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 26.65%
3
The company declared negative results in Apr'25 after positive results in Jan'25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 247.8 MM
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 5.45% (YoY)
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 9.29 times
4
With ROE of 16.21%, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.73 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 95.76%, its profits have risen by 3.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 3.4
5
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
- Their stake has increased by 3.95% over the previous quarter.
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Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating 95.76% 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.
99.17%
0.86
73.65%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.71
19.28%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.85%
EBIT Growth (5y)
26.65%
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
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
34.20%
ROE (avg)
15.47%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
11
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.73
EV to EBIT
6.95
EV to EBITDA
5.06
EV to Capital Employed
2.47
EV to Sales
1.71
PEG Ratio
3.41
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
35.48%
ROE (Latest)
16.21%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Bullish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
5What is working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 75.96 MM has Grown at 51.46%
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 61.8 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 1.07
-5What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 247.8 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 5.45% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 9.29 times
Here's what is working for Photronics, Inc.
Net Profit
At USD 61.8 MM has Grown at 127.9%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 27.12 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 75.96 MM has Grown at 51.46%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 50.15 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 61.8 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 1.07
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Here's what is not working for Photronics, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 247.8 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 9.29 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 5.45% (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






