Microchip Technology Incorporated

MCHP

Semiconductors · Technology

Price

$80.96

-0.72 (-0.88%)

Market Cap

$43.96B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

−3.2% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 565.9M (2022) → 547.9M (2026)

Microchip Technology Incorporated develops, manufactures, and sells smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The company offers general purpose 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers; 32-bit embedded microprocessors markets; and specialized microcontrollers for automotive, industrial, computing, communications, lighting, power supplies, motor control, human machine interface, security, wired connectivity, and wireless connectivity application

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+35.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+172.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$1.1B/ year

↑ Rising (+10% vs prior year)

23.0% of revenue

1.5x the sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

2.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$240M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Microchip Technology Incorporated grew revenue 35% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

61.0%

Premium pricing power — 61.0% gross margin

Operating Margin

16.6%

Healthy — 16.6% operating margin

ROCE

1.6%

Weak — 1.6% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+0.4%

Nearly flat sales (0.4% YoY)

EPS YoY

-75.7%

Earnings shrinking (-75.7% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

1475%

Turns 1475% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

19.1%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (19.1%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.71

Moderate — manageable debt (0.71)

Interest Cover

2.02x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.0x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

328.0x

Expensive — P/E 328.0

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward

+300.0

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (328.0 → 28.0)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

2.06%

Moderate income — 2.06% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

+0.1%

Dividend flat

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