Celestica vs Plexus
CLS and PLXS 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 CLS and PLXS compare
Celestica grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (47.3% versus 1.8% for Plexus).
Celestica keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 7.2% compared with 4.6% at Plexus.
Celestica scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 13 for Plexus), 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 | CLS | PLXS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $5.5B |
| Share price | $265.53 | $207.96 |
| Change, 1 year | −21.4% | 49.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 2312% | 120% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.87 | 0.90 |
| Employees | – | 20K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 13 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 30.7× |
| P/S | – | 1.4× |
| P/B | – | 3.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 17.0× |
| P/FCF | – | 89.6× |
| PEG | – | 3.48 |
| FCF yield | – | 1.1% |
| Fair value | – | $182.17 |
| Margin of safety | – | −14.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 47.3% (better) | 1.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 16.6% (better) | 2.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 107% (better) | 14.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 109% (better) | 15.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 72.4% (better) | 9.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 12.0% (better) | 11.4% |
| Operating margin | 8.8% (better) | 5.7% |
| Net margin | 7.2% (better) | 4.6% |
| FCF margin | 3.3% (better) | 1.5% |
| Return on equity | 52.7% (better) | 12.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 46.0% (better) | 16.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.33 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.18 | – |
| Interest coverage | 21.9× (better) | 18.0× |
| Current ratio | 1.23 | 1.49 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 4.03 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 9 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 1.5% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 1.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 69.0% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | 0.81% | 1.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$254M | −$23.7M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.9% | 3.5% |
Go deeper
- CLS stock overview
- CLS income statement
- CLS valuation and score
- PLXS stock overview
- PLXS income statement
- PLXS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.