CSP vs Innovative Solutions & Support
CSPI and IA 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 CSPI and IA compare
Innovative Solutions & Support is the larger company, worth 5.2 times as much as CSP ($377M against $72.0M).
Innovative Solutions & Support grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (20.3% versus −0.68% for CSP).
Innovative Solutions & Support keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 20.5% compared with −1.2% at CSP.
CSP pays a dividend yielding 1.7%; Innovative Solutions & Support does not pay one.
Innovative Solutions & Support scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 8 for CSP), 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 | CSPI | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $72.0M | $377M |
| Share price | $7.14 | $21.07 |
| Change, 1 year | −38.1% | 137% |
| Change, 5 years | 65.9% | 217% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.01 | 0.80 |
| Employees | 123 | 147 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 20.1× |
| P/S | 1.3× (better) | 4.0× |
| P/B | 1.6× (better) | 4.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 14.2× |
| P/FCF | – | 26.4× |
| PEG | – | 0.50 |
| FCF yield | −2.0% | 3.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $11.61 | $25.48 |
| Margin of safety | 38.5% (better) | 17.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.68% | 20.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −1.0% | 31.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 63.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 59.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 35.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 33.1% | 54.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | −5.3% | 27.4% (better) |
| Net margin | −1.2% | 20.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | −2.5% | 15.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | −1.5% | 28.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −11.8% | 19.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.70 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 1.47 |
| Interest coverage | −5.3× | 10.1× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.40 | 2.97 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.29 | 5.12 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.7% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −4.4% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.7% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 25.3% | 57.2% |
| Held by insiders | 27.6% | 13.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $321K | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.0% | 5.8% |
Go deeper
- CSPI stock overview
- CSPI income statement
- CSPI valuation and score
- IA stock overview
- IA income statement
- IA valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.