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MaxLinear, Inc (MXL) vs Synaptics Incorporated (SYNA)

MaxLinear, Inc and Synaptics Incorporated are both Semiconductors companies. Synaptics Incorporated is the larger, with a market value of $4.6B against $4.0B — 1.1× the size. MaxLinear, Inc grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 56.0% against 8.08%. MaxLinear, Inc has the higher net margin (−4.45% vs −40.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (−0.62% vs −2.01%). Across the 19 metrics below, MaxLinear, Inc leads on 13 and Synaptics Incorporated on 6.

Valuation

Metric MXL SYNA Semiconductors median
P/E n/m n/m 36.98
P/S 6.20 3.84 6.03
P/B 7.69 5.01 3.87
Price to free cash flow n/m 154.33 43.80
EV/EBITDA 106.87 60.40 20.84
EV/Sales 6.33 4.17 5.07
Earnings yield (0.78%) (10.77%) 1.13%
Free cash flow yield (0.63%) 0.65% 1.06%

Profitability

Metric MXL SYNA Semiconductors median
Gross margin 58.01% 45.98% 52.21%
Operating margin (0.92%) (4.72%) 5.47%
Net margin (4.45%) (40.70%) 4.26%
Free cash flow margin (3.93%) 2.49% 5.02%
Return on equity (5.89%) (42.09%) 2.86%
Return on assets (3.41%) (21.07%) 2.03%
Return on invested capital (0.62%) (2.01%) 2.28%

Growth

Metric MXL SYNA Semiconductors median
Revenue growth (TTM) 56.02% 8.08% 17.60%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 46.08% (934.43%) 27.66%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (0.46%) (2.22%) 5.14%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric MXL SYNA Semiconductors median
Debt to equity 0.31 0.91 0.12
Current ratio 2.22 1.15 3.39
Net debt to EBITDA (0.61) 4.77 0.53

Dividend

Metric MXL SYNA Semiconductors median
Dividend yield — — 1.62%
Payout ratio — — 0.38

Size

Metric MXL SYNA Semiconductors median
Market cap 4.03b 4.62b 5.69b

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