Trio-Tech International (NYSE:TRT) & Rohm (OTCMKTS:ROHCY) Head-To-Head Survey

Trio-Tech International (NYSE:TRT) and Rohm (OTCMKTS:ROHCY) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Trio-Tech International and Rohm’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trio-Tech International	1.51%	1.84%	1.40%
Rohm	-29.85%	4.23%	2.63%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Trio-Tech International and Rohm, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trio-Tech International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Rohm	0	1	1	0	2.50

Risk and Volatility

Trio-Tech International has a beta of 1.96, meaning that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rohm has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Trio-Tech International and Rohm”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trio-Tech International	$58.34 million	1.90	$1.05 million	$0.04	274.50
Rohm	$3.20 billion	3.68	-$1.05 billion	($2.57)	-11.84

Trio-Tech International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rohm. Rohm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trio-Tech International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.0% of Trio-Tech International shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.5% of Trio-Tech International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Trio-Tech International beats Rohm on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Trio-Tech International

Trio-Tech International, together with its subsidiaries, offers manufacturing, testing, and distribution services to the semiconductor industry. It operates through four segments: Manufacturing, Testing Services, Distribution, and Real Estate. The company develops and manufactures test equipment used in front-end and back-end manufacturing processes of semiconductors. Its equipment includes leak detectors, autoclaves, centrifuges, burn-in systems and boards, HAST testers, temperature-controlled chucks, and other; and develops team integrated device manufacturers and fabless semiconductor companies in the testing process. In addition, the company provides electrical, environmental, and burn-in testing services to semiconductor manufacturers in testing laboratories in Asia and the United States. Its customers include manufacturers and end users of semiconductors and electronic components; support the asset-light strategy of customers by setting up test facilities; and providing component level, package level and system level testing services. Further, it distributes environmental chambers, mechanical shock and vibration testers, and other semiconductor equipment; components, such as connectors, sockets, cables, LCD displays, and touch screen panels; and invests in and rents real estate properties. The company primarily serves semiconductor chip manufacturers or testing facilities that purchase testing equipment. It operates in the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and China. Trio-Tech International was incorporated in 1958 and is headquartered in Van Nuys, California.

About Rohm

ROHM Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells electronic components worldwide. The company operates through three segments: LSI, Semiconductor Devices, and Modules. It provides ICs comprising memory, amplifiers and linear, power management, motor/actuator drivers, resistors, clocks and timers, switches and multiplexers, logic, data converters, sensors and MEMS, display drivers, interfaces, wireless LSIs, audio and video products, speech synthesis LSI, and microcontrollers. The company also offers discrete semiconductor products, such as MOSFETs, bipolar transistors, and diodes; power devices, including power transistors and diodes, SiC power devices, IGBT, and IPM; modules, including optical modules, wireless communication modules, wireless charger modules, and print heads; and opto devices comprising LEDs, LED displays, laser diodes, and optical sensors, as well as foundry services, including thin-film piezoelectric MEMS, wafers, and WL-CSP. Its products are used in industry, automotive, consumer electronics, and telecommunications applications. The company was incorporated in 1940 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.