NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) vs United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC)

NXP Semiconductors N.V. and United Microelectronics Corporation are both Semiconductors companies. NXP Semiconductors N.V. is the larger, with a market value of $67.9B against $40.3B — 1.7× the size. United Microelectronics Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 14.9× against 21.1×. NXP Semiconductors N.V. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.6% against 13.6%. United Microelectronics Corporation has the higher net margin (31.4% vs 23.4%) and the lower return on invested capital (9.34% vs 14.6%). Both pay a dividend; United Microelectronics Corporation yields more (2.57% vs 1.51%). Across the 23 metrics below, United Microelectronics Corporation leads on 16 and NXP Semiconductors N.V. on 7.

Valuation

Metric NXPI UMC Semiconductors median
P/E 21.06 14.90 44.73
P/S 4.92 4.78 6.85
P/B 5.45 2.71 5.06
Price to free cash flow 20.37 18.94 57.33
EV/EBITDA 14.09 10.07 22.12
EV/Sales 5.43 4.45 6.85
Earnings yield 4.75% 6.71% 0.84%
Free cash flow yield 4.91% 5.28% 0.81%

Profitability

Metric NXPI UMC Semiconductors median
Gross margin 56.43% 31.69% 52.12%
Operating margin 32.96% 21.46% 7.34%
Net margin 23.39% 31.40% 3.87%
Free cash flow margin 24.16% 25.22% 4.86%
Return on equity 28.68% 19.59% 1.15%
Return on assets 11.96% 13.23% 2.03%
Return on invested capital 14.58% 9.34% 2.66%

Growth

Metric NXPI UMC Semiconductors median
Revenue growth (TTM) 14.55% 13.59% 17.60%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (18.29%) (8.62%) 27.88%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.33% 3.76% 5.14%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 107.93% 9.58% 0.00%

Health

Metric NXPI UMC Semiconductors median
Debt to equity 0.88 0.14 0.13
Current ratio 2.12 3.27 3.35
Net debt to EBITDA 2.31 (0.73) 0.58

Dividend

Metric NXPI UMC Semiconductors median
Dividend yield 1.51% 2.57% 1.37%
Payout ratio 0.32 0.38 0.40

Size

Metric NXPI UMC Semiconductors median
Market cap 67.93b 40.33b 5.52b

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