Designs and sells analog-intensive mixed-signal semiconductor solutions. Specializes in wireless microcontrollers (MCUs) for various applications. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.
This company is not turning a profit, so the market is pricing its sales instead: 9.3× for every dollar of annual revenue.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 25% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 17% below today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Debt is low and cash is strong; the finances stand solid.
Clearly below the class average.
This grade is a blend: the profit side is strong, the sales tempo slow.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.
The company sells $784.8M a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $443.6M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $443.6M would remain.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 8 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
A loss of $64.9M against $784.8M in annual sales.
The stock trades 17% above the average analyst price target.
On our five-subject report card, SLAB sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: SLAB has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.