Cohu vs Nova
COHU 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 COHU and NVMI compare
Cohu grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (34.0% versus 31.0% for Nova).
Nova keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 29.4% compared with −4.0% at Cohu.
Nova scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 8 for Cohu), 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 | COHU | NVMI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.4B | – |
| Share price | $50.79 | $312.24 |
| Change, 1 year | 112% | −11.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 41.4% | 148% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.63 | 1.60 |
| Employees | 2,857 | 85 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 4.2× | – |
| P/B | 3.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 78.2× | – |
| P/FCF | 43.0× | – |
| FCF yield | 2.3% | – |
| Fair value | $20.29 | – |
| Margin of safety | −150% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 34.0% (better) | 31.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −6.6% | 26.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 41.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 38.4% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 37.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 44.5% | 57.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | −2.4% | 28.8% (better) |
| Net margin | −4.0% | 29.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 9.8% | 24.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | −2.8% | 23.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −1.7% | 32.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.38 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −7.32 | – |
| Interest coverage | −2.0× | 127× (better) |
| Current ratio | 5.16 | 6.28 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.06 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 116% | 72.8% |
| Held by insiders | 4.4% | 11.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$11.4M | −$6.7M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 19.8% | 6.2% |
Go deeper
- COHU stock overview
- COHU income statement
- COHU 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.