Backblaze vs i3 Verticals
BLZE and IIIV 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 BLZE and IIIV compare
Backblaze and i3 Verticals are about the same size, with market caps of $479M and $498M.
Backblaze grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (16.9% versus 4.1% for i3 Verticals).
i3 Verticals keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.9% compared with −11.5% at Backblaze.
i3 Verticals scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 6 for Backblaze), 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 | BLZE | IIIV |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $479M | $498M |
| Share price | $7.74 | $18.91 |
| Change, 1 year | 42.3% | −35.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −71.4% | −15.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.03 | 0.79 |
| Employees | 320 | 1,202 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 48.5× |
| P/S | 2.9× | 2.3× (better) |
| P/B | 5.9× | 1.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 37.9× | 20.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 17.4× | 10.0× (better) |
| FCF yield | 5.7% | 10.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $4.05 | $20.33 |
| Margin of safety | −91.0% | 7.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 16.9% (better) | 4.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 22.1% (better) | 7.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −93.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −92.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 62.5% | – |
| Operating margin | −9.7% | 2.7% (better) |
| Net margin | −11.5% | 3.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 16.6% | 22.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | −23.2% | 2.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −32.5% | 1.2% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.39 | 0.41 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −3.06 | 3.20 (better) |
| Interest coverage | −2.8× | – |
| Current ratio | 3.17 (better) | 1.21 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.80 | 1.99 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 0.45% | 27.5% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.45% | 27.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 57.5% | 84.8% |
| Held by insiders | 5.3% | 35.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$237K | $610K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.0% | 16.7% |
Go deeper
- BLZE stock overview
- BLZE income statement
- BLZE valuation and score
- IIIV stock overview
- IIIV income statement
- IIIV valuation and score
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