Bel Fuse vs Knowles
BELFA and KN side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BELFA and KN compare
Bel Fuse grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (25.3% versus 16.1% for Knowles).
Knowles scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 9 for Bel Fuse), 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 | BELFA | KN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $2.9B |
| Share price | $181.40 | $33.81 |
| Change, 1 year | 27.2% | 49.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 1090% | 53.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.17 | 1.27 |
| Employees | 321 | 5,200 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 41.2× |
| P/S | – | 4.3× |
| P/B | – | 3.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 21.7× |
| Fair value | – | $28.07 |
| Margin of safety | – | −20.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 25.3% (better) | 16.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.7% (better) | −4.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 71.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 70.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 48.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 39.5% | 44.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | 15.9% (better) | 14.6% |
| Net margin | – | 10.8% |
| FCF margin | 9.9% | – |
| Return on equity | – | 9.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 16.5% (better) | 9.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.15 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.11 | 0.51 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 10.8× | – |
| Current ratio | 4.48 (better) | 2.94 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 6.69 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 2.0% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 2.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 96.6% | 103% |
| Held by insiders | 5.3% | 2.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$17.2M (better) | −$24.4M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 4.5% |
Go deeper
- BELFA stock overview
- BELFA income statement
- BELFA valuation and score
- KN stock overview
- KN income statement
- KN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.