Ambarella vs Silicon Motion Technology
AMBA and SIMO 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 AMBA and SIMO compare
Ambarella grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (20.0% versus 10.2% for Silicon Motion Technology).
Silicon Motion Technology keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.8% compared with −13.5% at Ambarella.
Silicon Motion Technology scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 8 for Ambarella), 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 | AMBA | SIMO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.8B | – |
| Share price | $62.49 | $183.65 |
| Change, 1 year | −33.8% | 94.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −66.9% | 163% |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.08 | 1.21 |
| Employees | 959 | 2,009 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 6.6× | – |
| P/B | 4.4× | – |
| P/FCF | 284× | – |
| FCF yield | 0.35% | – |
| Fair value | $61.75 | – |
| Margin of safety | −1.2% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 20.0% (better) | 10.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.9% (better) | 10.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 37.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 37.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 9.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 58.5% (better) | 48.3% |
| Operating margin | −14.9% | 10.5% (better) |
| Net margin | −13.5% | 13.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.3% (better) | 0.71% |
| Return on equity | −9.4% | 15.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −14.8% | 14.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.85 (better) | 2.78 |
| Altman Z-score | 10.38 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | – | 54.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 7.4% |
| Buyback yield | 0.09% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.09% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 81.3% | 18.6% |
| Held by insiders | 5.5% | 0.84% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$17.1M | −$1.9M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.1% | – |
Go deeper
- AMBA stock overview
- AMBA income statement
- AMBA valuation and score
- SIMO stock overview
- SIMO income statement
- SIMO valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.