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Photronics

NSQ:PLAB · US7194051022
Semiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentMedium

360

94
EV / EBIT95
Price / Owner Earnings55
Owner Earnings Yield92
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales91
EV / Gross Profit98
Price/Book95
Return on Capital73
Cash Return on Capital46
Return on Equity75
EBIT Margin87
Gross Profitability43
Cash Conversion64
Accruals19
Owner Earnings Margin63
Sales growth18
Profit Growth38
Long-Term EPS Growth21
Owner Earnings Growth89
Reinvestment81
Price momentum27
Debt load100
Refinancing79
Debt Payback100
Liquidity100
Analyst ratings100
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside94
Market mood73
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Photronics clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1969
Employees374
Websitephotronics.com
ISINUS7194051022
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)Sound Pay Practices (USA)
Themes
Detectors, Sensors and MemsElectronicsManufacturingSemiconductor

Description

Photronics, Inc. manufactures photomasks, which are high precision photographic quartz or glass plates containing microscopic images of electronic circuits. Segment The company operates as a single reporting segment as a manufacturer of photomasks,…

Analysis

Bargain bin

Photronics, Inc. falls in the bargain bin: the price is low relative to peers, but the business metrics give reason to pause.

The price is expensive. You pay 36.1× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

What to watch: Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
98
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Feb 2026

All-time low

97

Jan 2023

Average rank

99

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
91
74
73
81
Price/Earnings
80
94
87
73
Price/Book
95
80
78
88
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
93
92
85
89

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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