Chipmos Technologies (IMOS) vs nLight (LASR)
- Chipmos Technologies IMOS 61.51 −5.57%
- nLight LASR 33.67 −5.10%
Chipmos Technologies and nLight are both Semiconductors companies. Chipmos Technologies is the larger, with a market value of $2.3B against $2.1B — 1.1× the size. nLight has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Chipmos Technologies trades at 30.0×. nLight grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 43.2% against 24.0%. Chipmos Technologies has the higher net margin (8.56% vs −4.02%) and the higher return on invested capital (5.50% vs −9.70%). Across the 19 metrics below, Chipmos Technologies leads on 10 and nLight on 9.
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| Metric | IMOS | LASR | Semiconductors median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 14.72% | 31.52% | 52.28% |
| Operating margin | 9.13% | (5.47%) | 4.76% |
| Net margin | 8.56% | (4.02%) | 4.26% |
| Free cash flow margin | (0.31%) | 13.50% | 8.47% |
| Return on equity | 9.55% | (3.80%) | 2.59% |
| Return on assets | 5.08% | (3.07%) | 1.78% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.50% | (9.70%) | 2.27% |
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