Critical Analysis: Actelis Networks (ASNS) and The Competition

Risk and Volatility

Actelis Networks has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Actelis Networks’ peers have a beta of 1.61, indicating that their average share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Actelis Networks and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Actelis Networks	-56.82%	-752.62%	-45.14%
Actelis Networks Competitors	-21.98%	-56.40%	-5.91%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Actelis Networks and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Actelis Networks	$5.61 million	-$6.29 million	-0.97
Actelis Networks Competitors	$382.98 million	-$93.50 million	24.15

Actelis Networks’ peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Actelis Networks. Actelis Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

12.4% of Actelis Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of shares of all “Communications equipment, not elsewhere classified” companies are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Actelis Networks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of shares of all “Communications equipment, not elsewhere classified” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Actelis Networks peers beat Actelis Networks on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

About Actelis Networks

Actelis Networks, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of cyber hardened, hybrid fiber, networking solutions for Internet of Things and telecommunication companies in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Israel, and the Asia Pacific. It provides rapid-deployment networking solutions for wide-area IoT applications, including federal, state, and local governments; intelligent traffic systems; and military, utility, rail, telecom, and campus applications. The company’s products include ethernet access devices; network aggregator switches; and Advanced MetaLIGHT/ Gigaline element management systems software, which enables remote management, monitoring, maintenance, and configuration of the installed equipment in the network. It also offers dynamic spectral software; and access broadband equipment. It serves offers its products through system integrators, distributors, contractors, resellers, and consultants. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.