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Himax Technologies, Inc. (HIMX) vs Chipmos Technologies (IMOS)

Himax Technologies, Inc. and Chipmos Technologies are both Semiconductors companies. Chipmos Technologies is the larger, with a market value of $1.5B against $1.3B — 1.1× the size. Chipmos Technologies trades at the lower P/E: 20.9× against 37.9×. Chipmos Technologies grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 24.0% against −6.85%. Chipmos Technologies has the higher net margin (8.56% vs 4.26%) and the higher return on invested capital (5.50% vs 4.02%). Both pay a dividend; Himax Technologies, Inc. yields more (3.23% vs 1.83%). Across the 22 metrics below, Himax Technologies, Inc. leads on 11 and Chipmos Technologies on 11.

Valuation

Metric HIMX IMOS Semiconductors median
P/E 37.91 20.88 36.98
P/S 1.64 1.74 6.03
P/B 1.50 1.90 3.87
Price to free cash flow 50.59 n/m 43.80
EV/EBITDA 16.78 6.82 20.84
EV/Sales 1.31 1.86 5.07
Earnings yield 2.64% 4.79% 1.13%
Free cash flow yield 1.98% (0.18%) 1.06%

Profitability

Metric HIMX IMOS Semiconductors median
Gross margin 31.07% 14.72% 52.21%
Operating margin 4.94% 9.13% 5.47%
Net margin 4.26% 8.56% 4.26%
Free cash flow margin 3.25% (0.31%) 5.02%
Return on equity 3.96% 9.55% 2.86%
Return on assets 2.03% 5.08% 2.03%
Return on invested capital 4.02% 5.50% 2.28%

Growth

Metric HIMX IMOS Semiconductors median
Revenue growth (TTM) (6.85%) 23.98% 17.60%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (45.22%) (62.71%) 27.66%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (1.27%) (1.42%) 5.14%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (1.39%) (27.01%) 0.00%

Health

Metric HIMX IMOS Semiconductors median
Debt to equity 0.65 0.64 0.12
Current ratio 1.55 2.39 3.39
Net debt to EBITDA (12.39) 0.20 0.53

Dividend

Metric HIMX IMOS Semiconductors median
Dividend yield 3.23% 1.83% 1.62%
Payout ratio 1.22 0.38 0.38

Size

Metric HIMX IMOS Semiconductors median
Market cap 1.31b 1.48b 5.69b

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