Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (VSH)’s liquidity ratios and what they mean

The price of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) closed at $21.85 in the last session, down -1.53% from day before closing price of $22.19. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 919962 shares were traded.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at VSH’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.98 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 82.79. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.38 and its Current Ratio is at 3.32. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.43 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.42.

On January 15, 2021, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $20.

Stifel Upgraded its Hold to Buy on October 07, 2020, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $20.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 04 ’24 when ZANDMAN MARC sold 26,154 shares for $22.83 per share. The transaction valued at 597,096 led to the insider holds 73,678 shares of the business.

ZANDMAN MARC sold 14,846 shares of VSH for $330,027 on Jan 16 ’24. The ExecChairman & Chief Bus Dev now owns 42,631 shares after completing the transaction at $22.23 per share. On Dec 18 ’23, another insider, LUDOMIRSKI ABRAHAM, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 75,049 shares for $23.84 each. As a result, the insider received 1,789,168 and left with 61,313 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VSH now has a Market Capitalization of 3.01B and an Enterprise Value of 2.94B. As of this moment, Vishay’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.88 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.87 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.35.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, VSH has reached a high of $30.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $20.57. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 22.18, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 24.33.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, VSH traded on average about 1.35M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1.45M shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 133.19M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 124.03M. Insiders hold about 9.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.46% stake in the company. Shares short for VSH as of Mar 15, 2024 were 12.12M with a Short Ratio of 8.99, compared to 11.2M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8.81% and a Short% of Float of 12.67%.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for VSH is 0.40, which was 0.40 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 1.80%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 1.82%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.91. The current Payout Ratio is 17.32% for VSH, which recently paid a dividend on Mar 26, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Mar 13, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Jun 12, 2000 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The company has 4 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.21 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.24 and a low estimate of $0.2, while EPS last year was $0.79. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.27, with high estimates of $0.28 and low estimates of $0.26.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.6 and $1.01 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.28. EPS for the following year is $1.96, with 5 analysts recommending between $2.62 and $1.7.

Revenue Estimates

According to 4 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $735.96M. It ranges from a high estimate of $740.39M to a low estimate of $733.2M. As of the current estimate, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.’s year-ago sales were $845.8M, an estimated decrease of -13.00% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $759.59M, a decrease of -14.90% less than the figure of -$13.00% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $776.79M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $742.16M.

A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VSH’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.17B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.03B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.09B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.4B, down -9.20% from the average estimate. Based on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.4B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.6B and the low estimate is $3.24B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 10.10% from the average revenue estimate for this year.

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