Develops and provides high-speed connectivity solutions for optical and electrical Ethernet applications. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 88% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The market pays 64.3× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 25% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 68% above today's price.
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.
Debt is low and cash is strong; the finances stand solid.
Clearly below the class average.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
Clearly below the class average.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
The stock trades 46% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 35% — that slice of every sale is the company’s cushion in hard quarters.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 88% a year on average.
There is $1.4B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $1.4B would remain.
This stock swings about 3.2 times as much as the market average. Big rallies — and big drops — can both happen fast.
The company’s market value is 64 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
Over the last 12 months, executives reported 520 sells against just 8 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.
On our five-subject report card, CRDO sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: CRDO 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 (25/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.