BigBear.ai vs Backblaze
BBAI and BLZE 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 BBAI and BLZE compare
BigBear.ai is the larger company, worth 1.9 times as much as Backblaze ($919M against $479M).
Backblaze grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (16.9% versus −1.5% for BigBear.ai).
Backblaze keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −11.5% compared with −127% at BigBear.ai.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BBAI | BLZE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $919M | $479M |
| Share price | $1.91 | $7.74 |
| Change, 1 year | −73.4% | 42.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −80.9% | −71.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.94 | 2.03 |
| Employees | 579 | 320 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 6 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 6.5× | 2.9× (better) |
| P/B | 1.3× (better) | 5.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 37.9× |
| P/FCF | – | 17.4× |
| FCF yield | −7.9% | 5.7% (better) |
| Fair value | – | $4.05 |
| Margin of safety | – | −91.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.5% | 16.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 22.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 30.2% | 62.5% (better) |
| Operating margin | −164% | −9.7% (better) |
| Net margin | −127% | −11.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | −51.2% | 16.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | −27.9% | −23.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −41.9% | −32.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.02 (better) | 2.39 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −3.06 |
| Interest coverage | −47.5× | −2.8× (better) |
| Current ratio | 4.92 (better) | 3.17 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.92 (better) | 0.80 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | 0.45% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.45% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 39.1% | 57.5% |
| Held by insiders | 85.7% | 5.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$528K | −$237K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 201% | 10.0% |
Go deeper
- BBAI stock overview
- BBAI income statement
- BBAI valuation and score
- BLZE stock overview
- BLZE income statement
- BLZE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.