Eltek vs Espey Mfg & Electronics
ELTK and ESP 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 ELTK and ESP compare
Eltek grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.3% versus 4.9% for Espey Mfg & Electronics).
Espey Mfg & Electronics keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 24.2% compared with 1.6% at Eltek.
Espey Mfg & Electronics pays a dividend yielding 3.7%; Eltek does not pay one.
Espey Mfg & Electronics scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 1 for Eltek), 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 | ELTK | ESP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $144M |
| Share price | $6.01 | $47.52 |
| Change, 1 year | −47.5% | 26.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 26.3% | 216% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| Employees | 352 | 144 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 1 | 20 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 12.2× |
| P/S | – | 3.1× |
| P/B | – | 2.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 8.5× |
| P/FCF | – | 55.9× |
| PEG | – | 0.32 |
| FCF yield | – | 1.8% |
| Fair value | – | $74.56 |
| Margin of safety | – | 36.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.3% (better) | 4.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.1% | 10.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −80.4% | 37.3% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −81.0% | 28.8% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −27.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 15.4% | 35.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | 4.5% | 25.1% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 24.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | −8.1% | 5.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 1.9% | 20.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 4.6% | 86.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | 1.8× | – |
| Current ratio | 2.82 (better) | 2.50 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 4.46 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 3.7% |
| Payout ratio | 154% | 43.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 28.5% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 3.7% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 6.1% | 35.9% |
| Held by insiders | – | 3.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$43.6K (better) | −$1.9M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 1.1% |
Go deeper
- ELTK stock overview
- ELTK income statement
- ELTK valuation and score
- ESP stock overview
- ESP income statement
- ESP valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.