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Photronics, Inc. (PLAB) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

PLAB • • Industrial / General
TechnologySemiconductorsSemiconductor Materials & SubstratesWafer & Substrate Materials
AboutPhotronics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of photomask products and services in the United States, Taiwan, Korea, Europe, China, and internationally. The company offers photomasks that are used in the manufacture of integrated circuits and flat panel displays (FPDs); and to transfer circuit patterns onto semiconductor wafers, FDP substrates, and other types of electrical and optical components. It sells its products to semiconductor and FPD manufacturers, designers, and foundries, as well as to other high-performance electronics manufacturers through its sales personnel and customer service representatives. The company was formerly known as Photronic Labs, Inc. and changed its name to Photronics, Inc. in 1990. Photronics, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Brookfield, Connecticut.Show more
  • Revenue $867M -2.8%
  • EBITDA $304M -8.9%
  • Net Income $131M +4.1%
  • EPS (Diluted) 2.09 +3.0%
  • Gross Margin 36.44% -3.3%
  • EBITDA Margin 35.1% -6.2%
  • Operating Margin 25.55% -9.9%
  • Net Margin 15.07% +7.2%
  • ROE 9.48% -11.7%
  • ROIC 19.45% -18.6%
  • Debt/Equity 0.02 -25.5%
  • Interest Coverage 663.23 +13.5%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Company is almost debt free
  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 26.4%
  • ✓FCF machine: 15.1% free cash flow margin
  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 90 (top 10%)
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 13.7%

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

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

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y6.65%
5Y9.5%
3Y9.31%
TTM-1.79%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y17.53%
5Y26.41%
3Y18.36%
TTM-23.3%

EPS CAGR

10Y17.69%
5Y28.78%
3Y18.06%
TTM-22.03%

ROCE

10Y Avg9.1%
5Y Avg12.14%
3Y Avg18.3%
Latest15.44%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
PLABPhotronics, Inc.2.02B34.2216.37-2.82%12.67%7.05%6.46%0.02
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Profit & Loss

