On the stock market since 1980, it operates in the world of technology. It has 2,777 employees. Now — the numbers.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
An average decline of 15% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. For now, time is on the company’s side.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
The stock trades 27% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The company sells $453.0M a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $484.0M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $156.2M would remain.
The average analyst price target is $66.83 — 24% above today’s price.
A loss of $74.3M against $453.0M in annual sales.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 36/100.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 40/100.
On our five-subject report card, COHU sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: COHU is a small company that closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (43/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.