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 $913.4M against $197.9M — 4.6× the size. USBC, INC. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Vishay Precision Group, Inc. trades at 239×. 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 238.77 35.93
P/S 44.17 2.90 4.46
P/B 4.27 2.87 3.00
Price to free cash flow n/m 255.05 24.96
EV/EBITDA n/m 33.57 19.60
EV/Sales 43.38 2.82 4.98
Earnings yield (311.59%) 0.42% 0.53%
Free cash flow yield (18.65%) 0.39% 1.12%

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 (186.41%) 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% 11.28%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 95.45% (45.95%) —
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 — — 0.72%
Payout ratio — 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric USBC VPG Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Market cap 197.91m 913.38m 483.67m

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