ESAB vs Hesai
ESAB and HSAI side by side, both in general industrial machinery and equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ESAB and HSAI compare
Hesai grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (45.8% versus 11.0% for ESAB).
Hesai keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.4% compared with 5.1% at ESAB.
ESAB pays a dividend yielding 0.53%; Hesai does not pay one.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ESAB | HSAI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.2B | – |
| Share price | $83.25 | $14.42 |
| Change, 1 year | −26.4% | −33.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.13 | 1.75 |
| Employees | 10K | 1,118 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 7 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 28.9× | – |
| P/S | 1.7× | – |
| P/B | 2.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.8× | – |
| P/FCF | 28.6× | – |
| FCF yield | 3.5% | – |
| Fair value | $78.17 | – |
| Margin of safety | −6.5% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.0% | 45.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.8% | 48.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −35.5% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −32.6% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 7.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 37.6% | 41.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | 11.2% (better) | 5.6% |
| Net margin | 5.1% | 14.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 5.8% (better) | −6.4% |
| Return on equity | 6.7% | 6.8% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 6.9% (better) | 5.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.91 | 0.08 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.59 (better) | −13.77 |
| Interest coverage | – | 8.9× |
| Current ratio | 1.92 | 3.73 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.78 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.53% | – |
| Payout ratio | 16.5% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.53% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 105% | 23.8% |
| Held by insiders | 7.7% | 52.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$8.8M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.8% | – |
Go deeper
- ESAB stock overview
- ESAB income statement
- ESAB valuation and score
- HSAI stock overview
- HSAI income statement
- HSAI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.