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How Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. stacks up
AAOI · against 496 other Technology companies listed in US-listed
Valuation
10/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #432 of 497 · scores higher than 1% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score94 peers with a valuation score of 10–19, including AAOI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 10?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly because of its free cash flow yield, EBITDA yield and earnings yield, which are weaker than most Technology peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Free cash flow yield: -6.3% vs peer median 2.7%
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. EBITDA yield: -0.6% vs peer median 4.2%
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Earnings yield: -1.1% vs peer median 2.2%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = AAOI, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | AAOI | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 495 reported | -1.2% | 1.9% | 25% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 499 reported | -0.6% | 4.0% | 18% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 465 reported | -11.1% | 3.3% | 8% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 490 reported | 30.9% | 22.1% | 62% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around AAOI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.1B USD | 100 | 73 | |
| 1 | 1.7B USD | 100 | 67 | |
| 1 | 763M USD | 100 | 65 | |
| 1 | 404M USD | 100 | 57 | |
| 5 | 662M USD | 98 | 57 | |
| 425 | 97.4B USD | 15 | 28 | |
| 425 | 122M USD | 15 | 34 | |
| 425 | 696M USD | 15 | 12 | |
| 431 | 5.8B USD | 14 | 27 | |
| 432 | 5.4B USD | 10 | 39 | |
| 432 | 2.1B USD | 10 | 30 | |
| 432 | 623M USD | 10 | 32 | |
| 432 | 1.9B USD | 10 | 26 | |
| 432 | 170M USD | 10 | 5 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score