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CALX vs GSAT

Calix, Inc. and Globalstar, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.

At a glance

Most recent reported year

CALX vs GSAT, at a glance
Metric CALX GSAT
Revenue$1.0B$273.0M
Net income$17.9M$-8.7M
Gross margin56.8%·
Net margin1.8%−3.2%
Return on equity2.2%−2.4%
Diluted EPS$0.26−$0.15
Dividend / share$0.00·
Payout ratio·−122.6%
Free cash flow$115.5M·
Equity$859.2M$355.7M
Net debt / equity·0.10×
Current ratio4.24×2.42×
Revenue CAGR 5y13.1%16.3%
Profit CAGR 5y−11.8%·

CALX bills 3.7× the revenue of GSAT, and GSAT closed the last reported year at a loss.

The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.

Revenue by year

10 years side by side

CALX vs GSAT, revenue by year
Fiscal year CALX GSAT
FY2025$1.0B$273.0M
FY2024$831.5M$250.3M
FY2023$1.0B$223.8M
FY2022$867.8M$148.5M
FY2021$679.4M$124.3M
FY2020$541.2M$128.5M
FY2019$424.3M$131.7M
FY2018$441.3M$130.1M
FY2017$510.4M$112.7M
FY2016$458.8M$96.9M
Net income by year

Bottom line

CALX vs GSAT, net income by year
Fiscal year CALX GSAT
FY2025$17.9M$-8.7M
FY2024$-29.7M$-63.2M
FY2023$29.3M$-24.7M
FY2022$41.0M$-256.9M
FY2021$238.4M$-112.6M
FY2020$33.5M$-109.6M
FY2019$-17.7M$15.3M
FY2018$-19.3M$-6.5M
FY2017$-83.0M$-89.1M
FY2016$-27.4M$-132.6M
Revenue gap over time

17 fiscal years

Revenue gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2025+$727,024,000CALX
FY2024+$581,169,000CALX
FY2023+$815,785,000CALX
FY2022+$719,323,000CALX
FY2021+$555,097,000CALX
FY2020+$412,752,000CALX
FY2019+$292,612,000CALX
FY2018+$311,207,000CALX
FY2017+$397,707,000CALX
FY2016+$361,926,000CALX
FY2015+$316,973,000CALX
FY2014+$311,163,000CALX
FY2013+$299,907,000CALX
FY2012+$253,900,000CALX
FY2011+$271,842,000CALX
FY2010+$219,102,000CALX
FY2009+$168,668,000CALX

CALX has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.

17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin gap over time

17 fiscal years

Net margin gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2025+5.0 ppCALX
FY2024+21.7 ppCALX
FY2023+13.9 ppCALX
FY2022+177.7 ppCALX
FY2021+125.7 ppCALX
FY2020+91.5 ppCALX
FY2019−15.8 ppGSAT
FY2018+0.6 ppCALX
FY2017+62.8 ppCALX
FY2016+131.0 ppCALX
FY2015−86.4 ppGSAT
FY2014+508.7 ppCALX
FY2013+710.2 ppCALX
FY2012+138.4 ppCALX
FY2011+60.2 ppCALX
FY2010+137.0 ppCALX
FY2009+106.9 ppCALX

The higher net margin has changed hands between CALX and GSAT over this period.

17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin volatility

Standard deviation, each side

GSAT's net margin has been more volatile than CALX's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 191.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 11.1.

17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in net margin

Year by year

The lead in net margin changed hands between CALX and GSAT over these 17 fiscal years — CALX led in 15 and GSAT in 2.

17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Return on equity volatility

Standard deviation, each side

CALX's return on equity has been more volatile than GSAT's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 21.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 21.4.

8 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in return on equity

Year by year

The lead in return on equity changed hands between CALX and GSAT over these 8 fiscal years — CALX led in 7 and GSAT in 1.

8 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

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