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Compare the pricing and features of Cisco Catalyst 3750-E switches vs. ZTE ZXR10 5900E switches

Cisco WS-C3750E-24TD and WS-C3750E-48TD switch pricing vs. ZTE ZSR10 5928E, ZXR10 5928E-FI and ZXR10 5952E switch pricing

Tue, 11/29/11 - 9:06am    View comments

ZTE ZSR10 5928E, ZXR10 5928E-FI and ZXR10 5952E switch features vs. Cisco WS-C3750E-24TD and WS-C3750E-48TD switch features:

Competitor:
Number of employees:	63,465	85,232
Employee reviews:	3.3 rating	2.9 rating
U.S. job openings	Cisco jobs	ZTE USA
Ownership:	Publicly owned	Publicly owned
Stock price chart:	NASDAQ Stock Market	Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Investment analyst forecasts:	Consensus outperform the market	Consensus outperform the market
Financial statements:	Annual report	Annual report
Net revenue:	USD $43.218 billion	USD $10.609 billion
Revenue growth:	+7.94%	+16.58%
Net income:	USD $6.490 billion	USD $490.74 million
Net income growth:	-16.44%	+32.22%
Gross margin:	61.40%	28.52%
Net profit margin:	15.02%	4.32%
Operating margin:	17.76%	6.57%
Return on assets:	7.72%	3.83%
Return on equity:	14.19%	14.30%
Return on investment:	9.88%	10.64%
Dividend growth rate (5 year):	0%	+26.79%
Dividend payout ratio (TTM):	10.14%	26.78%
EPS growth (5 years):	+5.57%	+18.49%
EPS (TTM) vs. TTM 1 year ago:	-12.42%	+19.83%
Cash flow per share:	1.61	1.61
Price/Cash flow per share:	10.67	14.23
Book value per share:	8.69	8.19
Tangible book value per share:	5.13	7.26
Current ratio:	3.27	1.24
Quick ratio:	3.18	1.00
Total debt/total equity:	0.3562	1.32
Total debt/total capital:	0.2625	0.5506

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