MaxLinear vs Power Integrations
MXL and POWI 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 MXL and POWI compare
MaxLinear is the larger company, worth 2.1 times as much as Power Integrations ($5.5B against $2.6B).
MaxLinear grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (56.0% versus 2.3% for Power Integrations).
Power Integrations keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.8% compared with −4.4% at MaxLinear.
Power Integrations pays a dividend yielding 1.8%; MaxLinear does not pay one.
Power Integrations scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 7 for MaxLinear), 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 | MXL | POWI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.5B | $2.6B |
| Share price | $59.95 | $46.49 |
| Change, 1 year | 296% | 30.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −15.2% | −56.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.09 | 1.38 |
| Employees | 1,115 | 877 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 58.8× |
| P/S | 8.3× | 5.7× (better) |
| P/B | 10.2× | 3.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 148× | 60.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 28.4× |
| FCF yield | −0.38% | 3.5% (better) |
| Fair value | $9.04 | $33.82 |
| Margin of safety | −563% | −37.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 56.0% (better) | 2.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −0.46% (better) | −1.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 149% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 155% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −19.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 58.0% (better) | 53.9% |
| Operating margin | −0.92% | 8.4% (better) |
| Net margin | −4.4% | 9.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | −3.1% | 20.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | −5.9% | 6.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −0.88% | 8.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.31 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.22 | – |
| Interest coverage | −0.6× | – |
| Current ratio | 2.22 | 7.88 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 8.73 | 19.49 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.8% |
| Payout ratio | – | 106% |
| Buyback yield | −0.10% | 0.00% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | −0.10% | 1.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 82.0% | 112% |
| Held by insiders | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$60.1M | −$30.2M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.2% | 8.7% |
Go deeper
- MXL stock overview
- MXL income statement
- MXL valuation and score
- POWI stock overview
- POWI income statement
- POWI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.