PLAB PEER ANALYSIS

Photronics Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

PLABPhotronics Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Semiconductor Equipment & Materials

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

PLABIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	PLAB	HEXA-B	KXS	LSPD	PXA	CWENE	Ind. Median
P/E	10.75	9.84●	36.77	—	—	16.56	70.05
P/B	1.38	1.67	7.82	1.00●	1.36	2.74	6.39
EV/EBITDA	3.36●	6.35	19.49	67.70	12.95	12.95	42.35
P/S	1.99	3.94	5.31	1.21●	3.98	2.43	8.25

Financial Health
Metric	PLAB	HEXA-B	KXS	LSPD	PXA	CWENE	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	5.05●	3.44	1.72	4.16	1.62	1.19	3.21
Debt/Equity	0.3%●	27.1%	12.2%	1.4%	27.0%	55.7%	19.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-1.98	0.38	-1.96	-28.21●	1.65	2.00	-0.41

Profitability
Metric	PLAB	HEXA-B	KXS	LSPD	PXA	CWENE	Ind. Median
Net Margin	18.5%	40.1%●	14.5%	-11.8%	-14.9%	14.7%	8.2%
ROE	13.6%	17.7%	20.8%●	-9.2%	-5.1%	20.4%	6.8%
ROA	8.8%	11.4%	11.7%●	-8.3%	-3.5%	9.4%	4.7%
EBITDA Margin	37.2%	66.1%●	24.7%	1.3%	35.2%	22.2%	17.1%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	PLAB	HEXA-B	KXS	LSPD	PXA	CWENE	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	0.5%	-6.3%	16.5%	14.0%	—	41.3%●	4.4%
NI Growth	32.6%	108.9%	756.8%●	—	—	317.3%	25.9%
Div. Yield	—	0.2%●	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	0.3%
Payout	—	19.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	18.5%

Valuation
Metric	PLAB	AEHR	COHU	ICHR	AMBA	VECO	Ind. Median
P/E	10.75●	—	—	—	—	142.21	70.05
P/B	1.38●	16.00	3.59	4.96	5.74	3.72	6.39
EV/EBITDA	3.36●	—	292.67	—	—	55.77	42.35
P/S	1.99●	49.06	5.73	3.46	8.58	5.02	8.25

Financial Health
Metric	PLAB	AEHR	COHU	ICHR	AMBA	VECO	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	5.05	10.97●	6.43	2.82	2.43	4.23	3.21
Debt/Equity	0.3%●	7.2%	42.5%	23.8%	2.2%	29.6%	19.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-1.98	2.32	-18.20●	-3.25	6.28	-2.15	-0.41

Profitability
Metric	PLAB	AEHR	COHU	ICHR	AMBA	VECO	Ind. Median
Net Margin	18.5%●	-25.2%	-11.5%	-6.7%	-17.2%	3.5%	8.2%
ROE	13.6%●	-8.7%	-7.0%	-9.4%	-11.8%	2.7%	6.8%
ROA	8.8%●	-7.5%	-5.0%	-6.5%	-9.3%	1.8%	4.7%
EBITDA Margin	37.2%●	-25.6%	1.8%	-2.2%	-10.4%	8.7%	17.1%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	PLAB	AEHR	COHU	ICHR	AMBA	VECO	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	0.5%	-26.4%	23.1%	7.4%	28.1%●	-7.7%	4.4%
NI Growth	32.6%●	—	—	—	—	-63.8%	25.9%
Div. Yield	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3%
Payout	—	—	—	—	—	—	18.5%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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