PHOTRONICS INC financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q1 2026.

Symbol
PLAB on Nasdaq
Location
Brookfield, CT
Fiscal year end
31 October
Latest financial report
11 Mar 2026

Latest SEC snapshot (2026-03-05) highlights Return On Equity 11.7%, Return On Assets 7.6%, and Operating Margin 24.5%.

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

40.0/100

Caution Confidence medium

Return On Equity

12%

Metric score 21.6/100

Return On Assets

7.6%

Metric score 69.6/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
4.58x
Quick Ratio
4.28x

Strengths

Operating Margin

Watchpoints

Return On Equity, Quick Ratio, and NetIncomeLoss YoY

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

12%

YoY: -15%

Industry median: 1.5% (n=92)

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Return On Assets

7.6%

YoY: -16%

Industry median: -2.7% (n=92)

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Operating Margin

24%

YoY: -2.4%

Industry median: -4.3% (n=85)

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Current Ratio

4.58x

YoY: -19%

Industry median: 2.72x (n=96)

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Quick Ratio

4.28x

YoY: -19%

Industry median: 2.01x (n=94)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

-7.4%

YoY:

Industry median: 11% (n=91)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 12% -15%
Return On Assets 7.6% -16%
Operating Margin 24% -2.4%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 4.58x -19%
Quick Ratio 4.28x -19%
Debt-to-equity 0.19x -8.7%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
NetIncomeLoss YoY -7.4%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 58,966,394 -7.2%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 58,108,000 -6.7%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $581,000 -6.7%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 57,794,000 -6.9%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 58,390,000 -6.8%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $862,222,000 -0.06%
Research and Development Expense $14,135,000 -19%
Operating Income (Loss) $210,843,000 -2.5%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $219,158,000 -19%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $27,004,000 -60%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 2.34 -1.7%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 2.34 -0.43%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $544,133,000 -15%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $199,490,000 +5.9%
Inventory, Net $62,653,000 +8.8%
Other Assets, Current $47,235,000 +45%
Assets, Current $946,249,000 +2.8%
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net $38,255,000 +98%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $894,620,000 +19%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $22,295,000 +52%
Assets $1,901,419,000 +12%
Accounts Payable, Current $111,651,000 +30%
Accrued Liabilities, Current $94,987,000 +28%
Liabilities, Current $206,649,000 +27%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $44,839,000 -6.2%
Liabilities $251,498,000 +19%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $92,320,000 +23%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $814,323,000 +11%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $1,211,390,000 +7.4%
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $1,649,921,000 +10%
Liabilities and Equity $1,901,419,000 +12%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense $2,851,000 -14%
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable $2,543,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $97,254,000 +24%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities $749,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities $40,276,000 -688%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 150,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 58,108,000 -6.7%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect $51,812,000 +19%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $546,925,000 -15%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent 0.21 0%
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment $47,635,000 +35%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $164,499,000 +73%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $2,539,004,000 +10%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 2,000,000 0%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits $12,638,000 -24%
Additional Paid in Capital $488,806,000 -5.2%
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 0
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization $19,802,000 -4.8%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense $12,905,000 -12%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%