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PHOTRONICS INC PLAB
PHOTRONICS INC (PLAB) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $849.3M at a 16.1% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.46 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.401 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.428 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.115 |
| Equity / liabilities | 7.708 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAB | PHOTRONICS INC | 5/9 | 12.9 | 13.3 | -2% |
| ALAB | Astera Labs, Inc. | 5/9 | 14.56 | 306.4 | +115.1% |
| SIMO | Silicon Motion Technology CORP | 5/9 | 7.22 | 89 | +10.2% |
| ALGM | ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS, INC. | 7/9 | 3.77 | — | +22.8% |
| FORM | FORMFACTOR INC | 5/9 | 8.85 | 187.5 | +2.8% |
| SLAB | SILICON LABORATORIES INC. | 5/9 | 11.34 | — | +34.3% |
| TE | T1 Energy Inc. | 4/9 | -2.54 | — | — |
About PHOTRONICS INC
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.
FAQ
Is PLAB financially healthy?
PHOTRONICS INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does PLAB pay a dividend?
No, PHOTRONICS INC does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is PLAB?
In FY2025, PHOTRONICS INC had a net margin of 16.1% and a return on equity of 8.5%.
Is PLAB overvalued or undervalued?
PHOTRONICS INC trades at about 14.7× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 9.7×–50.8×, median 15.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for PLAB?
The average Wall-Street price target for PHOTRONICS INC is $43.00, about 28.4% above the recent price, from 2 analysts.
Is PLAB a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on PHOTRONICS INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 13.3×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-10-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.