APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC (AAOI) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:AAOI • US03823U1025

Current stock price

94.07 USD
-2.74 (-2.83%)
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94.2 USD
+0.13 (+0.14%)
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This AAOI fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. AAOI Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year AAOI has reported negative net income.
  • AAOI had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
  • AAOI had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • In the past 5 years AAOI always reported negative operating cash flow.
AAOI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFAAOI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50M -50M -100M -150M

1.2 Ratios

  • AAOI's Return On Assets of -15.93% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. AAOI is outperformed by 83.33% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -27.88%, AAOI is doing worse than 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -15.93%
ROE -27.88%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-21.6%
ROA(5y)-17.78%
ROE(3y)-47.85%
ROE(5y)-37.18%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
AAOI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICAAOI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 -40 -60 -80

1.3 Margins

  • AAOI's Gross Margin of 29.33% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. AAOI is outperformed by 83.33% of its industry peers.
  • AAOI's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
  • The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for AAOI so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 29.33%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y11.63%
GM growth 5Y0.48%
AAOI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsAAOI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 40 -40 -60

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2. AAOI Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • AAOI does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • There is no outstanding debt for AAOI. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
AAOI Yearly Shares OutstandingAAOI Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M 40M
AAOI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsAAOI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 10.38 indicates that AAOI is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • With an excellent Altman-Z score value of 10.38, AAOI belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 87.50% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.29 indicates that AAOI is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • AAOI has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (0.29) than 66.67% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.29
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 10.38
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC9.47%
AAOI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFAAOI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100M -100M 200M 300M

2.3 Liquidity

  • AAOI has a Current Ratio of 2.31. This indicates that AAOI is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • AAOI has a better Current ratio (2.31) than 60.42% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.63 indicates that AAOI should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • AAOI has a Quick ratio of 1.63. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: AAOI outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.31
Quick Ratio 1.63
AAOI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesAAOI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M

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3. AAOI Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 65.85% over the past year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)65.85%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%50%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%33.91%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 316.09% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 121.70% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
EPS Next Y437.33%
EPS Next 2Y316.09%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year116.62%
Revenue Next 2Y121.7%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

AAOI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesAAOI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 500M 1B 1.5B 2B
AAOI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesAAOI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 1 -1 2 3 4

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4. AAOI Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • AAOI reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 99.60, the valuation of AAOI can be described as expensive.
  • AAOI's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is a bit more expensive when compared to the industry. AAOI is more expensive than 62.50% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 23.83. AAOI is valued rather expensively when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 99.6
AAOI Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsAAOI Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 -100 -200 -300

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
AAOI Per share dataAAOI EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 -2 4 -4 6

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as AAOI's earnings are expected to grow with 316.09% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y316.09%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. AAOI Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • AAOI does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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AAOI Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC

NASDAQ:AAOI (3/16/2026, 4:35:09 PM)

After market: 94.2 +0.13 (+0.14%)

94.07

-2.74 (-2.83%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryCommunications Equipment
Earnings (Last)02-26
Earnings (Next)05-06
Inst Owners68.3%
Inst Owner Change19.07%
Ins Owners3.82%
Ins Owner Change-4.66%
Market Cap7.07B
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)-155.90M
Analysts76.92
Price Target38.08 (-59.52%)
Short Float %14.68%
Short Ratio1.42
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-55.61%
Min EPS beat(2)-111.4%
Max EPS beat(2)0.19%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-18.56%
Min EPS beat(4)-111.4%
Max EPS beat(4)45.91%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)956.05%
EPS beat(12)7
Avg EPS beat(12)639.98%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)482.47%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.75%
Min Revenue beat(2)-4.6%
Max Revenue beat(2)-2.9%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.66%
Min Revenue beat(4)-4.6%
Max Revenue beat(4)-1.48%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.77%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.93%
Revenue beat(16)2
Avg Revenue beat(16)-4.04%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)15.46%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.01%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 99.6
P/S 16.77
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 12.65
P/tB 12.74
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-0.28
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.94
Fwd EY1%
FCF(TTM)-4.02
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-2.25
OCFYN/A
SpS5.61
BVpS7.43
TBVpS7.39
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -15.93%
ROE -27.88%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 29.33%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-21.6%
ROA(5y)-17.78%
ROE(3y)-47.85%
ROE(5y)-37.18%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y11.63%
GM growth 5Y0.48%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.43
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.29
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 534.85%
Cap/Sales 31.51%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 2.31
Quick Ratio 1.63
Altman-Z 10.38
F-Score4
WACC9.47%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)91.99%
Cap/Depr(5y)75.01%
Cap/Sales(3y)7.91%
Cap/Sales(5y)6.93%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)65.85%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%50%
EPS Next Y437.33%
EPS Next 2Y316.09%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%33.91%
Revenue Next Year116.62%
Revenue Next 2Y121.7%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y28.12%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year133.42%
EBIT Next 3Y109.26%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-1660.98%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-1207.62%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC / AAOI Fundamental Analysis FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to AAOI.


What is the valuation status for AAOI stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC (AAOI). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC?

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC (AAOI) has a profitability rating of 0 / 10.


How financially healthy is APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC?

The financial health rating of APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC (AAOI) is 5 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC (AAOI) is expected to grow by 437.33% in the next year.