Photronics, Inc.

NasdaqGS:PLAB Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.5b

Photronics Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

Photronics is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 5.1% and 6.1% per annum respectively while EPS is expected to grow by 4.2% per annum.

Key information

5.1%

Earnings growth rate

4.2%

EPS growth rate

Semiconductor earnings growth26.9%
Revenue growth rate6.1%
Future return on equityn/a
Analyst coverage

Low

Last updated11 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Photronics, Inc. Just Missed Earnings And Its Revenue Numbers Were Weaker Than Expected

Sep 01
Photronics, Inc. Just Missed Earnings And Its Revenue Numbers Were Weaker Than Expected

Recent updates

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB)?

Dec 18
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB)?

Photronics: Pull-Back On Soft Near-Term Demand Creates Long-Term Buying Opportunity

Nov 04

Does Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Sep 26
Does Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Photronics Q3 Results: Recovery Delayed, I'm Not Adding Now (Rating Downgrade)

Sep 19

Photronics, Inc. Just Missed Earnings And Its Revenue Numbers Were Weaker Than Expected

Sep 01
Photronics, Inc. Just Missed Earnings And Its Revenue Numbers Were Weaker Than Expected

Photronics: Extremely Undervalued, And A Cash Rich Photomask Leader

Jul 19

Is Now The Time To Put Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) On Your Watchlist?

Jun 09
Is Now The Time To Put Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) On Your Watchlist?

Photronics Q2 Results: Long-Term Still Intact, Another Opportunity To Accumulate

May 22

Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Photronics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PLAB) Low P/E

May 22
Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Photronics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PLAB) Low P/E

Photronics: A Critical Link In The Global Electronics Supply Chain

May 01

What Is Photronics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PLAB) Share Price Doing?

Apr 28
What Is Photronics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PLAB) Share Price Doing?

Photronics: Still A Buy On Strong Demand And Profitability Outlook

Apr 02

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Mar 13
Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Photronics: An Overreaction Presents An Opportunity

Feb 25

Should You Be Adding Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) To Your Watchlist Today?

Feb 24
Should You Be Adding Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) To Your Watchlist Today?

Photronics: Buybacks May Be On The Radar, Expect Multiples To Soar

Feb 08

At US$21.81, Is Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB) Worth Looking At Closely?

Dec 12
At US$21.81, Is Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB) Worth Looking At Closely?

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Nov 08
Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Is Now The Time To Put Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) On Your Watchlist?

Sep 29
Is Now The Time To Put Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) On Your Watchlist?

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB)?

Aug 16
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB)?

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Is Achieving High Returns On Its Capital

Jul 29
Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Is Achieving High Returns On Its Capital

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Passed With Ease

Jun 22
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Passed With Ease

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB)?

May 12
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB)?

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Apr 26
Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Do Photronics' (NASDAQ:PLAB) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Mar 14
Do Photronics' (NASDAQ:PLAB) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Should You Investigate Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB) At US$18.74?

Jan 26
Should You Investigate Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB) At US$18.74?

These 4 Measures Indicate That Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Is Using Debt Safely

Jan 10
These 4 Measures Indicate That Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Is Using Debt Safely

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Photronics' (NASDAQ:PLAB) Returns On Capital

Dec 14
There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Photronics' (NASDAQ:PLAB) Returns On Capital

With EPS Growth And More, Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Makes An Interesting Case

Nov 10
With EPS Growth And More, Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Makes An Interesting Case

Is Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Using Too Much Debt?

Sep 20
Is Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Using Too Much Debt?

Photronics: Use Its Recent Capitulation To Buy Aggressively

Sep 14

Photronics FQ3 2022 Earnings Preview

Aug 29

Photronics: Play The Semiconductor Boom

Aug 01

Photronics: Long-Term Contracts Provide Visibility Into 2024, Priced At 9x Free Cash Flow

Jun 28

I Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Passed With Ease

Jun 01
I Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Passed With Ease

Photronics: Extreme Value In The Semiconductor Sector

May 26

Is There Now An Opportunity In Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB)?

May 18
Is There Now An Opportunity In Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB)?

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Photronics' (NASDAQ:PLAB) Returns On Capital

Apr 18
There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Photronics' (NASDAQ:PLAB) Returns On Capital

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:PLAB - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
10/31/2026980144N/AN/A1
10/31/2025915131N/AN/A1
10/31/2024867131130261N/A
7/28/2024872141159300N/A
4/28/2024885134173310N/A
1/28/2024897138172316N/A
10/31/2023892125171302N/A
7/30/2023875118130275N/A
4/30/2023871122146282N/A
1/29/2023846110119244N/A
10/31/2022825119163275N/A
7/31/2022796102170234N/A
5/1/202274687125196N/A
1/30/20227027073184N/A
10/31/20216645542151N/A
8/1/20216324251178N/A
5/2/20216193626140N/A
1/31/20216023264139N/A
10/31/20206103472143N/A
8/2/20206173768123N/A
5/3/20205973364132N/A
2/2/20205863533118N/A
10/31/201955130-11068N/A
7/28/201953933-12167N/A
4/28/201953739-9990N/A
1/27/201953741-10880N/A
10/31/20185354238131N/A
7/29/201851235N/A110N/A
4/29/201848726N/A88N/A
1/28/201846417N/A96N/A
10/29/201745113N/A97N/A
7/30/201743713N/A105N/A
4/30/201744917N/A104N/A
1/29/201746327N/A110N/A
10/30/201648346N/A122N/A
7/31/201651860N/A133N/A
5/1/201652664N/A140N/A
1/31/201653162N/A154N/A
11/1/201552445N/A133N/A
8/2/201550730N/A126N/A
5/3/201550022N/A114N/A
2/1/201547728N/A104N/A
11/2/201445626N/A96N/A
8/3/201443727N/A94N/A
5/4/201442228N/A103N/A
2/2/201442418N/A95N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: PLAB's forecast earnings growth (5.1% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: PLAB's earnings (5.1% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15.2% per year).

High Growth Earnings: PLAB's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: PLAB's revenue (6.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.1% per year).

High Growth Revenue: PLAB's revenue (6.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if PLAB's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 17:40
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/10/31

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

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Photronics, Inc. is covered by 7 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Krish SankarBofA Global Research
Thomas DiffelyD.A. Davidson & Co.
Yeuk-Fai MokNeedham & Company