Nve Corp /New/ (NASDAQ: NVEC)

Sector: Technology Industry: Semiconductors CIK: 0000724910
Market Cap 308.07 Mn
P/B 5.16
P/E 22.28
P/S 12.43
ROIC (Qtr) 19.08
Div Yield % 7.85
Rev 1y % (Qtr) -6.09
Total Debt (Qtr) 962,342.00
Debt/Equity (Qtr) 0.02

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Price action

Investment thesis

Bull case

  • Strong operating cash flow of 14.31M provides robust 14.87x coverage of total debt 962342, indicating excellent debt servicing capability and financial flexibility.
  • Healthy cash reserves of 5.11M provide 32.78x coverage of short-term debt 155800, demonstrating strong liquidity position and minimal refinancing risk.
  • Strong tangible asset base of 61.49M provides 63.90x coverage of total debt 962342, indicating robust asset backing and low credit risk.
  • Operating cash flow of 14.31M provides strong 140.73x coverage of stock compensation 101672, indicating sustainable incentive practices.
  • Robust free cash flow of 13.05M exceeds capital expenditure of 1.26M by 10.35x, indicating strong organic growth funding capability.

Bear case

  • Operating cash flow of 14.31M provides thin coverage of dividend payments of (19.35M) with a -0.74 ratio, suggesting potential dividend sustainability issues if operational performance deteriorates.
  • Long-term investments of 27.84M represent a high 7.34x of fixed assets 3.80M, indicating potential overexposure to financial assets versus operational capabilities.
  • Short-term investments of 12.64M exceed receivables of 2.44M by 5.18x, indicating potentially inefficient capital allocation given collection cycle needs.

Peer comparison

Companies in the Semiconductors
S.No. Ticker Company Market Cap P/E P/S Total Debt (Qtr)
1 NVDA Nvidia Corp 4,521.08 Bn 45.58 24.16 10.48 Bn
2 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 1,648.98 Bn 31.97 13.84 31.18 Bn
3 AVGO Broadcom Inc. 1,565.97 Bn 67.71 24.51 65.14 Bn
4 MU Micron Technology Inc 366.37 Bn 30.76 8.66 12.43 Bn
5 AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc 333.34 Bn 100.83 10.41 3.87 Bn
6 INTC Intel Corp 271.33 Bn 1,370.33 5.08 46.55 Bn
7 QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De 199.55 Bn 36.01 4.51 14.81 Bn
8 TXN Texas Instruments Inc 172.17 Bn 34.14 9.97 14.05 Bn

Industry comparisons

Current Valuation Value Ind Avg Percentile
EV to Assets EV to Assets 4.97 4.13
EV to Cash from Ops. EV/CFO 21.37 -370.81
EV to Debt EV to Debt 317.71 88.27
EV to EBIT EV/EBIT 18.28 -65.23
EV to EBITDA EV/EBITDA 20.39 22.97
EV to Free Cash Flow [EV/FCF] EV/FCF 23.43 -8.14
EV to Market Cap EV to Market Cap 0.99 0.80
EV to Revenue EV/Rev 12.34 20.31
Price to Book Value [P/B] P/B 5.16 5.16
Price to Earnings [P/E] P/E 22.28 9.20
Dividend Metrics Value Ind Avg Percentile
Dividend Coverage Ratio Div Coverage (Qtr) 0.71 2.39
Dividend Payout Ratio % Div Payout % (Qtr) 139.90 8.25
Dividend per Basic Share Div per Share (Qtr) 4.00 0.63
FCF Dividend Payout Ratio % FCF Div Payout % (Qtr) 148.31 9.91
Interest Coverage Interest Coverage 0.00 8.38
Growth Metrics Value Ind Avg Percentile
Capex Growth (1y) % Capex 1y % (Qtr) -12.01 -155.98
Cash and Equivalents Growth (1y) % Cash & Equiv 1y % (Qtr) 64.96 45.60
Dividend Growth (1y) % Div 1y % (Qtr) 0.00 5.64
EBIAT Growth (1y) % EBIAT 1y % (Qtr) -14.23 26.23
EBITDA Growth (1y) % EBITDA 1y % (Qtr) -14.95 47.12
EBIT Growth (1y) % EBIT 1y % (Qtr) -13.23 25.83
EBT Growth (1y) % EBT 1y % (Qtr) -13.23 39.93
EPS Growth (1y) % EPS 1y % (Qtr) -14.11 24.64
FCF Growth (1y) % FCF 1y % (Qtr) -11.38 244.42
Gross Profit Growth (1y) % Gross Profit 1y % (Qtr) -10.98 43.10
Liquidity Ratios Value Ind Avg Percentile
Asset Utilization Ratio Asset Util Ratio (Qtr) 0.40 0.49
Cash Payout Ratio Cash Payout (Qtr) 1.24 0.09
Cash Ratio Cash Ratio (Qtr) 5.26 2.23
Current Ratio Curr Ratio (Qtr) 29.64 5.43
Debt to Equity Ratio Debt/Equity (Qtr) 0.02 0.34
Interest Cover Ratio Interest Cover Ratio 0.00 8.38
Times Interest Earned Times Interest Earned 0.00 8.38
Profitability Value Ind Avg Percentile
EBITDA Margin % EBITDA Margin % (Qtr) 68.90 -112.38
EBIT Margin % EBIT Margin % (Qtr) 67.48 -91.98
EBT Margin % EBT Margin % (Qtr) 67.48 -132.25
Gross Margin % Gross Margin % (Qtr) 80.30 47.73
Net Profit Margin % Net Margin % (Qtr) 55.80 -133.26