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PLAB

Photronics Inc Information Technology Semiconductors & Related Devices Russell 3000
$27.58Close $1.6BMarket cap $20.28 – $54.9652-week range Dec 9, 2026Next report

Highlights

Strengths

  • Earnings growing EPS +25% year on year

Cautions

  • Not in an uptrend 1 of 8 trend conditions
  • Lagging the market RS 20 · weaker than 80% of stocks over 12 months
  • Far from its high 50% below its 52-week high

Price

Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices

Key figures

FY to Oct 31, 2025 · filed Sep 10, 2026
Off 12-month high 50%
1wk down 2.0% price change
1mo down 10.4% price change
12-month return up 15% market up 11% · its own up 3%
F-score 6 / 9 Mixed
Altman Z 6.53 Low risk
P/E 11.7× price / earnings
PEG 1.34 P/E / EPS growth
P/B 1.4× price / book
Earnings yield up 19.0% EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than 79% of the market · cheap
Revenue growth down 2% year on year
EPS growth up 25% latest quarter · -243 pts
Sales growth up 3% latest quarter · +3 pts
ROE up 12% return on equity
Free cash margin up 7% $59.7M FCF
D/E 0.00 long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA -1.7× net cash
Interest cover —EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
  • profitability slipped from last year
  • gross margin narrowed
  • assets working less efficiently
  • profitable on its assets
  • generating cash from operations
  • profits backed by cash
  • reduced long-term debt
  • short-term liquidity improved
  • no new shares issued

Repair signals

  • Long-term debt down 48% ($0.0B → $0.0B)

Trade setup

ATR% 4.1% $1.13 a day · 2×ATR $25.32
RS 20 / 99 vs the universe
Trend 1 / 8 trend template
Relative volume 0.7× vs 50-day average
Up/down volume 1.48 50 sessions
Implied move — no option chain · report Dec 9, 2026
Trend template · 1 of 8
  • At least 30% above the 52-week low: passes

Screen verdict

Did not qualify for any screen.

Warning signs

2 flagged
  • Gross margin narrowing Gross margin fell from 36.4% to 35.3%. The company is keeping less of each dollar of sales than it did a year ago.
  • Revenue shrinking Revenue fell 2.0% over the year, from $866.9M to $849.3M.
Last reported Aug 26, 2026
Results reaction Aug 26, 2026+3% vs market2 sessions after results

