Cohu vs Teradyne
COHU and TER 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 TER compare
Teradyne is the larger company, worth 19 times as much as Cohu ($41.2B against $2.1B).
Teradyne grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (74.9% versus 34.0% for Cohu).
Teradyne keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 27.5% compared with −4.0% at Cohu.
Teradyne pays a dividend yielding 0.19%; Cohu does not pay one.
Teradyne scores higher on the StockData Score (21 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 | TER |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.1B | $41.2B |
| Share price | $45.00 | $263.75 |
| Change, 1 year | 94.2% | 48.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 22.2% | 74.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.69 | 1.72 |
| Employees | 2,857 | 6,600 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 21 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 30.3× |
| P/S | 3.7× (better) | 8.2× |
| P/B | 2.7× (better) | 11.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | 68.5× | 23.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | 38.1× (better) | 40.2× |
| FCF yield | 2.6% (better) | 2.5% |
| Fair value | $20.02 | $281.75 |
| Margin of safety | −125% | 6.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 34.0% | 74.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −6.6% | 0.44% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 210% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 217% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −4.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 44.5% | 59.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | −2.4% | 32.1% (better) |
| Net margin | −4.0% | 27.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 9.8% | 20.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | −2.8% | 42.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −1.7% | 47.3% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.38 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −7.32 | −0.26 |
| Interest coverage | −2.0× | 147× (better) |
| Current ratio | 5.16 (better) | 2.08 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.74 | 17.05 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.19% |
| Payout ratio | – | 5.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 3.7% |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | 0.87% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 1.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 116% | 97.4% |
| Held by insiders | 4.4% | 0.24% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$13.0M (better) | −$15.7M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 19.4% | 5.2% |
Go deeper
- COHU stock overview
- COHU income statement
- COHU valuation and score
- TER stock overview
- TER income statement
- TER valuation and score
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