Designs and develops advanced process control systems for semiconductor manufacturing. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 21% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The market pays 45.6× 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 28% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 50% above today's price.
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.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
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.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
The stock trades 39% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 29% — that slice of every sale is the company’s cushion in hard quarters.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 21% a year on average.
There is $1.0B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $190.1M would remain.
The company’s market value is 46 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: 28/100.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 34/100.
On our five-subject report card, NVMI sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: NVMI 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.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.