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Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

VECO • • Industrial / General
TechnologySemiconductorsSemiconductor Manufacturing EquipmentWafer Fabrication Equipment
AboutVeeco Instruments Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, sells, and supports semiconductor and thin film process equipment primarily to make electronic devices worldwide. The company offers laser annealing, ion beam deposition and etch, metal organic chemical vapor deposition, single wafer wet processing and surface preparation, molecular beam epitaxy, and atomic layer deposition and other deposition systems, as well as packaging lithography equipment. Its process equipment systems are used in the production of a range of microelectronic components, including logic, dynamic random-access memory, photonics devices, power electronics, radio frequency filters and amplifiers, magnetic heads for hard disk drives, and other semiconductor devices. In addition, the company markets and sells its products to integrated device manufacturers and foundries; outsourced semiconductor assembly and test, hard disk drive, and photonics manufacturers; and research centers and universities. Veeco Instruments Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Plainview, New York.Show more
  • Revenue $717M +7.6%
  • EBITDA $92M -2.9%
  • Net Income $74M +342.7%
  • EPS (Diluted) 1.23 +319.6%
  • Gross Margin 42.38% -0.9%
  • EBITDA Margin 12.84% -9.8%
  • Operating Margin 9.34% -11.0%
  • Net Margin 10.28% +325.5%
  • ROE 10.22% +310.3%
  • ROIC 5.7% -15.4%
  • Debt/Equity 0.41 -11.7%
  • Interest Coverage 6.06 +2.1%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 84 (top 16%)
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 11.3%
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Shares diluted 14.6% in last year

* 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

10Y6.2%
5Y11.33%
3Y7.14%
TTM-3.9%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y41.46%
TTM-38.74%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y35.91%
TTM-38.06%

