Astera Labs, Inc. (ALAB) vs STMicroelectronics N.V. (STM)

Astera Labs, Inc. and STMicroelectronics N.V. are both Semiconductors companies. STMicroelectronics N.V. is the larger, with a market value of $35.8B against $31.1B — 1.1× the size. Astera Labs, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 70.2× against 70.4×. Astera Labs, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 115.2% against 15.9%. Astera Labs, Inc. has the higher net margin (29.6% vs 3.80%) and the higher return on invested capital (40.0% vs 2.89%). Across the 19 metrics below, Astera Labs, Inc. leads on 13 and STMicroelectronics N.V. on 6.

Valuation

Metric ALAB STM Semiconductors median
P/E 70.25 70.42 40.58
P/S 21.07 2.72 6.53
P/B 16.40 2.03 4.63
Price to free cash flow 95.13 83.28 50.51
EV/EBITDA 77.08 13.07 22.09
EV/Sales 20.18 2.56 5.41
Earnings yield 1.42% 1.42% 0.94%
Free cash flow yield 1.05% 1.20% 1.01%

Profitability

Metric ALAB STM Semiconductors median
Gross margin 73.89% 35.36% 52.12%
Operating margin 25.52% 5.48% 7.30%
Net margin 29.64% 3.80% 3.87%
Free cash flow margin 22.15% 3.26% 3.33%
Return on equity 28.21% 2.86% 1.15%
Return on assets 24.93% 2.03% 2.03%
Return on invested capital 39.95% 2.89% 2.66%

Growth

Metric ALAB STM Semiconductors median
Revenue growth (TTM) 115.24% 15.93% 17.60%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 290.62% (89.16%) 27.88%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 2.92% 5.14%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — (31.57%) 0.00%

Health

Metric ALAB STM Semiconductors median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.18 0.13
Current ratio 8.03 3.13 3.35
Net debt to EBITDA (6.90) (1.37) 0.58

Dividend

Metric ALAB STM Semiconductors median
Dividend yield — 0.87% 1.58%
Payout ratio — 0.64 0.38

Size

Metric ALAB STM Semiconductors median
Market cap 31.14b 35.79b 4.99b

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