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Harvard Bioscience vs 908 Devices

HBIO and MASS side by side, both in laboratory apparatus and analytical, optical, measuring, and controlling instruments. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.

How HBIO and MASS compare

908 Devices is the larger company, worth 9.4 times as much as Harvard Bioscience ($403M against $42.7M).

908 Devices grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (23.7% versus 2.3% for Harvard Bioscience).

Harvard Bioscience keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −13.2% compared with −36.9% at 908 Devices.

908 Devices scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 3 for Harvard Bioscience), 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.

MetricHBIOMASS
Size and price
Market cap$42.7M$403M
Share price$9.39$9.74
Change, 1 year50.9%65.1%
Change, 5 years−87.4%−62.4%
Beta (5Y)1.391.70
Employees339172
StockData Score
Total score311 (better)
Valuation score01 (better)
Growth score13 (better)
Performance score11
Health score16 (better)
Dividend score00
Valuation
P/S0.5× (better)6.1×
P/B8.4×2.7× (better)
P/FCF–153×
FCF yield−7.4%0.65% (better)
Fair value–$7.62
Margin of safety–−27.8%
Growth
Revenue growth (TTM)2.3%23.7% (better)
Revenue growth, 5Y average−3.3%15.9% (better)
Profitability
Gross margin57.4% (better)52.3%
Operating margin−1.8% (better)−42.7%
Net margin−13.2% (better)−36.9%
FCF margin−3.5%4.0% (better)
Return on equity−123%−17.0% (better)
Return on invested capital−5.6% (better)−59.2%
Financial health
Debt / equity7.28 (better)0.00
Current ratio1.765.43 (better)
Altman Z-score−2.363.64 (better)
Piotroski F-score35 (better)
Dividends and buybacks
Shareholder yield0.00%0.00%
Ownership
Held by institutions36.9%70.2%
Held by insiders–21.0%
Insider net buying, 12 months$202K (better)−$10.3M
Short interest, % of float–7.8%

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