AMTECH SYSTEMS INC (ASYS) Stock Fundamental Analysis
NASDAQ:ASYS - Nasdaq - US0323325045 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
ASYS gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 110 industry peers in the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry. The financial health of ASYS is average, but there are quite some concerns on its profitability. ASYS may be a bit undervalued, certainly considering the very reasonable score on growth
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
ASYS had negative earnings in the past year.
ASYS had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In multiple years ASYS reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
In multiple years ASYS reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
The Return On Assets of ASYS (1.01%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
ASYS has a Return On Equity (1.44%) which is in line with its industry peers.
ASYS's Return On Invested Capital of 0.57% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ASYS outperforms 46.36% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 1.01% | ||
| ROE | 1.44% | ||
| ROIC | 0.57% |
ROA(3y)-1.09%
ROA(5y)-3.48%
ROE(3y)-2.29%
ROE(5y)-4.87%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
ASYS has a Profit Margin (1.18%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
ASYS has a Operating Margin (0.71%) which is in line with its industry peers.
ASYS's Gross Margin of 37.12% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ASYS is outperformed by 61.82% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ASYS has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0.71% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 1.18% | ||
| GM | 37.12% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-3.28%
GM growth 5Y-1.39%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
ASYS has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for ASYS has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for ASYS has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, ASYS has an improved debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
ASYS has an Altman-Z score of 1.62. This is a bad value and indicates that ASYS is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
ASYS's Altman-Z score of 1.62 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ASYS is outperformed by 68.18% of its industry peers.
ASYS has a debt to FCF ratio of 0.08. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 0.08 years to pay back of all of its debts.
ASYS has a better Debt to FCF ratio (0.08) than 85.45% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.00 indicates that ASYS is not too dependend on debt financing.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.00, ASYS is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 70.00% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 0.08 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.62 |
ROIC/WACC0.06
WACC9.8%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 3.39 indicates that ASYS has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
With a Current ratio value of 3.39, ASYS perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 56.36% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 2.04 indicates that ASYS has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
ASYS has a Quick ratio (2.04) which is in line with its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 3.39 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 2.04 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 98.89% over the past year.
The Revenue for ASYS has decreased by -13.71% in the past year. This is quite bad
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 3.55% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)98.89%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%128.57%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-13.71%
Revenue growth 3Y5.91%
Revenue growth 5Y3.55%
Sales Q2Q%-2.15%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 100.09% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
ASYS is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 11.33% yearly.
EPS Next Y185.61%
EPS Next 2Y100.09%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-5.86%
Revenue Next 2Y11.33%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
ASYS reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 6.22 indicates a rather cheap valuation of ASYS.
99.09% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ASYS, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 20.42, ASYS is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 6.22 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ASYS is valued cheaper than 82.73% of the companies in the same industry.
ASYS's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. ASYS is cheaper than 90.00% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 14.56 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.7 |
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 ASYS's earnings are expected to grow with 100.09% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y100.09%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
ASYS does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
NASDAQ:ASYS (5/6/2025, 8:00:00 PM)
3.49
+0.11 (+3.25%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
GICS IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners74.13%
Inst Owner Change0.57%
Ins Owners0.27%
Ins Owner Change4.25%
Market Cap49.87M
Analysts80
Price Target6.12 (75.36%)
Short Float %0.53%
Short Ratio0.98
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
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)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)1.18%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.47%
Max Revenue beat(2)2.83%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)4.26%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.47%
Max Revenue beat(4)8.59%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)2.86%
Revenue beat(12)7
Avg Revenue beat(12)4.85%
Revenue beat(16)10
Avg Revenue beat(16)3.9%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-37.5%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-44.44%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-7.84%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-15.72%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-27.73%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-3.51%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-11.6%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 6.22 | ||
| P/S | 0.5 | ||
| P/FCF | 14.56 | ||
| P/OCF | 6.49 | ||
| P/B | 0.6 | ||
| P/tB | 0.87 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.7 |
EPS(TTM)-0.01
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.56
Fwd EY16.07%
FCF(TTM)0.24
FCFY6.87%
OCF(TTM)0.54
OCFY15.42%
SpS7.05
BVpS5.77
TBVpS4.01
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 1.01% | ||
| ROE | 1.44% | ||
| ROCE | 0.72% | ||
| ROIC | 0.57% | ||
| ROICexc | 0.66% | ||
| ROICexgc | 0.94% | ||
| OM | 0.71% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 1.18% | ||
| GM | 37.12% | ||
| FCFM | 3.4% |
ROA(3y)-1.09%
ROA(5y)-3.48%
ROE(3y)-2.29%
ROE(5y)-4.87%
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
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg 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 3Y-3.28%
GM growth 5Y-1.39%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover0.85
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 0.08 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 0.04 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 145.61% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 4.24% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.95 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 210.97% | ||
| Profit Quality | 289.27% | ||
| Current Ratio | 3.39 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 2.04 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.62 |
F-Score7
WACC9.8%
ROIC/WACC0.06
Cap/Depr(3y)94.92%
Cap/Depr(5y)142.49%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.82%
Cap/Sales(5y)3.21%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)98.89%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%128.57%
EPS Next Y185.61%
EPS Next 2Y100.09%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-13.71%
Revenue growth 3Y5.91%
Revenue growth 5Y3.55%
Sales Q2Q%-2.15%
Revenue Next Year-5.86%
Revenue Next 2Y11.33%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y109.13%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year180.2%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y408.56%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y3745%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5Y125.18%