PLAB

Photronics, Inc. · NASDAQ · Technology · USD · 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17

Figures on this page computed 2026-11-08 12:58 UTC

Last close

27.38USD

Market data, 2026-11-04

PLAB: weekly closes from 21.71 on 2025-11-07 to 27.38 on 2026-11-04, a move of +26.1%. Prices in USD.

Weekly closes, 2025-11-07 to 2026-11-04

Over that span: +26.1%

Except where said otherwise: 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17

  • 11.9xP/E

    Price / Earnings per Share (diluted)

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17

    The filing itself

  • 26.0%ROIC

    NOPAT / Invested Capital x 100, where NOPAT = Operating Income x (1 - Tax Rate) and Invested Capital = Equity + Total Debt - Cash

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-09-10
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-09-10

    The filing itself

  • 16.1%Net margin

    Net Income / Revenue x 100

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17

    The filing itself

  • 7.0%FCF margin

    Free Cash Flow / Revenue x 100

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17

    The filing itself

  • 0.01Debt/equity

    Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-09-10

    The filing itself

  • n/aDividend yield

    We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to place.

    Source
    computed
    Taken on
    2026-11-07
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed

A find tonight

The business including its debt costs 5.55 times the operating profit it filed, the earnings in its last filed year are 8.31 percent of what the whole company costs, and earns 26.0 percent on the capital it has invested; it is in none of the indexes we carry (Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500).

Value
76
Cheap
78
Sound
75
Unwatched
50

What stands out

  • Returns: earns 26.0 percent on the capital it has invested, which is better than 90 percent of the companies we rank in United States.
  • Safety: sits at 6.68 on Altman's Z, clear of the distress band, which is better than 83 percent of the companies we rank in United States.
  • Price: the business including its debt costs 5.55 times the operating profit it filed, which is better than 98 percent of the companies we rank in United States.

Why nobody is looking

  • It is in none of the indexes we carry (Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500).

What could make it a trap

  • None of the tests we hold fired against it: we checked Altman's Z, the five-year net margin trend, share count, Beneish's M, debt to equity and the last year of price. That is the absence of a flag we look for and not a clean bill of health.

Why it is cheap

Except where said otherwise: Computed from the filing for 2025, filed 2025-12-17

  • Earnings yield8.3%

    Filed net income for the last annual period, over market value

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Taken on
    2026-11-05
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • Market data, 2026-11-05
  • Free cash flow yield3.6%

    Filed operating cash flow less capital expenditure, over market value

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Taken on
    2026-11-05
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • Market data, 2026-11-05
  • Price to book1.4x

    Market value over filed total equity

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Taken on
    2026-11-05
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • Market data, 2026-11-05
  • EV to EBIT multiple5.5x

    Market value plus filed net debt, over filed operating profit

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Taken on
    2026-11-05
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • Market data, 2026-11-05
  • Cash and equivalents against market value30.0%

    Filed cash and equivalents, over market value

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Taken on
    2026-11-05
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • Market data, 2026-11-05
  • Return on invested capital26.0%10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    Source
    filed
    Statement
    income
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
  • Altman Z-Score6.6810-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    Source
    filed
    Statement
    income
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
  • Piotroski F-Score6.0010-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    Source
    filed
    Statement
    income
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
  • Earnings quality (Sloan accruals)1.0610-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    Source
    filed
    Statement
    income
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
  • Consecutive profitable filed years1010-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    Source
    filed
    Statement
    income
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD

Last close: Market data, 2026-11-05

The filed years, as a table

10

Each line is 100 at 2016-10-30, the first year we hold.

