Calix vs Iridium Communications
CALX and IRDM side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CALX and IRDM compare
Iridium Communications is the larger company, worth 2.4 times as much as Calix ($4.9B against $2.0B).
On earnings, Iridium Communications is cheaper: it trades at 30.4× trailing earnings, against 43.5× for Calix.
Calix grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (27.8% versus 3.6% for Iridium Communications).
Iridium Communications keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 18.1% compared with 4.6% at Calix.
Iridium Communications pays a dividend yielding 1.3%; Calix does not pay one.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CALX | IRDM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.0B | $4.9B |
| Share price | $32.17 | $45.87 |
| Change, 1 year | −49.2% | 172% |
| Change, 5 years | −55.1% | 14.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.29 | 0.68 |
| Employees | 1,921 | 975 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 13 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 43.5× | 30.4× (better) |
| P/S | 1.8× (better) | 5.4× |
| P/B | 2.9× (better) | 8.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 23.1× | 12.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | 23.7× | 17.5× (better) |
| PEG | – | 0.21 |
| FCF yield | 4.2% | 5.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $36.04 | $38.38 |
| Margin of safety | 10.7% (better) | −19.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 27.8% (better) | 3.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.1% (better) | 8.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 29.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 33.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −13.6% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 56.6% | – |
| Operating margin | 5.5% | 19.0% (better) |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 18.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 7.7% | 30.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 6.9% | 31.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 7.1% | 30.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.83 (better) | 0.91 |
| Altman Z-score | 6.33 (better) | 1.50 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 1.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 39.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Buyback yield | 12.9% (better) | −0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 12.9% (better) | 1.3% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 95.4% | 86.0% |
| Held by insiders | 9.5% | 22.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$7.3M (better) | −$19.8M |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.8% | 3.7% |
Go deeper
- CALX stock overview
- CALX income statement
- CALX valuation and score
- IRDM stock overview
- IRDM income statement
- IRDM valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.