Oct 2015Oct 2016Oct 2017Oct 2018Oct 2019Oct 2020Oct 2021Oct 2022Oct 2023Oct 2024
Sales/Revenue+524.21M483.46M450.68M535.28M550.66M609.69M663.76M824.55M892.08M866.95M
Revenue Growth %0.15%-0.08%-0.07%0.19%0.03%0.11%0.09%0.24%0.08%-0.03%
Cost of Goods Sold+381.07M364.75M359.36M403.77M429.82M475.04M496.72M530.34M555.91M551M
COGS % of Revenue0.73%0.75%0.8%0.75%0.78%0.78%0.75%0.64%0.62%0.64%
Gross Profit+143.14M118.71M91.31M131.5M120.84M134.65M167.04M294.21M336.16M315.95M
Gross Margin %0.27%0.25%0.2%0.25%0.22%0.22%0.25%0.36%0.38%0.36%
Gross Profit Growth %0.43%-0.17%-0.23%0.44%-0.08%0.11%0.24%0.76%0.14%-0.06%
Operating Expenses+70.9M66.23M59.45M65.88M68.72M70.73M72.49M82.35M83.11M94.43M
OpEx % of Revenue0.14%0.14%0.13%0.12%0.12%0.12%0.11%0.1%0.09%0.11%
Selling, General & Admin48.98M44.58M43.59M51.4M52.33M53.58M57.52M63.99M69.46M77.76M
SG&A % of Revenue0.09%0.09%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.09%0.09%0.08%0.08%0.09%
Research & Development21.92M21.65M15.86M14.48M16.39M17.14M18.49M18.34M13.65M16.58M
R&D % of Revenue0.04%0.04%0.04%0.03%0.03%0.03%0.03%0.02%0.02%0.02%
Other Operating Expenses000000-3.52M17K092K
Operating Income+72.23M52.48M31.87M65.63M52.12M-29.89M94.55M211.87M253.05M221.52M
Operating Margin %0.14%0.11%0.07%0.12%0.09%-0.05%0.14%0.26%0.28%0.26%
Operating Income Growth %1.51%-0.27%-0.39%1.06%-0.21%-1.57%4.16%1.24%0.19%-0.12%
EBITDA+154.65M135.32M118.44M149.96M136M63.93M184.95M292.2M333.88M304.32M
EBITDA Margin %0.3%0.28%0.26%0.28%0.25%0.1%0.28%0.35%0.37%0.35%
EBITDA Growth %0.42%-0.12%-0.12%0.27%-0.09%-0.53%1.89%0.58%0.14%-0.09%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)82.41M82.84M86.57M84.33M83.88M93.81M90.4M80.33M80.83M82.81M
EBIT75.03M63.84M31.87M70.83M52.13M63.97M103.69M240.89M270.38M247.75M
Net Interest Income+-2.19M-941K-5.3M2.57M-154K-1.83M-520K-177K14.43M23.73M
Interest Income2.8M2.42M04.83M1.27M541K1.17M1.68M14.86M24.06M
Interest Expense4.99M3.37M5.3M2.26M1.43M2.37M1.69M1.86M433K334K
Other Income/Expense-2.19M8M-5.3M2.94M-1.42M-2.33M7.45M27.17M16.9M25.9M
Pretax Income+70.04M60.47M26.57M68.57M50.7M61.6M102.01M239.03M269.95M247.41M
Pretax Margin %0.13%0.13%0.06%0.13%0.09%0.1%0.15%0.29%0.3%0.29%
Income Tax+13.18M4.8M5.28M7.33M10.21M21.26M23.19M59.79M70.31M63.57M
Effective Tax Rate %0.64%0.76%0.49%0.61%0.8%0.55%0.77%0.75%0.46%0.53%
Net Income+44.63M46.2M13.13M42.05M40.49M33.82M78.82M179.24M125.48M130.69M
Net Margin %0.09%0.1%0.03%0.08%0.07%0.06%0.12%0.22%0.14%0.15%
Net Income Growth %0.72%0.04%-0.72%2.2%-0.04%-0.16%1.33%1.27%-0.3%0.04%
Net Income (Continuing)56.86M55.68M21.29M61.24M40.49M40.34M78.82M179.24M199.63M183.85M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest115.51M115.11M120.73M144.9M141.2M157.3M176.87M230.56M300.6M359.89M
EPS (Diluted)+0.630.640.190.560.590.521.272.932.032.09
EPS Growth %0.54%0.02%-0.7%1.95%0.05%-0.12%1.44%1.31%-0.31%0.03%
EPS (Basic)0.670.680.190.590.610.521.282.962.052.12
Diluted Shares Outstanding78.38M76.35M69.29M74.82M69.16M65.47M62M61.19M61.76M62.39M
Basic Shares Outstanding66.33M67.54M68.44M71.43M66.35M64.87M61.41M60.56M61.14M61.73M
Dividend Payout Ratio-----0.48%----

