InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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InterDigital, Inc. versus Infinera Corporation Head to Head Compare


This is a head to head comparison of InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) and Infinera Corporation (NASDAQ:INFN) . We will compare the two companies on revenue growth, earnings, revenue per employee, operating margins, free cash flow and valuation. The head to head scorecard assigns 100 points in total.

Before we dive into the analysis, we will look at the stock returns for each company over the last three months, six months and the last year. The stock returns do not impact the head to head comparison scores which are focused on the fundamentals of each company, but ultimately stock returns are are still a critical piece to a full analysis.


Stock Returns
Symbol 3-Months 6-Months One-Year Fundamentals
IDCC +7.8% +11.5% -0.7%
INFN -19.3% -44.7% -42.8%

Infinera Corporation has a substantially higher fundamental rating then InterDigital, Inc. which has an impact on the head-to-head comparison. The CML Star Rating is an objective, quantifiable measure of a company's operating and financial condition. The rating is computed by measuring numerous elements of the company's current financial data and their associated changes over time.

Now, let's dive into the two companies to compare them.

? Income Statement
? INFN has larger revenue in the last year than IDCC. Raw revenue comps do not affect the head to head rating.
? Both IDCC and INFN show positive earnings over the last year with the edge to IDCC.
? IDCC generates massively larger revenue per employee ($1.3 million) than INFN ($447,000).


? Margins
?IDCC generates $1.98 in revenue for every $1 of expense, massively higher than INFN's $1.10.
?IDCC generates $0.67 in levered free cash flow for every $1 of revenue, massively higher than INFN's $0.09.


? Growth
? While INFN is growing revenue, IDCC revenue is actually shrinking. INFN revenue is growing rapidly.
? For every $1 in revenue, the stock market prices in $4.77 in market cap for IDCC and $4.16 in market cap for INFN.

InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC)
defeats
Infinera Corporation (NASDAQ:INFN) : 56 to 44

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