Netlist Inc. (NLST) vs its competitors

Netlist Inc. is not in the industry map, so there is nobody to compare it against yet. The map covers listed US tickers and is refreshed periodically.

How it compares with its industry

Three ratings, each a percentile against the 174 companies it is measured with. Deliberately kept apart rather than blended into one score — cheap, rising and well-run are three different facts, and a single number would hide which one is which.

Momentum

Not enough data to rank

12 months to a month ago—

6 months to a month ago—

The most recent month is left out on purpose: returns tend to persist over 7–12 months and the newest one tends to reverse. This describes what the price has done, and says nothing about what it will do.

Value

62of 100 in its industry

Above most of its industry

Profit for the price0.10%

Cash for the price-1.93%

Sales for the price43.46%

Assets for the price—

Operating profit for the whole business—

Yields, so higher means cheaper — a loss-making company ranks last instead of dropping out. Cheap is not the same as good: a high yield is often a price that fell for a reason. Blended from 3 of 5 measures.

Capital allocation

0/1

5 checks not reported

Return on capital—

Shareholder yield—

Share count, 3 years51.0%

Net debt / EBITDA—

Insiders, 12 months-$878.5K

What management does with the money — scored on whatever the filings answer, never as a share of the total.

The six capital-allocation checks

Return on the money investedNot enough reported to work it out
Debt against earningsNo comparable earnings to measure debt against
Cash returned to shareholdersNeither buybacks nor dividends reported
Share count over three yearsShare count 67.6% higher over three years
Payouts covered by cash flowNot enough reported to compare
Open-market insider buyingNet selling of $878.5K — not counted against the score

A description of where this company sits among its competitors, not a recommendation. Ratings updated Sep 23, 2026.