ROCE

10Y Avg-4.49%
5Y Avg6.48%
3Y Avg7.18%
Latest6.47%

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+477.04M332.45M484.76M542.08M419.35M454.16M583.28M646.14M666.43M717.3M
Revenue Growth %0.21%-0.3%0.46%0.12%-0.23%0.08%0.28%0.11%0.03%0.08%
Cost of Goods Sold+299.8M199.59M300.44M348.36M261.15M259.86M341M382.99M381.38M413.3M
COGS % of Revenue0.63%0.6%0.62%0.64%0.62%0.57%0.58%0.59%0.57%0.58%
Gross Profit+177.24M132.86M184.32M193.72M158.19M194.3M242.27M263.15M285.06M304M
Gross Margin %0.37%0.4%0.38%0.36%0.38%0.43%0.42%0.41%0.43%0.42%
Gross Profit Growth %0.31%-0.25%0.39%0.05%-0.18%0.23%0.25%0.09%0.08%0.07%
Operating Expenses+196.37M177.88M217.71M222.17M197.77M171.74M185.56M202.85M215.12M237.02M
OpEx % of Revenue0.41%0.54%0.45%0.41%0.47%0.38%0.32%0.31%0.32%0.33%
Selling, General & Admin90.19M77.64M100.25M92.06M79.75M76.25M84.54M88.95M92.76M99.66M
SG&A % of Revenue0.19%0.23%0.21%0.17%0.19%0.17%0.14%0.14%0.14%0.14%
Research & Development78.54M81.02M81.99M97.75M90.56M78.99M88.68M103.56M112.85M124.51M
R&D % of Revenue0.16%0.24%0.17%0.18%0.22%0.17%0.15%0.16%0.17%0.17%
Other Operating Expenses697K-223K392K-368K27.47M16.49M12.35M10.34M9.51M12.85M
Operating Income+-23.23M-120.4M-63.78M-415.5M-39.58M22.57M56.71M60.3M69.94M66.98M
Operating Margin %-0.05%-0.36%-0.13%-0.77%-0.09%0.05%0.1%0.09%0.1%0.09%
Operating Income Growth %0.71%-4.18%0.47%-5.51%0.9%1.57%1.51%0.06%0.16%-0.04%
EBITDA+4.4M-87.75M-13.68M-365.5M-5.18M53.26M82.77M85.94M94.91M92.12M
EBITDA Margin %0.01%-0.26%-0.03%-0.67%-0.01%0.12%0.14%0.13%0.14%0.13%
EBITDA Growth %1.07%-20.93%0.84%-25.71%0.99%11.28%0.55%0.04%0.1%-0.03%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)27.63M32.65M50.09M50M34.4M30.7M26.06M25.64M24.97M25.14M
EBIT-22.18M-118.98M-69.53M-412.32M-55.87M16.27M56.71M62.49M-16.57M79.88M
Net Interest Income+586K958K-17.12M-18.33M-17.41M-23.19M-26.02M-9.31M-1.19M1.85M
Interest Income1.05M1.18M2.33M3.19M4.68M1.55M2.34M2.2M10.58M12.9M
Interest Expense464K222K19.46M21.52M22.09M24.74M28.36M11.51M11.77M11.04M
Other Income/Expense586K958K-17.12M-18.33M-38.38M-31.03M-31.03M-9.31M-98.28M1.85M
Pretax Income+-22.65M-119.44M-80.9M-433.83M-77.96M-8.46M25.68M50.98M-28.34M68.83M
Pretax Margin %-0.05%-0.36%-0.17%-0.8%-0.19%-0.02%0.04%0.08%-0.04%0.1%
Income Tax+9.33M2.77M-36.11M-26.75M777K-73K-358K-115.96M2.03M-4.88M
Effective Tax Rate %1.41%1.02%0.55%0.94%1.01%0.99%1.01%3.27%1.07%1.07%
Net Income+-31.98M-122.21M-44.79M-407.09M-78.73M-8.39M26.04M166.94M-30.37M73.71M
Net Margin %-0.07%-0.37%-0.09%-0.75%-0.19%-0.02%0.04%0.26%-0.05%0.1%
Net Income Growth %0.52%-2.82%0.63%-8.09%0.81%0.89%4.1%5.41%-1.18%3.43%
Net Income (Continuing)-31.98M-122.21M-51.4M-407.09M-78.73M-8.39M26.04M166.94M-30.37M73.71M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+-0.80-3.11-1.01-8.63-1.66-0.170.492.71-0.561.23
EPS Growth %0.53%-2.89%0.68%-7.54%0.81%0.9%3.88%4.53%-1.21%3.2%
EPS (Basic)-0.80-3.11-1.01-8.63-1.66-0.170.533.35-0.561.31
Diluted Shares Outstanding39.74M39.34M44.17M47.15M47.48M48.36M53.64M65.61M53.77M61.6M
Basic Shares Outstanding39.74M39.34M44.17M47.15M47.48M48.36M49.07M49.91M53.77M56.43M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+542.13M501.51M596.99M520.08M475.88M586.93M549.39M668.9M706.28M764.53M
Cash & Short-Term Investments385.28M344.23M327.52M260.46M244.55M319.4M223.93M302.41M305.44M344.31M
Cash Only269.23M277.44M279.74M212.27M129.29M129.63M119.75M154.93M158.78M145.59M
Short-Term Investments116.05M66.79M47.78M48.19M115.25M189.77M104.18M147.49M146.66M198.72M
Accounts Receivable49.52M58.02M99.03M77.2M71.02M101.24M127.9M140.73M127.39M133.94M
Days Sales Outstanding37.8963.774.5651.9861.8181.3680.0479.569.7768.16
Inventory77.47M77.06M120.27M156.31M133.07M145.91M170.86M206.91M237.63M246.74M
Days Inventory Outstanding94.32140.93146.11163.78185.98204.94182.88197.19227.43217.9
Other Current Assets21.7M13.96M24.44M16.68M12.28M1.09M1.07M18.85M19.74M39.54M
Total Non-Current Assets+348.65M257.02M790.29M380.74M342.21M311.13M349.59M459.28M522.76M487.05M
Property, Plant & Equipment79.59M60.65M85.06M80.28M90.16M75.55M128.56M133.75M142.84M140.29M
Fixed Asset Turnover5.99x5.48x5.70x6.75x4.65x6.01x4.54x4.83x4.67x5.11x
Goodwill114.91M114.91M307.13M184.3M181.94M181.94M181.94M181.94M214.96M214.96M
Intangible Assets131.67M58.38M369.84M85.15M61.52M46.19M33.91M23.89M43.95M8.83M
Long-Term Investments21M21M21M21M000000
Other Non-Current Assets98K47K4.31M8.13M7.04M6.02M3.55M3.35M3.12M2.77M
Total Assets+890.79M758.53M1.39B900.82M818.09M898.06M898.98M1.13B1.23B1.25B
Asset Turnover0.54x0.44x0.35x0.60x0.51x0.51x0.65x0.57x0.54x0.57x
Asset Growth %-0.04%-0.15%0.83%-0.35%-0.09%0.1%0%0.25%0.09%0.02%
Total Current Liabilities+162.23M143.51M223.46M160.05M118.22M146.68M189.2M257.9M218.03M192.28M
Accounts Payable30.07M22.61M50.32M39.61M21.28M33.66M44.46M52.05M42.38M43.52M
Days Payables Outstanding36.6141.3461.1341.529.7447.2747.5849.640.5638.43
Short-Term Debt340K368K0000020.17M026.5M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities6.96M7.09M130.43M8.22M7.23M2.7M7.61M7.07M25.28M6.59M
Current Ratio3.34x3.49x2.67x3.25x4.03x4.00x2.90x2.59x3.24x3.98x
Quick Ratio2.86x2.96x2.13x2.27x2.90x3.01x2.00x1.79x2.15x2.69x
Cash Conversion Cycle95.6163.29159.54174.26218.05239.03215.34227.08256.64247.63
Total Non-Current Liabilities+13.94M20.43M323.12M302.99M325.35M343.01M272.14M292.45M338.57M288.52M
