USBC, INC. (USBC) vs Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (VPG)

USBC, INC. and Vishay Precision Group, Inc. are both Scientific & Technical Instruments companies. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $853.3M against $173.7M — 4.9× the size. USBC, INC. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Vishay Precision Group, Inc. trades at 201×. USBC, INC. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 148.3% against 11.3%. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (1.20% vs 0.00%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.58% vs −60.2%). Across the 19 metrics below, Vishay Precision Group, Inc. leads on 15 and USBC, INC. on 4.

Valuation

Metric USBC VPG Scientific & Technical Instruments median
P/E n/m 201.30 33.25
P/S 38.10 2.45 4.50
P/B 3.68 2.42 2.90
Price to free cash flow n/m 215.03 24.81
EV/EBITDA n/m 28.14 17.92
EV/Sales 37.32 2.36 4.71
Earnings yield (361.16%) 0.50% 0.60%
Free cash flow yield (21.62%) 0.47% 1.27%

Profitability

Metric USBC VPG Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Gross margin 0.00% 38.68% 45.75%
Operating margin 0.00% 3.42% 7.34%
Net margin 0.00% 1.20% 1.56%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% 1.14% 5.84%
Return on equity (308.89%) 1.19% 2.87%
Return on assets (185.22%) 0.86% 0.99%
Return on invested capital (60.18%) 2.58% 3.88%

Growth

Metric USBC VPG Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Revenue growth (TTM) 148.31% 11.28% 11.15%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 95.45% (45.95%) 11.47%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (6.26%) 2.63% 7.89%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (13.27%) 0.00%

Health

Metric USBC VPG Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.05 0.00
Current ratio 0.23 4.15 2.24
Net debt to EBITDA 0.00 (2.24) 0.44

Dividend

Metric USBC VPG Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Dividend yield — — 0.58%
Payout ratio — — 0.36

Size

Metric USBC VPG Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Market cap 173.69m 853.30m 444.25m

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