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PLAB vs HIMX // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Photronics Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Himax Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PLAB 1
— HIMX 1
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $27.40 (-0.65%) • MKT CAP: $1.63B
gross-margins
35.30%
LAST: $10.45 (-3.86%) • MKT CAP: $1.90B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PLAB VS. HIMX)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PLAB | HIMX | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 35.30% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 24.60% | — | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 3.2x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.47% | — | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 24.50% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.10% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.00% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.97 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | — | — | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 42.9 | 37.2 | +5.70 | PLAB | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.7x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.63B | $1.90B | -$268.9M | HIMX | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PLAB REV | HIMX REV | PLAB GROSS % | HIMX GROSS % | PLAB FCF | HIMX FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $849.3M | — | 35.3% | — | $59.7M | — |
| FY 2024 | $866.9M | — | 36.4% | — | $130.5M | — |
| FY 2023 | $892.1M | — | — | — | $302.2M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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