Risk factor
Very high price volatility
Profitability factor
Greatly overvalued vs peers
About
I-PEX Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells connectors and electronics components, automotive electronics components, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment worldwide. It offers connectors, which includes RF, micro-coaxial/discrete cables, board to board, FPC/FFC, I/O, and power connectors/terminals that are used in 5G, Wi-Fi 6/6E, EMC shield, automotive, data centers, smartphones, VR, AR, laptops, tablets, drones, robotic assembly, and EMC shield. The company also provides semiconductor molding machines and related equipment; and custom connectors, molded products, precision molding, and assembly and contract manufacturing. In addition, it offers electrostatic capacitance torque sensors. The company was formerly known as Dai-ichi Seiko Co., Ltd. and changed its name to I-PEX Inc. in August 2020. I-PEX Inc. was incorporated in 1963 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.
Company Valuation
Based on key historical and expected multiples, the stock is greatly overvalued relative to its peers. In particular, the stock is overpriced on P/E, 'expensive' on EV/EB
