Franklin Wireless vs Inseego
FKWL and INSG side by side, both in communications equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FKWL and INSG compare
Inseego is the larger company, worth 2.9 times as much as Franklin Wireless ($66.2M against $23.2M).
Inseego grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−3.6% versus −20.8% for Franklin Wireless).
Inseego keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −12.9% compared with −13.0% at Franklin Wireless.
Franklin Wireless pays a dividend yielding 2.0%; Inseego does not pay one.
Franklin Wireless scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 8 for Inseego), 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 | FKWL | INSG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $23.2M | $66.2M |
| Share price | $1.97 | $4.03 |
| Change, 1 year | −61.4% | −67.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −52.6% | −94.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.11 | 2.03 |
| Employees | 69 | 275 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 3 | 3 |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.6× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 0.8× | – |
| P/FCF | – | 35.2× |
| FCF yield | −27.2% | 2.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $5.06 | $10.34 |
| Margin of safety | 61.1% (better) | 61.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −20.8% | −3.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −27.6% | −11.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 17.1% | 39.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | −7.3% (better) | −10.4% |
| Net margin | −13.0% | −12.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | −17.3% | 1.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | −14.9% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Current ratio | 2.67 (better) | 0.93 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.72 (better) | −12.17 |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.0% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.0% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 13.1% | 44.9% |
| Held by insiders | 10.7% | 88.9% |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.27% | 130% |
Go deeper
- FKWL stock overview
- FKWL income statement
- FKWL valuation and score
- INSG stock overview
- INSG income statement
- INSG valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.