Comparing Rohm (OTCMKTS:ROHCY) and ams-OSRAM (OTCMKTS:AMSSY)

Rohm (OTCMKTS:ROHCY) and ams-OSRAM (OTCMKTS:AMSSY) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Rohm and ams-OSRAM, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rohm	0	1	1	0	2.50
ams-OSRAM	0	2	1	0	2.33

Volatility & Risk

Rohm has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ams-OSRAM has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Rohm and ams-OSRAM”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rohm	$3.20 billion	2.22	-$1.05 billion	($2.59)	-7.10
ams-OSRAM	$3.76 billion	0.52	-$147.08 million	($1.91)	-5.14

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

Profitability

This table compares Rohm and ams-OSRAM’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rohm	-29.79%	4.04%	2.47%
ams-OSRAM	-9.74%	-7.58%	-1.01%

Summary

ams-OSRAM beats Rohm on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rohm

ROHM Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based semiconductor and electronic components manufacturer headquartered in Kyoto. The company develops and supplies integrated circuits, semiconductor devices, modules and passive components, including resistors. Its products are used in automotive systems, industrial equipment, consumer electronics and communications devices. ROHM serves customers in Japan and international markets through a global network of operations and sales offices. Founded in 1958 as Toyo Electronics Industry, the company initially focused on resistors and adopted the name ROHM in 1981.

About ams-OSRAM

ams-OSRAM AG develops and supplies optical and sensor technologies for customers in automotive, industrial, medical and consumer markets. Its products include LEDs and other light sources, optical sensors, emitters and related components used in applications such as vehicle lighting, displays, smart devices and health technology. The company combines ams, an Austrian semiconductor business, with OSRAM, a lighting company with a long history. ams completed its acquisition of OSRAM in 2020, bringing sensing and semiconductor expertise together with lighting technologies. ams-OSRAM serves customers internationally and has operations across multiple regions.