ACM RESEARCH INC-CLASS A (ACMR) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • Nasdaq • NASDAQ:ACMR • US00108J1097

62.48 USD
+8.09 (+14.87%)
At close: Feb 6, 2026
61.55 USD
-0.93 (-1.49%)
After Hours: 2/6/2026, 8:16:46 PM
Fundamental Rating

4

Taking everything into account, ACMR scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. ACMR was compared to 113 industry peers in the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry. Both the profitability and the financial health of ACMR get a neutral evaluation. Nothing too spectacular is happening here. ACMR is valied quite expensively at the moment, while it does show a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • ACMR had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year ACMR had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • In the past 5 years ACMR has always been profitable.
  • ACMR had negative operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
ACMR Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFACMR 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 100M -100M

1.2 Ratios

  • ACMR has a better Return On Assets (4.23%) than 65.49% of its industry peers.
  • ACMR's Return On Equity of 8.17% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ACMR outperforms 67.26% of its industry peers.
  • ACMR has a better Return On Invested Capital (4.95%) than 63.72% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for ACMR is below the industry average of 10.72%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.23%
ROE 8.17%
ROIC 4.95%
ROA(3y)4.65%
ROA(5y)4.61%
ROE(3y)9.12%
ROE(5y)9.25%
ROIC(3y)7.59%
ROIC(5y)6.61%
ACMR Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICACMR Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 5 10 15

1.3 Margins

  • With a decent Profit Margin value of 13.30%, ACMR is doing good in the industry, outperforming 71.68% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ACMR's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 14.81%, ACMR is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 73.45% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ACMR's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • ACMR has a Gross Margin (46.68%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • ACMR's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 14.81%
PM (TTM) 13.3%
GM 46.68%
OM growth 3Y9.03%
OM growth 5Y3.12%
PM growth 3Y-3.07%
PM growth 5Y-5.5%
GM growth 3Y4.22%
GM growth 5Y1.2%
ACMR Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsACMR Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10 20 30 40 50

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so ACMR is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, ACMR has more shares outstanding
  • ACMR has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • ACMR has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
ACMR Yearly Shares OutstandingACMR Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M
ACMR Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsACMR Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B

2.2 Solvency

  • ACMR has an Altman-Z score of 2.97. This is not the best score and indicates that ACMR is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • ACMR has a Altman-Z score of 2.97. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ACMR outperforms 41.59% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.17 indicates that ACMR is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.17, ACMR is in line with its industry, outperforming 50.44% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.17
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 2.97
ROIC/WACC0.46
WACC10.8%
ACMR Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFACMR Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M 400M 600M 800M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 3.48 indicates that ACMR has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • ACMR has a Current ratio (3.48) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • ACMR has a Quick Ratio of 2.48. This indicates that ACMR is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of ACMR (2.48) is better than 60.18% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 3.48
Quick Ratio 2.48
ACMR Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesACMR Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • ACMR shows a slight negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has decreased by -9.86%.
  • ACMR shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 42.35% yearly.
  • ACMR shows a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 20.77%.
  • Measured over the past years, ACMR shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 48.72% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-9.86%
EPS 3Y52.55%
EPS 5Y42.35%
EPS Q2Q%-42.86%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)20.77%
Revenue growth 3Y44.39%
Revenue growth 5Y48.72%
Sales Q2Q%31.96%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -3.09% on average over the next years.
  • ACMR is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 16.65% yearly.
EPS Next Y-17.31%
EPS Next 2Y-3.09%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year19.83%
Revenue Next 2Y19.15%
Revenue Next 3Y21.66%
Revenue Next 5Y16.65%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
  • Although the future Revenue growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
ACMR Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesACMR Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 500M 1B 1.5B
ACMR Yearly EPS VS EstimatesACMR Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0 0.5 1 1.5 2

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 32.54, the valuation of ACMR can be described as expensive.
  • 82.30% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ACMR, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • ACMR's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a similar valuation than the S&P500 average which is at 27.92.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 29.44, which means the current valuation is very expensive for ACMR.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ACMR indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: ACMR is cheaper than 76.11% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • ACMR is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 27.78, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 32.54
Fwd PE 29.44
ACMR Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsACMR Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 20 40 60 80

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 77.88% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ACMR, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 17.88
ACMR Per share dataACMR EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 10 15 20

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A cheap valuation may be justified as ACMR's earnings are expected to decrease with -3.09% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.77
EPS Next 2Y-3.09%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for ACMR!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

ACM RESEARCH INC-CLASS A

NASDAQ:ACMR (2/6/2026, 8:16:46 PM)

After market: 61.55 -0.93 (-1.49%)

