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AXT, Inc. (AXTI) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

AXTI • • Industrial / General
TechnologySemiconductorsSemiconductor Materials & SubstratesWafer & Substrate Materials
AboutAXT, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes compound and single element semiconductor substrates. It produces semiconductor substrates using its proprietary vertical gradient freeze technology. The company offers indium phosphide for use in data center connectivity using light/lasers, 5G communications, fiber optic lasers and detectors, passive optical networks, silicon photonics, photonic integrated circuits, terrestrial solar cells, RF amplifier and switching, infrared light-emitting diode (LEDS) motion control, lidar for robotics and autonomous vehicles, and infrared thermal imaging. It also provides semi-insulating gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrates for use in Wi-Fi and IoT devices, transistors, direct broadcast television, power amplifiers, satellite communications, and solar cells; and semi-conducting GaAs substrates that are used in LED, screen displays, printer head lasers and LEDs, 3-D sensing using VCSELs, data center communication using VCSELs, sensors for industrial robotics/near-infrared sensors, optical couplers, solar cells, night vision goggles, lidar for robotics and autonomous vehicles, and other lasers, as well as laser machining, cutting, and drilling. In addition, the company offers germanium substrates for use in multi-junction solar cells for satellites, optical sensors and detectors, terrestrial concentrated photo voltaic cells, infrared detectors, and carrier wafer for LED. Further, it provides 6N+ and 7N+ purified gallium, boron trioxide, gallium-magnesium alloy, pyrolytic boron nitride (pBN) crucibles, and pBN insulating parts. AXT, Inc. sells its products through direct salesforce in the United States, China, and Europe, as well as through independent sales representatives and distributors in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and internationally. The company was formerly known as American Xtal Technology, Inc. and changed its name to AXT, Inc. in July 2000. AXT, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.Show more
  • Revenue $99M +31.1%
  • EBITDA -$6M +54.7%
  • Net Income -$12M +35.0%
  • EPS (Diluted) -0.27 +35.7%
  • Gross Margin 23.99% +36.5%
  • EBITDA Margin -5.86% +65.4%
  • Operating Margin -14.9% +47.6%
  • Net Margin -11.7% +50.4%
  • ROE -4.44% +30.7%
  • ROIC -3.9% +28.7%
  • Debt/Equity 0.20 -5.7%
  • Interest Coverage -11.05 +21.8%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 98 (top 2%)
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Low asset turnover indicates capital-intensive operations

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y1.75%
5Y3.6%
3Y-10.24%
TTM-4.54%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-124.48%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-113.85%

