Espey Mfg & Electronics vs Vicor
ESP and VICR 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 VICR compare
Vicor is the larger company, worth 54 times as much as Espey Mfg & Electronics ($7.8B against $144M).
On earnings, Espey Mfg & Electronics is cheaper: it trades at 12.2× trailing earnings, against 44.0× for Vicor.
Vicor grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (27.0% versus 4.9% for Espey Mfg & Electronics).
Vicor keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 32.2% compared with 24.2% at Espey Mfg & Electronics.
Espey Mfg & Electronics pays a dividend yielding 3.7%; Vicor does not pay one.
Espey Mfg & Electronics scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 17 for Vicor), 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 | VICR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $144M | $7.8B |
| Share price | $47.52 | $168.10 |
| Change, 1 year | 26.4% | 81.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 216% | 5.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.69 | 2.02 |
| Employees | 144 | 1,092 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 (better) | 17 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 12.2× (better) | 44.0× |
| P/S | 3.1× (better) | 13.8× |
| P/B | 2.4× (better) | 8.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.5× (better) | 45.0× |
| P/FCF | 55.9× (better) | 153× |
| PEG | 0.32 (better) | 0.67 |
| FCF yield | 1.8% (better) | 0.66% |
| Fair value | $74.56 | $138.22 |
| Margin of safety | 36.3% (better) | −21.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.9% | 27.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.7% (better) | 8.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 37.3% | 119% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 28.8% | 110% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 44.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 35.3% | 60.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 25.1% (better) | 24.9% |
| Net margin | 24.2% | 32.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 5.6% | 9.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | 20.1% | 23.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 86.9% (better) | 42.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.50 | 11.44 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.46 | 64.70 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 8 (better) |
| 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% | 47.6% |
| Held by insiders | 3.4% | 46.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.9M (better) | −$410M |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.1% | 8.6% |
Go deeper
- ESP stock overview
- ESP income statement
- ESP valuation and score
- VICR stock overview
- VICR income statement
- VICR valuation and score
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