Founder vs SolarMax Technology
FGL and SMXT side by side, both in construction special trade contractors. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FGL and SMXT compare
Founder keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −6.9% compared with −7.9% at SolarMax Technology.
Founder scores higher on the StockData Score (5 against 3 for SolarMax Technology), 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 | FGL | SMXT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $20.2M |
| Share price | $1.10 | $4.26 |
| Change, 1 year | −100.0% | −65.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.42 | 1.51 |
| Employees | 5 | 72 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | – | 0.2× |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 33.6% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 11.6% (better) | 7.5% |
| Operating margin | – | −7.6% |
| Net margin | −6.9% (better) | −7.9% |
| FCF margin | −34.7% | – |
| Return on equity | −35.4% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.09 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.11 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | −6.5× |
| Current ratio | 1.16 (better) | 0.98 |
| Altman Z-score | – | −0.68 |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | – | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 0.00% | – |
| Held by insiders | 7.7% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $2.5K | – |
Go deeper
- FGL stock overview
- FGL income statement
- FGL valuation and score
- SMXT stock overview
- SMXT income statement
- SMXT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.