Himax Technologies vs Universal Display
HIMX and OLED 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 HIMX and OLED compare
Universal Display grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−1.9% versus −8.2% for Himax Technologies).
Universal Display keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 36.7% compared with 5.3% at Himax Technologies.
Universal Display pays a dividend yielding 2.2%; Himax Technologies does not pay one.
Universal Display scores higher on the StockData Score (21 against 8 for Himax Technologies), 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 | HIMX | OLED |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $4.1B |
| Share price | $9.09 | $90.54 |
| Change, 1 year | 14.2% | −24.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −9.1% | −41.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.80 | 1.32 |
| Employees | 1,444 | 469 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 21 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 18.4× |
| P/S | – | 6.5× |
| P/B | – | 2.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 16.8× |
| P/FCF | – | 17.6× |
| PEG | – | 3.74 |
| FCF yield | – | 5.7% |
| Fair value | – | $146.04 |
| Margin of safety | – | 38.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −8.2% | −1.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −1.3% | 8.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −44.9% | 4.0% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −43.5% | 6.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −1.5% | 12.7% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 30.6% | 74.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | 5.3% | 34.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 36.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | 14.4% | 36.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | 4.9% | 13.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.6% | 15.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | 12.6× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.58 | 7.56 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 13.59 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.2% |
| Payout ratio | 148% | 39.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | 8 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 24.6% |
| Buyback yield | – | 5.5% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 7.6% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 11.8% | 97.4% |
| Held by insiders | 24.5% | 2.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | $1.0M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 10.9% |
Go deeper
- HIMX stock overview
- HIMX income statement
- HIMX valuation and score
- OLED stock overview
- OLED income statement
- OLED valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.