Super Micro Computer vs Western Digital
SMCI and WDC side by side, both in computer and office equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SMCI and WDC compare
Western Digital is the larger company, worth 6.6 times as much as Super Micro Computer ($143B against $21.6B).
On earnings, Super Micro Computer is cheaper: it trades at 10.1× trailing earnings, against 16.3× for Western Digital.
Super Micro Computer grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (77.8% versus 35.7% for Western Digital).
Western Digital keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 72.9% compared with 5.7% at Super Micro Computer.
Western Digital pays a dividend yielding 0.14%; Super Micro Computer does not pay one.
Western Digital scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 19 for Super Micro Computer), 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 | SMCI | WDC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $21.6B | $143B |
| Share price | $32.95 | $395.41 |
| Change, 1 year | −37.5% | 217% |
| Change, 5 years | 607% | 604% |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.07 | 1.87 |
| Employees | 7,000 | 40K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 19 | 20 (better) |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Performance score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.1× (better) | 16.3× |
| P/S | 0.6× (better) | 11.0× |
| P/B | 1.5× (better) | 16.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.0× (better) | 29.4× |
| P/FCF | – | 40.6× |
| PEG | 0.24 | – |
| FCF yield | −32.2% | 2.5% (better) |
| Fair value | $83.92 | $390.43 |
| Margin of safety | 60.7% (better) | −1.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 77.8% (better) | 35.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 61.5% (better) | −5.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 113% | 399% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 94.0% | 374% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 73.2% (better) | 55.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 10.8% | 48.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | 7.1% | 34.5% (better) |
| Net margin | 5.7% | 72.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | −17.8% | 27.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | 21.5% | 133% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 55.0% (better) | 52.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.12 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −0.11 |
| Interest coverage | 14.2× | 27.0× (better) |
| Current ratio | 3.87 (better) | 1.33 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.54 | 20.24 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.14% |
| Payout ratio | – | 1.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 1 |
| Buyback yield | – | 1.8% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 2.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 68.6% | 89.7% |
| Held by insiders | 22.7% | 0.78% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$18.9M (better) | −$74.9M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 5.1% |
Go deeper
- SMCI stock overview
- SMCI income statement
- SMCI valuation and score
- WDC stock overview
- WDC income statement
- WDC valuation and score
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