Genasys vs Universal Electronics
GNSS and UEIC side by side, both in electronic and other electrical equipment and components, except computer equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GNSS and UEIC compare
Universal Electronics is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Genasys ($88.3M against $63.8M).
Genasys grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (86.7% versus −15.7% for Universal Electronics).
Universal Electronics keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −2.2% compared with −10.9% at Genasys.
Universal Electronics pays a dividend yielding 3.5%; Genasys does not pay one.
Universal Electronics scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 4 for Genasys), 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 | GNSS | UEIC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $63.8M | $88.3M |
| Share price | $1.40 | $6.85 |
| Change, 1 year | −41.2% | 119% |
| Change, 5 years | −72.2% | −82.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.22 | 0.88 |
| Employees | 187 | 3,099 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.1× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | – | 0.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 80.0× | 2.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 9.8× |
| FCF yield | −4.1% | 10.2% (better) |
| Fair value | – | $18.12 |
| Margin of safety | – | 62.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 86.7% (better) | −15.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −1.1% (better) | −9.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 54.0% (better) | 29.2% |
| Operating margin | −3.2% | 1.4% (better) |
| Net margin | −10.9% | −2.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | −4.6% | 2.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | −672% | −5.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −56.8% | 3.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 9.52 | – |
| Interest coverage | −1.1× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.76 | 1.70 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −1.85 | 2.98 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 3.5% (better) |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 2.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 6.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 38.5% | 54.6% |
| Held by insiders | 4.3% | 19.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $52.0K (better) | −$2.8M |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.3% | 1.4% |
Go deeper
- GNSS stock overview
- GNSS income statement
- GNSS valuation and score
- UEIC stock overview
- UEIC income statement
- UEIC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.