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22.06 USD +0.47 +2.18%

At close · Nov 2

22.06 0.00 0.00%

After hours · Nov 2, 4:00 PM ET

Bid
22.06 × 2
Ask
22.07 × 2
21.64 Day range 22.38
8.82 52-week range 25.15
YTD
+51.82%
1 year
+74.66%
Open
21.73
Prev close
21.59
Mkt cap
3.79B
Vol
1.19M
Avg vol
1.87M
EPS
0.14
P/E
157.57
Div yield
0.00%
More statistics
Low
21.64
High
22.38
Forward P/E
14.34
Beta
1.14
Short ratio
4.93
Inst. own
107.41%
Dividend
0.00
Ex-div date
Aug 17, 2023
Earnings
Nov 5, 2026
50-d avg
20.09
200-d avg
16.30
1y target
26.00

1M chart

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Interval
1m5m15m30m

Signals (5)
NameDateAgo
SMA: BullishOct 22, 20261 week ago
SMA: BullishOct 20, 20261 week ago
SMA: BearishOct 19, 20262 weeks ago
MACD: Buy SignalOct 12, 20263 weeks ago
SMA: BullishOct 8, 20263 weeks ago

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

1.56 Distress zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

8 / 9 Strong

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B-2 / 5 overall

  • DCF 5
  • Return on Equity 2
  • Return on Assets 2
  • Debt / Equity 1
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 3

