Interlink Electronics vs Socket Mobile
LINK and SCKT side by side, both in computer and office equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LINK and SCKT compare
Interlink Electronics is the larger company, worth 13 times as much as Socket Mobile ($51.0M against $3.8M).
Interlink Electronics grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.8% versus −19.6% for Socket Mobile).
Interlink Electronics keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −7.9% compared with −95.4% at Socket Mobile.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | LINK | SCKT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $51.0M | $3.8M |
| Share price | $3.24 | $0.464 |
| Change, 1 year | −40.4% | −57.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −19.9% | −91.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.68 | 0.98 |
| Employees | 93 | 17 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 8 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 4.0× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 5.7× | 0.9× (better) |
| FCF yield | – | −46.4% |
| Fair value | $3.04 | $1.92 |
| Margin of safety | −6.7% | 75.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.8% (better) | −19.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.5% (better) | −0.80% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 40.7% | 49.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | −9.9% (better) | −21.3% |
| Net margin | −7.9% (better) | −95.4% |
| FCF margin | – | −11.9% |
| Return on equity | −10.5% (better) | −128% |
| Return on invested capital | −13.2% (better) | −28.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 4.58 (better) | 1.02 |
| Altman Z-score | 8.43 (better) | −5.71 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 2.2% | 5.5% |
| Held by insiders | 0.37% | 81.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $0 (better) | −$6.5K |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.16% | 33.3% |
Go deeper
- LINK stock overview
- LINK income statement
- LINK valuation and score
- SCKT stock overview
- SCKT income statement
- SCKT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.