PDF SOLUTIONS INC (PDFS) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:PDFS • US6932821050

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This PDFS fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. PDFS Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year PDFS was profitable.
  • PDFS had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: PDFS reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • In the past 5 years PDFS always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
PDFS Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFPDFS 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 2025 0 20M -20M -40M

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of PDFS (-0.15%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • PDFS has a Return On Equity (-0.24%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 2.31%, PDFS is in line with its industry, outperforming 54.78% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.15%
ROE -0.24%
ROIC 2.31%
ROA(3y)0.73%
ROA(5y)-1.37%
ROE(3y)0.92%
ROE(5y)-1.73%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
PDFS Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICPDFS Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 -5 -10 -15

1.3 Margins

  • The Operating Margin of PDFS (4.63%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 72.32%, PDFS belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 93.04% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of PDFS has grown nicely.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 4.63%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 72.32%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y2.2%
GM growth 5Y4.41%
PDFS Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsPDFS Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 40 -40 60

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2. PDFS Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • PDFS has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, PDFS has more shares outstanding
  • The number of shares outstanding for PDFS has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, PDFS has a worse debt to assets ratio.
PDFS Yearly Shares OutstandingPDFS Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10M 20M 30M
PDFS Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsPDFS Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 7.50 indicates that PDFS is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • PDFS's Altman-Z score of 7.50 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. PDFS outperforms 55.65% of its industry peers.
  • PDFS has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.24. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of PDFS (0.24) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.24
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 7.5
ROIC/WACC0.18
WACC12.97%
PDFS Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFPDFS Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50M 100M 150M 200M 250M

2.3 Liquidity

  • PDFS has a Current Ratio of 2.28. This indicates that PDFS is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • PDFS has a worse Current ratio (2.28) than 70.43% of its industry peers.
  • PDFS has a Quick Ratio of 2.28. This indicates that PDFS is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • With a Quick ratio value of 2.28, PDFS perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 49.57% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.28
Quick Ratio 2.28
PDFS Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesPDFS Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M 200M

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3. PDFS Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • PDFS shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 14.46%, which is quite good.
  • Measured over the past years, PDFS shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 17.21% on average per year.
  • The Revenue has grown by 22.04% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
  • PDFS shows a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 20.01% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)14.46%
EPS 3Y17.21%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%20%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)22.04%
Revenue growth 3Y13.83%
Revenue growth 5Y20.01%
Sales Q2Q%24.59%

3.2 Future

  • PDFS is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 21.25% yearly.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, PDFS will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 19.45% on average per year.
EPS Next Y19.82%
EPS Next 2Y21.25%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year19.98%
Revenue Next 2Y19.45%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
  • The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
PDFS Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesPDFS Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 100M 200M 300M
PDFS Yearly EPS VS EstimatesPDFS Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 0.5 1

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4. PDFS Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 46.89, the valuation of PDFS can be described as expensive.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of PDFS indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: PDFS is cheaper than 78.26% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 26.64. PDFS is valued rather expensively when compared to this.
  • PDFS is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 39.14.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of PDFS indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: PDFS is cheaper than 62.61% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • PDFS's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 21.36.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 46.89
Fwd PE 39.14
PDFS Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsPDFS Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 20 40 60 80

4.2 Price Multiples

  • The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as PDFS.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 80.7
PDFS Per share dataPDFS EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 4 6

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates PDFS does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as PDFS's earnings are expected to grow with 21.25% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)2.37
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y21.25%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. PDFS Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

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

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PDFS Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

PDF SOLUTIONS INC

NASDAQ:PDFS (5/1/2026, 8:00:01 PM)

After market: 45.8 +1.25 (+2.81%)

44.55

+1.7 (+3.97%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
GICS IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Industry Strength100
Industry Growth73.29
Earnings (Last)02-12
Earnings (Next)05-07
Inst Owners78.35%
Inst Owner Change-0.01%
Ins Owners11.01%
Ins Owner Change-0.36%
Market Cap1.78B
Revenue(TTM)219.02M
Net Income(TTM)-640.00K
Analysts82
Price Target40.8 (-8.42%)
Short Float %5.32%
Short Ratio4.47
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)2
Avg EPS beat(2)17%
Min EPS beat(2)10.16%
Max EPS beat(2)23.84%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)11.23%
Min EPS beat(4)-0.65%
Max EPS beat(4)23.84%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)13.93%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)15.97%
EPS beat(16)14
Avg EPS beat(16)30.43%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.32%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.4%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.25%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.55%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.89%
Max Revenue beat(4)-1.25%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.3%
Revenue beat(12)2
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.98%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.82%
PT rev (1m)4.76%
PT rev (3m)5.52%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)7.84%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)4.06%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.01%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.59%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 46.89
Fwd PE 39.14
P/S 8.11
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 73.88
P/B 6.56
P/tB 14.35
EV/EBITDA 80.7
EPS(TTM)0.95
EY2.13%
EPS(NY)1.14
Fwd EY2.56%
FCF(TTM)-0.22
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.6
OCFY1.35%
SpS5.49
BVpS6.79
TBVpS3.1
PEG (NY)2.37
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number12.051 (-72.95%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.15%
ROE -0.24%
ROCE 2.93%
ROIC 2.31%
ROICexc 2.63%
ROICexgc 5.09%
OM 4.63%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 72.32%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)0.73%
ROA(5y)-1.37%
ROE(3y)0.92%
ROE(5y)-1.73%
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 3Y2.2%
GM growth 5Y4.41%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover0.52
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.24
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 3.01
Cap/Depr 289.64%
Cap/Sales 15%
Interest Coverage 2.73
Cash Conversion 111.94%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 2.28
Quick Ratio 2.28
Altman-Z 7.5
F-Score3
WACC12.97%
ROIC/WACC0.18
Cap/Depr(3y)227.78%
Cap/Depr(5y)164.2%
Cap/Sales(3y)10.61%
Cap/Sales(5y)8.25%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)14.46%
EPS 3Y17.21%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%20%
EPS Next Y19.82%
EPS Next 2Y21.25%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)22.04%
Revenue growth 3Y13.83%
Revenue growth 5Y20.01%
Sales Q2Q%24.59%
Revenue Next Year19.98%
Revenue Next 2Y19.45%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y985.24%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-8.78%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y147.89%
OCF growth 3Y-9.36%
OCF growth 5Y2.01%

PDF SOLUTIONS INC / PDFS Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of PDF SOLUTIONS INC (PDFS) stock?

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


What is the valuation status of PDF SOLUTIONS INC (PDFS) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to PDF SOLUTIONS INC (PDFS). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of PDFS stock?

PDF SOLUTIONS INC (PDFS) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for PDFS stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for PDF SOLUTIONS INC (PDFS) is 46.89 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 6.56.


How financially healthy is PDF SOLUTIONS INC?

The financial health rating of PDF SOLUTIONS INC (PDFS) is 4 / 10.