Acorn Energy vs RTB Digital
ACFN and RTB side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ACFN and RTB compare
RTB Digital is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as Acorn Energy ($77.5M against $38.3M).
RTB Digital grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (18.7% versus −23.3% for Acorn Energy).
Acorn Energy keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 23.0% compared with −198% at RTB Digital.
Acorn Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 4 for RTB 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 | ACFN | RTB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $38.3M | $77.5M |
| Share price | $15.25 | $5.53 |
| Change, 1 year | −4.7% | −43.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 70.2% | −99.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.11 | 2.98 |
| Employees | 27 | 15 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.3× | – |
| P/S | 4.0× (better) | 7.4× |
| P/B | 3.9× | 2.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 38.8× | – |
| FCF yield | – | −35.7% |
| Fair value | $14.04 | $4.64 |
| Margin of safety | −8.6% (better) | −19.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −23.3% | 18.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 14.2% (better) | 5.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −66.5% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −66.5% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 80.8% (better) | 45.1% |
| Operating margin | 7.4% (better) | −167% |
| Net margin | 23.0% (better) | −198% |
| FCF margin | – | −265% |
| Return on equity | 26.1% (better) | −142% |
| Return on invested capital | 16.9% (better) | −94.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.02 (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.51 (better) | 1.37 |
| Altman Z-score | −3.41 | 1.53 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | $288K |
Go deeper
- ACFN stock overview
- ACFN income statement
- ACFN valuation and score
- RTB stock overview
- RTB income statement
- RTB valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.