62.48

+8.09 (+14.87%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
GICS IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Earnings (Last)11-05
Earnings (Next)02-20
Inst Owners75.24%
Inst Owner Change-0.75%
Ins Owners4.39%
Ins Owner Change-19.43%
Market Cap4.05B
Revenue(TTM)880.35M
Net Income(TTM)117.11M
Analysts81.43
Price Target42.48 (-32.01%)
Short Float %6.98%
Short Ratio2.7
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)-14.17%
Min EPS beat(2)-33.69%
Max EPS beat(2)5.36%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)9.07%
Min EPS beat(4)-33.69%
Max EPS beat(4)41.87%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)44.56%
EPS beat(12)11
Avg EPS beat(12)929.34%
EPS beat(16)14
Avg EPS beat(16)710.89%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.01%
Min Revenue beat(2)-5.49%
Max Revenue beat(2)5.48%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)3.65%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.49%
Max Revenue beat(4)12.4%
Revenue beat(8)7
Avg Revenue beat(8)6.69%
Revenue beat(12)10
Avg Revenue beat(12)7.01%
Revenue beat(16)13
Avg Revenue beat(16)7.89%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-3.25%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-5.9%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-26.04%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-14.04%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-2.83%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-9.93%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.68%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.24%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 32.54
Fwd PE 29.44
P/S 4.6
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 91.4
P/B 2.83
P/tB 2.83
EV/EBITDA 17.88
EPS(TTM)1.92
EY3.07%
EPS(NY)2.12
Fwd EY3.4%
FCF(TTM)-0.18
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.68
OCFY1.09%
SpS13.57
BVpS22.08
TBVpS22.04
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.77
Graham Number30.89
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.23%
ROE 8.17%
ROCE 6.23%
ROIC 4.95%
ROICexc 10.49%
ROICexgc 10.52%
OM 14.81%
PM (TTM) 13.3%
GM 46.68%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)4.65%
ROA(5y)4.61%
ROE(3y)9.12%
ROE(5y)9.25%
ROIC(3y)7.59%
ROIC(5y)6.61%
ROICexc(3y)11.47%
ROICexc(5y)11.39%
ROICexgc(3y)11.51%
ROICexgc(5y)11.42%
ROCE(3y)9.71%
ROCE(5y)8.55%
ROICexgc growth 3Y8.64%
ROICexgc growth 5Y4.84%
ROICexc growth 3Y8.55%
ROICexc growth 5Y4.8%
OM growth 3Y9.03%
OM growth 5Y3.12%
PM growth 3Y-3.07%
PM growth 5Y-5.5%
GM growth 3Y4.22%
GM growth 5Y1.2%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover0.32
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.17
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 1.66
Cap/Depr 420.62%
Cap/Sales 6.38%
Interest Coverage 20.39
Cash Conversion 30.86%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 3.48
Quick Ratio 2.48
Altman-Z 2.97
F-Score3
WACC10.8%
ROIC/WACC0.46
Cap/Depr(3y)1126.77%
Cap/Depr(5y)1047%
Cap/Sales(3y)15.44%
Cap/Sales(5y)11.96%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-9.86%
EPS 3Y52.55%
EPS 5Y42.35%
EPS Q2Q%-42.86%
EPS Next Y-17.31%
EPS Next 2Y-3.09%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)20.77%
Revenue growth 3Y44.39%
Revenue growth 5Y48.72%
Sales Q2Q%31.96%
Revenue Next Year19.83%
Revenue Next 2Y19.15%
Revenue Next 3Y21.66%
Revenue Next 5Y16.65%
EBIT growth 1Y-0.13%
EBIT growth 3Y57.43%
EBIT growth 5Y53.36%
EBIT Next Year-20.49%
EBIT Next 3Y11.79%
EBIT Next 5Y11.21%
FCF growth 1Y92.83%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5Y51.73%
OCF growth 1Y208.77%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5Y74.58%

ACM RESEARCH INC-CLASS A / ACMR FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of ACM RESEARCH INC-CLASS A (ACMR) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to ACMR.


Can you provide the valuation status for ACM RESEARCH INC-CLASS A?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to ACM RESEARCH INC-CLASS A (ACMR). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is ACM RESEARCH INC-CLASS A (ACMR) stock?

ACM RESEARCH INC-CLASS A (ACMR) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.


What are the PE and PB ratios of ACM RESEARCH INC-CLASS A (ACMR) stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for ACM RESEARCH INC-CLASS A (ACMR) is 32.54 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.83.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for ACMR stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of ACM RESEARCH INC-CLASS A (ACMR) is expected to decline by -17.31% in the next year.