Long-Term Debt1.19M826K275.63M287.39M300.07M321.12M229.44M254.49M274.94M249.7M
Capital Lease Obligations000010.3M6.3M32.83M33.58M31.53M34.32M
Deferred Tax Liabilities11.21M13.2M36.84M5.69M5.65M5.24M4.79M1.28M6.55M689K
Other Non-Current Liabilities1.54M6.4M10.64M9.91M9.34M10.35M5.08M3.1M25.54M3.82M
Total Liabilities176.17M163.94M546.57M463.04M443.58M489.69M461.35M550.36M556.6M480.81M
Total Debt+1.53M1.19M275.63M287.39M314.56M331.57M266.71M311.57M310.5M314.27M
Net Debt-267.7M-276.25M-4.11M75.12M185.27M201.94M146.96M156.65M151.71M168.68M
Debt / Equity0.00x0.00x0.33x0.66x0.84x0.81x0.61x0.54x0.46x0.41x
Debt / EBITDA0.35x----6.23x3.22x3.63x3.27x3.41x
Net Debt / EBITDA-60.81x----3.79x1.78x1.82x1.60x1.83x
Interest Coverage-50.07x-542.35x-3.28x-19.31x-1.79x0.91x2.00x5.24x5.94x6.06x
Total Equity+714.62M594.6M840.71M437.77M374.51M408.37M437.63M577.82M672.44M770.77M
Equity Growth %-0.03%-0.17%0.41%-0.48%-0.14%0.09%0.07%0.32%0.16%0.15%
Book Value per Share17.9815.1119.039.287.898.448.168.8112.5112.51
Total Shareholders' Equity714.62M594.6M840.71M437.77M374.51M408.37M437.63M577.82M672.44M770.77M
Common Stock410K407K482K485K490K497K507K517K564K569K
Retained Earnings-45.06M-168.58M-213.38M-619.98M-698.93M-707.32M-681.28M-501.8M-532.17M-458.45M
Treasury Stock-9.22M-2.31M-1.28M-5.87M000000
Accumulated OCI1.35M1.78M1.81M1.82M1.89M1.85M1.48M928K1.61M1.52M
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+15.79M-23.84M34.15M-37.74M-7.42M43.02M67.74M108.48M61.67M63.81M
Operating CF Margin %0.03%-0.07%0.07%-0.07%-0.02%0.09%0.12%0.17%0.09%0.09%
Operating CF Growth %-0.62%-2.51%2.43%-2.11%0.8%6.8%0.57%0.6%-0.43%0.03%
Net Income-31.98M-122.21M-44.79M-407.09M-78.73M-8.39M26.04M166.94M-30.37M73.71M
Depreciation & Amortization39.85M32.65M50.09M50M34.4M30.7M26.06M25.64M24.97M25.14M
Stock-Based Compensation17.99M15.74M24.4M16.07M15.27M12.7M15.25M22.99M28.56M35.88M
Deferred Taxes2.65M940K-33.88M-27.62M360K-299K-651K-118.04M-2.21M-8.73M
Other Non-Cash Items-1.09M69.26M11.68M386.93M38.06M22.05M18.83M962K99.23M8.55M
Working Capital Changes-11.63M-20.23M26.64M-56.04M-16.77M-13.74M-17.78M9.98M-58.5M-70.74M
Change in Receivables10.71M-8.67M4.52M21.82M5.8M-30.36M-26.66M-12.83M13.27M-6.55M
Change in Inventory-12.31M-5.39M6.34M-24.68M14.97M-11.53M-24.8M-37.29M-35.16M-8.31M
Change in Payables9.47M-24.2M12.2M-19.67M-26.95M15.96M20.23M-13.12M-8.81M-338K
Cash from Investing+-7.08M46.71M-357.84M-18.3M-75.87M-71.79M44.53M-68.88M-53.33M-64.55M
Capital Expenditures-13.89M-11.48M-24.27M-12.65M-10.87M-6.8M-40.64M-24.6M-27.93M-18.11M
CapEx % of Revenue0.03%0.03%0.05%0.02%0.03%0.01%0.07%0.04%0.04%0.03%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing4.07M-230K2.28M-2.98M-10.23M2.7M-38.92M-44.28M00
Cash from Financing+-10.2M-14.63M325.94M-11.46M126K29.1M-122.03M-4.55M-4.68M-12.58M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing-3.21M-2.6M-8.74M-3.07M-2.98M-12.63M-9.83M-8.25M-11.01M-17.88M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+1.9M-35.32M9.87M-50.39M-18.29M36.22M27.1M83.88M33.74M45.7M
FCF Margin %0%-0.11%0.02%-0.09%-0.04%0.08%0.05%0.13%0.05%0.06%
FCF Growth %-0.93%-19.57%1.28%-6.1%0.64%2.98%-0.25%2.1%-0.6%0.35%
FCF per Share0.05-0.900.22-1.07-0.390.750.511.280.630.74
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)-0.49x0.20x-0.76x0.09x0.09x-5.13x2.60x0.65x-2.03x0.87x
Interest Paid485K225K4.67M9.71M9.41M12.7M010.14M11.78M9.5M
Taxes Paid7.09M1.67M1.94M4.8M2.93M329K01.43M5.09M3.03M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)-4.4%-18.67%-6.24%-63.68%-19.39%-2.14%6.16%32.88%-4.86%10.22%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)-3.8%-23.6%-8.28%-46.18%-5.53%2.89%7.12%6.86%6.73%5.7%
Gross Margin37.15%39.96%38.02%35.74%37.72%42.78%41.54%40.73%42.77%42.38%
Net Margin-6.7%-36.76%-9.24%-75.1%-18.78%-1.85%4.46%25.84%-4.56%10.28%
Debt / Equity0.00x0.00x0.33x0.66x0.84x0.81x0.61x0.54x0.46x0.41x
Interest Coverage-50.07x-542.35x-3.28x-19.31x-1.79x0.91x2.00x5.24x5.94x6.06x
FCF Conversion-0.49x0.20x-0.76x0.09x0.09x-5.13x2.60x0.65x-2.03x0.87x
Revenue Growth21.42%-30.31%45.81%11.83%-22.64%8.3%28.43%10.78%3.14%7.63%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Semiconductor-----165.91M247.05M369.37M412.72M466.61M
Semiconductor Growth------48.91%49.51%11.74%13.06%
Data Storage59.67M52.99M---123.29M168.76M87.54M88.47M98.85M
Data Storage Growth--11.20%----36.88%-48.13%1.06%11.73%
Compound Semiconductor-----107.92M106.97M121.19M87.26M77.59M
Compound Semiconductor Growth-------0.88%13.30%-28.00%-11.08%
Scientific And Other-----57.04M--77.98M74.25M
Scientific And Other Growth----------4.79%
Scientific & Other------60.49M68.03M--
Scientific & Other Growth-------12.46%--
Scientific And Industrial64.3M74.91M120.79M138.75M159.52M-----
Scientific And Industrial Growth-16.51%61.24%14.87%14.97%-----
Front End Semiconductor--40.83M62.58M120.13M-----
Front End Semiconductor Growth---53.27%91.95%-----
Lighting Display And Power Electronics291.13M136.25M-249.97M72.79M-----
Lighting Display And Power Electronics Growth--53.20%---70.88%-----
Advanced Packaging Mems And Rf61.94M68.3M69.35M90.78M66.91M-----
Advanced Packaging Mems And Rf Growth-10.28%1.54%30.89%-26.29%-----
Led Lighting Display And Compound Semiconductor--253.78M-------
Led Lighting Display And Compound Semiconductor Growth----------

