Fluence Energy, Inc. vs SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS, INC., two Electrical Equipment stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where FLNC and SPB diverge most: on revenue growth, FLNC reads +42.9% and SPB reads -3.5%; on net margin, FLNC reads -1.6% and SPB reads 4.5%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What FLNC's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (revenue-multiple basis). What SPB's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | FLNC | SPB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $16.16 | $83.18 |
| Market cap | $2.1B | $1.9B |
| Sector | Electrical Equipment | Electrical Equipment |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | — | 16.2 |
| P/B | 4.67 | 1.02 |
| P/S | 0.83 | 0.69 |
| EV/EBITDA | 50.1 | 10.4 |
| Revenue growth | +42.9% | -3.5% |
| Gross margin | 10.0% | 38.1% |
| Operating margin | — | 6.1% |
| Net margin | -1.6% | 4.5% |
| Return on equity | -9.1% | 6.6% |
| Return on assets | -1.8% | 3.6% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 3.2% |
| FCF yield | -11.8% | 15.0% |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.3% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.31 |
| Current ratio | 1.43 | 2.29 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.94 | 2.75 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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