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PLABPhotronics Inc

Information Technology · Semiconductors · Small

$28.15+0.90%
As of 23 Oct 2026Mkt cap $1.6B
Stage 13
AVOID
Fundamentals
48.6/75
Technical
5.0/15
Independent
53.6/90

GCAE viewstructural technical damage is a hard non-actionable condition

Price

1M
−5.6%
3M
−5.5%
6M
−46.1%
1Y
+21.1%

Financials & valuation

Cached filing evidence · as of 2026-10-02

Valuation

P/E
10.3xHist median 11.7x
Forward P/E
—No validated forward-estimate source
Price / FCF
17.5x
FCF yield
5.7%

Quality

ROIC
18.0%
Operating margin
25.6%
FCF margin
7.0%
Current ratio
5.4x

Growth

Revenue growth
−2.0%Latest FY YoY
Revenue CAGR
+6.4%
EPS CAGR
+26.5%
FCF CAGR
+9.4%

Capital

Share-count trend
−1.5%3Y annualised
Net cash
$492M-2.0x OCF

Annual trend

CAGR 2021–2025
+6.4%
Latest · 2025
$1B
YoY
−2.0%
Quality Research
PRE-AI
Acceleration Radar
NOT FLAGGED
THE ONE
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Final / Opportunity
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Key takeaway

structural technical damage is a hard non-actionable condition

Unresolved question

Which timing read is better supported as new price and operating evidence arrives: production v2 or research v3?

Watch next

  • Next earnings · 2026-12-09
More details & evidence

Production decision

Stage 13
AVOID
Technical state
damaged
Rotation
headwind
Evidence
fresh

Presentation freshness

Stage 11 market
2026-10-23 · Massive
Financial cache
2026-10-02
Quality Research
CURRENT
THE ONE
NOT FLAGGED

Authority

Company page
Presentation only
Scores
Frozen GCAE production outputs
Research
Research-only lanes; no score override
Private portfolio
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