Photronics, Inc. (PLAB) is a Semiconductors company in the Technology sector, currently trading at $45.71. It has a SharesGrow Score of 64/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of PLAB = $41.93 (-8.3% from the current price, the stock appears fairly valued). Analyst consensus target is PLAB = $47 (+1.7% upside).
Valuation: PLAB trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 18.5 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 2.56.
Financials: revenue is $849M, +1.1%/yr average growth. Net income is $136M, growing at -7.2%/yr. Net profit margin is 16.1% (healthy). Gross margin is 35.3% (-0.4 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $6M against $1.2B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.01, conservative). Current ratio is 5.37 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 0.3%. Total assets: $1.8B.
Analyst outlook: 7 / 11 analysts rate PLAB as buy (64%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 42/100 (Partial), Growth 30/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 100/100 (Pass), Moat 52/100 (Partial), Future 55/100 (Partial), Income 70/100 (Pass).
