Dell Technologies vs Super Micro Computer
DELL and SMCI side by side, both in computer and office equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How DELL and SMCI compare
Dell Technologies is the larger company, worth 12 times as much as Super Micro Computer ($270B against $21.6B).
On earnings, Super Micro Computer is cheaper: it trades at 10.1× trailing earnings, against 24.6× for Dell Technologies.
Super Micro Computer grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (77.8% versus 49.0% for Dell Technologies).
Dell Technologies keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 7.5% compared with 5.7% at Super Micro Computer.
Dell Technologies pays a dividend yielding 0.42%; Super Micro Computer does not pay one.
Super Micro Computer scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 15 for Dell Technologies), 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 | DELL | SMCI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $270B | $21.6B |
| Share price | $424.30 | $32.95 |
| Change, 1 year | 159% | −37.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 653% | 607% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.67 | 2.07 |
| Employees | 97K | 7,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 24.6× | 10.1× (better) |
| P/S | 1.8× | 0.6× (better) |
| P/B | – | 1.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.9× | 5.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | 31.5× | – |
| PEG | 0.63 | 0.24 (better) |
| FCF yield | 3.2% (better) | −32.2% |
| Fair value | $398.76 | $83.92 |
| Margin of safety | −6.4% | 60.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 49.0% | 77.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.5% | 61.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 135% (better) | 113% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 151% (better) | 94.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 15.5% | 73.2% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.8% (better) | 10.8% |
| Operating margin | 9.4% (better) | 7.1% |
| Net margin | 7.5% (better) | 5.7% |
| FCF margin | 5.7% (better) | −17.8% |
| Return on equity | – | 21.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 59.8% (better) | 55.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.32 | – |
| Interest coverage | 8.9× | 14.2× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.96 | 3.87 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.89 | 3.54 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.42% | – |
| Payout ratio | 13.8% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | – |
| Buyback yield | 3.2% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.6% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 37.4% | 68.6% |
| Held by insiders | 56.2% | 22.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.4B | −$18.9M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.4% | – |
Go deeper
- DELL stock overview
- DELL income statement
- DELL valuation and score
- SMCI stock overview
- SMCI income statement
- SMCI valuation and score
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