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CHINA--------217.94M255.62M
CHINA Growth---------17.29%
Asia Pacific Excluding China-----177.57M--208.69M234.59M
Asia Pacific Excluding China Growth---------12.41%
UNITED STATES------217.21M-162.79M164.56M
UNITED STATES Growth---------1.09%
EMEA------55.13M87.84M76.7M61.73M
EMEA Growth-------59.33%-12.68%-19.51%
Rest Of World83.95M77.57M205.34M133.29M164.76M528K308K1.43M313K797K
Rest Of World Growth--7.60%164.72%-35.09%23.61%-99.68%-41.67%363.96%-78.10%154.63%
APAC------204.63M235.74M--
APAC Growth-------15.20%--
United States-------197.43M--
United States Growth----------
China------106M123.7M--
China Growth-------16.70%--
U86.63M85.64M94.94M125.66M126.16M145.35M----
U Growth--1.14%10.86%32.36%0.40%15.21%----
E M E A64.02M83.41M76.64M89.1M57.35M73.12M----
E M E A Growth-30.29%-8.12%16.27%-35.63%27.50%----
C242.44M85.83M107.84M194.03M71.08M57.59M----
C Growth--64.60%25.64%79.92%-63.37%-18.98%----

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.7x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) reported $681.4M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 30% decrease from $979.1M in 2011.

Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) grew revenue by 7.6% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) is profitable, generating $49.2M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (10.3% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) has a return on equity (ROE) of 10.2%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) generated $54.8M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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