HP vs Super Micro Computer
HPQ and SMCI side by side, both in computer and office equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HPQ and SMCI compare
HP is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Super Micro Computer ($26.0B against $21.6B).
On earnings, Super Micro Computer is cheaper: it trades at 10.1× trailing earnings, against 11.0× for HP.
Super Micro Computer grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (77.8% versus 8.1% for HP).
Super Micro Computer keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.7% compared with 4.1% at HP.
HP pays a dividend yielding 4.2%; Super Micro Computer does not pay one.
Super Micro Computer scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 15 for HP), 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 | HPQ | SMCI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $26.0B | $21.6B |
| Share price | $28.78 | $32.95 |
| Change, 1 year | 3.9% | −37.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −9.9% | 607% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.03 | 2.07 |
| Employees | 55K | 7,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.0× | 10.1× (better) |
| P/S | 0.4× (better) | 0.6× |
| P/B | – | 1.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.5× | 5.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | 6.7× | – |
| PEG | – | 0.24 |
| FCF yield | 15.0% (better) | −32.2% |
| Fair value | $50.63 | $83.92 |
| Margin of safety | 43.2% | 60.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.1% | 77.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −0.48% | 61.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −7.2% | 113% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −4.4% | 94.0% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 6.0% | 73.2% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.9% (better) | 10.8% |
| Operating margin | 5.4% | 7.1% (better) |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 5.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | 6.6% (better) | −17.8% |
| Return on equity | – | 21.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 52.7% | 55.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.20 | – |
| Interest coverage | 8.2× | 14.2× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.79 | 3.87 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.61 | 3.54 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.2% | – |
| Payout ratio | 44.7% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 9 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.6% | – |
| Buyback yield | 4.7% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 8.9% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.9% | 68.6% |
| Held by insiders | 0.24% | 22.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.9M (better) | −$18.9M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.1% | – |
Go deeper
- HPQ stock overview
- HPQ income statement
- HPQ valuation and score
- SMCI stock overview
- SMCI income statement
- SMCI valuation and score
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