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Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (ACLS) vs Photronics, Inc. (PLAB)

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. and Photronics, Inc. are both Semiconductor Equipment & Materials companies. Axcelis Technologies, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.8B against $1.5B — 1.9× the size. Photronics, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 9.0× against 26.6×. Axcelis Technologies, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 4.35% against 1.25%. Photronics, Inc. has the higher net margin (19.0% vs 11.8%) and the higher return on invested capital (11.3% vs 8.43%). Across the 22 metrics below, Photronics, Inc. leads on 18 and Axcelis Technologies, Inc. on 4.

Valuation

Metric ACLS PLAB Semiconductor Equipment & Materials median
P/E 26.59 9.04 33.70
P/S 3.13 1.73 4.22
P/B 2.50 0.86 2.94
Price to free cash flow 46.45 13.63 31.49
EV/EBITDA 22.71 3.03 22.64
EV/Sales 2.66 0.96 4.97
Earnings yield 3.76% 11.06% 2.02%
Free cash flow yield 2.15% 7.33% 2.27%

Profitability

Metric ACLS PLAB Semiconductor Equipment & Materials median
Gross margin 42.81% 33.65% 46.86%
Operating margin 10.31% 22.46% 12.02%
Net margin 11.75% 19.04% 10.16%
Free cash flow margin 6.73% 12.74% 6.73%
Return on equity 9.80% 10.06% 5.31%
Return on assets 7.39% 8.82% 4.10%
Return on invested capital 8.43% 11.32% 6.36%

Growth

Metric ACLS PLAB Semiconductor Equipment & Materials median
Revenue growth (TTM) 4.35% 1.25% 15.82%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (38.21%) 9.09% (4.56%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 12.07% 6.85% 10.11%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 19.19% 32.17% 0.00%

Health

Metric ACLS PLAB Semiconductor Equipment & Materials median
Debt to equity 0.04 0.00 0.09
Current ratio 4.43 4.94 3.56
Net debt to EBITDA (2.51) (2.06) (0.49)

Dividend

Metric ACLS PLAB Semiconductor Equipment & Materials median
Dividend yield — — 0.59%
Payout ratio — — 0.16

Size

Metric ACLS PLAB Semiconductor Equipment & Materials median
Market cap 2.78b 1.50b 3.04b

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