Photronics vs Semtech
PLAB and SMTC 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 PLAB and SMTC compare
Semtech is the larger company, worth 6.6 times as much as Photronics ($10.7B against $1.6B).
On earnings, Photronics is cheaper: it trades at 9.7× trailing earnings, against 75.9× for Semtech.
Semtech grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.8% versus 1.2% for Photronics).
Photronics keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 19.0% compared with 13.1% at Semtech.
Photronics scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 8 for Semtech), 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 | PLAB | SMTC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.6B | $10.7B |
| Share price | $27.55 | $114.59 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.7% | 59.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 95.9% | 24.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.70 | 1.84 |
| Employees | 1,908 | 1,920 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 9.7× (better) | 75.9× |
| P/S | 1.9× (better) | 9.1× |
| P/B | 1.3× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.2× (better) | 116× |
| P/FCF | 14.7× (better) | 55.4× |
| PEG | 1.75 | – |
| FCF yield | 6.8% (better) | 1.8% |
| Fair value | $58.44 | $39.48 |
| Margin of safety | 52.9% (better) | −190% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.2% | 17.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.9% | 12.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 52.2% | 546% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 61.4% | 421% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 34.4% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 33.7% | 52.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | 22.5% (better) | 8.0% |
| Net margin | 19.0% (better) | 13.1% |
| FCF margin | 12.7% | 16.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | 13.7% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 29.2% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.45 | 3.06 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.0× |
| Current ratio | 4.94 (better) | 1.70 |
| Altman Z-score | 5.79 | 8.06 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 93.4% | 100% |
| Held by insiders | 3.2% | 0.51% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$24.2M | −$18.8M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.1% | 8.1% |
Go deeper
- PLAB stock overview
- PLAB income statement
- PLAB valuation and score
- SMTC stock overview
- SMTC income statement
- SMTC valuation and score
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