Precision Optics vs TechPrecision
POCI and TPCS side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How POCI and TPCS compare
Precision Optics and TechPrecision are about the same size, with market caps of $55.4M and $52.9M.
Precision Optics grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (65.2% versus −0.19% for TechPrecision).
TechPrecision keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −3.7% compared with −11.5% at Precision Optics.
Precision Optics scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 4 for TechPrecision), 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 | POCI | TPCS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $55.4M | $52.9M |
| Share price | $5.05 | $5.24 |
| Change, 1 year | 19.7% | 12.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −25.5% | −31.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.33 | 0.41 |
| Employees | 108 | 160 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.8× | 1.6× (better) |
| P/B | 2.7× (better) | 7.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 26.8× |
| FCF yield | – | −6.0% |
| Fair value | $6.29 | $5.08 |
| Margin of safety | 19.7% (better) | −3.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 65.2% (better) | −0.19% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 24.2% (better) | 15.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 17.2% (better) | 16.0% |
| Operating margin | −11.1% | −1.9% (better) |
| Net margin | −11.5% | −3.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | −9.6% |
| Return on equity | −22.3% | −15.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −23.0% | −3.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.06 (better) | 0.64 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 2.14 |
| Interest coverage | −23.7× | −1.4× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.28 (better) | 1.00 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.19 | 1.81 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 35.9% | 18.3% |
| Held by insiders | 16.4% | 15.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $230K | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.09% | 0.14% |
Go deeper
- POCI stock overview
- POCI income statement
- POCI valuation and score
- TPCS stock overview
- TPCS income statement
- TPCS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.