Tokyo Electron (OTCMKTS:TOELY) and Vuzix (NASDAQ:VUZI) Head-To-Head Analysis

Tokyo Electron (OTCMKTS:TOELY) and Vuzix (NASDAQ:VUZI) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tokyo Electron and Vuzix”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tokyo Electron	$16.23 billion	10.10	$3.82 billion	$4.37	40.09
Vuzix	$6.28 million	35.62	-$32.27 million	($0.40)	-6.72

Tokyo Electron has higher revenue and earnings than Vuzix. Vuzix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tokyo Electron, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Tokyo Electron and Vuzix, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tokyo Electron	0	0	0	1	4.00
Vuzix	1	0	1	0	2.00

Volatility and Risk

Tokyo Electron has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vuzix has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Tokyo Electron and Vuzix’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tokyo Electron	23.58%	24.61%	18.61%
Vuzix	-504.12%	-116.50%	-77.83%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.3% of Tokyo Electron shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Vuzix shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of Vuzix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Tokyo Electron beats Vuzix on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tokyo Electron

Tokyo Electron Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor and flat panel display (FPD) production equipment in Japan, Europe, North America, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and internationally. The company offers coaters/developers, etch systems, surface preparation systems, deposition systems, test systems, wafer bonders/debonders, wafer edge trimming, SiC epitaxial CVD systems, gas cluster ion beam system, and cleaning systems. It also provides plasma etch/ash systems for use in the manufacture of FPDs, as well as inkjet printing systems for manufacturing OLED displays. In addition, the company offers delivery, facility management, and non-life insurance services; sells semiconductor products, board computer products, software, and other electronic components; sells and supports network/storage/middleware related solutions; and develops, manufactures, and sells magnetic annealing systems. Tokyo Electron Limited was incorporated in 1951 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Vuzix

Vuzix Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets smart glasses and augmented reality (AR) technologies and products for the enterprise, medical, defense, and consumer markets. The company’s products include head-mounted smart personal display and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable viewing experience, provide solutions for mobility, wearable displays, and augmented reality, as well as original equipment manufacturer waveguide optical components and display engines. It also provides certified ERP SaaS logistics solution to support hand-held mobile phones and scanners used in logistics, warehousing, and manufacturing applications. It holds approximately 375 patents and patents pending and various IP licenses in the fields of optics, head-mounted displays, and augmented reality Video Eyewear field. It sells its products through resellers, distributors, direct to commercial customers, and online stores, as well as various Vuzix operated web stores in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Icuiti Corporation and changed its name to Vuzix Corporation in September 2007. Vuzix Corporation was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in West Henrietta, New York.