Taking everything into account, ACFN scores 5 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. ACFN was compared to 123 industry peers in the Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components industry. While ACFN belongs to the best of the industry regarding profitability, there are some minor concerns on its financial health. ACFN is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

ACFN had positive earnings in the past year.
ACFN had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: ACFN reported negative net income in multiple years.
ACFN had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

ACFN has a better Return On Assets (53.64%) than 100.00% of its industry peers.
ACFN's Return On Equity of 92.97% is amongst the best of the industry. ACFN outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.
ACFN has a Return On Invested Capital of 23.72%. This is amongst the best in the industry. ACFN outperforms 98.37% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	53.64%
ROE	92.97%
ROIC	23.72%

ROA(3y)17%

ROA(5y)10.4%

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 52.80%, ACFN belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 99.19% of the companies in the same industry.
ACFN has a Operating Margin of 20.23%. This is amongst the best in the industry. ACFN outperforms 97.56% of its industry peers.
The Gross Margin of ACFN (74.95%) is better than 98.37% of its industry peers.
ACFN's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	20.23%
PM (TTM)	52.8%
GM	74.95%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y0.24%

GM growth 5Y2.17%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

ACFN has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating value.
ACFN has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, ACFN has more shares outstanding
There is no outstanding debt for ACFN. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -3.34, we must say that ACFN is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of -3.34, ACFN is doing worse than 82.11% of the companies in the same industry.
ACFN has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	0
Altman-Z	-3.34

ROIC/WACC2.67

WACC8.9%

2.3 Liquidity

ACFN has a Current Ratio of 1.71. This is a normal value and indicates that ACFN is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
ACFN has a worse Current ratio (1.71) than 66.67% of its industry peers.
ACFN has a Quick Ratio of 1.41. This is a normal value and indicates that ACFN is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of ACFN (1.41) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.71
Quick Ratio	1.41

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

ACFN shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 471.74%, which is quite impressive.
ACFN shows a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 30.11%.
The Revenue has been growing by 14.88% on average over the past years. This is quite good.

EPS 1Y (TTM)471.74%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-65.52%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)30.11%

Revenue growth 3Y17.48%

Revenue growth 5Y14.88%

Sales Q2Q%-18.75%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next YearN/A

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3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings ratio is 6.95, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of ACFN.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, ACFN is valued cheaply inside the industry as 97.56% of the companies are valued more expensively.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of ACFN to the average of the S&P500 Index (28.39), we can say ACFN is valued rather cheaply.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	6.95
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ACFN is valued a bit cheaper than 74.80% of the companies in the same industry.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, ACFN is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 78.05% of the companies are valued more expensively.