Extreme Networks vs F5
EXTR and FFIV side by side, both in computer and office equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How EXTR and FFIV compare
F5 is the larger company, worth 6.5 times as much as Extreme Networks ($19.2B against $3.0B).
On earnings, F5 is cheaper: it trades at 26.9× trailing earnings, against 58.0× for Extreme Networks.
Extreme Networks grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.3% versus 9.4% for F5).
F5 keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 22.0% compared with 4.0% at Extreme Networks.
F5 scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 12 for Extreme Networks), 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 | EXTR | FFIV |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.0B | $19.2B |
| Share price | $22.61 | $338.34 |
| Change, 1 year | 25.5% | 30.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 96.4% | 52.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.34 | 0.92 |
| Employees | 2,894 | 6,578 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 58.0× | 26.9× (better) |
| P/S | 2.2× (better) | 5.8× |
| P/B | 33.5× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 39.0× | 19.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | 19.1× (better) | 19.8× |
| PEG | – | 0.87 |
| FCF yield | 5.2% (better) | 5.1% |
| Fair value | $14.65 | $307.01 |
| Margin of safety | −54.4% | −10.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.3% (better) | 9.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.9% | 5.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 507% (better) | 8.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 457% (better) | 10.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 73.0% (better) | 18.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 61.9% | 81.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | 5.7% | 24.5% (better) |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 22.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 11.8% | 29.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 67.1% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 124% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.27 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.60 | – |
| Interest coverage | 4.9× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.02 | 1.66 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.71 | 5.73 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 9 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 3.4% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.4% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 98.9% | 96.6% |
| Held by insiders | 4.2% | 0.77% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$24.9M (better) | −$29.1M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.1% | 2.2% |
Go deeper
- EXTR stock overview
- EXTR income statement
- EXTR valuation and score
- FFIV stock overview
- FFIV income statement
- FFIV valuation and score
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