Taking everything into account, IEC scores 2 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. IEC was compared to 123 industry peers in the Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components industry. IEC has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. While showing a medium growth rate, IEC is valued expensive at the moment.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year IEC was profitable.

1.2 Ratios

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	2.63%
ROE	9.93%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)N/A

ROA(5y)N/A

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	3.64%
PM (TTM)	2.2%
GM	N/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

IEC has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.

2.2 Solvency

IEC has an Altman-Z score of 2.46. This is not the best score and indicates that IEC is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.87 indicates that IEC is somewhat dependend on debt financing.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.87
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	2.46

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACCN/A

2.3 Liquidity

IEC has a Current Ratio of 2.15. This indicates that IEC is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
IEC has a Quick Ratio of 1.00. This is a normal value and indicates that IEC is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.15
Quick Ratio	1

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

IEC shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -44.93%.
The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 103.62% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
Looking at the last year, IEC shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 4.70% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 7.55% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-44.93%

EPS 3Y14.2%

EPS 5Y103.62%

EPS Q2Q%-55%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.7%

Revenue growth 3Y23.73%

Revenue growth 5Y7.55%

Sales Q2Q%4.24%

3.2 Future

IEC is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 9.33% yearly.
IEC is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 10.71% yearly.

EPS Next Y64.93%

EPS Next 2Y63.76%

EPS Next 3Y12.63%

EPS Next 5Y9.33%

Revenue Next Year23.92%

Revenue Next 2Y24.53%

Revenue Next 3Y10.62%

Revenue Next 5Y10.71%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

With a Price/Earnings ratio of 40.37, IEC can be considered very expensive at the moment.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 28.60, IEC is valued a bit more expensive.
IEC is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.17.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 25.83, IEC is valued rather cheaply.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	40.37
Fwd PE	8.17

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	17.61

4.3 Compensation for Growth

IEC's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
IEC's earnings are expected to grow with 12.63% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.