Balance Sheet

Oct 2015Oct 2016Oct 2017Oct 2018Oct 2019Oct 2020Oct 2021Oct 2022Oct 2023Oct 2024
Total Current Assets+364.11M441.59M449.12M502.73M438.77M500.14M550.62M644.65M785.45M931.06M
Cash & Short-Term Investments205.87M314.07M308.02M329.28M206.53M278.67M276.67M358.5M512.21M640.67M
Cash Only205.87M314.07M308.02M329.28M206.53M278.67M276.67M319.68M499.29M598.49M
Short-Term Investments000000038.82M12.91M42.18M
Accounts Receivable110.06M92.64M105.32M120.52M142.05M163.47M208.52M216.61M208.22M215.05M
Days Sales Outstanding76.6369.9485.382.1894.1697.87114.6695.8985.290.54
Inventory24.16M22.08M23.7M29.18M48.16M57.27M55.25M50.75M49.96M56.53M
Days Inventory Outstanding23.1422.124.0726.3840.894440.634.9332.837.45
Other Current Assets24.03M12.79M12.08M23.76M5.15M608K629K814K2.54M18.82M
Total Non-Current Assets+681.44M546.68M571.67M607.28M679.89M688.04M743.59M671.18M740.77M781M
Property, Plant & Equipment547.28M506.43M535.2M571.78M621.2M631.48M696.55M643.87M715.43M745.26M
Fixed Asset Turnover0.96x0.95x0.84x0.94x0.89x0.97x0.95x1.28x1.25x1.16x
Goodwill0000000000
Intangible Assets24.62M19.85M17.12M12.37M7.87M3.44M774K000
Long-Term Investments93.02M-16.32M-15.48M-18.11M-20.78M2.9M-24.35M2.73M00
Other Non-Current Assets4.61M20.39M19.35M23.13M50.83M28.16M46.26M7.49M4.04M12.68M
Total Assets+1.05B988.27M1.02B1.11B1.12B1.19B1.29B1.32B1.53B1.71B
Asset Turnover0.50x0.49x0.44x0.48x0.49x0.51x0.51x0.63x0.58x0.51x
Asset Growth %0.02%-0.05%0.03%0.09%0.01%0.06%0.09%0.02%0.16%0.12%
Total Current Liabilities+192.69M81.32M81.78M191.08M151.95M142.94M176.15M193.8M185.22M183.81M
Accounts Payable79.14M48.91M42.47M55.47M70.42M58.45M81.53M79.57M84.02M78.72M
Days Payables Outstanding75.8148.9443.1350.1459.844.9159.9154.7655.1752.14
Short-Term Debt65.5M5.43M4.64M57.45M10.87M13.68M14.96M3.51M00
Deferred Revenue (Current)01000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities14K40K19.37M40.91M28.12M30.85M17.15M13.32M21.4M26.87M
Current Ratio1.89x5.43x5.49x2.63x2.89x3.50x3.13x3.33x4.24x5.07x
Quick Ratio1.76x5.16x5.20x2.48x2.57x3.10x2.81x3.06x3.97x4.76x
Cash Conversion Cycle23.9643.0966.2458.4275.2596.9695.3576.0662.8375.84
Total Non-Current Liabilities+90.8M81.48M73.72M14.36M55.62M82.98M117.49M59.94M65.39M47.49M
Long-Term Debt67.12M61.86M57.34M041.89M54.98M58.36M7.74M00
Capital Lease Obligations00000031.08M24.57M18M3.06M
Deferred Tax Liabilities4.39M1.49M2.05M643K1.9M2M3.8M5.6M00
Other Non-Current Liabilities23.68M17.85M14.34M13.72M13.73M28M28.05M27.63M47.39M35.52M
Total Liabilities283.49M162.79M155.5M205.44M207.57M225.92M293.64M253.74M250.61M231.3M
Total Debt+132.62M67.57M61.98M57.45M52.76M70.83M111.69M42.33M26.53M22.96M
Net Debt-73.25M-246.51M-246.04M-271.82M-153.77M-207.83M-164.98M-277.35M-472.76M-575.53M
Debt / Equity0.17x0.08x0.07x0.06x0.06x0.07x0.11x0.04x0.02x0.02x
Debt / EBITDA0.86x0.50x0.52x0.38x0.39x1.11x0.60x0.14x0.08x0.08x
Net Debt / EBITDA-0.47x-1.82x-2.08x-1.81x-1.13x-3.25x-0.89x-0.95x-1.42x-1.89x
Interest Coverage14.48x15.59x6.01x29.01x36.58x-12.63x56.12x114.09x584.41x663.23x
Total Equity+762.07M825.47M865.29M904.57M911.09M962.27M1B1.06B1.28B1.48B
Equity Growth %0.03%0.08%0.05%0.05%0.01%0.06%0.04%0.06%0.2%0.16%
Book Value per Share9.7210.8112.4912.0913.1714.7016.1417.3620.6623.73
Total Shareholders' Equity646.55M710.36M744.56M759.67M769.89M804.96M823.69M831.53M975.01M1.12B
Common Stock666K681K687K697K656K631K600K608K613K619K
Retained Earnings130.06M176.26M189.39M231.44M253.92M279.04M317.85M435.63M561.12M691.81M
Treasury Stock000-23.11M000000
Accumulated OCI-10.57M-7.67M6.89M-4.97M-9.01M17.96M20.57M-98.46M-88.73M-86.32M
Minority Interest115.51M115.11M120.73M144.9M141.2M157.3M176.87M230.56M300.6M359.89M

