Better Buy: Sierra Wireless vs. Qualcomm
There's no question which stock was the better one to own over the last three years. Shares of Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) are up around 45%; meanwhile, Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) has lost two-thirds of its value. Qualcomm's stock benefited from shareholder-friendly dividends and share buybacks, offsetting weakness in the overall business fundamentals. Sierra Wireless stock suffered as investors lost patience waiting for profits from the Internet of Things (IoT) to materialize. But if we forget the past and looking toward the next three to five years, which stock is the better buy today?
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For 2019, Sierra Wireless reported overall revenue that fell 10% year over year to $714 million. That's not good, but the silver lining is that its net decrease in cash was only $10 million. The company ended the year with $79 million on the balance sheet and only $44 million in long-term liabilities. In other words, Sierra Wireless isn't currently in a serious financial bind. It has time to turn its operations around. But turn around it must.
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