Littelfuse, Inc. (LFUS) vs Ralliant Corporation (RAL)

Littelfuse, Inc. and Ralliant Corporation are both Electronic Components companies. Littelfuse, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $8.9B against $7.0B — 1.3× the size. Ralliant Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Littelfuse, Inc. trades at 263×. Littelfuse, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 18.7% against 11.3%. Littelfuse, Inc. has the higher net margin (1.37% vs −52.1%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.74% vs −28.7%). Both pay a dividend; Littelfuse, Inc. yields more (0.86% vs 0.30%). Across the 20 metrics below, Littelfuse, Inc. leads on 18 and Ralliant Corporation on 2.

Valuation

Metric LFUS RAL Electronic Components median
P/E 263.44 n/m 25.59
P/S 3.28 3.27 2.41
P/B 3.32 4.60 2.89
Price to free cash flow 16.83 24.54 23.81
EV/EBITDA 14.95 19.00 14.49
EV/Sales 3.21 3.84 2.52
Earnings yield 0.38% (15.64%) 2.64%
Free cash flow yield 5.94% 4.07% 1.62%

Profitability

Metric LFUS RAL Electronic Components median
Gross margin 40.07% 51.59% 32.78%
Operating margin 5.49% (48.30%) 4.90%
Net margin 1.37% (52.10%) 3.46%
Free cash flow margin 19.50% 13.31% 1.66%
Return on equity 1.40% (51.80%) 5.59%
Return on assets 0.90% (26.14%) 4.13%
Return on invested capital 3.74% (28.65%) 5.74%

Growth

Metric LFUS RAL Electronic Components median
Revenue growth (TTM) 18.72% 11.30% 13.94%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (172.25%) (442.61%) 35.44%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 10.54% — 6.70%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% — 7.53%

Health

Metric LFUS RAL Electronic Components median
Debt to equity 0.23 0.71 0.06
Current ratio 2.67 1.65 2.50
Net debt to EBITDA 0.50 2.22 0.41

Dividend

Metric LFUS RAL Electronic Components median
Dividend yield 0.86% 0.30% 1.10%
Payout ratio 2.49 — 0.29

Size

Metric LFUS RAL Electronic Components median
Market cap 8.85b 6.95b 1.10b

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