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How Photronics, Inc. stacks up
PLAB · against 1,707 other Technology companies
Profitability
83/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #283 of 1,708 · scores higher than 83% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score170 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including PLAB · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 83?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 81% of peers. Return on assets: 8.3% vs peer median 2.9%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 81% of peers. Return on invested capital: 20.9% vs peer median 6.8%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 88% of peers. Operating margin: 22.5% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PLAB, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PLAB | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 1,598 reported | 20.9% | 6.8% | 81% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 1,698 reported | 22.5% | 6.3% | 88% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 1,668 reported | 8.3% | 2.9% | 81% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 1,633 reported | 13.8% | 7.5% | 69% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 1,712 reported | 33.7% | 33.4% | 50% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PLAB| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.8B AUD (≈$3.2B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 1 | 604M AUD (≈$399M) | 100 | 80 | |
| 3 | 117.8B TWD (≈$3.7B) | 99 | 94 | |
| 3 | 561.7B CNY (≈$78.6B) | 99 | 77 | |
| 3 | 241.8B CNY (≈$33.9B) | 99 | 85 | |
| 283 | 1.74T JPY (≈$11.9B) | 83 | 64 | |
| 283 | 2.0B DKK (≈$300M) | 83 | 51 | |
| 283 | 2.1B EUR (≈$2.4B) | 83 | 57 | |
| 283 | 1.0B CAD (≈$736M) | 83 | 63 | |
| 283 | 1.7B USD | 83 | 78 | |
| 283 | 4.8B EUR (≈$5.3B) | 83 | 69 | |
| 283 | 87.4B INR (≈$1.0B) | 83 | 72 | |
| 283 | 63.6B USD | 83 | 68 | |
| 300 | 2.5B HKD (≈$317M) | 82 | 72 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score