Allegro MicroSystems vs FormFactor
ALGM and FORM side by side, both in electronic components and accessories. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ALGM and FORM compare
FormFactor is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Allegro MicroSystems ($6.8B against $5.7B).
On earnings, FormFactor is cheaper: it trades at 60.0× trailing earnings, against 509× for Allegro MicroSystems.
Allegro MicroSystems grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (24.2% versus 18.0% for FormFactor).
FormFactor keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.8% compared with 1.5% at Allegro MicroSystems.
FormFactor scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 6 for Allegro MicroSystems), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ALGM | FORM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.7B | $6.8B |
| Share price | $30.53 | $87.53 |
| Change, 1 year | −0.68% | 83.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −5.2% | 97.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.70 | 1.66 |
| Employees | 4,250 | 2,153 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 509× | 60.0× (better) |
| P/S | 6.0× (better) | 7.6× |
| P/B | 5.9× (better) | 6.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | 50.6× (better) | 56.1× |
| P/FCF | 64.8× | 50.2× (better) |
| PEG | – | 29.82 |
| FCF yield | 1.5% | 2.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $14.98 | $52.94 |
| Margin of safety | −104% | −65.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 24.2% (better) | 18.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.5% (better) | 2.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 163% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 161% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −7.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 47.2% (better) | 43.1% |
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 12.9% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 12.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | 9.3% | 15.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | 1.5% | 11.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 4.3% | 13.2% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.30 | 0.01 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.09 (better) | −2.88 |
| Interest coverage | 2.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 3.70 | 4.08 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 8.70 | 19.42 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 0.02% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.02% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 79.5% | 92.4% |
| Held by insiders | 1.1% | 0.87% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$5.2M (better) | −$22.1M |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.2% | 4.2% |
Go deeper
- ALGM stock overview
- ALGM income statement
- ALGM valuation and score
- FORM stock overview
- FORM income statement
- FORM valuation and score
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