Bentley Systems vs Samsara
BSY and IOT 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 BSY and IOT compare
Samsara is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as Bentley Systems ($24.6B against $12.4B).
On earnings, Bentley Systems is cheaper: it trades at 44.9× trailing earnings, against 263× for Samsara.
Samsara grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (29.5% versus 12.8% for Bentley Systems).
Bentley Systems keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 18.1% compared with 4.9% at Samsara.
Bentley Systems pays a dividend yielding 0.68%; Samsara does not pay one.
Bentley Systems scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 11 for Samsara), 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 | BSY | IOT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $12.4B | $24.6B |
| Share price | $40.90 | $42.07 |
| Change, 1 year | −19.0% | 7.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −30.2% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.11 | 1.71 |
| Employees | 2,100 | 4,100 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 19 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 44.9× (better) | 263× |
| P/S | 7.7× (better) | 13.3× |
| P/B | 10.3× (better) | 15.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 35.5× (better) | 495× |
| P/FCF | 24.8× (better) | 96.4× |
| PEG | 2.88 | – |
| FCF yield | 4.0% (better) | 1.0% |
| Fair value | $34.33 | $2.85 |
| Margin of safety | −19.2% (better) | −1377% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 12.8% | 29.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.4% | 45.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 14.0% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 16.7% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 15.1% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 81.8% (better) | 76.4% |
| Operating margin | 23.6% (better) | 1.0% |
| Net margin | 18.1% (better) | 4.9% |
| FCF margin | 31.1% (better) | 13.8% |
| Return on equity | 24.5% (better) | 6.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 12.8% (better) | 1.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.01 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.83 | – |
| Interest coverage | 19.7× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.59 | 1.62 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.75 | 12.83 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 9 (better) | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.68% | – |
| Payout ratio | 29.3% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −29.6% | – |
| Buyback yield | 1.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.3% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 51.8% | 67.4% |
| Held by insiders | 48.4% | 65.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$28.1K (better) | −$374M |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.5% | 15.5% |
Go deeper
- BSY stock overview
- BSY income statement
- BSY valuation and score
- IOT stock overview
- IOT income statement
- IOT valuation and score
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