Chipmos Technologies (IMOS) versus Its Competitors Critical Survey

Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS) is one of 221 public companies in the “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Chipmos Technologies to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Chipmos Technologies and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chipmos Technologies	8.30%	9.19%	4.94%
Chipmos Technologies Competitors	-1,266.87%	-126.22%	-3.89%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

7.4% of Chipmos Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 22.7% of Chipmos Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Chipmos Technologies and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chipmos Technologies	$762.90 million	$17.55 million	25.98
Chipmos Technologies Competitors	$39.42 billion	$2.53 billion	10.06

Chipmos Technologies’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Chipmos Technologies. Chipmos Technologies is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Chipmos Technologies and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chipmos Technologies	0	1	0	0	2.00
Chipmos Technologies Competitors	3513	12379	25822	1002	2.57

As a group, “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 35.60%. Given Chipmos Technologies’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chipmos Technologies has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk & Volatility

Chipmos Technologies has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chipmos Technologies’ competitors have a beta of 2.79, suggesting that their average stock price is 179% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Chipmos Technologies competitors beat Chipmos Technologies on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Chipmos Technologies

ChipMOS Technologies Inc. is a Taiwan-based provider of outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services. Founded in 1997, the company serves semiconductor manufacturers and other customers that rely on external partners to prepare and test chips for use in electronic devices. Its services include wafer bumping, semiconductor assembly, and testing. ChipMOS works with products such as display driver integrated circuits, memory chips, and mixed-signal semiconductors, which are used in applications including displays and consumer electronics.