Littelfuse
Market Cap
US$4.5b
Last Updated
2019/12/09 23:40 UTC
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Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Littelfuse, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells circuit protection, power control, and sensing products worldwide.
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Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Adequate balance sheet with proven track record.
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Share Price & News
How has Littelfuse's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: LFUS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
2.5%
LFUS
0.4%
US Electronic
0.3%
US Market
1 Year Return
6.0%
LFUS
24.0%
US Electronic
18.5%
US Market
Return vs Industry: LFUS underperformed the US Electronic industry which returned 24% over the past year.
Return vs Market: LFUS underperformed the US Market which returned 18.5% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| LFUS | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 2.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 30 Day | -0.5% | 0.04% | 1.5% |
| 90 Day | 5.0% | 9.1% | 5.7% |
| 1 Year | 7.1%6.0% | 25.3%24.0% | 21.1%18.5% |
| 3 Year | 20.8%17.6% | 45.4%41.3% | 45.9%36.4% |
| 5 Year | 104.3%94.8% | 84.9%75.8% | 71.4%52.5% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Littelfuse's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Is Littelfuse undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
30.36x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: LFUS ($182.95) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($140.58)
Significantly Below Fair Value: LFUS is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: LFUS is poor value based on its PE Ratio (30.4x) compared to the Electronic industry average (21.1x).
PE vs Market: LFUS is poor value based on its PE Ratio (30.4x) compared to the US market (18.5x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: LFUS is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (2.2x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: LFUS is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (3x) compared to the US Electronic industry average (2.1x).
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Future Growth
How is Littelfuse forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 10 analysts?
13.8%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: LFUS's forecast earnings growth (13.8% per year) is above the savings rate (1.7%).
Earnings vs Market: LFUS's earnings (13.8% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (14.2% per year).
High Growth Earnings: LFUS's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: LFUS's revenue (2.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (7.4% per year).
High Growth Revenue: LFUS's revenue (2.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if LFUS's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
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Past Performance
How has Littelfuse performed over the past 5 years?
13.0%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: LFUS has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: LFUS's current net profit margins (9.5%) are higher than last year (7.5%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: LFUS's earnings have grown by 13% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: LFUS's earnings growth over the past year (23.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (13% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: LFUS earnings growth over the past year (23.3%) underperformed the Electronic industry 53.7%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: LFUS's Return on Equity (10.1%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Financial Health
How is Littelfuse's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: LFUS's short term assets ($1.0B) exceed its short term liabilities ($248.7M).
Long Term Liabilities: LFUS's short term assets ($1.0B) exceed its long term liabilities ($830.4M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: LFUS's debt to equity ratio (46.1%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: LFUS's debt to equity ratio has increased from 37.2% to 46.1% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: LFUS's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (35.5%).
Interest Coverage: LFUS's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (9.4x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: LFUS has a high level of physical assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: LFUS's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 1.5x debt).
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Dividend
What is Littelfuse's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
1.05%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Notable Dividend: LFUS's dividend (1.05%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.42%).
High Dividend: LFUS's dividend (1.05%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (3.7%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, LFUS has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.
Growing Dividend: LFUS's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 9 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (29.4%), LFUS's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: LFUS's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (30.6% payout ratio).
