Fuel Tech vs Perma-Pipe International
FTEK and PPIH 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 FTEK and PPIH compare
Perma-Pipe International is the larger company, worth 5.6 times as much as Fuel Tech ($237M against $42.5M).
Perma-Pipe International grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (24.8% versus 8.9% for Fuel Tech).
Perma-Pipe International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 6.9% compared with −12.8% at Fuel Tech.
Perma-Pipe International scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 9 for Fuel Tech), 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 | FTEK | PPIH |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $42.5M | $237M |
| Share price | $1.36 | $28.97 |
| Change, 1 year | −34.3% | 3.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −30.3% | 244% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.00 | 0.56 |
| Employees | 77 | 909 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 15.2× |
| P/S | 1.6× | 1.1× (better) |
| P/B | 1.1× (better) | 2.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 7.2× |
| P/FCF | – | 17.4× |
| PEG | – | 0.36 |
| FCF yield | −2.8% | 5.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $2.02 | $36.89 |
| Margin of safety | 32.6% (better) | 21.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.9% | 24.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.4% | 20.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 55.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 53.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 44.7% (better) | 31.1% |
| Operating margin | −16.8% | 12.1% (better) |
| Net margin | −12.8% | 6.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | −4.3% | 6.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | −8.9% | 17.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −20.4% | 25.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.39 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 0.13 |
| Current ratio | 5.10 (better) | 2.19 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.18 | 3.06 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 0.11% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.11% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 23.6% | 51.1% |
| Held by insiders | 10.2% | 2.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $14.4K | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.19% | 4.4% |
Go deeper
- FTEK stock overview
- FTEK income statement
- FTEK valuation and score
- PPIH stock overview
- PPIH income statement
- PPIH valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.