The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

PDFS

Concerning the House

PDF Solutions, Inc. provides proprietary software, physical intellectual property for integrated circuit designs, electrical measurement hardware tools, proven methodologies, and professional services in the United States, Japan, China, and internationally. The company offers Exensio software, such as Manufacturing Analytics, which uses a proprietary database schema to store collected data; Process Control, which provides failure detection and classification capabilities for monitoring, alarming, and controlling manufacturing tool sets; Test Operations, which offer data collection and analysis capabilities; and Assembly Operations, which provide device manufacturers with the capability to link assembly and packaging data, including fabrication and characterization data across the product life cycle. It also provides Sapience Data Platform, which unifies fragmented data from diverse equipment and protocols across the factory floor; Sapience Manufacturing Hub enterprise, a connectivity platform between enterprise applications; DirectScan systems, such as Proprietary Software and eProbe Non-Contact E-Beam Tool; and Characterization Vehicle (CV) system, which includes CV Test Chips, pdFasTest Electrical Tester, and Exensio characterization software. In addition, the company offers Cimetrix software products that enable equipment manufacturers to provide standard interfaces on their products for equipment communication, control, and data collection; equipment factory connectivity products, such as Cimetrix CIMConnect, Cimetrix CIM300, and Cimetrix CIMPortal Plus; equipment factory connectivity testing and control products; secureWISE systems, including software, servers, and networks; software-as-a-service; software and hardware installation and configuration; system/data integration, and value realization; and technical support and maintenance for hardware and software. PDF Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

United States · www.pdf.com

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$22.56M-10.6%
Gross profit$114.09M+20.1%
Operating income-$151.00K-6.3%
Net income$4.06M+138.6%
Cash from ops$24.05M+9.4%
Quotation

$51.77

+2.62 (+5.3%)

52w hi$70.79
52w lo$19.10
Vol619.20K
As ofAug 12
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.21

Short+0.09
Medium+0.32
Long+0.25

computed 2026-08-12

By the Numbers

PDF Solutions, Inc.

Technology · Software - Application

Market cap$2.19B
Enterprise value$2.03B
Trailing P/E207.08x
Forward P/E31.79x
EV / EBITDA58.54x
P / S (ttm)9.06x
Profit margin4.3%
Return on equity3.3%
Revenue growth+18.9%
Earnings growth+241.6%
Debt / equity19.21
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.99
Corr SPX0.55
Annual vol58.6%
Annual ret+47.1%
Sharpe0.80
Max DD-50.7%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.18
Sector+0.14
Technical-0.06
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.30

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-12

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 12$51.57$52.47$50.44$51.77619.20K
Aug 11$50.18$51.11$48.71$49.15541.80K
Aug 10$50.54$51.08$47.47$47.63520.90K
Aug 7$46.98$51.44$46.76$49.45461.90K
Aug 6$48.72$50.76$45.65$45.90824.90K