ROCE

10Y Avg1.28%
5Y Avg-0.44%
3Y Avg-2.89%
Latest-5.46%

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+77.5M81.35M98.67M102.4M83.26M95.36M137.39M141.12M75.8M99.36M
Revenue Growth %-0.07%0.05%0.21%0.04%-0.19%0.15%0.44%0.03%-0.46%0.31%
Cost of Goods Sold+60.67M54.97M64.2M65.35M58.43M65.09M89.98M89M62.48M75.53M
COGS % of Revenue0.78%0.68%0.65%0.64%0.7%0.68%0.65%0.63%0.82%0.76%
Gross Profit+16.83M26.38M34.48M37.05M24.82M30.27M47.41M52.12M13.32M23.84M
Gross Margin %0.22%0.32%0.35%0.36%0.3%0.32%0.35%0.37%0.18%0.24%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.02%0.57%0.31%0.07%-0.33%0.22%0.57%0.1%-0.74%0.79%
Operating Expenses+21.73M19.73M21.84M24.9M25.14M26.34M34.52M39.57M34.89M38.64M
OpEx % of Revenue0.28%0.24%0.22%0.24%0.3%0.28%0.25%0.28%0.46%0.39%
Selling, General & Admin16.06M13.88M17.01M19M19.3M19.2M24.19M25.65M22.81M24.1M
SG&A % of Revenue0.21%0.17%0.17%0.19%0.23%0.2%0.18%0.18%0.3%0.24%
Research & Development5.66M5.85M4.83M5.9M5.83M7.13M10.33M13.91M12.08M14.54M
R&D % of Revenue0.07%0.07%0.05%0.06%0.07%0.07%0.08%0.1%0.16%0.15%
Other Operating Expenses0000000000
Operating Income+-4.9M6.42M12.64M12.15M-314K3.94M12.9M12.55M-21.57M-14.8M
Operating Margin %-0.06%0.08%0.13%0.12%-0%0.04%0.09%0.09%-0.28%-0.15%
Operating Income Growth %-0.72%2.31%0.97%-0.04%-1.03%13.55%2.27%-0.03%-2.72%0.31%
EBITDA+595K11.29M17.06M17.02M5.22M8.27M19.98M20.67M-12.85M-5.82M
EBITDA Margin %0.01%0.14%0.17%0.17%0.06%0.09%0.15%0.15%-0.17%-0.06%
EBITDA Growth %-0.79%17.97%0.51%-0%-0.69%0.59%1.41%0.03%-1.62%0.55%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)5.49M4.87M4.42M4.87M5.53M4.33M7.08M8.12M8.72M8.98M
EBIT-4.9M6.65M12.64M12.15M-932K7.25M18.02M22M-17.51M-9.32M
Net Interest Income+412K409K461K528K217K-179K-213K-1.07M-1.53M-1.34M
Interest Income412K409K461K528K217K00000
Interest Expense00000179K213K1.07M1.53M1.34M
Other Income/Expense2.9M-726K-1.79M-200K-712K3.13M4.71M8.37M2.54M4.15M
Pretax Income+-2M5.7M10.85M11.95M-1.03M7.07M17.6M20.93M-19.03M-10.66M
Pretax Margin %-0.03%0.07%0.11%0.12%-0.01%0.07%0.13%0.15%-0.25%-0.11%
Income Tax+531K733K792K938K562K2.03M1.09M2.19M160K1.13M
Effective Tax Rate %1.11%0.99%0.94%0.81%2.53%0.46%0.83%0.76%0.94%1.09%
Net Income+-2.23M5.64M10.15M9.65M-2.6M3.24M14.57M15.81M-17.88M-11.62M
Net Margin %-0.03%0.07%0.1%0.09%-0.03%0.03%0.11%0.11%-0.24%-0.12%
Net Income Growth %-0.61%3.53%0.8%-0.05%-1.27%2.25%3.5%0.08%-2.13%0.35%
Net Income (Continuing)-2.53M4.97M10.06M11.01M-1.59M5.04M16.51M18.74M-19.19M-11.79M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest5.59M4.38M4.5M3.7M4.88M62.91M68.7M68.14M65.16M62.14M
EPS (Diluted)+-0.070.170.260.24-0.040.070.340.37-0.42-0.27
EPS Growth %-0.62%3.46%0.53%-0.08%-1.17%2.86%3.56%0.09%-2.14%0.36%
EPS (Basic)-0.070.170.270.25-0.040.080.350.37-0.42-0.27
Diluted Shares Outstanding32.18M32.89M38.97M40.27M39.49M41.02M42.72M42.72M42.64M43.15M
Basic Shares Outstanding32.18M32.14M37.44M39.05M39.49M40.15M41.37M42.1M42.64M43.15M
Dividend Payout Ratio--0.05%-------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+96.89M107.29M140.52M128.54M113.2M164.52M160.19M183.54M170.66M158.27M
Cash & Short-Term Investments36.31M47.57M64.38M38.66M36.32M72.84M42.18M44.29M39.89M22.83M
Cash Only24.88M36.15M44.35M16.53M26.89M72.6M36.76M34.95M37.75M22.83M
Short-Term Investments11.44M11.41M20.03M22.13M9.43M240K5.42M9.34M2.14M0
Accounts Receivable18.47M14.45M22.78M19.59M19.03M24.56M34.84M29.25M19.26M25.64M
Days Sales Outstanding86.9864.8584.2669.8283.439492.5575.6692.7394.19
Inventory38.01M40.15M45.84M58.57M49.15M51.52M65.91M89.63M86.5M85.08M
Days Inventory Outstanding228.67266.62260.62327.14307.04288.89267.37367.59505.36411.16
Other Current Assets05.11M7.52M00006.4M12.36M24.72M
Total Non-Current Assets+55.01M46.96M70.68M94.98M110.14M134.34M172.26M186.53M188.04M181.04M
Property, Plant & Equipment31.42M27.8M46.53M82.28M100.34M118.51M144.74M162.78M169.15M162.2M
Fixed Asset Turnover2.47x2.93x2.12x1.24x0.83x0.80x0.95x0.87x0.45x0.61x
Goodwill0000000000
Intangible Assets001.15M1.05M1.12M1.68M2.11M1.93M1.82M1.71M
Long-Term Investments7.69M6.16M12.58M717K5.96M12.1M19.74M16.73M12.48M14.07M
Other Non-Current Assets15.89M13M11.57M11.99M11.39M2.05M3.33M2.86M2.92M1.65M
Total Assets+151.9M154.25M211.2M223.52M223.35M298.86M332.44M370.07M358.7M339.31M
Asset Turnover0.51x0.53x0.47x0.46x0.37x0.32x0.41x0.38x0.21x0.29x
Asset Growth %-0.06%0.02%0.37%0.06%-0%0.34%0.11%0.11%-0.03%-0.05%
Total Current Liabilities+12.84M13.05M22.59M28.71M27.53M39.08M47.82M75.33M81.56M74.18M
Accounts Payable6.46M6.69M11.45M13.34M10.1M12.67M16.65M10.08M9.62M12.36M
Days Payables Outstanding38.8644.4365.0774.563.0871.0567.5441.3656.1859.71
Short-Term Debt00005.75M10.41M14.12M47.08M52.92M47.26M
Deferred Revenue (Current)0238K924K1000K396K374K946K338K305K1000K
Other Current Liabilities1.26M6.01M6.52M9.32M7.31M9.9M9.69M11.55M10.89M9.21M
Current Ratio7.55x8.22x6.22x4.48x4.11x4.21x3.35x2.44x2.09x2.13x
Quick Ratio4.59x5.14x4.19x2.44x2.33x2.89x1.97x1.25x1.03x0.99x
Cash Conversion Cycle276.79287.04279.81322.46327.39311.84292.39401.89541.91445.64
Total Non-Current Liabilities+1.49M905K289K283K3.06M4.25M4.39M5M8M10.23M
Long-Term Debt0000000000
Capital Lease Obligations00002.69M2.37M1.94M1.32M2.35M1.98M
Deferred Tax Liabilities0000000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities1.49M905K289K283K366K1.88M2.45M3.68M5.65M8.25M
Total Liabilities14.34M13.96M22.88M28.99M30.59M43.33M52.21M80.33M89.56M84.41M
Total Debt+00008.76M13.23M16.54M48.88M55.73M49.78M
Net Debt-24.88M-36.15M-44.35M-16.53M-18.13M-59.37M-20.22M13.94M17.98M26.94M
Debt / Equity----0.05x0.05x0.06x0.17x0.21x0.20x
Debt / EBITDA----1.68x1.60x0.83x2.36x--
Net Debt / EBITDA-41.81x-3.20x-2.60x-0.97x-3.48x-7.18x-1.01x0.67x--
Interest Coverage-----22.01x60.55x11.72x-14.13x-11.05x
Total Equity+137.56M140.29M188.32M194.53M192.76M255.53M280.23M289.75M269.15M254.91M
Equity Growth %-0.05%0.02%0.34%0.03%-0.01%0.33%0.1%0.03%-0.07%-0.05%
Book Value per Share4.274.264.834.834.886.236.566.786.315.91
Total Shareholders' Equity131.97M135.91M183.82M190.84M187.88M192.62M211.53M221.61M203.99M192.77M
Common Stock32K32K39K39K41K42K43K44K44K45K
Retained Earnings-70.62M-64.98M-54.84M-45.18M-47.78M-44.55M-29.97M-14.16M-32.04M-43.66M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI4.38M253K3.41M-1.97M-4.86M3.21M6.3M-3.12M-6M-8.66M
Minority Interest5.59M4.38M4.5M3.7M4.88M62.91M68.7M68.14M65.16M62.14M

