Globalstar vs uCloudlink
GSAT and UCL side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GSAT and UCL compare
Globalstar grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.9% versus −11.1% for uCloudlink).
uCloudlink keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 7.7% compared with −25.7% at Globalstar.
uCloudlink scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 5 for Globalstar), 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 | GSAT | UCL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $11.2B | – |
| Share price | $86.39 | $0.230 |
| Change, 1 year | 71.1% | −89.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 272% | −91.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.30 | 1.38 |
| Employees | 477 | 429 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 40.4× | – |
| P/B | 40.4× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 135× | – |
| Fair value | $19.40 | – |
| Margin of safety | −345% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.9% (better) | −11.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 16.3% (better) | −1.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 38.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 100% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 52.4% |
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 9.8% (better) |
| Net margin | −25.7% | 7.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | −22.2% | 25.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 2.0% | 738% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.27 | 0.25 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.28 (better) | −3.21 |
| Interest coverage | – | 40.6× |
| Current ratio | 1.59 | 1.67 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.97 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 25.9% | 0.02% |
| Held by insiders | 59.2% | 26.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$35.0M | $10.9K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.6% | – |
Go deeper
- GSAT stock overview
- GSAT income statement
- GSAT valuation and score
- UCL stock overview
- UCL income statement
- UCL valuation and score
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