AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI has the edge over IMXI overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
IMXI
International Money Express, Inc.
IMXI trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
AAOI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
AAOI's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
IMXI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
IMXI's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its revenue is under pressure.
AAOI PE Valuation
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings.
IMXI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 7.4x | $6.39 | — |
| Cheap | 11x | $6.63 | +3.8% |
| Current | 11x | $6.39 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $8.92 | +40% |
| Expensive | 19x | $11.18 | +75% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
IMXI's PE is in its cheap range at 11x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 7.4x.
AAOI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AAOI has the edge over IMXI on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
IMXI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong decline | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect IMXI's earnings and revenue to decline, with profitability weakening.
AAOI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.98 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.42 | +$3.02 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.77 | +$2.81 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.65 | +$3.43 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.64 | +$3.86 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.44 | -$1.41 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.58 | -$1.70 |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.08 | -$2.29 |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.50 | -$2.75 |
AAOI is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.42 per share over the past year, against $4.50 at its worst in late 2024.
IMXI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.86 | +46% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.59 | -54% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.62 | -62% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.85 | -50% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.08 | -40% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.28 | -28% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.64 | -1.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.69 | +1.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.79 | +9.8% |
IMXI has the edge over AAOI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
AAOI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $269.9M | +127% |
| Q2 2026 | $191.9M | +86% |
| Q1 2026 | $151.1M | +51% |
| Q4 2025 | $134.3M | +34% |
| Q3 2025 | $118.6M | +82% |
| Q2 2025 | $103M | +138% |
| Q1 2025 | $99.9M | +146% |
| Q4 2024 | $100.3M | +66% |
AAOI has the edge over IMXI on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.5% | +15 points |
| Q2 2026 | -13% | +2.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | -8.6% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -8.6% | -2.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | -15% | +10 points |
| Q2 2025 | -16% | +45 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8.9% | +44 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.5% | +1 points |
AAOI's operating margin was −0.5% last quarter, up 15 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
IMXI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $126.4M | -18% |
| Q2 2026 | $131.2M | -19% |
| Q1 2026 | $122M | -15% |
| Q4 2025 | $147.4M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $154.9M | -9.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $161.1M | -6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $144.3M | -4.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $164.8M | -4.1% |
IMXI's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $126M last quarter, down 18% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.2% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.7% | -5.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3% | -6.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.8% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.8% | -9.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | -1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.8% | -3.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | -1.1 points |
IMXI has the edge over AAOI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AAOI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$369.9M | -$291.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$265.3M | -$174.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$143.6M | -$64.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$104.6M | -$51.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$78.7M | -$58M |
| Q2 2025 | -$91M | -$86M |
| Q1 2025 | -$79.3M | -$45.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$53M | -$48.4M |
AAOI has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$883M over the past year, against −$302M the year before.
IMXI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.3M | +$38.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $107.2M | +203% |
| Q1 2026 | -$42.9M | -219% |
| Q4 2025 | -$20M | -$11.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$35.5M | -252% |
| Q2 2025 | $35.3M | +$61.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $36M | +3.6% |
| Q4 2024 | -$8.8M | -116% |
IMXI has the edge over AAOI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
AAOI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.7% | +6.3M shares |
| 1 year | +39% | +24.5M shares |
| 3 years | +168% | +55.1M shares |
| 5 years | +224% | +60.7M shares |
| Available history | +340% | +67.9M shares |
AAOI has 88M diluted shares, up 39% from a year ago.
IMXI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +49.2K shares |
| 1 year | +2.8% | +841K shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -5.4M shares |
| 5 years | -22% | -8.7M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -7.6M shares |
IMXI has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $11.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $5M |
| Q4 2024 | $20.2M |
IMXI hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
IMXI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
IMXI has more cash than debt.
AAOI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 4.8 | Oversold |
AAOI's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
IMXI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 21.9 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 7.3 | Oversold |
IMXI's weekly RSI is 22 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 7 (oversold).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
IMXI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | IMXI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 28x | 61% below |
| PE % | 14 | 35 | 21 pts below |
IMXI is trading at 11x earnings, a 61% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
AAOI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $80.2 | 34% below |
| 20 week MA | $100.6 | 47% below |
| 50 week MA | $100.3 | 47% below |
| 100 week MA | $62.3 | 15% below |
| 200 week MA | $36.9 | 43% above |
AAOI has the edge over IMXI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
IMXI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.74 | 34% below |
| 20 week MA | $12.1 | 47% below |
| 50 week MA | $14.1 | 55% below |
| 100 week MA | $14.1 | 55% below |
| 200 week MA | $17.6 | 64% below |
IMXI is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 64% below its 200-week average.
AAOI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $11.5 | $8.77 | -24% |
| 2021 | $8.77 | $5.64 | -36% |
| 2022 | $5.64 | $1.95 | -65% |
| 2023 | $1.95 | $19.3 | +891% |
| 2024 | $19.3 | $37.7 | +95% |
| 2025 | $37.7 | $37.2 | -1.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $37.2 | $52.9 | +42% |
AAOI has the edge over IMXI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
IMXI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $12.0 | $15.9 | +32% |
| 2021 | $15.9 | $15.8 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | $15.8 | $22.5 | +43% |
| 2023 | $22.5 | $22.1 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | $22.1 | $20.6 | -6.6% |
| 2025 | $20.6 | $15.4 | -25% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.4 | $6.39 | -59% |
IMXI has finished three years in a row lower, and it's down 59% so far in 2026.