Benchmark Electronics vs Kimball Electronics
BHE and KE 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 BHE and KE compare
Benchmark Electronics is the larger company, worth 4.8 times as much as Kimball Electronics ($2.3B against $473M).
On earnings, Kimball Electronics is cheaper: it trades at 23.5× trailing earnings, against 40.7× for Benchmark Electronics.
Benchmark Electronics grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.9% versus −1.5% for Kimball Electronics).
Benchmark Electronics keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 1.9% compared with 1.4% at Kimball Electronics.
Benchmark Electronics pays a dividend yielding 1.1%; Kimball Electronics does not pay one.
Benchmark Electronics scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 7 for Kimball 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 | BHE | KE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.3B | $473M |
| Share price | $63.03 | $19.74 |
| Change, 1 year | 39.3% | −33.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 142% | −16.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.01 | 1.19 |
| Employees | 12K | 5,600 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 40.7× | 23.5× (better) |
| P/S | 0.8× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 2.0× | 0.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.0× | 6.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | 19.4× | – |
| FCF yield | 5.2% (better) | −1.1% |
| Fair value | $52.66 | $35.83 |
| Margin of safety | −19.7% | 44.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 12.9% (better) | −1.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.3% (better) | 2.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 59.6% (better) | −14.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 63.2% (better) | −11.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 12.3% (better) | −12.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 10.4% (better) | 8.2% |
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 4.4% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.9% (better) | 1.4% |
| FCF margin | 3.9% (better) | −0.35% |
| Return on equity | 5.0% (better) | 3.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.3% (better) | 4.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.14 (better) | 0.40 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.88 | 1.55 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 6.9× (better) | 6.6× |
| Current ratio | 1.87 | 1.90 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.32 (better) | 2.54 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | – |
| Payout ratio | 43.4% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.67% | 2.9% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 1.7% | 2.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 104% | 87.7% |
| Held by insiders | 2.8% | 2.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$12.5M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.0% | 6.6% |
Go deeper
- BHE stock overview
- BHE income statement
- BHE valuation and score
- KE stock overview
- KE income statement
- KE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.