Amkor Technology vs First Solar
AMKR and FSLR 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 AMKR and FSLR compare
First Solar is the larger company, worth 1.9 times as much as Amkor Technology ($18.7B against $9.8B).
On earnings, First Solar is cheaper: it trades at 10.1× trailing earnings, against 17.7× for Amkor Technology.
Amkor Technology grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.9% versus −0.72% for First Solar).
First Solar keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 37.1% compared with 7.4% at Amkor Technology.
Amkor Technology pays a dividend yielding 0.85%; First Solar does not pay one.
First Solar scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 16 for Amkor Technology), 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 | AMKR | FSLR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $9.8B | $18.7B |
| Share price | $39.50 | $174.40 |
| Change, 1 year | 20.8% | −27.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 67.9% | 49.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.94 | 1.06 |
| Employees | 31K | 7,900 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 | 20 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.7× | 10.1× (better) |
| P/S | 1.3× (better) | 3.7× |
| P/B | 2.1× | 1.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.4× | 6.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 80.5× |
| FCF yield | −1.8% | 1.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $64.08 | $434.46 |
| Margin of safety | 38.4% | 59.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.9% (better) | −0.72% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.8% | 14.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 82.9% (better) | 32.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 81.3% (better) | 32.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 1.4% | 30.7% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 15.5% | 49.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 37.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 7.4% | 37.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | −2.3% | 4.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 12.6% | 18.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 13.6% | 21.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.53 | 0.01 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.02 | −0.61 |
| Interest coverage | 8.4× | 70.3× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.17 | 2.57 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.87 | 5.47 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.85% | – |
| Payout ratio | 14.9% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 52.7% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.85% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 46.8% | 93.3% |
| Held by insiders | 30.8% | 5.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$992M | −$43.3M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.2% | 10.9% |
Go deeper
- AMKR stock overview
- AMKR income statement
- AMKR valuation and score
- FSLR stock overview
- FSLR income statement
- FSLR valuation and score
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