Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. (MX) vs Pixelworks, Inc. (PXLW)

Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. and Pixelworks, Inc. are both Semiconductors companies. Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. is the larger, with a market value of $117.4M against $43.3M — 2.7× the size. Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Pixelworks, Inc. trades at 0.6×. Pixelworks, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 106.3% against −10.8%. Pixelworks, Inc. has the higher net margin (6,681.7% vs −17.3%) and the higher return on invested capital (0.00% vs −14.6%). Across the 18 metrics below, Pixelworks, Inc. leads on 12 and Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. on 6.

Valuation

Metric MX PXLW Semiconductors median
P/E n/m 0.63 49.41
P/S 0.68 41.78 8.58
P/B 0.53 0.84 5.49
Price to free cash flow n/m 1.54 47.02
EV/EBITDA n/m 0.59 30.78
EV/Sales 0.39 (7.33) 8.79
Earnings yield (25.45%) 158.22% 0.62%
Free cash flow yield (16.73%) 64.90% 0.59%

Profitability

Metric MX PXLW Semiconductors median
Gross margin 15.87% 74.33% 52.25%
Operating margin (23.18%) (1,362.64%) 4.85%
Net margin (17.26%) 6,681.70% 4.77%
Free cash flow margin (11.35%) (1,530.17%) 8.65%
Return on equity (12.33%) 266.18% 3.11%
Return on assets (8.81%) 131.73% 1.91%
Return on invested capital (14.64%) 0.00% 2.46%

Growth

Metric MX PXLW Semiconductors median
Revenue growth (TTM) (10.81%) 106.27% 16.66%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 43.06% 30.64% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (18.81%) (55.75%) 5.60%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric MX PXLW Semiconductors median
Debt to equity 0.18 0.00 0.05
Current ratio 2.43 35.56 3.35
Net debt to EBITDA 2.64 1.25 0.58

Dividend

Metric MX PXLW Semiconductors median
Dividend yield — — 1.93%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric MX PXLW Semiconductors median
Market cap 117.37m 43.31m 5.67b

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