Host Digital vs Local Bounti
HOST and LOCL side by side, both in consumer staples. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HOST and LOCL compare
Host Digital is the larger company, worth 3.9 times as much as Local Bounti ($70.4M against $17.9M).
Local Bounti grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.8% versus −7.3% for Host Digital).
Host Digital keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −13.3% compared with −131% at Local Bounti.
Local Bounti scores higher on the StockData Score (5 against 0 for Host Digital), 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 | HOST | LOCL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $70.4M | $17.9M |
| Share price | $2.17 | $0.764 |
| Change, 1 year | −89.3% | −70.3% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −99.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.29 | 0.62 |
| Employees | 430 | 286 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.0× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 20.1× | – |
| FCF yield | −3.8% (better) | −159% |
| Fair value | $1.61 | – |
| Margin of safety | −34.5% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −7.3% | 17.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 258% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 38.6% (better) | 10.6% |
| Operating margin | −8.7% (better) | −114% |
| Net margin | −13.3% (better) | −131% |
| FCF margin | −3.7% (better) | −54.7% |
| Return on equity | −208% | – |
| Return on invested capital | −58.2% | −14.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.03 | – |
| Interest coverage | −8.0× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.51 | 1.07 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.75 (better) | −2.25 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | – | 4.6% |
| Held by insiders | 60.1% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$642K |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.81% | – |
Go deeper
- HOST stock overview
- HOST income statement
- HOST valuation and score
- LOCL stock overview
- LOCL income statement
- LOCL valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.