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+1.88M12.5M8.62M3.22M12.66M5.87M-3.31M-8.77M3.4M-12.11M
Operating CF Margin %0.02%0.15%0.09%0.03%0.15%0.06%-0.02%-0.06%0.04%-0.12%
Operating CF Growth %-0.51%5.66%-0.31%-0.63%2.93%-0.54%-1.56%-1.65%1.39%-4.56%
Net Income-2.53M4.97M10.06M11.01M-1.59M5.04M16.51M18.74M-17.88M-11.79M
Depreciation & Amortization5.49M4.87M4.42M4.87M5.53M4.33M7.08M8.12M8.72M8.98M
Stock-Based Compensation1.35M1.1M1.41M1.93M2.35M2.62M4.52M4.01M3.54M3.1M
Deferred Taxes-1.09M1.88M1.67M981K002.34M104K553K265K
Other Non-Cash Items218K94K173K158K2.35M156K-3.49M-4.55M1.43M-925K
Working Capital Changes-1.56M-401K-9.12M-15.73M4.02M-6.29M-30.26M-35.18M7.04M-11.74M
Change in Receivables-1.08M3.46M-7.98M2.82M441K-5.33M-9.66M4.54M9.31M-6.9M
Change in Inventory-45K-2.96M-4.74M-14.63M8.86M-916K-12.4M-31.41M1.07M-737K
Change in Payables-485K524K4.4M2.31M-3.14M2.31M3.56M-5.52M-162K3.04M
Cash from Investing+-2.48M-1.11M-36.46M-30.83M-8.33M-16.42M-38.81M-25.22M-2.6M-4.45M
Capital Expenditures-4.15M-2.73M-21.36M-40.54M-21.79M-19.86M-29.64M-28.46M-10.47M-5.77M
CapEx % of Revenue0.05%0.03%0.22%0.4%0.26%0.21%0.22%0.2%0.14%0.06%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing469K35K169K99K13.46M0-9.16M-2.23M-708K0
Cash from Financing+-2.23M1.3M35.64M213K6.19M52.66M5.72M38.03M8.61M-536K
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-112K0-465K0000000
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing0-39K34.34M213K6K694K3.49M2.23M708K0
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+-2.27M9.78M-12.74M-37.32M-9.13M-13.99M-32.95M-37.23M-7.07M-17.88M
FCF Margin %-0.03%0.12%-0.13%-0.36%-0.11%-0.15%-0.24%-0.26%-0.09%-0.18%
FCF Growth %-2.23%5.3%-2.3%-1.93%0.76%-0.53%-1.36%-0.13%0.81%-1.53%
FCF per Share-0.070.30-0.33-0.93-0.23-0.34-0.77-0.87-0.17-0.41
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)-0.84x2.22x0.85x0.33x-4.87x1.81x-0.23x-0.55x-0.19x1.04x
Interest Paid000000001.56M2.07M
Taxes Paid284K788K714K1.13M749K1.96M3.18M1.69M686K962K

