Business Description
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Lam Research Corp
NAICS : 333249
SIC : 3559
ISIN : US5128071082
Share Class Description:
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1984-05-04Description
Lam Research is one of the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, or WFE, manufacturers in the world. It specializes in the market segments of deposition and etch, which entail the buildup of layers on a semiconductor and the subsequent selective removal of patterns from each layer. Lam holds the top market share in etch and holds the clear cut second share in deposition. It is more exposed to memory chipmakers for DRAM and NAND chips. It counts as top customers the largest chipmakers in the world, including TSMC, Samsung, Intel, and Micron.
Financial Strength
8/10
Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
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Cash-To-Debt | 1.14 | |||||
Equity-to-Asset | 0.44 | |||||
Debt-to-Equity | 0.62 | |||||
Debt-to-EBITDA | 1.08 | |||||
Interest Coverage | 21.65 | |||||
Piotroski F-Score | 6/9 | |||||
Altman Z-Score | 12.06 | |||||
Beneish M-Score | -3.18 | |||||
WACC vs ROIC |
Growth Rank
10/10
Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
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3-Year Revenue Growth Rate | 24 | |||||
3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate | 27 | |||||
3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate | 30.3 | |||||
3-Year FCF Growth Rate | 38.7 | |||||
3-Year Book Growth Rate | 20 | |||||
Future 3-5Y EPS without NRI Growth Rate | 10.92 | |||||
Future 3-5Y Total Revenue Growth Rate | 11.4 |
Momentum Rank
9/10
Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
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5-Day RSI | 62.41 | |||||
9-Day RSI | 62.82 | |||||
14-Day RSI | 62.7 | |||||
6-1 Month Momentum % | 23 | |||||
12-1 Month Momentum % | 51.24 |
Liquidity Ratio
Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
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Current Ratio | 2.82 | |||||
Quick Ratio | 1.84 | |||||
Cash Ratio | 1.28 | |||||
Days Inventory | 223.7 | |||||
Days Sales Outstanding | 70.78 | |||||
Days Payable | 25.38 |
Dividend & Buy Back
Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
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Dividend Yield % | 0.75 | |||||
Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.28 | |||||
3-Year Dividend Growth Rate | 14.5 | |||||
Forward Dividend Yield % | 0.75 | |||||
5-Year Yield-on-Cost % | 1.77 | |||||
3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio | 2.8 | |||||
Shareholder Yield % | 3.15 |
Profitability Rank
10/10
Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gross Margin % | 46.84 | |||||
Operating Margin % | 28.18 | |||||
Net Margin % | 25.35 | |||||
FCF Margin % | 31.87 | |||||
ROE % | 44.12 | |||||
ROA % | 19.28 | |||||
ROIC % | 29.4 | |||||
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % | 77.67 | |||||
ROCE % | 29.53 | |||||
Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year | 10 |
GF Value Rank
1/10
Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
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PE Ratio | 39.13 | |||||
Forward PE Ratio | 29.24 | |||||
PE Ratio without NRI | 38.03 | |||||
Shiller PE Ratio | 52.93 | |||||
Price-to-Owner-Earnings | 32.79 | |||||
PEG Ratio | 1.81 | |||||
PS Ratio | 9.92 | |||||
PB Ratio | 17.34 | |||||
Price-to-Tangible-Book | 22.25 | |||||
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow | 31.11 | |||||
Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow | 28.74 | |||||
EV-to-EBIT | 32.53 | |||||
EV-to-Forward-EBIT | 25.18 | |||||
EV-to-EBITDA | 29.99 | |||||
EV-to-Forward-EBITDA | 23.77 | |||||
EV-to-Revenue | 9.72 | |||||
EV-to-Forward-Revenue | 7.67 | |||||
EV-to-FCF | 30.5 | |||||
Price-to-Projected-FCF | 2.55 | |||||
Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) | 1.22 | |||||
Price-to-DCF (FCF Based) | 1 | |||||
Price-to-Median-PS-Value | 2.72 | |||||
Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value | 1.81 | |||||
Price-to-Graham-Number | 6.13 | |||||
Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value | 62.37 | |||||
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) % | 3.07 | |||||
FCF Yield % | 3.26 | |||||
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % | 22.24 |