FormFactor vs Tower Semiconductor
FORM 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 FORM and TSEM compare
FormFactor grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (18.0% 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 12.8% at FormFactor.
FormFactor scores higher on the StockData Score (12 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 | FORM | TSEM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.8B | – |
| Share price | $87.53 | $166.48 |
| Change, 1 year | 83.4% | 99.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 97.1% | 373% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.66 | 1.02 |
| Employees | 2,153 | 1,296 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 4 | 4 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 60.0× | – |
| P/S | 7.6× | – |
| P/B | 6.2× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 56.1× | – |
| P/FCF | 50.2× | – |
| PEG | 29.82 | – |
| FCF yield | 2.0% | – |
| Fair value | $52.94 | – |
| Margin of safety | −65.3% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 18.0% (better) | 9.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.5% | 4.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 163% (better) | 6.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 161% (better) | 4.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −7.0% | 20.6% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 43.1% (better) | 23.2% |
| Operating margin | 12.9% (better) | 12.4% |
| Net margin | 12.8% | 14.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 15.1% (better) | −3.1% |
| Return on equity | 11.0% (better) | 8.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.2% (better) | 10.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.01 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.88 | −0.18 |
| Interest coverage | – | 53.1× |
| Current ratio | 4.08 | 4.91 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 19.42 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 0.02% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.02% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.4% | 56.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.87% | 0.75% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$22.1M (better) | −$60.0M |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.2% | 4.1% |
Go deeper
- FORM stock overview
- FORM income statement
- FORM valuation and score
- TSEM stock overview
- TSEM income statement
- TSEM valuation and score
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