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Management
What is the CEO of Littelfuse's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
3.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Dave Heinzmann (56yo)
2.9yrs
Tenure
US$4,876,690
Compensation
Mr. David W. Heinzmann, also known as Dave, has been Chief Executive Officer and President of Littelfuse, Inc. since January 1, 2017. Mr. Heinzmann served as Chief Operating Officer of Littelfuse, Inc. fro ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Dave's total compensation ($USD4.88M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.10M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Dave's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Management Age and Tenure
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: LFUS's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
2.4yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: LFUS's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: LFUS insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Senior Key Executive Senior VP & GM of Semiconductor Products |
| Shares | 200 |
| Max Price | US$182.56 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Senior Key Executive Senior VP & GM of Semiconductor Products |
| Shares | 200 |
| Max Price | US$183.81 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Senior Key Executive Senior Vice President of Business Development & Strategy |
| Shares | 100 |
| Max Price | US$185.82 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Accounting Officer VP, Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer |
| Shares | 901 |
| Max Price | US$186.96 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Lead Director Lead Independent Director |
| Shares | 392 |
| Max Price | US$182.40 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Lead Director Lead Independent Director |
| Shares | 65 |
| Max Price | US$168.16 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Independent Director |
| Shares | 78 |
| Max Price | US$168.16 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Independent Director |
| Shares | 67 |
| Max Price | US$176.00 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Technology Officer Senior VP |
| Shares | 986 |
| Max Price | US$165.79 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Senior Key Executive Senior VP & GM of Electronics & Industrial Business |
| Shares | 1,180 |
| Max Price | US$187.33 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Director |
| Shares | 1,300 |
| Max Price | US$194.14 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Technology Officer Senior VP |
| Shares | 1,000 |
| Max Price | US$195.98 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Senior Key Executive Senior Vice President of Business Development & Strategy |
| Shares | 170 |
| Max Price | US$183.40 |
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Management Team
Dave Heinzmann (56yo)
President
- Tenure: 2.9yrs
- Compensation: US$4.88m
Ryan Stafford (52yo)
Executive VP
- Tenure: 5.9yrs
- Compensation: US$2.14m
Matthew Cole (48yo)
Senior Vice President of Business Development & Strategy
- Tenure: 4.4yrs
Deepak Nayar (60yo)
Senior VP & GM of Electronics & Industrial Business
- Tenure: 8.9yrs
- Compensation: US$1.34m
Mike Rutz (48yo)
Senior VP & GM of Semiconductor Products
- Tenure: 0.8yrs
- Compensation: US$1.48m
Ian Highley (55yo)
Senior VP
- Tenure: 4.9yrs
Trisha Tuntland
Head of Investor Relations
- Tenure: 1.5yrs
Meenal Sethna (49yo)
Executive VP & CFO
- Tenure: 3.8yrs
- Compensation: US$2.00m
Jeff Gorski (44yo)
VP, Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer
- Tenure: 2.3yrs
Alexander Conrad (53yo)
Senior VP & GM of Passenger Vehicle Business
- Tenure: 1.4yrs
Board Members
Bill Noglows (61yo)
Lead Independent Director
- Tenure: 0yrs
- Compensation: US$214.91k
Cary Fu (70yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 7.4yrs
- Compensation: US$214.91k
Nathan Zommer (71yo)
Director
- Tenure: 1.9yrs
- Compensation: US$2.70m
T. J. Chung (56yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 12.4yrs
- Compensation: US$209.91k
John Major (73yo)
Lead Independent Director
- Tenure: 0.9yrs
- Compensation: US$204.91k
Tony Grillo (63yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 28yrs
- Compensation: US$194.91k
Gordon Hunter (67yo)
Chairman of the Board
- Tenure: 1.9yrs
- Compensation: US$244.91k
Dave Heinzmann (56yo)
President
- Tenure: 2.9yrs
- Compensation: US$4.88m
Kristina Cerniglia (53yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 1yrs
- Compensation: US$5.83k
Company Information
Littelfuse, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Littelfuse, Inc.
- Ticker: LFUS
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1927
- Industry: Electronic Components
- Sector: Tech
- Market Cap: US$4.456b
- Shares outstanding: 24.36m
- Website: https://www.littelfuse.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Littelfuse, Inc.
- 8755 West Higgins Road
- Suite 500
- Chicago
- Illinois
- 60631
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFUS | NasdaqGS (Nasdaq Global Select) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Sep 1992 |
| LFS | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Sep 1992 |
Biography
Littelfuse, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells circuit protection, power control, and sensing products worldwide. The company's Electronics segment offers fuses and fuse accessories, positive temperatur ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/12/09 23:40 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/12/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/09/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/29 |
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