Sonos vs Universal Electronics
SONO and UEIC side by side, both in electronic and other electrical equipment and components, except computer equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SONO and UEIC compare
Sonos is the larger company, worth 24 times as much as Universal Electronics ($2.1B against $88.3M).
Sonos grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.6% versus −15.7% for Universal Electronics).
Sonos keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.8% compared with −2.2% at Universal Electronics.
Universal Electronics pays a dividend yielding 3.5%; Sonos does not pay one.
Sonos scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 12 for Universal Electronics), 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 | SONO | UEIC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.1B | $88.3M |
| Share price | $17.97 | $6.85 |
| Change, 1 year | 5.0% | 119% |
| Change, 5 years | −43.4% | −82.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.50 | 0.88 |
| Employees | 1,404 | 3,099 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 39.9× | – |
| P/S | 1.4× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 5.3× | 0.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.5× | 2.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | 17.0× | 9.8× (better) |
| FCF yield | 5.9% | 10.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $16.07 | $18.12 |
| Margin of safety | −11.8% | 62.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.6% (better) | −15.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.7% (better) | −9.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 46.5% (better) | 29.2% |
| Operating margin | 4.4% (better) | 1.4% |
| Net margin | 3.8% (better) | −2.2% |
| FCF margin | 8.4% (better) | 2.7% |
| Return on equity | 14.2% (better) | −5.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 26.8% (better) | 3.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | 144× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.61 | 1.70 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.88 (better) | 2.98 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 3.5% |
| Buyback yield | 5.4% (better) | 2.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.4% | 6.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 102% | 54.6% |
| Held by insiders | 18.3% | 19.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $45.0M (better) | −$2.8M |
| Short interest, % of float | 17.1% | 1.4% |
Go deeper
- SONO stock overview
- SONO income statement
- SONO valuation and score
- UEIC stock overview
- UEIC income statement
- UEIC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.