Cirrus Logic vs Monolithic Power Systems
CRUS and MPWR 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 CRUS and MPWR compare
Monolithic Power Systems is the larger company, worth 11 times as much as Cirrus Logic ($59.5B against $5.5B).
On earnings, Cirrus Logic is cheaper: it trades at 13.4× trailing earnings, against 74.0× for Monolithic Power Systems.
Monolithic Power Systems grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (28.7% versus 6.2% for Cirrus Logic).
Monolithic Power Systems keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 24.5% compared with 21.0% at Cirrus Logic.
Monolithic Power Systems pays a dividend yielding 0.62%; Cirrus Logic does not pay one.
Cirrus Logic scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 18 for Monolithic Power Systems), 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 | CRUS | MPWR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.5B | $59.5B |
| Share price | $109.82 | $1211.63 |
| Change, 1 year | −16.4% | 10.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 39.3% | 122% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.12 | 1.89 |
| Employees | 1,668 | 4,501 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 (better) | 18 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Health score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 13.4× (better) | 74.0× |
| P/S | 2.7× (better) | 18.2× |
| P/B | 2.5× (better) | 15.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.9× (better) | 58.1× |
| P/FCF | 9.6× (better) | 102× |
| PEG | 0.37 (better) | 5.96 |
| FCF yield | 10.4% (better) | 0.98% |
| Fair value | $185.74 | $695.14 |
| Margin of safety | 40.9% (better) | −74.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.2% | 28.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.8% | 27.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 23.0% (better) | −52.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 28.0% (better) | −52.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 16.7% | 29.7% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 52.8% | 55.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | 23.0% | 28.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 21.0% | 24.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 27.9% (better) | 17.9% |
| Return on equity | 20.9% | 22.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 28.9% | 33.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | 471× | – |
| Current ratio | 7.58 (better) | 4.98 |
| Altman Z-score | 11.03 | 47.90 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 9 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.62% |
| Payout ratio | – | 41.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 8 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 25.6% |
| Buyback yield | 3.8% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.8% (better) | 0.62% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 106% | 96.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.64% | 3.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$13.5M (better) | −$728M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.0% | 3.9% |
Go deeper
- CRUS stock overview
- CRUS income statement
- CRUS valuation and score
- MPWR stock overview
- MPWR income statement
- MPWR valuation and score
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