AudioCodes vs Clearfield
AUDC and CLFD side by side, both in communications equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AUDC and CLFD compare
Clearfield grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (34.0% versus 1.4% for AudioCodes).
AudioCodes keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.6% compared with −4.7% at Clearfield.
Clearfield scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 7 for AudioCodes), 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 | AUDC | CLFD |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $416M |
| Share price | $8.66 | $30.59 |
| Change, 1 year | −9.2% | −7.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −75.7% | −54.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.18 | 1.53 |
| Employees | 70 | 243 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | – | 2.7× |
| P/B | – | 1.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 54.8× |
| P/FCF | – | 56.6× |
| FCF yield | – | 1.8% |
| Fair value | – | $19.22 |
| Margin of safety | – | −59.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.4% | 34.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.2% | 10.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −41.5% (better) | −3710% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −38.0% (better) | −5300% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −17.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 65.0% (better) | 33.0% |
| Operating margin | 5.7% (better) | −0.24% |
| Net margin | 3.6% (better) | −4.7% |
| FCF margin | 9.3% (better) | 4.8% |
| Return on equity | 4.9% (better) | −2.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.1% (better) | −0.18% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.22 | 12.53 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 13.62 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 122% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 3.2% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 3.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 35.7% | 64.4% |
| Held by insiders | 31.9% | 18.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$501K (better) | −$854K |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.7% | 11.4% |
Go deeper
- AUDC stock overview
- AUDC income statement
- AUDC valuation and score
- CLFD stock overview
- CLFD income statement
- CLFD valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.