Cash Flow

Oct 2015Oct 2016Oct 2017Oct 2018Oct 2019Oct 2020Oct 2021Oct 2022Oct 2023Oct 2024
Cash from Operations+133.19M122.14M96.83M130.57M71.84M143.05M150.77M275.19M302.18M261.44M
Operating CF Margin %0.25%0.25%0.21%0.24%0.13%0.23%0.23%0.33%0.34%0.3%
Operating CF Growth %0.38%-0.08%-0.21%0.35%-0.45%0.99%0.05%0.83%0.1%-0.13%
Net Income56.86M55.68M21.29M61.24M40.49M40.34M78.82M179.24M199.63M183.85M
Depreciation & Amortization82.41M82.84M86.57M84.33M83.88M93.81M90.4M80.33M80.83M82.81M
Stock-Based Compensation3.69M3.83M3.63M3.18M3.68M4.93M5.35M6.31M8M13.89M
Deferred Taxes3.4M-3.82M1.63M-273K-3.66M-445K-2.11M809K-927K-1.39M
Other Non-Cash Items-7.09M-8.95M-5.26M-2.91M3.66M202.52M2.11M-809K00
Working Capital Changes-6.08M-7.44M-11.03M-15M-56.21M4.41M-23.79M9.31M14.63M-17.71M
Change in Receivables-21.82M18.81M-9.63M-18.55M-12.32M6.99M-36.62M-51.23M4.03M-2.54M
Change in Inventory-2.89M2.27M-602K-6.16M-23.09M-6.94M2.99M-2.04M1.24M-6.15M
Change in Payables14.1M-36.46M-7.19M18.54M-11.96M-3.49M25.43M60.57M-294K-9.64M
Cash from Investing+-104.31M52.29M-98.07M-90.73M-154.86M-65.71M-103.49M-147.76M-101.55M-156.47M
Capital Expenditures-104.03M-50.15M-91.97M-92.58M-177.19M-70.97M-109.27M-112.34M-131.29M-130.94M
CapEx % of Revenue0.2%0.1%0.2%0.17%0.32%0.12%0.16%0.14%0.15%0.15%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing-272K584K-868K1.86M-7.06M-12.33M5.78M3.44M2.4M2.2M
Cash from Financing+-7.1M-67.02M-10.93M-13.8M-42.06M-16.01M-53.9M-38.69M-18.49M-7.73M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid0-11.89M-8.3M-8.17M-45.05M-16.15M0000
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing2.47M-9.41M-5.5M9.31M-13.68M5.44M-6.16M29.27M-54K-3.02M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+29.16M71.99M4.87M37.98M-105.35M72.07M41.5M162.85M170.88M130.5M
FCF Margin %0.06%0.15%0.01%0.07%-0.19%0.12%0.06%0.2%0.19%0.15%
FCF Growth %4.53%1.47%-0.93%6.8%-3.77%1.68%-0.42%2.92%0.05%-0.24%
FCF per Share0.370.940.070.51-1.521.100.672.662.772.09
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)2.98x2.64x7.37x3.10x1.77x4.23x1.91x1.54x2.41x2.00x
Interest Paid0000000000
Taxes Paid0000000000

