Cerebras Systems Inc. (CBRS) vs Microchip Technology Incorporated (MCHP)

Cerebras Systems Inc. and Microchip Technology Incorporated are both Semiconductors companies. Microchip Technology Incorporated is the larger, with a market value of $33.8B against $22.6B — 1.5× the size. Cerebras Systems Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Microchip Technology Incorporated trades at 45.0×. Microchip Technology Incorporated has the higher net margin (13.0% vs −63.9%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.25% vs −21.1%). Across the 14 metrics below, Microchip Technology Incorporated leads on 11 and Cerebras Systems Inc. on 3.

Valuation

Metric CBRS MCHP Semiconductors median
P/E n/m 45.02 44.73
P/S 26.39 6.02 6.85
P/B 1.66 5.08 5.06
Price to free cash flow n/m 23.18 57.33
EV/EBITDA n/m 21.87 22.12
EV/Sales 13.47 7.27 6.85
Earnings yield (1.37%) 2.22% 0.84%
Free cash flow yield (5.95%) 4.31% 0.81%

Profitability

Metric CBRS MCHP Semiconductors median
Gross margin 32.17% 62.70% 52.12%
Operating margin (100.27%) 20.89% 7.34%
Net margin (63.86%) 12.97% 3.87%
Free cash flow margin (157.07%) 25.97% 4.86%
Return on equity 0.00% 10.90% 1.15%
Return on assets (6.33%) 4.99% 2.03%
Return on invested capital (21.13%) 6.25% 2.66%

Growth

Metric CBRS MCHP Semiconductors median
Revenue growth (TTM) — 33.02% 17.60%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) — 2,300.00% 27.88%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — (2.82%) 5.14%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — (19.41%) 0.00%

Health

Metric CBRS MCHP Semiconductors median
Debt to equity 0.13 0.83 0.13
Current ratio 5.82 2.24 3.35
Net debt to EBITDA — 4.33 0.58

Dividend

Metric CBRS MCHP Semiconductors median
Dividend yield — 2.93% 1.37%
Payout ratio — 1.33 0.40

Size

Metric CBRS MCHP Semiconductors median
Market cap 22.63b 33.81b 5.52b

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