IQE Stock Overview
Develops, manufactures, and sells advanced semiconductor materials. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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IQE plc Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£0.10 |
| 52 Week High | UK£0.37 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£0.082 |
| Beta | 1.92 |
| 1 Month Change | -1.52% |
| 3 Month Change | -39.37% |
| 1 Year Change | -56.02% |
| 3 Year Change | -68.92% |
| 5 Year Change | -79.38% |
| Change since IPO | -99.75% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Take Care Before Jumping Onto IQE plc (LON:IQE) Even Though It's 33% Cheaper
Oct 30
IQE plc's (LON:IQE) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion
Sep 07Investors Appear Satisfied With IQE plc's (LON:IQE) Prospects As Shares Rocket 27%
May 31We Think IQE (LON:IQE) Has A Fair Chunk Of Debt
May 21IQE plc's (LON:IQE) Shares Leap 28% Yet They're Still Not Telling The Full Story
Apr 12IQE plc (LON:IQE) Stock Catapults 27% Though Its Price And Business Still Lag The Industry
Feb 11IQE plc (LON:IQE) Stock Rockets 26% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected
Dec 22Is IQE (LON:IQE) A Risky Investment?
Oct 27IQE plc (LON:IQE) Analysts Just Slashed This Year's Estimates
Sep 13We Think IQE (LON:IQE) Has A Fair Chunk Of Debt
May 19Is IQE (LON:IQE) A Risky Investment?
Sep 29Should You Investigate IQE plc (LON:IQE) At UK£0.33?
Mar 31Here's Why IQE (LON:IQE) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Jun 07There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About IQE's (LON:IQE) Returns On Capital
May 10Introducing IQE (LON:IQE), The Stock That Zoomed 240% In The Last Five Years
Mar 18Is IQE plc (LON:IQE) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value
Feb 19
Should You Investigate IQE plc (LON:IQE) At UK£0.76?
Jan 20
How Many IQE plc (LON:IQE) Shares Do Institutions Own?
Dec 25
If You Had Bought IQE (LON:IQE) Shares Five Years Ago You'd Have Earned 255% Returns
Dec 04Shareholder Returns
| IQE | GB Semiconductor | GB Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -9.7% | -17.6% | -2.6% |
| 1Y | -56.0% | -31.4% | 2.7% |
Return vs Industry: IQE underperformed the UK Semiconductor industry which returned -31.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: IQE underperformed the UK Market which returned 2.7% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| IQE volatility | |
|---|---|
| IQE Average Weekly Movement | 9.9% |
| Semiconductor Industry Average Movement | 8.5% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.8% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 10.5% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 2.6% |
Stable Share Price: IQE's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the UK market.
Volatility Over Time: IQE's weekly volatility (10%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of UK stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 577 | Jutta Meier | www.iqep.com |
IQE plc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells advanced semiconductor materials. It operates through three segments: Wireless, Photonics, and CMOS++. The company manufactures and sells compound semiconductor materials for the wireless market which includes radio frequency devices for wireless communications, and photonics market, that includes applications that transmit and sense visible and infrared lights, as well as advanced semiconductor materials related to silicon.
IQE plc Fundamentals Summary
| IQE fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | UK£99.59m |
| Earnings (TTM) | -UK£23.12m |
| Revenue (TTM) | UK£129.25m |
0.8x
P/S Ratio-4.3x
P/E RatioIs IQE overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| IQE income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | UK£129.25m |
| Cost of Revenue | UK£117.71m |
| Gross Profit | UK£11.55m |
| Other Expenses | UK£34.67m |
| Earnings | -UK£23.12m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -0.024 |
| Gross Margin | 8.93% |
| Net Profit Margin | -17.89% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 15.9% |
How did IQE perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/20 19:16 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
IQE plc is covered by 22 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Andrew Gardiner | Barclays |
| Andrew Gardiner | Barclays |
| Keagan Bryce-Borthwick | Barclays |