On the stock market since 2017, it operates in the world of technology. It has 2,023 employees. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
Average growth of 36% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
If every debt were paid off today, $865.1M would still be left in the vault — a solid cushion for hard times.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 63% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
Over the last 3 years, sales grew about 32% a year on average.
There is $1.2B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $865.1M would remain.
The average analyst price target is $110 — 137% above today’s price.
The company’s market value is 32 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 42/100.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 48/100.
On our five-subject report card, ACMR sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: ACMR is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (42/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.