Birchtech vs Geospace Technologies
BCHT and GEOS side by side, both in laboratory apparatus and analytical, optical, measuring, and controlling instruments. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BCHT and GEOS compare
Geospace Technologies is the larger company, worth 1.5 times as much as Birchtech ($46.1M against $31.0M).
Birchtech grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−10.7% versus −20.5% for Geospace Technologies).
Birchtech keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −30.2% compared with −43.1% at Geospace Technologies.
Geospace Technologies scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 6 for Birchtech), 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 | BCHT | GEOS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $31.0M | $46.1M |
| Share price | $1.18 | $3.56 |
| Change, 1 year | −67.8% | −86.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −69.7% | −59.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.63 | 0.56 |
| Employees | 20 | 519 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.8× | 0.5× (better) |
| P/B | 4.0× | 0.5× (better) |
| FCF yield | −16.8% (better) | −80.1% |
| Fair value | $1.83 | $15.79 |
| Margin of safety | 35.7% | 77.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −10.7% (better) | −20.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 16.7% (better) | 4.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 30.2% (better) | 8.0% |
| Operating margin | −27.1% (better) | −44.7% |
| Net margin | −30.2% (better) | −43.1% |
| FCF margin | −30.0% (better) | −40.2% |
| Return on equity | −159% | −34.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | – | −32.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | −345.1× (better) | −539.6× |
| Current ratio | 1.34 | 2.44 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −4.01 | 1.15 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 17.3% | 40.1% |
| Held by insiders | 65.4% | 4.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $750K | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.38% | 2.4% |
Go deeper
- BCHT stock overview
- BCHT income statement
- BCHT valuation and score
- GEOS stock overview
- GEOS income statement
- GEOS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.