MaxLinear, Inc (MXL) vs Power Integrations, Inc. (POWI)

MaxLinear, Inc and Power Integrations, Inc. are both Semiconductors companies. MaxLinear, Inc is the larger, with a market value of $5.2B against $2.6B — 2.0× the size. MaxLinear, Inc has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Power Integrations, Inc. trades at 48.2×. MaxLinear, Inc grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 56.0% against 2.33%. Power Integrations, Inc. has the higher net margin (9.81% vs −4.45%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.43% vs −0.62%). Across the 20 metrics below, Power Integrations, Inc. leads on 15 and MaxLinear, Inc on 5.

Valuation

Metric MXL POWI Semiconductors median
P/E n/m 48.20 36.98
P/S 6.20 4.78 6.03
P/B 7.69 3.13 3.87
Price to free cash flow n/m 24.20 43.80
EV/EBITDA 106.87 47.01 20.84
EV/Sales 6.33 4.21 5.07
Earnings yield (0.78%) 2.07% 1.13%
Free cash flow yield (0.63%) 4.13% 1.06%

Profitability

Metric MXL POWI Semiconductors median
Gross margin 58.01% 53.93% 52.21%
Operating margin (0.92%) 8.39% 5.47%
Net margin (4.45%) 9.81% 4.26%
Free cash flow margin (3.93%) 20.04% 5.02%
Return on equity (5.89%) 6.53% 2.86%
Return on assets (3.41%) 5.73% 2.03%
Return on invested capital (0.62%) 3.43% 2.28%

Growth

Metric MXL POWI Semiconductors median
Revenue growth (TTM) 56.02% 2.33% 17.60%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 46.08% (30.36%) 27.66%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (0.46%) (1.91%) 5.14%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (20.86%) 0.00%

Health

Metric MXL POWI Semiconductors median
Debt to equity 0.31 0.00 0.12
Current ratio 2.22 7.88 3.39
Net debt to EBITDA (0.61) (6.73) 0.53

Dividend

Metric MXL POWI Semiconductors median
Dividend yield — 2.19% 1.62%
Payout ratio — 1.07 0.38

Size

Metric MXL POWI Semiconductors median
Market cap 5.17b 2.61b 5.69b

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