COHR vs. ERIC: Coherent vs. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Coherent (COHR) and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERIC) both fall under the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group, but COHR is classified in Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components while ERIC is classified in Communications Equipment.

Coherent (COHR) trades as ordinary local shares, while Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERIC) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

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Risk Profile

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Risk Metrics

Coherent (COHR) carries a highly aggressive beta of 2.19, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERIC) is closer to market-like at 0.96 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Both Coherent (COHR) at 9.27% and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERIC) at 18.09% land near their industries’ usual ROE ranges, so capital efficiency looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Coherent (COHR) at 12.18% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERIC) at 8.36%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

Coherent (COHR) at 16.30% runs core operations around its industry’s norm, while Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERIC) at 0.00% operates in the bottom quartile.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Coherent (COHR) at 22.51% is around its peer norm for revenue growth, while Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERIC) at -4.52% drops into the bottom quartile, signaling weaker demand or pricing momentum.

Only one side can be read here: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERIC) reports EPS growth of 85,000.00%, ranked against its industry; Coherent (COHR) has no EPS growth figure this period.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Coherent (COHR) at 2.29 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERIC) at 1.16 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for ERIC.

Both Coherent (COHR) at 0.37 and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERIC) at 0.41 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

Neither Coherent (COHR) nor Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERIC) pays a dividend this period — they may reinvest, use buybacks, or simply not return cash through dividends.

Coherent (COHR) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERIC) reports a payout of 51.66%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERIC) at 16.55 sits in the cheaper P/E ratio quartile, while Coherent (COHR) at 39.92 is closer to its industry’s usual earnings multiple — a discount for ERIC, though growth and earnings durability still matter.

A sales-based read is only available for Coherent (COHR), whose P/S ratio of 4.80 ranks against industry peers; Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERIC) reports no figure this period.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERIC) at 0.33 sits in the lower P/B ratio quartile against book while Coherent (COHR) at 3.35 is valued near its industry’s middle — ERIC is cheaper on assets, though weigh it against ROE and asset quality.

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