Mercury Systems vs Vishay Precision
MRCY and VPG 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 MRCY and VPG compare
Mercury Systems is the larger company, worth 7.4 times as much as Vishay Precision ($5.3B against $717M).
Vishay Precision grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.6% versus 8.4% for Mercury Systems).
Mercury Systems keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −0.40% compared with −1.0% at Vishay Precision.
Vishay Precision scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 5 for Mercury Systems), 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 | MRCY | VPG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.3B | $717M |
| Share price | $88.33 | $53.82 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.3% | 57.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 79.1% | 45.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.00 | 1.21 |
| Employees | 2,102 | 2,100 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 5.3× | 2.1× (better) |
| P/B | 3.4× | 2.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 52.6× | 32.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | 110× (better) | 489× |
| FCF yield | 0.91% (better) | 0.20% |
| Fair value | $48.66 | $28.45 |
| Margin of safety | −81.5% (better) | −89.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.4% | 11.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.3% | 2.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −142% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −142% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −12.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 30.4% | 38.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | 2.7% (better) | 1.1% |
| Net margin | −0.40% (better) | −1.0% |
| FCF margin | 4.8% (better) | 0.44% |
| Return on equity | −0.27% (better) | −1.00% |
| Return on invested capital | 1.1% (better) | 0.70% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.05 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −3.21 |
| Interest coverage | 1.0× | 2.8× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.90 | 3.59 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 5.40 (better) | 5.13 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 109% | 84.3% |
| Held by insiders | 8.3% | 3.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$118M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.9% | 10.3% |
Go deeper
- MRCY stock overview
- MRCY income statement
- MRCY valuation and score
- VPG stock overview
- VPG income statement
- VPG valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.