Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: ALK stock price vs NGVC: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at NGVC's multiple
Needs NGVC P/E.
Implied fair value · at ALK's multiple
Needs ALK P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: ALK FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · NGVC FY 2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 45% equity / 55% debt · EV / Revenue 0.70x · EV / EBITDA 19.59x
Capital structure 66% equity / 34% debt · EV / Revenue 0.72x · EV / EBITDA 14.76x
ALK carries the larger enterprise value at $9.91B against $960.25M; ALK trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.70x vs 0.72x); NGVC on the lower EV / EBITDA (14.76x vs 19.59x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
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Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
1.42x
1.57x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
10.32x
4.86x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$627.00M
$17.12M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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