Diodes vs Tower Semiconductor
DIOD and TSEM 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 DIOD and TSEM compare
Diodes grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.8% versus 9.1% for Tower Semiconductor).
Tower Semiconductor keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.1% compared with 5.3% at Diodes.
Diodes scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 7 for Tower Semiconductor), 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 | DIOD | TSEM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.7B | – |
| Share price | $80.13 | $166.48 |
| Change, 1 year | 47.1% | 99.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −25.5% | 373% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.58 | 1.02 |
| Employees | 7,989 | 1,296 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 43.3× | – |
| P/S | 2.3× | – |
| P/B | 1.9× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 42.7× | – |
| P/FCF | 25.9× | – |
| FCF yield | 3.9% | – |
| Fair value | $51.28 | – |
| Margin of safety | −56.3% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.8% (better) | 9.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.8% | 4.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 35.3% (better) | 6.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 35.0% (better) | 4.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −5.3% | 20.6% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 31.7% (better) | 23.2% |
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 12.4% (better) |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 14.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 8.7% (better) | −3.1% |
| Return on equity | 4.5% | 8.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 4.3% | 10.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −5.63 | −0.18 |
| Interest coverage | 27.6× | 53.1× (better) |
| Current ratio | 3.17 | 4.91 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 5.11 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 99.5% | 56.2% |
| Held by insiders | 1.1% | 0.75% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$16.8M (better) | −$60.0M |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.6% | 4.1% |
Go deeper
- DIOD stock overview
- DIOD income statement
- DIOD valuation and score
- TSEM stock overview
- TSEM income statement
- TSEM valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.