Himax Technologies, Inc.

NasdaqGS:HIMX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.4b

Himax Technologies Valuation

Is HIMX undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of HIMX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: HIMX ($8.11) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($1.41)

Significantly Below Fair Value: HIMX is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for HIMX?

Key metric: As HIMX is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for HIMX. This is calculated by dividing HIMX's market cap by their current earnings.
What is HIMX's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio18x
EarningsUS$78.71m
Market CapUS$1.42b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does HIMX's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for HIMX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average46.3x
SIMO Silicon Motion Technology
21.4x27.5%US$1.9b
SYNA Synaptics
19.3x-75.7%US$3.0b
POWI Power Integrations
96.1x41.2%US$3.6b
DIOD Diodes
48.2x52.0%US$2.9b
HIMX Himax Technologies
18x24.3%US$1.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: HIMX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18x) compared to the peer average (46.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does HIMX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Semiconductor Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SQNS Sequans Communications
1.9x-156.5%US$79.23m
MMAT.Q Meta Materials
n/an/aUS$6.00
No more companies available in this PE range
HIMX 18.0xIndustry Avg. 29.8xNo. of Companies11PE020406080100+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: HIMX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18x) compared to the US Semiconductor industry average (29.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is HIMX's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

HIMX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio18x
Fair PE Ratio26.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: HIMX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.8x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst HIMX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$8.11
US$10.87
+34.0%
34.1%US$15.00US$6.00n/a3
Dec ’25US$5.40
US$8.20
+51.9%
29.7%US$11.60US$6.00n/a3
Nov ’25US$5.76
US$8.20
+42.4%
29.7%US$11.60US$6.00n/a3
Oct ’25US$5.39
US$8.20
+52.1%
29.7%US$11.60US$6.00n/a3
Sep ’25US$5.91
US$8.20
+38.7%
29.7%US$11.60US$6.00n/a3
Aug ’25US$6.17
US$8.20
+32.9%
29.7%US$11.60US$6.00n/a3
Jul ’25US$7.72
US$8.20
+6.2%
29.7%US$11.60US$6.00n/a3
Jun ’25US$6.50
US$6.40
-1.5%
6.8%US$7.00US$6.00n/a3
May ’25US$4.97
US$6.40
+28.8%
6.8%US$7.00US$6.00n/a3
Apr ’25US$5.41
US$6.67
+23.2%
7.1%US$7.00US$6.00n/a3
Mar ’25US$5.75
US$6.67
+15.9%
7.1%US$7.00US$6.00n/a3
Feb ’25US$5.77
US$7.00
+21.3%
11.7%US$8.00US$6.00n/a3
Jan ’25US$6.07
US$7.00
+15.3%
11.7%US$8.00US$6.00n/a3
Dec ’24US$5.78
US$7.00
+21.1%
11.7%US$8.00US$6.00US$5.403
Nov ’24US$5.40
US$7.87
+45.7%
19.3%US$10.00US$6.60US$5.763
Oct ’24US$5.84
US$7.87
+34.7%
19.3%US$10.00US$6.60US$5.393
Sep ’24US$6.17
US$7.90
+28.0%
16.6%US$10.00US$6.60US$5.914
Aug ’24US$6.80
US$7.65
+12.5%
17.9%US$10.00US$6.60US$6.174
Jul ’24US$6.75
US$7.65
+13.3%
17.9%US$10.00US$6.60US$7.724
Jun ’24US$7.12
US$7.65
+7.4%
17.9%US$10.00US$6.60US$6.504
May ’24US$6.59
US$7.91
+20.1%
15.4%US$10.00US$7.00US$4.974
Apr ’24US$8.13
US$7.91
-2.7%
15.4%US$10.00US$7.00US$5.414
Mar ’24US$7.58
US$7.91
+4.4%
15.4%US$10.00US$7.00US$5.754
Feb ’24US$8.32
US$7.65
-8.1%
17.9%US$10.00US$6.60US$5.774
Jan ’24US$6.21
US$7.65
+23.2%
17.9%US$10.00US$6.60US$6.074
Dec ’23US$7.27
US$7.65
+5.2%
17.9%US$10.00US$6.60US$5.784

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 22:22
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Himax Technologies, Inc. is covered by 17 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.

AnalystInstitution
Tristan GerraBaird
Daniel HeylerBofA Global Research
Michael BurtonBrean Capital