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PENG vs AXTI // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Penguin Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. AXT Inc (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PENG 8
— AXTI 4
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $51.93 (-11.67%) • MKT CAP: $3.54B
valuation
53.5x
LAST: $55.06 (-9.56%) • MKT CAP: $3.99B
valuation
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PENG VS. AXTI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PENG | AXTI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 28.80% | 12.70% | +16.10 | PENG | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.40% | -5.40% | +17.80 | PENG | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 53.5x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.83% | -0.47% | +3.30 | PENG | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 4.20% | -24.90% | +29.10 | PENG | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.90% | -24.10% | +26.00 | PENG | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 16.90% | -11.10% | +28.00 | PENG | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.61 | 24.42 | -20.81 | AXTI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 3/9 | +4.00 | PENG | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.0 | 48.1 | +1.90 | PENG | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.30 | 1.42 | -0.12 | AXTI | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 117.2x | 33.0x | +84.20 | AXTI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.54B | $3.99B | -$450.5M | AXTI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PENG REV | AXTI REV | PENG GROSS % | AXTI GROSS % | PENG FCF | AXTI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.37B | $88.3M | 28.8% | 12.7% | $100.1M | -$18.8M |
| FY 2024 | $1.17B | $99.4M | 29.1% | 24.0% | $57.8M | -$17.9M |
| FY 2023 | $1.44B | $75.8M | — | — | $39.5M | -$7.8K |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PENG // BETA 1.30
AXTI // BETA 1.42