| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 4/6 |
| Past Performance | 1/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
VPG Overview
Vishay Precision Group, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets sensors, sensor-based measurement systems, specialty resistors, and strain gages in the United States, Israel, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Asia, and Canada.
Vishay Precision Group Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$35.80 |
| 52 Week High | US$23.61 |
| 52 Week Low | US$39.71 |
| Beta | 1.45 |
| 1 Month Change | -5.44% |
| 3 Month Change | 5.08% |
| 1 Year Change | 47.45% |
| 3 Year Change | -4.28% |
| 5 Year Change | 123.33% |
| Change since IPO | 186.40% |
Recent News & Updates
Shareholder Returns
| VPG | US Electronic | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -1.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| 1Y | 47.4% | 51.6% | 35.3% |
Return vs Industry: VPG underperformed the US Electronic industry which returned 51.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: VPG exceeded the US Market which returned 35.3% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| VPG volatility | |
|---|---|
| VPG Beta | 1.45 |
| Industry Beta | 1.32 |
| Market Beta | 1 |
Stable Share Price: VPG is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 3% a week.
Volatility Over Time: VPG's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2,300 | Ziv Shoshani | https://vpgsensors.com |
Vishay Precision Group, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets sensors, sensor-based measurement systems, specialty resistors, and strain gages in the United States, Israel, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Asia, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Foil Technology Products, Force Sensors, and Weighing and Control Systems. The company’s product portfolio includes foil resistors, foil strain gages, transducers, load cells, modules, data acquisition systems, and weighing and control systems, as well as sensors that convert mechanical inputs into an electronic signal for display, processing, interpretation, or control by its instrumentation and system products.
Vishay Precision Group Fundamentals Summary
| VPG fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | US$487.80m |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$14.60m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$288.90m |
33.4x
P/E Ratio1.7x
P/S RatioIs VPG overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| VPG income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$288.90m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$173.56m |
| Gross Profit | US$115.34m |
| Expenses | US$100.74m |
| Earnings | US$14.60m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jul 03, 2021
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 1.07 |
| Gross Margin | 39.92% |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.05% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 22.8% |
How did VPG perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonValuation
Is Vishay Precision Group undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
24.3%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: VPG ($35.8) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($47.32)
Significantly Below Fair Value: VPG is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: VPG is poor value based on its PE Ratio (33.4x) compared to the US Electronic industry average (21.6x).
PE vs Market: VPG is poor value based on its PE Ratio (33.4x) compared to the US market (17.9x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: VPG is good value based on its PEG Ratio (0.9x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: VPG is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.8x) compared to the US Electronic industry average (2.7x).
Future Growth
How is Vishay Precision Group forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 3 analysts?
38.9%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: VPG's forecast earnings growth (38.9% per year) is above the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: VPG's earnings (38.9% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (15% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: VPG's revenue (11.1% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (9.8% per year).
High Growth Revenue: VPG's revenue (11.1% 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 VPG's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
Past Performance
How has Vishay Precision Group performed over the past 5 years?
21.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: VPG has a large one-off loss of $6.1M impacting its July 3 2021 financial results.
Growing Profit Margin: VPG's current net profit margins (5.1%) are lower than last year (5.1%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: VPG has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 21.1% per year.
Accelerating Growth: VPG's earnings growth over the past year (7.9%) is below its 5-year average (21.1% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: VPG earnings growth over the past year (7.9%) underperformed the Electronic industry 40.3%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: VPG's Return on Equity (5.6%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is Vishay Precision Group's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: VPG's short term assets ($218.5M) exceed its short term liabilities ($51.4M).
Long Term Liabilities: VPG's short term assets ($218.5M) exceed its long term liabilities ($122.9M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: VPG's debt to equity ratio (22.8%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: VPG's debt to equity ratio has increased from 21.1% to 22.8% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: VPG's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (51.1%).
Interest Coverage: VPG's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (28.5x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Vishay Precision Group current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate VPG's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate VPG's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if VPG's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if VPG's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of VPG's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
Next Steps
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
0.8yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Ziv Shoshani (54 yo)
11.17yrs
Tenure
US$2,240,175
Compensation
Mr. Ziv Shoshani serves as Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the Board of Directors of Vishay Precision Group, Inc., an independent, publicly-traded company spun-off from Vishay Intertechn...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Ziv's total compensation ($USD2.24M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.69M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Ziv's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: VPG's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
Experienced Board: VPG's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 11.2 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Vishay Precision Group, Inc.'s employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Vishay Precision Group, Inc.
- Ticker: VPG
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 2009
- Industry: Electronic Equipment and Instruments
- Sector: Tech
- Market Cap: US$487.798m
- Shares outstanding: 13.63m
- Website: https://vpgsensors.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Vishay Precision Group, Inc.
- 3 Great Valley Parkway
- Suite 150
- Malvern
- Pennsylvania
- 19355
- United States
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/09/26 22:21 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/09/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/07/03 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.