Provides design and development services for hardware platforms. Offers engineering services for electronic components and systems. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 22% 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.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
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.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades 27% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 22% 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 47 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: 38/100.
The share set aside for the future is small; the pace of new ideas may slow.
On our five-subject report card, CLS 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: CLS 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 (38/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.