Designs and develops technologies for wireless communications. Provides technology solutions for 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G networks. 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 18% 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.
The cash pile is strong; debt and other items pull the grade toward the middle.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
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 below its recent peak — about 12% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
The net profit margin is 49% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 18% a year on average.
There is $1.2B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $755.0M would remain.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 49/100.
No clear buy-side message is coming from the executive floor.
On our five-subject report card, IDCC 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: IDCC 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 (49/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.