Why is Photronics, Inc. ?
1
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 24.66%
3
The company declared negative results in Apr'25 after positive results in Jan'25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 228.35 MM
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 9.89%
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At USD 38.73 MM has Fallen at -30.89%
4
With ROE of 15.52%, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.05 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 43.40%, its profits have fallen by -17.4%
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High Institutional Holdings at 95.86%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating 43.40% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Photronics, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Electronics & Appliances should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Electronics & Appliances)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Photronics, Inc. for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Photronics, Inc.
-100.0%
0.47
66.32%
S&P 500
15.4%
0.81
19.85%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.78%
EBIT Growth (5y)
24.66%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.51
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.81
Tax Ratio
23.78%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
96.05%
ROCE (avg)
34.20%
ROE (avg)
15.47%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
7
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.05
EV to EBIT
2.74
EV to EBITDA
2.13
EV to Capital Employed
1.09
EV to Sales
0.69
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
39.82%
ROE (Latest)
15.52%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
The company hardly has any interest cost
-18What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 228.35 MM
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 9.89%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 38.73 MM has Fallen at -30.89%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 5.58% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 9.24 times
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at USD 210.39 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 67.01 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 31.85 %
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 22.89 MM has Fallen at -23.68%
Here's what is not working for Photronics, Inc.
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 38.73 MM has Fallen at -30.89%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 56.04 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 228.35 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Net Sales
Lowest at USD 210.39 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 67.01 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 31.85 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Net Profit
At USD 22.89 MM has Fallen at -23.68%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 29.99 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 9.24 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 5.58% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






