Energy Recovery vs Trio-Tech International
ERII and TRT side by side, both in special industry machinery, except metalworking. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ERII and TRT compare
Energy Recovery is the larger company, worth 6.7 times as much as Trio-Tech International ($371M against $55.7M).
Trio-Tech International grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (71.6% versus −26.2% for Energy Recovery).
Energy Recovery keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.1% compared with −0.05% at Trio-Tech International.
Trio-Tech International scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 6 for Energy Recovery), 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 | ERII | TRT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $371M | $55.7M |
| Share price | $7.27 | $5.36 |
| Change, 1 year | −49.0% | 61.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −69.9% | 18.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.32 | 0.81 |
| Employees | 230 | 19 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 80.8× | – |
| P/S | 3.7× | 0.9× (better) |
| P/B | 2.3× | 1.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 60.9× | 15.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | 11.5× (better) | 33.0× |
| FCF yield | 8.7% (better) | 3.0% |
| Fair value | $4.46 | $4.51 |
| Margin of safety | −62.8% | −18.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −26.2% | 71.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.6% | 14.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −73.7% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −72.7% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −2.2% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 61.0% (better) | 16.6% |
| Operating margin | 0.78% (better) | −0.33% |
| Net margin | 5.1% (better) | −0.05% |
| FCF margin | 32.4% (better) | 2.7% |
| Return on equity | 3.0% (better) | −0.09% |
| Return on invested capital | 0.81% (better) | −0.44% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | – | −3.1× |
| Current ratio | 7.22 (better) | 3.44 |
| Altman Z-score | 10.44 (better) | 3.80 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 7.1% (better) | 0.02% |
| Shareholder yield | 7.1% (better) | 0.02% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.0% | 21.1% |
| Held by insiders | 3.1% | 29.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.3M | −$3.0M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.9% | 9.9% |
Go deeper
- ERII stock overview
- ERII income statement
- ERII valuation and score
- TRT stock overview
- TRT income statement
- TRT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.