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)5.94%5.82%1.55%4.75%4.46%3.61%8.03%17.38%10.74%9.48%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)7.87%6.21%3.99%7.86%5.62%-2.97%8.92%19.61%23.91%19.45%
Gross Margin27.31%24.55%20.26%24.57%21.94%22.09%25.17%35.68%37.68%36.44%
Net Margin8.51%9.56%2.91%7.86%7.35%5.55%11.87%21.74%14.07%15.07%
Debt / Equity0.17x0.08x0.07x0.06x0.06x0.07x0.11x0.04x0.02x0.02x
Interest Coverage14.48x15.59x6.01x29.01x36.58x-12.63x56.12x114.09x584.41x663.23x
FCF Conversion2.98x2.64x7.37x3.10x1.77x4.23x1.91x1.54x2.41x2.00x
Revenue Growth15.08%-7.77%-6.78%18.77%2.87%10.72%8.87%24.22%8.19%-2.82%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Mainstream Integrated Circuits----249.77M262.28M297.2M397.69M456.34M409.68M
Mainstream Integrated Circuits Growth-----5.01%13.31%33.81%14.75%-10.22%
High-end Integrated Circuits----156.42M156.13M162.97M195.33M194.94M228.47M
High-end Integrated Circuits Growth------0.18%4.38%19.86%-0.20%17.20%
High-end Flat Panel Displays----98.83M139.56M155.67M186.99M200.84M195.37M
High-end Flat Panel Displays Growth-----41.21%11.55%20.12%7.41%-2.73%
Mainstream Flat Panel Displays----45.64M51.72M47.92M44.53M39.95M33.43M
Mainstream Flat Panel Displays Growth-----13.34%-7.35%-7.06%-10.28%-16.33%
Integrated Circuits420.83M364.53M350.26M416.06M------
Integrated Circuits Growth--13.38%-3.91%18.79%------
Flat Panel Displays103.37M118.92M100.42M119.21M------
Flat Panel Displays Growth-15.04%-15.56%18.72%------

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Taiwan205.14M193.22M187.82M237.04M244.38M239.1M248.6M291.34M316.89M288.27M
Taiwan Growth--5.81%-2.79%26.21%3.10%-2.16%3.97%17.19%8.77%-9.03%
China----19.01M79.37M115.73M212.6M245.38M232.94M
China Growth-----317.54%45.81%83.70%15.42%-5.07%
Korea147.92M141.02M122.17M147.07M147.73M153.05M156.39M156.14M162.24M158.02M
Korea Growth--4.67%-13.37%20.38%0.45%3.60%2.18%-0.16%3.90%-2.60%
United States132.79M113.67M102.04M112.65M105.05M104.95M105.02M126.2M128.88M146.65M
United States Growth--14.40%-10.23%10.40%-6.75%-0.09%0.07%20.17%2.12%13.79%
Europe35.79M33.38M36.08M35.54M32.59M31.5M36.24M36.4M36.58M39.24M
Europe Growth--6.73%8.08%-1.50%-8.31%-3.33%15.05%0.44%0.49%7.29%
Other------1.78M1.86M2.12M1.82M
Other Growth-------4.90%13.58%-14.13%
All Other Asia2.56M2.17M2.57M2.98M1.91M1.71M----
All Other Asia Growth--15.27%18.67%15.89%-36.00%-10.21%----

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Photronics, Inc. (PLAB) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.4x. This is roughly in line with market averages.

Growth & Financials

Photronics, Inc. (PLAB) reported $856.2M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 67% increase from $512.0M in 2011.

Photronics, Inc. (PLAB) saw revenue decline by 2.8% over the past year.

Yes, Photronics, Inc. (PLAB) is profitable, generating $108.5M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (15.1% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Photronics, Inc. (PLAB) has a return on equity (ROE) of 9.5%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Photronics, Inc. (PLAB) generated $64.5M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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