Himax Technologies (HIMX) Margin Compression Challenges Bullish Earnings Growth Narrative

Himax Technologies (HIMX) closed FY 2025 with fourth quarter revenue of US$203.1 million and basic EPS of US$0.07, alongside net income of US$6.3 million, setting a clear marker for how the year wrapped up. Over recent periods the company has seen quarterly revenue move from US$237.2 million and EPS of US$0.14 in Q4 2024 to US$215.1 million and EPS of US$0.11 in Q1 2025, US$214.8 million and EPS of US$0.09 in Q2, and US$199.2 million and EPS of US$0.01 in Q3, before landing at the latest Q4 figures. Investors now have a full year of numbers to weigh against expectations. With trailing 12 month net profit margin sitting below the prior year level, this set of results puts profitability and margin resilience firmly in focus for the next phase of the Himax story.

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With the headline figures on the table, the next step is to see how these results compare with the most common narratives around Himax, and which of those stories hold up once you line them up against the actual earnings trend.

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Margins Under Pressure At 5.3%

• On a trailing 12 month basis, Himax earned US$43.9 million on US$832.2 million of revenue, which works out to a 5.3% net profit margin compared with 8.8% a year earlier in the dataset.
• Consensus narrative talks about margin uplift over time from areas like automotive display ICs and WiseEye AI. However, the current 5.3% margin and Q4 FY 2025 net income of US$6.3 million on US$203.1 million of revenue highlight that, so far,
  • profitability is sitting below the earlier 8.8% margin level referenced in the same dataset,
  • which makes the assumed move to higher margins an ambition that is not reflected in the trailing 12 month figures yet.

EPS Trend Versus Bullish Growth Story

• Basic EPS over FY 2025 moved from US$0.11 in Q1 to US$0.09 in Q2, US$0.01 in Q3 and US$0.07 in Q4, while trailing 12 month EPS stands at US$0.50 and five year trailing earnings in the dataset have declined about 31.8% a year.
• Bulls point to forecast earnings growth of around 47.6% a year as a key support for their view. However, this sits next to
  • a recent quarterly EPS path that does not follow that growth profile and
  • a five year earnings track record in the data that moves in the opposite direction of the bullish growth expectations.

If you are curious how supporters of the optimistic case reconcile that 47.6% earnings growth forecast with a five year earnings decline, it is worth seeing how they connect the dots in the full bull case for Himax. 🐂 Himax Technologies Bull Case

P/E Discount Meets DCF Gap

• The shares trade on a trailing P/E of 30.7x, below the semiconductor industry average of 43.2x and peer average of 73.4x, while the DCF fair value in the dataset is US$2.28 per share compared with the current price of US$7.72.
• Bears highlight the gap between the current price and the DCF fair value as a concern. That sits alongside
  • a multi year earnings decline of about 31.8% a year in the data that gives them more caution around the 30.7x P/E,
  • even though that P/E is lower than sector and peer averages, which could be seen as supportive by investors who put less weight on the DCF figure.

If you want to see how more cautious investors frame that DCF gap and the multi year earnings trend against current pricing, their full bear case on Himax lays out the arguments in detail. 🐻 Himax Technologies Bear Case

Next Steps

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