Silicom Ltd. (SILC) is a publicly traded company in the Technology — Communication Equipment industry listed on NASDAQ. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Silicom Ltd., including its various subsidiaries, specializes in providing comprehensive networking and data infrastructure solutions. The company is involved in the entire lifecycle of these solutions, from their design and manufacturing to marketing and ongoing support, catering to a wide array of servers, server-based platforms, and communication devices.
Analysis Summary
Silicom Ltd. reported revenue of $61.9M in the most recent fiscal year, growing at a 5-year CAGR of -10.4%.
Trailing-twelve-month margins: gross margin 30.2%, operating margin -14.2%, net margin -13.0%.
At the current price of $42.48, SILC has negative trailing earnings (P/E not meaningful) and an ROE of -8.37%. Market capitalisation stands at $244M.
Balance sheet quality for SILC: current ratio of 4.1, net cash position of $37.6M. A debt-to-equity below 1.0 typically signals conservative capital structure, while a current ratio above 1.5 indicates comfortable short-term liquidity.
Price
| Price | $42.48 |
| Market Cap | $244M |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Country | IL |
Valuation Ratios
| Price / Book | 2.09 |
| EV / EBITDA | -28.80 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.00% |
Profitability
| Return on Equity | -8.37% |
| Return on Invested Capital | -8.58% |
| Return on Assets | -6.01% |
| Gross Margin | 30.16% |
| Operating Margin | -14.17% |
| Net Margin | -12.98% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.06 |
| Current Ratio | 3.06 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5 |
| Altman Z-Score | 3.13 |
What to look at in Technology companies
- Revenue growth 3y (>=15%/year) — Validates sustained traction, not a one-off.
- Gross margin (Sub-sector dependent) — SaaS >=70%, Internet >=55%, Semis >=45%, Hardware >=35%.
- FCF / Revenue (>=20%) — Real cash generated. Many tech firms dress up non-GAAP earnings.
- ROIC (>=15%) — Capital reinvested efficiency — Buffett's first metric.
- SBC / Revenue (<10% healthy) — Stock-based compensation. Silent dilution: >20% destroys value.
- Net Debt / EBITDA (<=2x (1.5x SaaS)) — Resilience in downturns and rate hikes.
Peer Comparison
| Symbol | Company | Market Cap | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SILC | Silicom Ltd. | $244M | 2.09 | -8.4% | |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | $424.7B | 31.83 | 8.41 | 27.4% |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | $76.4B | 36.65 | 29.20 | |
| 0K3H.L | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | $76.0B | |||
| LITE | Lumentum Holdings Inc. | $71.5B | 14.30 | -300.1% | |
| 0JVV.L | Lumentum Holdings Inc. | $66.4B | |||
| NOK | Nokia Oyj | $54.8B | 62.18 | 2.08 | 4.5% |
| 0HYA.L | Ciena Corporation | $49.3B | 215.86 | 9.79 | 4.5% |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -7.01% |
| 3 months | -9.07% |
| Year-to-date | +190.41% |
| 1 year | +141.05% |
| 3 years | +67.61% |
| 5 years | -2.76% |
52-Week Range
| 52-week High | $52.95 |
| 52-week Low | $13.34 |
| Avg Volume (90d) | 183K |
Dividend History
| Date | Amount | Yield |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-23 | $1.0000 | 9.42% |
| 2016-03-31 | $1.0000 | 9.42% |
| 2015-04-01 | $1.0000 | 9.42% |
| 2014-04-03 | $1.0000 | 9.42% |
| 2013-04-02 | $0.5500 | 5.18% |
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