The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

PLAB

Concerning the House

Photronics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of photomask products and services in the United States, Taiwan, China, Korea, Europe, and internationally. It offers photomasks that are used in the manufacture of integrated circuits and flat panel displays (FPDs); and to transfer circuit patterns onto semiconductor wafers, and FDP substrates. The company also provides electrical and optical components. It sells its products to semiconductor and FPD designers, manufacturers, and foundries through its sales personnel and customer service representatives. The company was formerly known as Photronic Labs, Inc. and changed its name to Photronics, Inc. in 1990. Photronics, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Brookfield, Connecticut.

United States · www.photronics.com

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$849.29M+6.3%
Gross profit$299.83M+19.4%
Operating income$253.05M+9.0%
Net income$136.41M+23.5%
Cash from ops$302.18M+7.5%
Quotation

$33.48

-0.01 (-0.0%)

52w hi$54.96
52w lo$20.28
Vol564.77K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.18

Short-0.69
Medium-0.02
Long+0.50

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Photronics, Inc.

Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials

Market cap$1.97B
Enterprise value$1.79B
Trailing P/E12.35x
Forward P/E16.57x
EV / EBITDA6.54x
P / S (ttm)2.29x
Profit margin18.5%
Return on equity13.2%
Revenue growth-0.5%
Earnings growth+270.5%
Debt / equity0.23
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX2.04
Corr SPX0.49
Annual vol67.4%
Annual ret+43.7%
Sharpe0.65
Max DD-49.9%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.35
Sector+0.15
Technical-0.35
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$33.28$33.98$33.28$33.48564.77K
Aug 12$33.89$34.04$33.03$33.49828.50K
Aug 11$33.00$33.08$32.35$32.99690.50K
Aug 10$33.06$33.06$31.81$32.08561.70K
Aug 7$32.62$33.20$32.35$32.65851.90K