Kopin Corporation (KOPN) vs Richardson Electronics, Ltd. (RELL)

Kopin Corporation and Richardson Electronics, Ltd. are both Electronic Components companies. Kopin Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $707.2M against $282.3M — 2.5× the size. Richardson Electronics, Ltd. trades at the lower P/E: 30.7× against 74.1×. Richardson Electronics, Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 13.9% against −7.12%. Kopin Corporation has the higher net margin (18.1% vs 3.57%) and the lower return on invested capital (−32.9% vs 5.01%). Across the 19 metrics below, Richardson Electronics, Ltd. leads on 15 and Kopin Corporation on 4.

Valuation

Metric KOPN RELL Electronic Components median
P/E 74.10 30.75 30.82
P/S 14.20 1.13 2.84
P/B 8.95 1.59 2.93
Price to free cash flow n/m 1,265.20 28.42
EV/EBITDA n/m 16.22 16.22
EV/Sales 13.05 0.97 2.94
Earnings yield 1.35% 3.25% 1.67%
Free cash flow yield (2.97%) 0.08% 0.58%

Profitability

Metric KOPN RELL Electronic Components median
Gross margin 41.93% 32.20% 33.21%
Operating margin (22.87%) 4.44% 3.90%
Net margin 18.05% 3.57% 2.90%
Free cash flow margin (42.24%) 0.09% 0.20%
Return on equity 18.47% 5.19% 2.60%
Return on assets 9.40% 4.14% 2.50%
Return on invested capital (32.93%) 5.01% 2.28%

Growth

Metric KOPN RELL Electronic Components median
Revenue growth (TTM) (7.12%) 13.87% 12.21%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 104.52% 650.00% 42.31%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (0.40%) 5.25% 7.19%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 30.99% 0.00%

Health

Metric KOPN RELL Electronic Components median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.13
Current ratio 2.18 4.65 2.41
Net debt to EBITDA 6.83 (3.10) 0.34

Dividend

Metric KOPN RELL Electronic Components median
Dividend yield — 1.31% 0.91%
Payout ratio — 0.41 0.29

Size

Metric KOPN RELL Electronic Components median
Market cap 707.24m 282.31m 707.24m

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