Designs, develops, and supplies semiconductor solutions. Provides infrastructure software solutions. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 24% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly below the class average.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades 25% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 36% — that slice of every sale is the company’s cushion in hard quarters.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 24% a year on average.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 8 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
The company’s market value is 74 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
Over the last 12 months, executives reported 276 sells against just 16 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.
On our five-subject report card, AVGO sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: AVGO 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 (28/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.