ESCO Technologies vs Lumentum
ESE and LITE side by side, both in communications equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ESE and LITE compare
Lumentum is the larger company, worth 9.4 times as much as ESCO Technologies ($58.1B against $6.2B).
Lumentum grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (83.2% versus 27.0% for ESCO Technologies).
ESCO Technologies keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 24.4% compared with −230% at Lumentum.
ESCO Technologies pays a dividend yielding 0.13%; Lumentum does not pay one.
ESCO Technologies scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 8 for Lumentum), 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 | ESE | LITE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.2B | $58.1B |
| Share price | $239.40 | $648.06 |
| Change, 1 year | 8.2% | 149% |
| Change, 5 years | 155% | 611% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.87 | 1.80 |
| Employees | 3,425 | 14K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.8× | – |
| P/S | 4.8× (better) | 19.3× |
| P/B | 3.8× (better) | 12.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 112× |
| P/FCF | 29.9× (better) | 194× |
| PEG | 0.37 | – |
| FCF yield | 3.3% (better) | 0.52% |
| Fair value | $295.28 | $116.11 |
| Margin of safety | 18.9% (better) | −458% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 27.0% | 83.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.4% | 11.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 174% (better) | −26876% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 173% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 24.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 42.0% (better) | 41.7% |
| Operating margin | – | 17.4% |
| Net margin | 24.4% (better) | −230% |
| FCF margin | 16.1% (better) | 10.0% |
| Return on equity | 21.4% (better) | −240% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 10.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.05 (better) | 0.70 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 0.94 |
| Interest coverage | – | 24.1× |
| Current ratio | 1.38 | 1.68 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 6.12 | 12.53 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.13% | – |
| Payout ratio | 2.6% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 0.00% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.13% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 100% | 91.8% |
| Held by insiders | 39.9% | 1.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $0 (better) | −$168M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.2% | 9.1% |
Go deeper
- ESE stock overview
- ESE income statement
- ESE valuation and score
- LITE stock overview
- LITE income statement
- LITE valuation and score
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