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How Silicom Ltd. stacks up
SILC · against 243 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
9/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #189 of 244 · scores higher than 21% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score56 peers with a profitability score of 0–9, including SILC · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 9?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are weaker than most Technology peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 93% of peers. Return on assets: -7.5% vs peer median 2.9%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 91% of peers. Operating margin: -19.8% vs peer median 6.3%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 89% of peers. Return on invested capital: -11.8% vs peer median 6.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SILC, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SILC | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 221 reported | -11.8% | 1.3% | 26% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 241 reported | -19.8% | 1.8% | 20% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 239 reported | -7.5% | 0.7% | 17% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 230 reported | -8.3% | 2.5% | 34% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 244 reported | 30.2% | 29.3% | 52% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SILC| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50.3B JPY (≈$342M) | 99 | 84 | |
| 1 | 1.1B MYR (≈$240M) | 99 | 75 | |
| 3 | 259M USD | 97 | 82 | |
| 4 | 40.7B JPY (≈$277M) | 95 | 83 | |
| 4 | 136M EUR (≈$149M) | 95 | 73 | |
| 189 | 5.2B TWD (≈$162M) | 9 | 41 | |
| 189 | 2.5B CNY (≈$347M) | 9 | 36 | |
| 189 | 210M USD | 9 | 30 | |
| 189 | 330M USD | 9 | 33 | |
| 189 | 183M USD | 9 | 29 | |
| 195 | 1.8B CNY (≈$255M) | 8 | 22 | |
| 195 | 8.6B TWD (≈$267M) | 8 | 23 | |
| 195 | 1.9B SEK (≈$190M) | 8 | 36 | |
| 195 | 156M NZD (≈$94M) | 8 | 48 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score