Box vs Gitlab
BOX and GTLB 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 BOX and GTLB compare
Gitlab is the larger company, worth 1.5 times as much as Box ($9.0B against $6.0B).
Gitlab grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (23.0% versus 9.6% for Box).
Box keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.6% compared with −5.0% at Gitlab.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BOX | GTLB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.0B | $9.0B |
| Share price | $43.45 | $54.09 |
| Change, 1 year | 37.2% | 12.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 62.6% | −56.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.77 | 2.01 |
| Employees | 2,912 | 2,580 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 10 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 63.0× | – |
| P/S | 4.8× (better) | 8.5× |
| P/B | – | 9.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 40.8× | – |
| P/FCF | 15.3× (better) | 42.2× |
| PEG | 0.56 | – |
| FCF yield | 6.5% (better) | 2.4% |
| Fair value | $27.13 | $42.81 |
| Margin of safety | −60.2% | −26.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.6% | 23.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.8% | 44.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −42.8% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −44.4% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 79.5% | 85.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | 9.4% (better) | −8.5% |
| Net margin | 10.6% (better) | −5.0% |
| FCF margin | 31.5% (better) | 20.3% |
| Return on equity | – | −5.9% |
| Return on invested capital | – | −10.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.00 | – |
| Interest coverage | 11.5× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.06 | 2.41 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.22 | 7.90 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 6.0% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 6.0% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 102% | 87.7% |
| Held by insiders | 3.9% | 16.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$10.4M (better) | −$166M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 9.7% |
Go deeper
- BOX stock overview
- BOX income statement
- BOX valuation and score
- GTLB stock overview
- GTLB income statement
- GTLB valuation and score
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