Why is Photronics, Inc. ?
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The company is Net-Debt Free
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Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 28.85%
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Flat results in Apr 26
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 15.59% (YoY)
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 8.84 times
- NET SALES(Q) Lowest at USD 209.94 MM
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With ROE of 15.86%, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.93 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 67.28%, its profits have fallen by -5.4% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 8.2
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High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Market Beating Performance
- The stock has generated a return of 67.28% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 20.78%
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, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Photronics, Inc.
67.28%
0.25
84.44%
S&P 500
20.78%
1.56
13.28%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.45%
EBIT Growth (5y)
28.85%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.51
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.79
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
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.93
EV to EBIT
8.05
EV to EBITDA
5.90
EV to Capital Employed
2.96
EV to Sales
1.97
PEG Ratio
8.16
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
36.73%
ROE (Latest)
15.86%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Bullish
Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
5What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)
Higher at USD 136.17 MM
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at USD 1,274.54 MM
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 4.16 times
-5What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 15.59% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 8.84 times
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at USD 209.94 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 62.19 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 29.62 %
Here's what is working for Photronics, Inc.
Net Profit
At USD 136.17 MM has Grown at 59.11%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 1,274.54 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.16 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Net Profit
Higher at USD 136.17 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Apr 2026MOJO Watch
In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months
Net Profit (USD MM)
Depreciation
Highest at USD 20.01 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Photronics, Inc.
Net Sales
Lowest at USD 209.94 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 62.19 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 29.62 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 8.84 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 15.59% (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






