NN vs Veeco Instruments
NNBR and VECO side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NNBR and VECO compare
Veeco Instruments is the larger company, worth 8.4 times as much as NN ($2.4B against $285M).
NN grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.9% versus 6.6% for Veeco Instruments).
Veeco Instruments keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.6% compared with −5.4% at NN.
Veeco Instruments scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 5 for NN), 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 | NNBR | VECO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $285M | $2.4B |
| Share price | $3.04 | $39.06 |
| Change, 1 year | 101% | 28.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −43.2% | 46.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.79 | 1.43 |
| Employees | 1,650 | 1,265 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 97.7× |
| P/S | 0.6× (better) | 3.3× |
| P/B | 2.7× | 2.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.9× (better) | 51.1× |
| P/FCF | – | 19.0× |
| FCF yield | −0.47% | 5.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $1.74 | $14.75 |
| Margin of safety | −74.9% (better) | −165% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.9% (better) | 6.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −0.25% | 7.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −46.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −51.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 14.3% | 37.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | −3.1% | 3.0% (better) |
| Net margin | −5.4% | 3.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | −0.28% | 17.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | −34.2% | 2.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −5.2% | 3.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.63 | 0.25 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.04 (better) | −6.12 |
| Interest coverage | −0.6× | 2.5× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.75 | 3.87 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.53 | 3.22 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 32.3% | 113% |
| Held by insiders | 25.0% | 1.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$7.9M (better) | −$37.7M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.3% | 8.9% |
Go deeper
- NNBR stock overview
- NNBR income statement
- NNBR valuation and score
- VECO stock overview
- VECO income statement
- VECO valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.