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CTS Corporation (CTS) vs LSI Industries Inc. (LYTS)

CTS Corporation and LSI Industries Inc. are both Electronic Components companies. CTS Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $1.6B against $663.7M — 2.4× the size. CTS Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 22.2× against 26.0×. LSI Industries Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 20.2% against 7.61%. CTS Corporation has the higher net margin (12.9% vs 3.28%) and the higher return on invested capital (12.2% vs 3.98%). Both pay a dividend; LSI Industries Inc. yields more (1.12% vs 0.28%). Across the 23 metrics below, CTS Corporation leads on 14 and LSI Industries Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric CTS LYTS Electronic Components median
P/E 22.23 25.97 24.82
P/S 2.86 0.85 2.28
P/B 2.78 1.63 2.86
Price to free cash flow 15.07 15.05 22.99
EV/EBITDA 11.69 15.11 14.69
EV/Sales 2.70 1.21 2.38
Earnings yield 4.50% 3.85% 2.68%
Free cash flow yield 6.64% 6.65% 1.70%

Profitability

Metric CTS LYTS Electronic Components median
Gross margin 40.62% 25.15% 32.78%
Operating margin 16.99% 5.57% 4.90%
Net margin 12.94% 3.28% 3.46%
Free cash flow margin 18.97% 5.68% 1.66%
Return on equity 13.02% 7.64% 5.59%
Return on assets 9.16% 3.68% 4.13%
Return on invested capital 12.18% 3.98% 4.66%

Growth

Metric CTS LYTS Electronic Components median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.61% 20.23% 13.94%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 15.87% (15.19%) 35.44%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.00% 16.91% 6.70%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 13.49% 30.93% 7.53%

Health

Metric CTS LYTS Electronic Components median
Debt to equity 0.09 0.71 0.11
Current ratio 2.59 1.97 2.50
Net debt to EBITDA (0.21) 4.40 0.41

Dividend

Metric CTS LYTS Electronic Components median
Dividend yield 0.28% 1.12% 1.10%
Payout ratio 0.06 0.30 0.28

Size

Metric CTS LYTS Electronic Components median
Market cap 1.62b 663.65m 1.16b

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