Globalfoundries vs Microchip Technology
GFS and MCHP 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 GFS and MCHP compare
Microchip Technology grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (20.9% versus 1.4% for Globalfoundries).
Globalfoundries keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.3% compared with 9.3% at Microchip Technology.
Microchip Technology pays a dividend yielding 2.4%; Globalfoundries does not pay one.
Microchip Technology scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 8 for Globalfoundries), 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 | GFS | MCHP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $42.0B |
| Share price | $41.90 | $77.34 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.0% | 23.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −34.2% | −9.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.79 | 1.67 |
| Employees | 1,600 | 18K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 115× |
| P/S | – | 8.2× |
| P/B | – | 6.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 32.0× |
| P/FCF | – | 37.8× |
| FCF yield | – | 2.6% |
| Fair value | – | $33.00 |
| Margin of safety | – | −134% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.4% | 20.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.0% (better) | −2.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −19.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 27.1% | 60.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | 11.6% | 15.5% (better) |
| Net margin | 10.3% (better) | 9.3% |
| FCF margin | 11.5% | 21.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 6.2% | 7.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.8% (better) | 5.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.09 (better) | 0.83 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.04 (better) | 3.46 |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.7× |
| Current ratio | 2.48 (better) | 1.92 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 4.28 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.4% |
| Payout ratio | – | 206% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 17 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 19.5% |
| Buyback yield | – | −0.15% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 2.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 98.2% | 100% |
| Held by insiders | 72.0% | 2.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.8M (better) | −$71.1M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.5% | – |
Go deeper
- GFS stock overview
- GFS income statement
- GFS valuation and score
- MCHP stock overview
- MCHP income statement
- MCHP valuation and score
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