Financials

6 fiscal years · from filings
Revenue What customers paid the company over its fiscal year, before any cost, as filed in its annual report. The change is against the year before. Methodology $849.3M -2% on FY2024
$0 $1B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $609.7M FY2021 · $663.8M FY2022 · $824.5M FY2023 · $892.1M FY2024 · $866.9M FY2025 · $849.3M
Net income Profit left after every cost, interest and tax for the year. A column below the line is a loss. Methodology $136.4M +4% on FY2024
$0 $200M FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $33.8M FY2021 · $55.4M FY2022 · $118.8M FY2023 · $125.5M FY2024 · $130.7M FY2025 · $136.4M
Free cash flow Cash from running the business less what it spent on equipment and buildings: the cash a year actually left behind, which profit alone does not show. Not shown for banks and insurers, whose cash moves with their loans. Methodology $59.7M -54% on FY2024
$0 $200M FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $72.2M FY2021 · $41.7M FY2022 · $162.8M FY2023 · $170.9M FY2024 · $130.5M FY2025 · $59.7M
Margins Each as a share of revenue. Gross: left after the direct cost of what was sold. Net: left after every cost. Free cash: free cash flow over revenue. A margin rising over years means the business keeps more of each dollar it sells. Methodology
  • Gross 35%
  • Net 16%
  • Free cash 7%
0% 50% FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Gross 22% · Net 6% · Free cash 12% FY2021 · Gross 25% · Net 8% · Free cash 6% FY2022 · Gross 36% · Net 14% · Free cash 20% FY2023 · Gross 38% · Net 14% · Free cash 19% FY2024 · Gross 36% · Net 15% · Free cash 15% FY2025 · Gross 35% · Net 16% · Free cash 7%
Cash and long-term debt Cash on the balance sheet at the year's end beside debt due after a year. Net cash is cash less that debt; net debt is the shortfall. Debt some filers do not tag shows as a gap, not as zero. Methodology $492.2M net cash
  • Cash
  • Long-term debt
$0 $1B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Cash $278.7M · Long-term debt $55.0M FY2021 · Cash $276.7M · Long-term debt $89.4M FY2022 · Cash $319.7M · Long-term debt $32.3M FY2023 · Cash $499.3M · Long-term debt $18.0M FY2024 · Cash $598.5M · Long-term debt $25,000 FY2025 · Cash $492.3M · Long-term debt $13,000
Shares outstanding Shares in issue at the year's end. A rising count means each share owns a smaller slice of the company (stock pay, share sales); a falling one, buybacks. The chart's scale is fitted to the count, so a small change looks large: read the percentage. Methodology 57.63m -8.7% since FY2020
63.14m 57.63m FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · 63.14m FY2021 · 60.02m FY2022 · 60.79m FY2023 · 61.31m FY2024 · 61.95m FY2025 · 57.63m
  FY2020Oct 31, 2020 FY2021Oct 31, 2021 FY2022Oct 31, 2022 FY2023Oct 31, 2023 FY2024Oct 31, 2024 FY2025Oct 31, 2025
Revenue $609.7M $663.8M $824.5M $892.1M $866.9M $849.3M
Gross margin 22% 25% 36% 38% 36% 35%
Operating income $63.9M $94.6M $211.9M $253.1M $221.5M $208.2M
Net income $33.8M $55.4M $118.8M $125.5M $130.7M $136.4M
Net margin 6% 8% 14% 14% 15% 16%
Earnings per share $0.52 $0.89 $1.94 $2.03 $2.09 $2.28
Free cash flow $72.2M $41.7M $162.8M $170.9M $130.5M $59.7M
Free cash margin 12% 6% 20% 19% 15% 7%
Cash $278.7M $276.7M $319.7M $499.3M $598.5M $492.3M
Long-term debt $55.0M $89.4M $32.3M $18.0M $25,000 $13,000
Shareholders' equity $805.0M $823.7M $831.5M $975.0M $1.1B $1.2B
Shares outstanding 63.14m 60.02m 60.79m 61.31m 61.95m 57.63m

Filings

SEC EDGAR
FiledReportPeriod to Lag
Sep 10, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Aug 2, 2026 39d
Jun 11, 2026 Quarterly ↗ May 3, 2026 39d
Mar 11, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Feb 1, 2026 38d
Dec 17, 2025 Annual ↗ Oct 31, 2025 47d
Sep 9, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Aug 3, 2025 37d
Jun 11, 2025 Quarterly ↗ May 4, 2025 38d
Mar 13, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Feb 2, 2025 39d
Dec 19, 2024 Annual ↗ Oct 31, 2024 49d
Sep 5, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Jul 28, 2024 39d
Jun 7, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Apr 28, 2024 40d
Mar 7, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Jan 28, 2024 39d
Dec 26, 2023 Annual ↗ Oct 31, 2023 56d

Current reports

FiledDisclosed
Aug 26, 2026 Results ↗
May 28, 2026 Results ↗
Apr 9, 2026 Shareholder vote ↗
Feb 25, 2026 Results ↗
Jan 13, 2026 Director or officer change ↗
Jan 7, 2026 Director or officer change ↗
Jan 2, 2026 Director or officer change ↗
Dec 10, 2025 Results ↗
Aug 27, 2025 Results ↗
Jul 2, 2025 Director or officer change ↗
May 28, 2025 Results · Director or officer change ↗
May 2, 2025 Director or officer change ↗