Himax Technologies vs Photronics
HIMX and PLAB 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 PLAB compare
Photronics grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.2% versus −8.2% for Himax Technologies).
Photronics keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 19.0% compared with 5.3% at Himax Technologies.
Photronics scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 7 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 | PLAB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $1.6B |
| Share price | $8.64 | $27.55 |
| Change, 1 year | 13.7% | 22.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −13.6% | 95.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.79 | 1.70 |
| Employees | 1,444 | 1,908 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 9.7× |
| P/S | – | 1.9× |
| P/B | – | 1.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 5.2× |
| P/FCF | – | 14.7× |
| PEG | – | 1.75 |
| FCF yield | – | 6.8% |
| Fair value | – | $58.44 |
| Margin of safety | – | 52.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −8.2% | 1.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −1.3% | 6.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −44.9% | 52.2% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −43.5% | 61.4% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −1.5% | 34.4% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 30.6% | 33.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | 5.3% | 22.5% (better) |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 19.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 14.4% (better) | 12.7% |
| Return on equity | 4.9% | 13.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.6% | 29.2% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −2.45 |
| Interest coverage | 12.6× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.58 | 4.94 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 5.79 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 148% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 11.8% | 93.4% |
| Held by insiders | 24.5% | 3.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$24.2M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 7.1% |
Go deeper
- HIMX stock overview
- HIMX income statement
- HIMX valuation and score
- PLAB stock overview
- PLAB income statement
- PLAB valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.