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MetricSWKSSKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.ALABAstera Labs, Inc.MCHPMICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCONON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPMedian of the restexcluding SWKS
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$82.39▲ 0.17 (0.21%)
$257.82▼ 32.24 (11.11%)
$74.52▼ 2.63 (3.41%)
$73.23▼ 3.71 (4.82%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.0/1010.0/107.0/106.0/107.0/10
Market value$12.25B$43.88B$40.40B$29.05B
Revenue$4.09B$852.5M$4.71B$6.00B
Profit$477.1M$219.1M$230.0M$121.0M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.-2.2%115.1%7.1%-15.3%7.1%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.41.2%75.7%57.7%33.1%57.7%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.12.2%20.3%10.4%1.4%10.4%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.11.7%25.7%4.9%2.0%4.9%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.27.1%33.1%18.5%23.7%23.7%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.8.3%16.1%3.6%1.6%3.6%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.8.1%11.5%3.5%0.9%3.5%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.25.68x200.23x175.63x240.11x200.23x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.15.52x—38.71x38.80x38.76x
Price to book2.13x32.18x6.28x3.79x6.28x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.0.38x0.12x1.23x0.63x0.63x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/95/87/94/95.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafesafesafe

How SWKS compares with the others

  • SWKS's operating margin of 12.2% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (10.4%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -2.2% against 7.1%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 25.7x against 200.2x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.4x against 0.6x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.