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Bel Fuse Inc. (BELFA) vs CTS Corporation (CTS)

Bel Fuse Inc. and CTS Corporation are both Electronic Components companies. Bel Fuse Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.7B against $1.6B — 1.7× the size. CTS Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 22.2× against 31.4×. Bel Fuse Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 21.0% against 7.61%. CTS Corporation has the higher net margin (12.9% vs 7.34%) and the lower return on invested capital (12.2% vs 13.3%). Both pay a dividend; CTS Corporation yields more (0.28% vs 0.16%). Across the 23 metrics below, CTS Corporation leads on 13 and Bel Fuse Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric BELFA CTS Electronic Components median
P/E 31.44 22.23 24.82
P/S 2.83 2.86 2.28
P/B 2.38 2.78 2.86
Price to free cash flow 27.01 15.07 22.99
EV/EBITDA 13.34 11.69 14.69
EV/Sales 2.68 2.70 2.38
Earnings yield 3.18% 4.50% 2.68%
Free cash flow yield 3.70% 6.64% 1.70%

Profitability

Metric BELFA CTS Electronic Components median
Gross margin 39.87% 40.62% 32.78%
Operating margin 16.22% 16.99% 4.90%
Net margin 7.34% 12.94% 3.46%
Free cash flow margin 10.48% 18.97% 1.66%
Return on equity 8.48% 13.02% 5.59%
Return on assets 5.10% 9.16% 4.13%
Return on invested capital 13.27% 12.18% 4.66%

Growth

Metric BELFA CTS Electronic Components median
Revenue growth (TTM) 20.98% 7.61% 13.94%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 50.49% 15.87% 35.44%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.72% 5.00% 6.70%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 36.90% 13.49% 7.53%

Health

Metric BELFA CTS Electronic Components median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.09 0.11
Current ratio 2.64 2.59 2.50
Net debt to EBITDA 1.00 (0.21) 0.41

Dividend

Metric BELFA CTS Electronic Components median
Dividend yield 0.16% 0.28% 1.10%
Payout ratio 0.05 0.06 0.28

Size

Metric BELFA CTS Electronic Components median
Market cap 2.71b 1.62b 1.16b

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