Espey Mfg & Electronics vs Nortech Systems
ESP and NSYS 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 ESP and NSYS compare
Espey Mfg & Electronics is the larger company, worth 4.7 times as much as Nortech Systems ($144M against $30.6M).
On earnings, Espey Mfg & Electronics is cheaper: it trades at 12.2× trailing earnings, against 28.9× for Nortech Systems.
Nortech Systems grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (54.4% 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 0.57% at Nortech Systems.
Espey Mfg & Electronics pays a dividend yielding 3.7%; Nortech Systems does not pay one.
Espey Mfg & Electronics scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 6 for Nortech 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 | ESP | NSYS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $144M | $30.6M |
| Share price | $47.52 | $10.71 |
| Change, 1 year | 26.4% | 14.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 216% | 2.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.69 | 0.41 |
| Employees | 144 | 5 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 12.2× (better) | 28.9× |
| P/S | 3.1× | 0.2× (better) |
| P/B | 2.4× | 0.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.5× (better) | 11.6× |
| P/FCF | 55.9× | 12.5× (better) |
| PEG | 0.32 | – |
| FCF yield | 1.8% | 8.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $74.34 | $12.10 |
| Margin of safety | 36.1% (better) | 11.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.9% | 54.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.7% (better) | −34.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 37.3% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 28.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 35.3% (better) | 11.3% |
| Operating margin | 25.1% (better) | 1.4% |
| Net margin | 24.2% (better) | 0.57% |
| FCF margin | 5.6% (better) | 1.3% |
| Return on equity | 20.1% (better) | 3.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 86.9% (better) | 5.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.7× |
| Current ratio | 2.50 (better) | 1.78 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.46 (better) | 3.51 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.7% | – |
| Payout ratio | 43.2% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 28.5% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.7% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 35.9% | 7.8% |
| Held by insiders | 3.4% | 52.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.9M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.1% | 0.24% |
Go deeper
- ESP stock overview
- ESP income statement
- ESP valuation and score
- NSYS stock overview
- NSYS income statement
- NSYS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.