Diodes vs Ultra Clean
DIOD and UCTT 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 UCTT compare
Diodes is the larger company, worth 1.8 times as much as Ultra Clean ($4.0B against $2.2B).
On earnings, Diodes is cheaper: it trades at 35.0× trailing earnings, against 81.3× for Ultra Clean.
Diodes grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (24.2% versus 15.8% for Ultra Clean).
Diodes keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 6.5% compared with 1.1% at Ultra Clean.
Diodes scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 5 for Ultra Clean), 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 | UCTT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.0B | $2.2B |
| Share price | $87.25 | $46.35 |
| Change, 1 year | 86.6% | 78.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −20.7% | −18.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.60 | 2.07 |
| Employees | 7,989 | 7,411 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 35.0× (better) | 81.3× |
| P/S | 2.3× | 0.9× (better) |
| P/B | 2.1× (better) | 3.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 27.1× | 17.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 32.5× | – |
| FCF yield | 3.1% (better) | −7.4% |
| Fair value | $73.32 | $29.77 |
| Margin of safety | −19.0% (better) | −55.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 24.2% (better) | 15.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.8% | 8.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 80.0% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 80.4% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −5.3% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 33.3% (better) | 16.1% |
| Operating margin | 7.3% (better) | 4.3% |
| Net margin | 6.5% (better) | 1.1% |
| FCF margin | 7.0% (better) | −6.7% |
| Return on equity | 6.0% (better) | 3.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.4% (better) | 7.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 (better) | 0.87 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −4.42 | 2.34 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 41.4× (better) | 5.8× |
| Current ratio | 3.07 (better) | 2.79 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.38 (better) | 2.99 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 1.8% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 1.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 99.5% | 97.5% |
| Held by insiders | 1.1% | 1.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$16.5M | −$12.0M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.6% | 8.1% |
Go deeper
- DIOD stock overview
- DIOD income statement
- DIOD valuation and score
- UCTT stock overview
- UCTT income statement
- UCTT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.