Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPWR) vs NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI)

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. and NXP Semiconductors N.V. are both Semiconductors companies. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $66.6B against $58.5B — 1.1× the size. NXP Semiconductors N.V. trades at the lower P/E: 20.2× against 83.3×. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 28.7% against 8.77%. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. has the higher net margin (24.5% vs 22.6%) and the higher return on invested capital (23.7% vs 13.8%). Both pay a dividend; NXP Semiconductors N.V. yields more (1.88% vs 0.68%). Across the 23 metrics below, NXP Semiconductors N.V. leads on 15 and Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric MPWR NXPI Semiconductors median
P/E 83.33 20.21 49.41
P/S 20.53 4.56 8.58
P/B 17.25 5.27 5.49
Price to free cash flow 174.99 22.68 47.02
EV/EBITDA 65.87 13.59 30.78
EV/Sales 20.10 5.15 8.79
Earnings yield 1.20% 4.95% 0.62%
Free cash flow yield 0.57% 4.41% 0.59%

Profitability

Metric MPWR NXPI Semiconductors median
Gross margin 55.20% 56.00% 52.25%
Operating margin 28.72% 31.95% 4.85%
Net margin 24.50% 22.56% 4.77%
Free cash flow margin 11.88% 20.10% 8.65%
Return on equity 21.98% 28.38% 3.11%
Return on assets 18.52% 11.46% 1.91%
Return on invested capital 23.68% 13.75% 2.46%

Growth

Metric MPWR NXPI Semiconductors median
Revenue growth (TTM) 28.67% 8.77% 16.66%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (65.15%) (18.29%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 27.00% 7.33% 5.60%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 30.47% 107.93% 0.00%

Health

Metric MPWR NXPI Semiconductors median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.96 0.05
Current ratio 4.98 2.04 3.35
Net debt to EBITDA (1.62) 2.31 0.58

Dividend

Metric MPWR NXPI Semiconductors median
Dividend yield 0.68% 1.88% 1.93%
Payout ratio 0.38 0.35 0.00

Size

Metric MPWR NXPI Semiconductors median
Market cap 66.58b 58.48b 5.67b

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