Photronics First Quarter 2025 Earnings: Beats Expectations

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) First Quarter 2025 Results

Key Financial Results

• Revenue: US$212.1m (down 1.9% from 1Q 2024).
• Net income: US$42.9m (up 64% from 1Q 2024).
• Profit margin: 20% (up from 12% in 1Q 2024). The increase in margin was driven by lower expenses.
• EPS: US$0.69 (up from US$0.43 in 1Q 2024).

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Photronics Revenues and Earnings Beat Expectations

Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 1.0%. Earnings per share (EPS) also surpassed analyst estimates by 45%.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 5.1% p.a. on average during the next 2 years, compared to a 16% growth forecast for the Semiconductor industry in the US.

Performance of the American Semiconductor industry.

The company's shares are down 2.1% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

Before you take the next step you should know about the 2 warning signs for Photronics (1 is concerning!) that we have uncovered.

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