Calix vs Iridium Communications
CALX and IRDM side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CALX and IRDM compare
Iridium Communications is the larger company, worth 2.4 times as much as Calix ($4.9B against $2.1B).
On earnings, Iridium Communications is cheaper: it trades at 30.5× trailing earnings, against 44.2× for Calix.
Calix grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (27.8% versus 3.6% for Iridium Communications).
Iridium Communications keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 18.1% compared with 4.6% at Calix.
Iridium Communications pays a dividend yielding 1.3%; Calix does not pay one.
Iridium Communications scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 13 for Calix), 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 | CALX | IRDM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.1B | $4.9B |
| Share price | $32.68 | $46.12 |
| Change, 1 year | −48.1% | 176% |
| Change, 5 years | −54.4% | 15.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.29 | 0.69 |
| Employees | 1,921 | 975 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 44.2× | 30.5× (better) |
| P/S | 1.9× (better) | 5.4× |
| P/B | 2.9× (better) | 8.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 23.5× | 12.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 24.1× | 17.6× (better) |
| PEG | – | 0.21 |
| FCF yield | 4.2% | 5.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $36.12 | $38.47 |
| Margin of safety | 9.5% (better) | −19.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 27.8% (better) | 3.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.1% (better) | 8.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 29.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 33.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −13.6% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 56.6% | – |
| Operating margin | 5.5% | 19.0% (better) |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 18.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 7.7% | 30.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 6.9% | 31.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 7.1% | 30.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.83 (better) | 0.91 |
| Altman Z-score | 6.41 (better) | 1.51 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 1.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 39.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Buyback yield | 12.7% (better) | −0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 12.7% (better) | 1.3% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 95.4% | 86.0% |
| Held by insiders | 9.5% | 22.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$7.3M (better) | −$19.8M |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.8% | 3.7% |
Go deeper
- CALX stock overview
- CALX income statement
- CALX valuation and score
- IRDM stock overview
- IRDM income statement
- IRDM valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.