IHS vs SPOK
IHS Holding Ltd. and Spok Holdings, Inc., side by side — 7 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | IHS | SPOK |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.6B | $139.7M |
| Net income | $143.6M | $15.9M |
| Gross margin | 55.4% | 78.7% |
| Net margin | 8.0% | 11.4% |
| Return on equity | · | 10.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.42 | $0.75 |
| Dividend / share | · | $1.25 |
| Payout ratio | · | 171.6% |
| Free cash flow | $718.7M | $25.2M |
| Equity | $-251.3M | $146.4M |
| Net debt / equity | · | · |
| Current ratio | 2.08× | 1.18× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 2.4% | −1.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
IHS bills 11.3× the revenue of SPOK, and SPOK keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (11.4% against 8.0%).
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.
7 years side by side
| Fiscal year | IHS | SPOK |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.6B | $139.7M |
| FY2024 | $1.5B | $137.7M |
| FY2023 | $1.9B | $139.0M |
| FY2022 | $2.0B | $134.5M |
| FY2021 | $1.6B | $142.2M |
| FY2020 | $1.4B | $148.2M |
| FY2019 | $1.2B | $160.3M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | IHS | SPOK |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $143.6M | $15.9M |
| FY2024 | $-1.6B | $15.0M |
| FY2023 | $-2.0B | $15.7M |
| FY2022 | $-459.0M | $21.9M |
| FY2021 | $-25.8M | $-22.2M |
| FY2020 | $-322.0M | $-44.2M |
| FY2019 | $-423.5M | $-10.8M |
7 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$1,442,292,000 | IHS |
| FY2024 | +$1,389,547,000 | IHS |
| FY2023 | +$1,786,275,000 | IHS |
| FY2022 | +$1,826,765,000 | IHS |
| FY2021 | +$1,437,577,000 | IHS |
| FY2020 | +$1,254,969,000 | IHS |
| FY2019 | +$1,070,767,000 | IHS |
IHS has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 7 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
7 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
7 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −3.4 pp | SPOK |
| FY2024 | −118.5 pp | SPOK |
| FY2023 | −114.5 pp | SPOK |
| FY2022 | −40.2 pp | SPOK |
| FY2021 | +13.9 pp | IHS |
| FY2020 | +6.8 pp | IHS |
| FY2019 | −27.7 pp | SPOK |
The higher net margin has changed hands between IHS and SPOK over this period.
7 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
IHS's net margin has been more volatile than SPOK's over the 7 comparable fiscal years — 43.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 16.1.
7 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between IHS and SPOK over these 7 fiscal years — IHS led in 2 and SPOK in 5.
7 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
IHS's return on equity has been more volatile than SPOK's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 118.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 12.3.
5 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between IHS and SPOK over these 5 fiscal years — IHS led in 1 and SPOK in 4.
5 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.