Alphatime Acquisition's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Alphatime Acquisition (ATMCU) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Alphatime Acquisition vs. its Competitors, Q3 2025
Net income growth, year on year
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Alphatime Acquisition and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Alphatime Acquisition Corp | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Alphatime Acquisition's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
Alphatime Acquisition's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphatime Acquisition Corp | - | - | - | Yes |
| Competitors combined (2) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
ATMCU Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
Alphatime Acquisition's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Alphatime Acquisition Corp
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Alphatime Acquisition Corp | 117.50 | - |
| Equity Residential | 24,437.67 | 3,030.82 |
| Strategic Acquisitions Inc | 18.34 | 0.08 |
| SUBTOTAL | 24,573.51 | 3,030.90 |
Sources: Alphatime Acquisition Corp's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Alphatime Acquisition's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Equity Residential | Named by the company | 85% |
| Strategic Acquisitions Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Alphatime Acquisition's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Alphatime Acquisition's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphatime Acquisition Corp | 118 | - | - |
| Equity Residential | 24,438 | 1,894,260 | 562,004 |
| Strategic Acquisitions Inc | 18 | 42,456 | -37,956 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 24,456 | 1,891,948 | 561,255 |
Alphatime Acquisition's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 183 companies in Alphatime Acquisition's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Alphatime Acquisition ranks #0 of 183 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 118, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch Oven Gold Group Inc | 1,699 | 5.52 % |
| 2 | Jaws Mustang Acquisition Corporation | 940 | 3.06 % |
| 3 | Mntn Inc | 801 | 2.60 % |
| 4 | Constellation Acquisition Corp I | 677 | 2.20 % |
| 5 | Drugs Made In America Acquisition Ii Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Cantor Equity Partners Iv Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Sound Point Acquisition Corp I Ltd | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp A | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Gores Holdings X Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Aldel Financial Ii inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 0 | Alphatime Acquisition Corp | 118 | 0.00 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Alphatime Acquisition's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2025-12-09.
Alphatime Acquisition's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Blank Checks industry average (68 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Blank Checks industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 26.6x | 45.2x | -18.5x |
| EV / EBITDA | 42.2x | 26.4x | +15.8x |
| P/B | -2.8x | 6.7x | -9.4x |
| Return on Equity | -7.01 % | industry aggregate | 217.40 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 14.17 % | 0.96 % (avg) | 13.21 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Alphatime Acquisition's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin | - | - | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | - | 1.72 % | 3.62 % |
| P/E | - | - | 29.5x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Alphatime Acquisition's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 118 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Alphatime Acquisition's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Alphatime Acquisition's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Alphatime Acquisition's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Return on equity 217.4 points above the industry aggregate.
Weaknesses
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
- Industry revenue growing at a healthy 27.5% median pace.
- Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (26.6x vs 45.2x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (100.00 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Alphatime Acquisition's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphatime Acquisition Corp | 0.00 | 0.01 | - |
| Equity Residential | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.42 |
| Strategic Acquisitions Inc | 5.55 | 7.82 | - |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Alphatime Acquisition's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphatime Acquisition Corp | Q3 2025 | - | -59.0 % |
| Equity Residential | Q2 2026 | -10.7 % | -40.8 % |
| Strategic Acquisitions Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | -10.7 % | -40.8 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Alphatime Acquisition's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphatime Acquisition Corp | Q3 2025 | - | - |
| Equity Residential | Q2 2026 | +4.8 % | -80.8 % |
| Strategic Acquisitions Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
Alphatime Acquisition's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphatime Acquisition Corp | 2.71% | 3.46% | - |
| Equity Residential | 4.35% | 3.91% | 8.16% |
| Strategic Acquisitions Inc | - | - | - |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Alphatime Acquisition's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Alphatime Acquisition Corp | 188.56 | - |
| Equity Residential | 27.68 | 8.06 |
| Strategic Acquisitions Inc | - | 215.96 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 27.32 | 8.11 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.