Samsara vs Ribbon Communications
IOT and RBBN side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How IOT and RBBN compare
Samsara is the larger company, worth 89 times as much as Ribbon Communications ($24.6B against $277M).
On earnings, Ribbon Communications is cheaper: it trades at 7.0× trailing earnings, against 263× for Samsara.
Samsara grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (29.5% versus 1.3% for Ribbon Communications).
Samsara keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.9% compared with 4.7% at Ribbon Communications.
Samsara scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 8 for Ribbon Communications), 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 | IOT | RBBN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $24.6B | $277M |
| Share price | $42.07 | $1.55 |
| Change, 1 year | 7.0% | −55.1% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −74.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.71 | 1.32 |
| Employees | 4,100 | 3,080 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 | 3 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 263× | 7.0× (better) |
| P/S | 13.3× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 15.4× | 0.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 495× | – |
| P/FCF | 96.4× | 10.6× (better) |
| FCF yield | 1.0% | 9.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $2.85 | $5.55 |
| Margin of safety | −1377% | 72.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 29.5% (better) | 1.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 45.3% (better) | 0.02% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −18.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 76.4% (better) | 49.8% |
| Operating margin | 1.0% (better) | −0.39% |
| Net margin | 4.9% (better) | 4.7% |
| FCF margin | 13.8% (better) | 3.1% |
| Return on equity | 6.4% | 10.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 1.5% (better) | −0.40% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.84 (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.62 (better) | 1.31 |
| Altman Z-score | 12.83 (better) | −0.90 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 3.2% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 3.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 67.4% | 71.8% |
| Held by insiders | 65.3% | 32.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$374M | $74.3K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 15.5% | 4.1% |
Go deeper
- IOT stock overview
- IOT income statement
- IOT valuation and score
- RBBN stock overview
- RBBN income statement
- RBBN valuation and score
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