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Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.2377.TWCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Taiwan · TWD·Information Technology›Computer Peripherals

Taiwanese PC hardware maker known for motherboards, graphics cards, laptops and gaming peripherals under the MSI brand.

≈ Taiwan's Razer-meets-ASUS for gaming PCsMomentum leader 85
Mkt cap
$3.50B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
84%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$34.5M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
11.6×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+15.4 pp
WACC 6.0%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Close · TWDNT$137.00
1D-3.9%
1W-13.0%
1M-11.6%
3M-8.4%
6M+43.2%
YTD+42.6%
1Y+25.1%
ATR %4.8%
52w lowhigh21.0% off high

What Micro-Star International does

Taiwanese PC hardware maker known for motherboards, graphics cards, laptops and gaming peripherals under the MSI brand.

Sells under the MSI brand mainly through distributors, retailers and online stores, with laptops and component products for gamers. It also builds motherboards and server boards for other companies and has been adding server and industrial computers to reduce dependence on consumer cycles.

In one line: Taiwan's Razer-meets-ASUS for gaming PCs.

Products and services

  • Gaming laptops
  • Motherboards
  • Graphics cards
  • Gaming peripherals

Customers

  • Gamers/consumers
  • PC retailers/e-tailers

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Information Technology hardware
  • PC hardware
  • Motherboards, graphics cards, gaming…

What could go right

  • Gaming/PC upgrade cycles, AI-PC demand

What could go wrong

  • PC market cyclicality
  • Component (GPU) supply/cost swings

Moat: narrow (brand, distribution). Strong gaming-hardware brand with global retail and e-commerce distribution.

Headquarters: New Taipei City, Taiwan · Founded: 1986 · Employees: 3,534

Named competitors

Micro-Star International at a glance

Size Micro-Star International (2377.TW) is a Taiwan Information Technology company (Computer Peripherals) with a market value of $3.50B, the 111th largest of 687 Taiwan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at NT$137.00 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 43.2%, against -10.5% for the median peer and -3.4% for the Taiwan market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 1.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +12.7%); the operating margin is 4.7% (peer median 10.5%).

Valuation It trades at 11.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.2× (5th cheapest of 17).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 15.4 points above its cost of capital (6.0% WACC).

Relative performance

10015011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 20262377.TW 137Peer median 86
Six months, rebased to 100: Micro-Star International against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Micro-Star International financials

Reported figures in TWD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueNT$222BNT$230BNT$198BNT$183BNT$180B
Revenue growth—+16%+8%+1%—
Gross profitNT$29.3BNT$25.2BNT$24.2BNT$22.8BNT$25.7B
EBITDANT$11.8BNT$7.78BNT$8.46BNT$10.2BNT$12.1B
Net incomeNT$9.74BNT$5.75BNT$6.79BNT$7.53BNT$9.96B
Free cash flow-NT$283MNT$448MNT$2.72BNT$4.28BNT$14.9B
Capital expenditureNT$2.03BNT$3.55BNT$2.31BNT$644MNT$821M
Total debtNT$7.09BNT$11.7BNT$900MNT$672MNT$581M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Micro-Star International competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-40%-20%0%+20%+40%-20%0%68847560083924513260EXTR33245289VU002439000997ARTO8069NETWEBKARN6724000050603025237624090000212377.TW6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Micro-Star International is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+100%+200%+300%0×50×100×150×68847524513260EXTR33245289VU0024398069NETWEB23762377.TWRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Micro-Star International is the large dot.

Micro-Star International competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (2377.TW vs 2357.TW vs 2376.TW vs 2353.TW)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Micro-Star International 2377.TW$3.50B+43%+1%5%11.6×n/a
Asustek Computer 2357.TW$19.3B+55%+32%6%11.4×n/a
Gigabyte Technology 2376.TW$6.01B+7%+38%5%8.1×n/a
Acer 2353.TW$2.63B+4%+15%2%16.4×n/a

How Micro-Star International compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Micro-Star International against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure2377.TWPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-11.6%-14.2%10th highest of 21
6-month return+43.2%-10.5%2nd highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-21.0%-38.1%4th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+1.4%+12.7%6th lowest of 21
Operating margin4.7%10.5%6th lowest of 21
Forward P/E11.6×16.2×5th cheapest of 17
ROIC minus cost of capital+15.4 pp+11.3 pp8th highest of 21
EV / EBITDA8.2×11.9×5th cheapest of 12
Net debt / EBITDA-1.6×-0.1×least indebted of 12

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Micro-Star International 2377.TWTaiwan$3.50B+43%+1%5%11.6×n/an/a
Hangzhou EZVIZ Network 688475.SSChina$3.53B-4%+8%12%30.1×15.7%+13.8%
Sichuan Changhong Electric 600839.SSChina$3.55B-41%+4%0%n/an/an/a
Transcend Information 2451.TWTaiwan$3.22B-13%+286%67%3.2×n/an/a
ADATA Technology 3260.TWOTaiwan$3.16B-33%+125%34%4.5×n/an/a
Extreme Networks EXTRUnited States$3.15B0%+11%6%17.2×27.3%+4.9%
AURAS Technology 3324.TWOTaiwan$2.90B-10%+71%16%15.1×n/an/a
Innodisk 5289.TWOTaiwan$2.76B-35%+334%49%2.5×n/an/a
VusionGroup VU.PAFrance$2.61B+11%+45%10%16.5×n/an/a
Venustech 002439.SZChina$2.58B-9%0%-16%169.0×19.0%-8.6%
Newland Digital Technology 000997.SZChina$2.56B-14%+29%11%16.0×n/an/a
Societe Industrielle & Financiere de l'Artois ARTO.PAFrance$2.55B-26%-6%-8%n/an/an/a
E Ink 8069.TWOTaiwan$4.98B+2%-3%29%12.4×-0.3%+18.6%
Netweb Technologies India NETWEB.NSIndia$2.37B-12%+175%13%55.9×46.1%+72.5%
Kardex KARN.SWSwitzerland$2.35B-9%+3%9%30.3×11.8%+12.5%
Seiko Epson 6724.TJapan$5.39B+27%+8%6%11.9×0.8%+7.2%
Tianma Microelectronics 000050.SZChina$2.05B-27%-3%-1%29.5×-6.2%+4.4%
Beijing Dahao Technology 603025.SSChina$2.04B-25%+23%29%n/a7.4%+29.2%
Gigabyte Technology 2376.TWTaiwan$6.01B+7%+38%5%8.1×n/an/a
AUO 2409.TWTaiwan$6.02B+49%-1%-2%n/an/an/a
Shenzhen Kaifa Technology 000021.SZChina$6.13B-11%+14%11%29.2×n/an/a

Questions

Who are Micro-Star International's main competitors?
Named competitors: ASUS (ASUSTeK) (2357.TW), Gigabyte Technology (2376.TW), Acer (2353.TW), Razer (private or unlisted). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Hangzhou EZVIZ Network (688475.SS), Sichuan Changhong Electric (600839.SS), Transcend Information (2451.TW), ADATA Technology (3260.TWO), Extreme Networks (EXTR), AURAS Technology (3324.TWO).
Is Micro-Star International expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 11.6× against a peer median of 16.2×, 5th cheapest of 17 in its peer set.
How has Micro-Star International stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +43.2% against -10.5% for the median peer; over one year +25.1%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.