System1 vs ZipRecruiter
SST and ZIP side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SST and ZIP compare
ZipRecruiter is the larger company, worth 27 times as much as System1 ($487M against $17.8M).
ZipRecruiter grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.0% versus −42.9% for System1).
ZipRecruiter keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.3% compared with −50.7% at System1.
ZipRecruiter scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 2 for System1), 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 | SST | ZIP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $17.8M | $487M |
| Share price | $1.70 | $5.92 |
| Change, 1 year | −61.5% | 32.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −98.3% | −81.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.72 | 1.79 |
| Employees | 250 | 800 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 2 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 11.4× |
| P/S | 0.1× (better) | 1.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 19.2× |
| P/FCF | – | 14.2× |
| FCF yield | – | 7.1% |
| Fair value | – | $9.74 |
| Margin of safety | – | 39.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −42.9% | 3.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 1.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 50.7% | 89.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | −51.0% | 3.8% (better) |
| Net margin | −50.7% | 9.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 7.4% |
| Return on equity | −582% | – |
| Return on invested capital | −30.2% | 22.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 2.54 |
| Interest coverage | −3.4× | 0.7× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.77 | 3.28 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −4.87 | 2.89 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 4.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 4.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 5.7% | 63.5% |
| Held by insiders | – | 49.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $80.7K (better) | −$2.2M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 7.5% |
Go deeper
- SST stock overview
- SST income statement
- SST valuation and score
- ZIP stock overview
- ZIP income statement
- ZIP valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.