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)-1.58%4.06%6.18%5.04%-1.34%1.44%5.44%5.55%-6.4%-4.44%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)-3.22%4.44%7.64%5.66%-0.13%1.59%4.24%3.34%-5.48%-3.9%
Gross Margin21.71%32.43%34.94%36.18%29.82%31.75%34.51%36.93%17.57%23.99%
Net Margin-2.87%6.93%10.28%9.43%-3.12%3.4%10.61%11.2%-23.59%-11.7%
Debt / Equity----0.05x0.05x0.06x0.17x0.21x0.20x
Interest Coverage-----22.01x60.55x11.72x-14.13x-11.05x
FCF Conversion-0.84x2.22x0.85x0.33x-4.87x1.81x-0.23x-0.55x-0.19x1.04x
Revenue Growth-7.18%4.96%21.3%3.77%-18.69%14.54%44.08%2.71%-46.29%31.09%

Revenue by Segment

2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Substrates--65.63M78.62M81.01M67.85M75.59M103.03M111.09M47.47M
Substrates Growth---19.79%3.04%-16.24%11.40%36.30%7.83%-57.27%
Raw materials and others---------28.33M
Raw materials and others Growth----------
Raw Materials And Others--15.72M20.05M21.39M15.41M19.77M34.37M30.02M-
Raw Materials And Others Growth---27.60%6.66%-27.97%28.34%73.80%-12.64%-

Revenue by Geography

2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
China17.45M------67.39M55.41M39.78M
China Growth---------17.78%-28.22%
Taiwan11.46M------16.84M28.78M8.65M
Taiwan Growth--------70.89%-69.94%
North America (primarily the United States)--------20.42M6.6M
North America (primarily the United States) Growth----------67.70%
Japan11.55M------10.11M11.72M4.64M
Japan Growth--------15.94%-60.41%
Asia Pacific (excluding China, Taiwan and Japan)---------3.81M
Asia Pacific (excluding China, Taiwan and Japan) Growth----------
Asia Pacific (excluding China, Taiwan, and Japan)-------7.54M4.19M-
Asia Pacific (excluding China, Taiwan, and Japan) Growth---------44.46%-
Europe21.54M19.52M18.64M23.96M22.01M18.18M19.67M23.07M--
Europe Growth--9.37%-4.51%28.54%-8.11%-17.42%8.22%17.26%--
North America10.29M9.84M8.08M8.35M10.02M8.23M10.97M12.44M--
North America Growth--4.42%-17.82%3.32%19.98%-17.89%33.34%13.36%--
C-13.73M17.45M24.96M31.49M26.8M35.15M---
C Growth--27.10%43.07%26.16%-14.91%31.18%---
T-13.8M15.37M18.28M20.08M16.2M16.48M---
T Growth--11.38%18.93%9.84%-19.29%1.73%---
J-9.14M11.02M13.26M10.3M6.26M7.62M---
J Growth--20.54%20.36%-22.27%-39.27%21.83%---
Asia Pacific Excluding Japan And Taiwan-11.48M10.8M9.87M8.49M7.59M5.46M---
Asia Pacific Excluding Japan And Taiwan Growth---5.97%-8.61%-13.97%-10.56%-28.11%---
Asia Pacific (Excluding Japan And Taiwan)11.21M---------
Asia Pacific (Excluding Japan And Taiwan) Growth----------

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

AXT, Inc. (AXTI) reported $90.4M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 13% decrease from $104.1M in 2011.

AXT, Inc. (AXTI) grew revenue by 31.1% over the past year. This is strong growth.

AXT, Inc. (AXTI) reported a net loss of $22.8M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

AXT, Inc. (AXTI) has a return on equity (ROE) of -4.4%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

AXT, Inc. (AXTI) had negative free cash flow of $18.9M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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