BlackSky Technology vs Unusual Machines
BKSY and UMAC side by side, both in communications equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BKSY and UMAC compare
BlackSky Technology is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Unusual Machines ($974M against $564M).
Unusual Machines grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (425% versus 29.9% for BlackSky Technology).
BlackSky Technology keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −24.9% compared with −75.9% at Unusual Machines.
Unusual Machines scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 5 for BlackSky Technology), 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 | BKSY | UMAC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $974M | $564M |
| Share price | $23.80 | $11.28 |
| Change, 1 year | 50.3% | 5.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −67.1% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.59 | 3.33 |
| Employees | 321 | 18 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 7.4× (better) | 12.9× |
| P/B | 4.1× | 1.5× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 363× | – |
| FCF yield | – | −16.0% |
| Fair value | – | $14.72 |
| Margin of safety | – | 23.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 29.9% | 425% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 38.2% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 34.7% |
| Operating margin | −22.8% (better) | −76.1% |
| Net margin | −24.9% (better) | −75.9% |
| FCF margin | – | −207% |
| Return on equity | −20.1% | −14.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −12.5% (better) | −22.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.94 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.62 | – |
| Interest coverage | −1.9× (better) | −51138.4× |
| Current ratio | 5.27 | 34.64 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.60 | 26.56 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 73.6% | 59.8% |
| Held by insiders | 13.7% | 23.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$5.7M (better) | −$10.8M |
| Short interest, % of float | 19.0% | 28.8% |
Go deeper
- BKSY stock overview
- BKSY income statement
- BKSY valuation and score
- UMAC stock overview
- UMAC income statement
- UMAC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.