Allegro MicroSystems vs FormFactor
ALGM and FORM 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 ALGM and FORM compare
FormFactor is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Allegro MicroSystems ($7.5B against $6.0B).
On earnings, FormFactor is cheaper: it trades at 43.7× trailing earnings, against 214× for Allegro MicroSystems.
FormFactor grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (29.1% versus 27.9% for Allegro MicroSystems).
FormFactor keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.7% compared with 3.1% at Allegro MicroSystems.
FormFactor scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 7 for Allegro MicroSystems), 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 | ALGM | FORM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.0B | $7.5B |
| Share price | $32.11 | $95.78 |
| Change, 1 year | 16.3% | 78.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −2.2% | 123% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.73 | 1.71 |
| Employees | 4,250 | 2,153 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 214× | 43.7× (better) |
| P/S | 5.9× (better) | 7.6× |
| P/B | 6.0× (better) | 6.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 42.0× | 39.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | 57.3× | 41.3× (better) |
| PEG | – | 21.75 |
| FCF yield | 1.7% | 2.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $14.40 | $76.22 |
| Margin of safety | −123% | −25.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 27.9% | 29.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.5% (better) | 2.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 325% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 321% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −7.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 47.9% (better) | 47.1% |
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 18.3% (better) |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 17.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | 10.4% | 18.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | 3.2% | 15.8% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.0% | 20.2% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.29 | 0.01 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.65 (better) | −2.14 |
| Interest coverage | 4.0× | – |
| Current ratio | 4.13 (better) | 3.68 |
| Altman Z-score | 9.30 | 19.79 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 79.5% | 92.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.90% | 0.87% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$5.2M (better) | −$22.9M |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.7% | 3.6% |
Go deeper
- ALGM stock overview
- ALGM income statement
- ALGM valuation and score
- FORM stock overview
- FORM income statement
- FORM valuation and score
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