better) | 8.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −9.3% | 10.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 77.9% (better) | 75.9% |
| Operating margin | 13.6% (better) | 10.2% |
| Net margin | 13.1% (better) | −2.3% |
| FCF margin | 15.0% (better) | 14.1% |
| Return on equity | 10.6% (better) | −1.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 17.5% (better) | 2.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.51 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 3.01 |
| Interest coverage | 13.9× | – |
| Current ratio | 2.38 (better) | 1.11 |
| Altman Z-score | 5.69 (better) | 1.51 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 0.69% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.69% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 50.8% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | 10.7% | 62.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$9.5M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.2% | 5.3% |
Go deeper
- BB stock overview
- BB income statement
- BB valuation and score
- NABL stock overview
- NABL income statement
- NABL valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.