Kimball Electronics vs Plexus
KE and PLXS 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 KE and PLXS compare
Plexus is the larger company, worth 12 times as much as Kimball Electronics ($5.6B against $473M).
On earnings, Kimball Electronics is cheaper: it trades at 23.5× trailing earnings, against 30.7× for Plexus.
Plexus grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.8% versus −1.5% for Kimball Electronics).
Plexus keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.6% compared with 1.4% at Kimball Electronics.
Plexus scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 7 for Kimball Electronics), 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 | KE | PLXS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $473M | $5.6B |
| Share price | $19.74 | $208.46 |
| Change, 1 year | −33.0% | 42.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −16.9% | 129% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.19 | 0.93 |
| Employees | 5,600 | 20K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 23.5× (better) | 30.7× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 1.4× |
| P/B | 0.8× (better) | 3.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.1× (better) | 17.1× |
| P/FCF | – | 89.8× |
| PEG | – | 3.49 |
| FCF yield | −1.1% | 1.1% (better) |
| Fair value | $35.83 | $174.92 |
| Margin of safety | 44.9% (better) | −19.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.5% | 1.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.1% | 2.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −14.2% | 14.0% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −11.6% | 15.5% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −12.8% | 9.8% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 8.2% | 11.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 5.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 4.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | −0.35% | 1.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | 3.5% | 12.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 4.6% | 16.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.40 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.55 | – |
| Interest coverage | 6.6× | 18.0× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.90 (better) | 1.49 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.54 | 4.04 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 9 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 2.9% (better) | 1.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.9% (better) | 1.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 87.7% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | 2.5% | 1.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$21.7M |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.6% | 3.3% |
Go deeper
- KE stock overview
- KE income statement
- KE valuation and score
- PLXS stock overview
- PLXS income statement
- PLXS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.