Monolithic Power Systems vs Nextpower
MPWR and NXT 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 MPWR and NXT compare
Monolithic Power Systems is the larger company, worth 4.9 times as much as Nextpower ($59.5B against $12.0B).
On earnings, Nextpower is cheaper: it trades at 20.6× trailing earnings, against 74.0× for Monolithic Power Systems.
Monolithic Power Systems grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (28.7% versus 17.0% for Nextpower).
Monolithic Power Systems keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 24.5% compared with 16.4% at Nextpower.
Monolithic Power Systems pays a dividend yielding 0.62%; Nextpower does not pay one.
Monolithic Power Systems scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 17 for Nextpower), 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 | MPWR | NXT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $59.5B | $12.0B |
| Share price | $1211.63 | $79.33 |
| Change, 1 year | 10.7% | −22.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 122% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.89 | 1.52 |
| Employees | 4,501 | 1,993 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 17 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 74.0× | 20.6× (better) |
| P/S | 18.2× | 3.3× (better) |
| P/B | 15.3× | 4.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 58.1× | 14.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | 102× | 21.9× (better) |
| PEG | 5.96 | 0.04 (better) |
| FCF yield | 0.98% | 4.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $695.14 | $110.82 |
| Margin of safety | −74.3% | 28.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 28.7% (better) | 17.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 27.0% (better) | 24.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −52.0% | 9.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −52.5% | 5.2% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 29.7% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 55.2% (better) | 33.4% |
| Operating margin | 28.7% (better) | 19.3% |
| Net margin | 24.5% (better) | 16.4% |
| FCF margin | 17.9% (better) | 15.1% |
| Return on equity | 22.6% | 27.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 33.7% | 48.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 4.98 (better) | 2.69 |
| Altman Z-score | 47.90 (better) | 5.57 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.62% | – |
| Payout ratio | 41.1% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 8 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 25.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.62% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 96.9% | 103% |
| Held by insiders | 3.6% | 1.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$728M | −$52.6M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.9% | 6.5% |
Go deeper
- MPWR stock overview
- MPWR income statement
- MPWR valuation and score
- NXT stock overview
- NXT income statement
- NXT valuation and score
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