Valuation

P/E -72.6×
FY 2006: 17.1×FY 2007: 8.4×FY 2008: 33.4×FY 2019: 89.5×FY 2020: -35.8×FY 2021: 173×FY 2022: 30.2×FY 2023: 63.7×FY 2024: -25.3×FY 2025: -72.6×
FY 2006 5y median 30.2× FY 2025
P/S 1.6×
FY 2006: 1.4×FY 2007: 1.4×FY 2008: 1.5×FY 2019: 6.3×FY 2020: 5.9×FY 2021: 4.1×FY 2022: 2.4×FY 2023: 3.1×FY 2024: 3.2×FY 2025: 1.6×
FY 2006 5y median 3.1× FY 2025
P/B 1.9×
FY 2006: 1.7×FY 2007: 1.3×FY 2008: 1.3×FY 2019: -32.0×FY 2020: 3.8×FY 2021: 2.6×FY 2022: 1.7×FY 2023: 2.6×FY 2024: 2.1×FY 2025: 1.9×
FY 2006 5y median 2.1× FY 2025
P/FCF 17.9×
FY 2006: 18.9×FY 2007: 12.3×FY 2008: 37.7×FY 2019: 54.9×FY 2020: 87.2×FY 2021: 23.3×FY 2022: 10.6×FY 2023: 17.7×FY 2024: 105×FY 2025: 17.9×
FY 2006 5y median 17.9× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 11.5×
FY 2006: 8.2×FY 2007: 4.2×FY 2008: 10.0×FY 2019: 29.2×FY 2020: 27.0×FY 2021: 16.3×FY 2022: 9.2×FY 2023: 13.0×FY 2024: 57.4×FY 2025: 11.5×
FY 2006 5y median 13.0× FY 2025
EV/Sales 2.8×
FY 2006: 1.6×FY 2007: 1.3×FY 2008: 1.5×FY 2019: 7.2×FY 2020: 7.2×FY 2021: 4.5×FY 2022: 2.6×FY 2023: 3.6×FY 2024: 5.5×FY 2025: 2.8×
FY 2006 5y median 3.6× FY 2025
FCF Yield 5.6%
FY 2006: 5.3%FY 2007: 8.1%FY 2008: 2.7%FY 2019: 1.8%FY 2020: 1.1%FY 2021: 4.3%FY 2022: 9.4%FY 2023: 5.7%FY 2024: 1.0%FY 2025: 5.6%
FY 2006 5y median 5.6% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 29.9%
FY 2006: 64.4%FY 2007: 66.6%FY 2008: 63.8%FY 2019: 49.1%FY 2020: 48.8%FY 2021: 50.6%FY 2022: 49.5%FY 2023: 49.4%FY 2024: 47.8%FY 2025: 29.9%
FY 2006 5y median 49.4% FY 2025
Operating Margin 9.0%
FY 2006: 14.7%FY 2007: 13.9%FY 2008: 15.5%FY 2019: 19.1%FY 2020: -0.4%FY 2021: 9.0%FY 2022: 11.6%FY 2023: 10.7%FY 2024: -7.3%FY 2025: 9.0%
FY 2006 5y median 9.0% FY 2025
Net Margin -2.2%
FY 2006: 8.1%FY 2007: 16.4%FY 2008: 4.5%FY 2019: 7.1%FY 2020: -16.5%FY 2021: 2.3%FY 2022: 8.0%FY 2023: 4.9%FY 2024: -12.8%FY 2025: -2.2%
FY 2006 5y median 2.3% FY 2025
ROE -2.7%
FY 2006: 9.8%FY 2007: 15.6%FY 2008: 3.9%FY 2019: -36.4%FY 2020: -10.6%FY 2021: 1.4%FY 2022: 5.7%FY 2023: 4.1%FY 2024: -8.4%FY 2025: -2.7%
FY 2006 5y median 1.4% FY 2025
ROIC 3.7%
FY 2006: 7.2%FY 2007: 6.9%FY 2008: 7.2%FY 2019: 16.5%FY 2020: -0.1%FY 2021: 2.3%FY 2022: 4.0%FY 2023: 4.0%FY 2024: -1.6%FY 2025: 3.7%
FY 2006 5y median 3.7% FY 2025
ROA -0.9%
FY 2006: 6.1%FY 2007: 11.2%FY 2008: 3.1%FY 2019: 6.3%FY 2020: -4.8%FY 2021: 0.9%FY 2022: 3.4%FY 2023: 2.3%FY 2024: -2.8%FY 2025: -0.9%
FY 2006 5y median 0.9% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 83.0%
FY 2006: 27.0%FY 2007: 3.1%FY 2008: -7.5%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 5.7%FY 2021: 39.9%FY 2022: 13.7%FY 2023: -5.7%FY 2024: 12.6%FY 2025: 83.0%
FY 2006 FY 2025
Operating Income 326.4%
FY 2006: 22.8%FY 2007: -2.3%FY 2008: 3.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: -102.2%FY 2021: 3214.8%FY 2022: 47.7%FY 2023: -13.5%FY 2024: -176.5%FY 2025: 326.4%
FY 2006 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 73.0%
FY 2006: 4.6%FY 2007: 105.3%FY 2008: -74.8%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: -350.0%FY 2021: 120.0%FY 2022: 290.9%FY 2023: -39.5%FY 2024: -384.6%FY 2025: 73.0%
FY 2006 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 432.1%
FY 2006: 12.9%FY 2007: 56.9%FY 2008: -67.1%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: -37.1%FY 2021: 261.6%FY 2022: 47.5%FY 2023: -26.7%FY 2024: -80.4%FY 2025: 432.1%
FY 2006 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.4×
FY 2006: 1.5×FY 2007: 1.4×FY 2008: 2.0×FY 2019: 2.4×FY 2020: 2.8×FY 2021: 4.3×FY 2022: 5.6×FY 2023: 4.4×FY 2024: 1.9×FY 2025: 2.4×
FY 2006 5y median 4.3× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 2.4×
FY 2006: 1.5×FY 2007: 1.4×FY 2008: 2.0×FY 2019: 2.4×FY 2020: 2.8×FY 2021: 4.3×FY 2022: 5.6×FY 2023: 4.4×FY 2024: 1.9×FY 2025: 2.4×
FY 2006 5y median 4.3× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 1.6×
FY 2006: 0.3×FY 2007: 0.0×FY 2008: 0.0×FY 2019: -5.7×FY 2020: 1.0×FY 2021: 0.5×FY 2022: 0.5×FY 2023: 0.6×FY 2024: 1.6×FY 2025: 1.6×
FY 2006 5y median 0.6× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 4.9×
FY 2006: 1.1×FY 2007: -0.2×FY 2008: -0.2×FY 2019: 3.9×FY 2020: 4.7×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 0.8×FY 2023: 1.7×FY 2024: 23.9×FY 2025: 4.9×
FY 2006 5y median 1.7× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 0.8×
FY 2006: 18.7×FY 2007: 11.1×FY 2008: 47.5×FY 2019: 1.8×FY 2020: -0.0×FY 2021: 2.5×FY 2022: 10.2×FY 2023: 2.5×FY 2024: -1.2×FY 2025: 0.8×
FY 2006 5y median 2.5× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.0%
FY 2006: 0.0%FY 2007: 0.3%FY 2008: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.8%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 9.1%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%
FY 2006 5y median 0.0% FY 2025
Payout Ratio -0.4%
FY 2006: 0.0%FY 2007: 2.8%FY 2008: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: -28.4%FY 2021: 2.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 583.9%FY 2024: -0.2%FY 2025: -0.4%
FY 2006 5y median 0.0% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31