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MaxLinear, Inc (MXL) vs Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (SLAB)

MaxLinear, Inc and Silicon Laboratories, Inc. are both Semiconductors companies. Silicon Laboratories, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $7.4B against $4.0B — 1.8× the size. MaxLinear, Inc grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 56.0% against 21.7%. MaxLinear, Inc has the higher net margin (−4.45% vs −4.57%) and the higher return on invested capital (−0.62% vs −3.88%). Across the 18 metrics below, Silicon Laboratories, Inc. leads on 11 and MaxLinear, Inc on 7.

Valuation

Metric MXL SLAB Semiconductors median
P/E n/m n/m 40.58
P/S 6.71 8.60 6.53
P/B 8.31 6.72 4.63
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 50.51
EV/EBITDA 115.37 n/m 22.09
EV/Sales 6.83 8.80 5.41
Earnings yield (0.72%) (0.53%) 0.94%
Free cash flow yield (0.59%) (0.07%) 1.01%

Profitability

Metric MXL SLAB Semiconductors median
Gross margin 58.01% 60.61% 52.12%
Operating margin (0.92%) (5.06%) 7.30%
Net margin (4.45%) (4.57%) 3.87%
Free cash flow margin (3.93%) (0.63%) 3.33%
Return on equity (5.89%) (3.63%) 1.15%
Return on assets (3.41%) (3.16%) 2.03%
Return on invested capital (0.62%) (3.88%) 2.66%

Growth

Metric MXL SLAB Semiconductors median
Revenue growth (TTM) 56.02% 21.71% 17.60%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 46.08% 66.61% 27.88%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (0.46%) 8.96% 5.14%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric MXL SLAB Semiconductors median
Debt to equity 0.31 0.00 0.13
Current ratio 2.22 5.41 3.35
Net debt to EBITDA (0.61) 13.67 0.58

Dividend

Metric MXL SLAB Semiconductors median
Dividend yield — — 1.58%
Payout ratio — — 0.38

Size

Metric MXL SLAB Semiconductors median
Market cap 4.03b 7.39b 4.99b

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