Camtek vs Nova
CAMT and NVMI side by side, both in laboratory apparatus and analytical, optical, measuring, and controlling instruments. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CAMT and NVMI compare
Nova grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (31.0% versus 15.6% for Camtek).
Nova keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 29.4% compared with 10.2% at Camtek.
Nova scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 12 for Camtek), 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 | CAMT | NVMI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $116.68 | $312.24 |
| Change, 1 year | −9.0% | −11.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 172% | 148% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.71 | 1.60 |
| Employees | 193 | 85 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.6% | 31.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 26.1% | 26.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −57.2% | 41.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −57.0% | 38.4% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 14.0% | 37.0% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 50.5% | 57.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | 25.8% | 28.8% (better) |
| Net margin | 10.2% | 29.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 25.7% (better) | 24.7% |
| Return on equity | 8.7% | 23.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 33.0% (better) | 32.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | – | 127× |
| Current ratio | 8.35 (better) | 6.28 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 43.4% | 72.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.26% | 11.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$5.1M (better) | −$6.7M |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Go deeper
- CAMT stock overview
- CAMT income statement
- CAMT valuation and score
- NVMI stock overview
- NVMI income statement
- NVMI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.