Core AI vs Spok
CHAI and SPOK side by side, both in telephone communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CHAI and SPOK compare
Core AI grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (29.3% versus −3.3% for Spok).
Spok pays a dividend yielding 10.7%; Core AI does not pay one.
Spok scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 7 for Core AI), 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 | CHAI | SPOK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $244M |
| Share price | $0.177 | $11.67 |
| Change, 1 year | −95.2% | −16.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −100% | 19.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.89 | 0.40 |
| Employees | 42 | 596 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 13.1× |
| P/S | – | 1.8× |
| P/B | – | 1.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 10.1× |
| P/FCF | – | 8.1× |
| FCF yield | – | 12.3% |
| Fair value | – | $13.01 |
| Margin of safety | – | 10.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 29.3% (better) | −3.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 55.9% (better) | −1.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 13.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 11.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | −5.5% | 78.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | −8.0% | 12.9% (better) |
| Net margin | – | 13.9% |
| FCF margin | – | 22.3% |
| Return on equity | – | 12.8% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 10.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.08 | 1.29 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 4.02 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 10.7% |
| Payout ratio | – | 146% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 20.1% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 10.7% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 11.1% | 51.7% |
| Held by insiders | 8.2% | 8.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$152K |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.1% | 3.4% |
Go deeper
- CHAI stock overview
- CHAI income statement
- CHAI valuation and score
- SPOK stock overview
- SPOK income statement
- SPOK valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.