Semtech Corporation SMTC

Competitive advantage analysis · technology

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
42/100
Developing

About Semtech Corporation

Semtech Corporation provides semiconductor, Internet of Things systems, and cloud connectivity service solutions in the Asia- Pacific, North America, and Europe. It operates in three segments: Signal Integrity, Analog Mixed Signal and Wireless, and IoT Systems and Connectivity. It provides signal integrity products, including a portfolio of optical and copper data communications and video transport products used in various infrastructure, … Full SMTC analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.97), suggesting sticky customer base.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.24), raising refinancing risk.
  • Volatile Margins Suggest Cyclicality Margin volatility is high (stability score 0.20), suggesting cyclical exposure or competitive pressure.

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Pricing Power

Developing
35

Where SMTC ranks in Semiconductors

Semtech Corporation ranks #38 of 66 scored companies in Semiconductors by moat score — the top 58%. The widest moat in the group is NVE Corporation (NVEC) at 86/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near SMTC in Semiconductors
# Company Moat score Rating
34 Himax Technologies, Inc. HIMX 45/100 Developing
35 STMicroelectronics N.V. STM 44/100 Developing
36 Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. ALGM 43/100 Developing
37 Everspin Technologies, Inc. MRAM 42/100 Developing
38 Semtech Corporation SMTC 42/100 Developing
39 Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. VSH 41/100 Developing
40 Impinj, Inc. PI 41/100 Developing
41 Alpha and Omega Semiconductor L AOSL 40/100 Developing
42 Intel Corporation INTC 38/100 Developing

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How SMTC scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 34 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 48 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 73 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 19 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 34 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 51 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding SMTC's moat

What is Semtech Corporation's moat score?

Semtech Corporation (SMTC) scores 42 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #38 of 66 scored companies in Semiconductors, the top 58%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 65 companies in Semiconductors. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (73/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (19/100).

How does Semtech Corporation compare with other Semiconductors companies?

Semtech Corporation ranks #38 of 66 scored companies in Semiconductors by moat score. The widest moat in Semiconductors is NVE Corporation (NVEC) at 86/100. The companies ranked closest are Everspin Technologies, Inc. (MRAM) at 42 just above it and Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (VSH) at 41 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 65 companies in Semiconductors. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Semtech Corporation scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Semtech Corporation?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and SMTC scores: Pricing Power (34), Cost Advantage (48), Customer Stickiness (73), Capital Efficiency (19), Resilience (34), Scale & Market Position (51). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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