Espey Mfg & Electronics vs M-tron Industries
ESP and MPTI 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 ESP and MPTI compare
M-tron Industries is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as Espey Mfg & Electronics ($280M against $140M).
On earnings, Espey Mfg & Electronics is cheaper: it trades at 11.9× trailing earnings, against 23.1× for M-tron Industries.
M-tron Industries grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.8% versus 11.8% for Espey Mfg & Electronics).
Espey Mfg & Electronics keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 23.5% compared with 18.0% at M-tron Industries.
Espey Mfg & Electronics pays a dividend yielding 3.8%; M-tron Industries does not pay one.
Espey Mfg & Electronics scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 15 for M-tron Industries), 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 | ESP | MPTI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $140M | $280M |
| Share price | $46.00 | $64.43 |
| Change, 1 year | 21.9% | 20.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 206% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.68 | 1.42 |
| Employees | 144 | 415 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 (better) | 15 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 4 | 4 |
| Health score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.9× (better) | 23.1× |
| P/S | 2.9× (better) | 4.7× |
| P/B | 2.3× | 2.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.5× (better) | 17.1× |
| P/FCF | – | 34.4× |
| PEG | 0.31 (better) | 0.40 |
| FCF yield | – | 2.9% |
| Fair value | $72.62 | $77.69 |
| Margin of safety | 36.7% (better) | 17.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.8% | 12.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.7% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 28.5% | 49.9% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 23.2% (better) | 15.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 34.2% | – |
| Operating margin | 24.4% (better) | 17.8% |
| Net margin | 23.5% (better) | 18.0% |
| FCF margin | – | 13.6% |
| Return on equity | 20.1% (better) | 13.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 81.4% (better) | 41.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.66 | 18.89 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.73 | 28.02 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.8% | – |
| Payout ratio | 44.3% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 28.5% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.8% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 35.9% | 66.3% |
| Held by insiders | 3.4% | 8.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.9M | −$204K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.1% | 10.3% |
Go deeper
- ESP stock overview
- ESP income statement
- ESP valuation and score
- MPTI stock overview
- MPTI income statement
- MPTI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.