nLight (LASR) vs Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (VSH)

nLight and Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. are both Semiconductors companies. Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $3.4B against $1.7B — 2.0× the size. nLight has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. trades at 34.1×. nLight grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 43.2% against 17.6%. Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.72% vs −4.02%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.49% vs −9.70%). Across the 19 metrics below, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. leads on 14 and nLight on 5.

Valuation

Metric LASR VSH Semiconductors median
P/E n/m 34.07 36.98
P/S 5.48 0.97 6.03
P/B 3.87 1.15 3.87
Price to free cash flow 40.55 29.18 43.80
EV/EBITDA n/m 9.01 20.84
EV/Sales 4.48 1.06 5.07
Earnings yield (0.84%) 2.94% 1.13%
Free cash flow yield 2.47% 3.43% 1.06%

Profitability

Metric LASR VSH Semiconductors median
Gross margin 31.52% 22.53% 52.21%
Operating margin (5.47%) 5.21% 5.47%
Net margin (4.02%) 2.72% 4.26%
Free cash flow margin 13.50% 3.33% 5.02%
Return on equity (3.80%) 3.78% 2.86%
Return on assets (3.07%) 2.08% 2.03%
Return on invested capital (9.70%) 4.49% 2.28%

Growth

Metric LASR VSH Semiconductors median
Revenue growth (TTM) 43.24% 17.60% 17.60%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 62.99% 69.57% 27.66%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.24% 4.17% 5.14%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric LASR VSH Semiconductors median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.25 0.12
Current ratio 8.17 3.31 3.39
Net debt to EBITDA 10.87 1.55 0.53

Dividend

Metric LASR VSH Semiconductors median
Dividend yield — 1.80% 1.62%
Payout ratio — 0.65 0.38

Size

Metric LASR VSH Semiconductors median
Market cap 1.69b 3.38b 5.69b

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