Filed yearSalesProfitShares in issue
2016-10-30100.0100.0100.0
2017-10-2993.228.490.7
2018-10-31110.791.098.0
2019-10-31113.964.590.6
2020-10-31126.173.285.7
2021-10-31137.3120.081.2
2022-10-31170.6257.180.1
2023-10-31184.5271.680.9
2024-10-31179.3282.981.7
2025-10-31175.7295.278.5
How sales was got
Source
filed
Statement
income
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0001140361-25-045801
Reported in
USD

The filing itself

How profit was got
Source
filed
Statement
income
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0001140361-25-045801
Reported in
USD

The filing itself

How shares in issue was got
Source
filed
Statement
income
Fiscal year
2025
Accession
0001140361-25-045801
Reported in
USD

The filing itself

Figures behind the shape

Growth

6.8%

faster is higher, placed against 4,950 companies as of 2026-11-07

  • Five-year revenue growth rate6.8%
    Source
    computed
    Taken on
    2026-11-07
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed
  • Five-year EPS growth rate34.5%
    Source
    computed
    Taken on
    2026-11-07
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed
  • One-year change in net income4.4%
    Source
    computed
    Taken on
    2026-11-07
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed

Returns on capital

26.0%

higher is higher, placed against 5,089 companies as of 2026-11-07

  • Return on invested capital26.0%

    NOPAT / Invested Capital x 100, where NOPAT = Operating Income x (1 - Tax Rate) and Invested Capital = Equity + Total Debt - Cash

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-09-10
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-09-10

    The filing itself

  • Return on equity11.6%

    Net Income / Shareholders' Equity x 100

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-09-10

    The filing itself

  • Return on assets7.6%

    Net Income / Total Assets x 100

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-09-10

    The filing itself

Margins

35.3%

wider is higher, placed against 3,412 companies as of 2026-11-07

  • Gross margin35.3%

    Gross Profit / Revenue x 100

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17

    The filing itself

  • Operating margin24.5%

    Operating Income / Revenue x 100

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17

    The filing itself

  • Net margin16.1%

    Net Income / Revenue x 100

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17

    The filing itself

  • Free cash flow margin7.0%

    Free Cash Flow / Revenue x 100

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17

    The filing itself

Price

11.9x

cheaper is higher, placed against 4,362 companies as of 2026-11-07

  • Price to earnings11.9x

    Price / Earnings per Share (diluted)

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17

    The filing itself

  • Price to book1.4x10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-09-10

    Price / Book Value per Share, where BVPS = Shareholders' Equity / Diluted Shares

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-26-036138
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed
    • 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-09-10
    • computed
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17

    The filing itself

  • EV to EBITDA4.0x

    Enterprise Value / EBITDA, where EV = Market Cap + Total Debt - Cash

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-09-10
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17

    The filing itself

  • Price to sales ratio1.9x

    Market Cap / Revenue, where Market Cap = Price x Diluted Shares

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17

    The filing itself

Safety

0.01

safer is higher, placed against 3,227 companies as of 2026-11-07

  • Debt to equity0.01

    Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-09-10

    The filing itself

  • Current ratio5.3710-Q for 2025, filed 2026-09-10

    Current Assets / Current Liabilities

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-26-036138
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-09-10
    • 10-Q for 2025, filed 2026-09-10

    The filing itself

  • Interest coveragen/a

    We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to place.

    Operating Income / Interest Expense

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17

    The filing itself

  • Altman Z-Score6.68

    1.2 x A + 1.4 x B + 3.3 x C + 0.6 x D + 1.0 x E (A=WC/TA, B=RE/TA, C=EBIT/TA, D=MktCap/TL, E=Rev/TA)

    Source
    computed
    Taken on
    2026-11-07
    Reported in
    USD
    • Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17

What it pays out

n/a

We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to place.

more, and better covered, is higher, with no cohort held

  • Dividend yieldn/a

    We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to place.

    Source
    computed
    Taken on
    2026-11-07
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed
  • Payout ration/a

    We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to place.

    Common Dividends Paid / Net Income x 100, both from the latest filed fiscal year

    Source
    computed
    Fiscal year
    2025
    Accession
    0001140361-25-045801
    Reported in
    USD
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • Computed from the 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17
    • 10-K for 2025, filed 2025-12-17

    The filing itself

  • Dividend cover ration/a

    We do not hold this figure for this company, so there is nothing to place.

    Source
    computed
    Taken on
    2026-11-07
    Reported in
    USD
    • computed

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