X-FAB Silicon Foundries
Market Cap
€975.8m
Last Updated
2021/05/14 20:14 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE operates as an analog/mixed-signal semiconductor technology foundry. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet and undervalued.
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Share Price & News
How has X-FAB Silicon Foundries's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: XFAB is more volatile than 75% of French stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 7% a week.
Volatility Over Time: XFAB's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of French stocks.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-3.6%
XFAB
-5.6%
FR Semiconductor
-0.2%
FR Market
1 Year Return
174.6%
XFAB
41.6%
FR Semiconductor
48.5%
FR Market
Return vs Industry: XFAB exceeded the French Semiconductor industry which returned 36.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: XFAB exceeded the French Market which returned 47.1% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| XFAB | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -3.6% | -5.6% | -0.2% |
| 30 Day | -0.7% | -10.9% | 2.2% |
| 90 Day | 3.8% | -17.0% | 11.0% |
| 1 Year | 174.6%174.6% | 42.2%41.6% | 52.4%48.5% |
| 3 Year | -17.7%-17.7% | 50.9%47.1% | 26.1%15.2% |
| 5 Year | n/a | 335.7%292.6% | 78.3%55.2% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is X-FAB Silicon Foundries's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
3 days ago | Simply Wall St
X-FAB Silicon Foundries (EPA:XFAB) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital1 month ago | Simply Wall St
X-FAB Silicon Foundries' (EPA:XFAB) Solid Earnings May Rest On Weak Foundations1 month ago | Simply Wall St
If You Had Bought X-FAB Silicon Foundries (EPA:XFAB) Shares A Year Ago You'd Have Earned 148% ReturnsValuation
Is X-FAB Silicon Foundries undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
44.0%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: XFAB (€7.47) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€13.34)
Significantly Below Fair Value: XFAB is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: XFAB is good value based on its PE Ratio (35.8x) compared to the European Semiconductor industry average (46.1x).
PE vs Market: XFAB is poor value based on its PE Ratio (35.8x) compared to the French market (23.8x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: XFAB is good value based on its PEG Ratio (1x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: XFAB is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.8x) compared to the FR Semiconductor industry average (2.9x).
Future Growth
How is X-FAB Silicon Foundries forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 7 analysts?
37.3%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: XFAB's forecast earnings growth (37.3% per year) is above the savings rate (0.4%).
Earnings vs Market: XFAB's earnings (37.3% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the French market (19.3% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: XFAB's revenue (6.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the French market (6.8% per year).
High Growth Revenue: XFAB's revenue (6.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: XFAB's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (7.1%).
Past Performance
How has X-FAB Silicon Foundries performed over the past 5 years?
-57.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: XFAB has a large one-off gain of $37.2M impacting its March 31 2021 financial results.
Growing Profit Margin: XFAB became profitable in the past.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: XFAB's earnings have declined by 57.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: XFAB has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: XFAB has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Semiconductor industry (13.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: XFAB's Return on Equity (4.9%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is X-FAB Silicon Foundries's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: XFAB's short term assets ($461.5M) exceed its short term liabilities ($115.7M).
Long Term Liabilities: XFAB's short term assets ($461.5M) exceed its long term liabilities ($45.0M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: XFAB's debt to equity ratio (6.1%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: XFAB's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 44% to 6.1% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: XFAB's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (181.6%).
Interest Coverage: XFAB's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (8.6x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is X-FAB Silicon Foundries's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate XFAB's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate XFAB's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if XFAB's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if XFAB's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of XFAB's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the French market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
1.6yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Rudi De Winter (59 yo)
7.33yrs
Tenure
US$314,769
Compensation
Mr. Rudi De Winter has been Chief Executive Officer at X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE since 2014. Mr. De Winter serves as a Managing Director of Xtrion N.V. Mr. De Winter has been the Chief Executive Officer a...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Rudi's total compensation ($USD314.77K) is below average for companies of similar size in the French market ($USD555.67K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Rudi's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: XFAB's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
Experienced Board: XFAB's board of directors are considered experienced (7.2 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE
- Ticker: XFAB
- Exchange: ENXTPA
- Founded: 1992
- Industry: Semiconductors
- Sector: Semiconductors
- Market Cap: €975.820m
- Shares outstanding: 130.63m
- Website: https://www.xfab.com
Number of Employees
Location
- X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE
- Transportstraat 1
- Tessenderlo
- Limburg
- 3980
- Belgium
Listings
Biography
X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE operates as an analog/mixed-signal semiconductor technology foundry. The company manufactures silicon wafers for automotive, industrial, consumer, medical, consumer and mobile co...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/05/14 20:14 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/05/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.