Micron Technology vs Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
MU and TSM 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 MU and TSM compare
Micron Technology grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (256% versus 31.6% for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing).
Micron Technology keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 63.8% compared with 44.6% at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.
Micron Technology pays a dividend yielding 0.06%; Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing does not pay one.
Micron Technology scores higher on the StockData Score (25 against 16 for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing), 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 | MU | TSM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $999B | – |
| Share price | $884.74 | $406.13 |
| Change, 1 year | 290% | 33.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 1113% | 245% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.88 | 1.24 |
| Employees | 61K | 76K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 25 (better) | 16 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Performance score | 6 | 6 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.9× | – |
| P/S | 7.5× | – |
| P/B | 7.2× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.8× | – |
| P/FCF | 16.9× | – |
| FCF yield | 5.9% | – |
| Fair value | $1920.62 | – |
| Margin of safety | 53.9% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 256% (better) | 31.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 36.9% (better) | 23.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 895% (better) | 46.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 879% (better) | 46.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 70.6% (better) | 27.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 80.7% (better) | 59.9% |
| Operating margin | 74.6% (better) | 50.8% |
| Net margin | 63.8% (better) | 44.6% |
| FCF margin | 44.3% (better) | 26.3% |
| Return on equity | 88.3% (better) | 35.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 107% (better) | 64.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.04 | 0.03 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.35 | −1.34 |
| Interest coverage | 937× (better) | 157× |
| Current ratio | 3.31 (better) | 2.51 |
| Altman Z-score | 14.11 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.06% | – |
| Payout ratio | 0.72% | 27.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 39.6% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.07% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.13% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 77.8% | 3.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.22% | 6.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$302M | −$10.9M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 5 | 19 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.3% | – |
Go deeper
- MU stock overview
- MU income statement
- MU valuation and score
- TSM stock overview
- TSM income statement
- TSM valuation and score
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