Diodes vs Tower Semiconductor
DIOD and TSEM 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 DIOD and TSEM compare
Diodes grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (24.2% versus 9.1% for Tower Semiconductor).
Tower Semiconductor keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.1% compared with 6.5% at Diodes.
Diodes scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 7 for Tower Semiconductor), 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 | DIOD | TSEM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.0B | – |
| Share price | $87.25 | $146.89 |
| Change, 1 year | 86.6% | 38.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −20.7% | 304% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.60 | 1.06 |
| Employees | 7,989 | 1,296 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 35.0× | – |
| P/S | 2.3× | – |
| P/B | 2.1× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 27.1× | – |
| P/FCF | 32.5× | – |
| FCF yield | 3.1% | – |
| Fair value | $73.32 | – |
| Margin of safety | −19.0% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 24.2% (better) | 9.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.8% | 4.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 80.0% (better) | 6.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 80.4% (better) | 4.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −5.3% | 20.6% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 33.3% (better) | 23.2% |
| Operating margin | 7.3% | 12.4% (better) |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 14.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 7.0% (better) | −3.1% |
| Return on equity | 6.0% | 8.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 7.4% | 10.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −4.42 | −0.18 |
| Interest coverage | 41.4× | 53.1× (better) |
| Current ratio | 3.07 | 4.91 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.38 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 99.5% | 56.2% |
| Held by insiders | 1.1% | 0.75% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$16.5M (better) | −$60.0M |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.6% | 4.2% |
Go deeper
- DIOD stock overview
- DIOD income statement
- DIOD valuation and score
- TSEM stock overview
- TSEM income statement
- TSEM valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.