Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (ALGM) vs Synaptics Incorporated (SYNA)

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. and Synaptics Incorporated are both Semiconductors companies. Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $6.0B against $4.7B — 1.3× the size. Synaptics Incorporated has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. trades at 395×. Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 24.2% against 11.4%. Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. has the higher net margin (1.50% vs −41.0%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.68% vs −3.17%). Across the 20 metrics below, Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. leads on 15 and Synaptics Incorporated on 5.

Valuation

Metric ALGM SYNA Semiconductors median
P/E 395.25 n/m 45.58
P/S 6.21 3.81 7.63
P/B 6.08 4.90 4.90
Price to free cash flow 66.88 49.88 48.34
EV/EBITDA 51.45 59.90 28.36
EV/Sales 6.34 4.14 7.15
Earnings yield 0.25% (10.79%) 0.75%
Free cash flow yield 1.50% 2.00% 0.67%

Profitability

Metric ALGM SYNA Semiconductors median
Gross margin 47.18% 44.72% 52.28%
Operating margin 4.94% (5.60%) 4.76%
Net margin 1.50% (41.00%) 4.26%
Free cash flow margin 9.29% 8.47% 8.47%
Return on equity 1.50% (42.23%) 2.59%
Return on assets 1.01% (20.95%) 1.78%
Return on invested capital 2.68% (3.17%) 2.27%

Growth

Metric ALGM SYNA Semiconductors median
Revenue growth (TTM) 24.22% 11.44% 16.92%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 79.49% (934.43%) 27.17%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.53% (2.22%) 5.83%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric ALGM SYNA Semiconductors median
Debt to equity 0.30 0.90 0.05
Current ratio 3.70 1.12 3.28
Net debt to EBITDA 1.32 4.77 0.58

Dividend

Metric ALGM SYNA Semiconductors median
Dividend yield — — 1.19%
Payout ratio — — 0.40

Size

Metric ALGM SYNA Semiconductors median
Market cap 6.03b 4.67b 5.43b

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