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Well. All these chips (as in every chip on a PCB) that the AI monsters want have to be produced with various machines and consumable materials. One of the most integral components is the photo mask. It is the template for the design and simply put, it is used to “print” the silicon. They wear out, and they are especially vulnerable to dirt and wear in the EUV process that makes the highest of the high end chips. Companies like Hoya, Asahi Glass, Photronics (PLAB) make the masks.
Play now up 10% PLAB up 40%, I couldn’t go in with options on plab unfortunately but the plan is very much in action
PLAB and NXDR pamping hard 🤑
Betting my kids’ college fund on PLAB
Photonics company, same thing POET does (+PLAB)
This is generated by Deepseek after Feeding the financial data for $ENPH with its peers. let me know if it changes your mind. # 🧾 Overall Summary: ENPH vs Peers # 1. Revenue Growth * **ENPH** revenue fell sharply (–42% last year, –3.6% total). * **Top Performer:** **ACMR** with **+201% total growth**. * **ENPH Weakness:** Severe sales contraction and volatility in demand. # 2. Profitability & Margins * **ENPH** net margin dropped from **19% → 8%**, showing pressure on profits. * **Top Performer:** **LRCX** — consistently strong margins (\~29%). * **Notable Gain:** **PDFS** turned profitable from –19% to +2%. * **Risk:** ENPH’s shrinking margin signals tougher competition. # 3. Cash Flow Quality * **ENPH** showed major improvement, OCF margin rose to **39% (best among peers)**. * **ACMR** rebounded from negative to positive cash flow. * **Top Performer:** **ENPH** (strong cash generation). * **Risks:** ACMR’s past negative cash flow; ACLS’s decline. # 4. Balance Sheet Strength * **ONTO** and **PLAB** had the **strongest liquidity** (current ratio \~8–9). * **ENPH** stable but not leading (current ratio \~3.5). * **Weakest:** **ACMR**, liquidity fell 50%. * **Top Performer:** **ONTO** (excellent liquidity, improving trend). # 5. Valuation & Multiples * **ENPH’s P/E volatile** — 169 → 90 → 41 → 90 (market uncertainty). * **ACMR** saw the biggest valuation compression (–79%). * **Most Reasonable:** **PLAB**, steady and low P/E (\~11). * **Risk:** ENPH’s high and unstable valuation signals weak investor confidence. # 📊 Investment Outlook # Short-Term (6–24 months) * **ENPH:** Facing headwinds from revenue decline and squeezed margins. * **ACMR:** Strong growth momentum in semiconductor equipment. * **LRCX:** Defensive pick with stable profits. # Long-Term (3–5 years) * Semiconductor players (ACMR, ONTO, PLAB) benefit from **AI, reshoring, and advanced packaging trends**. * **ENPH** still has **long-term renewable energy potential** but needs stabilization. # 💡 Valuation Verdict * **ENPH:** Fair to slightly overvalued — **Rating: HOLD** * **ACMR & ONTO:** Strong fundamentals and growth — **Rating: BUY** * **Reason:** ENPH’s revenue and margin decline outweigh cash flow strength; ACMR and ONTO show superior growth and financial resilience. **🟩 Winners:** ACMR (growth), ONTO (liquidity), LRCX (profitability). **🟥 Underperformer:** ENPH — declining sales, shrinking margins, high valuation risk.
Preferably while I'm cooking in the PLAB
The Jensen meme tiddy signing with PLAB ticker
**WIMI: The Undervalued Quantum Computing Play with 10X Potential** * **Undervalued Play**: WIMI Hologram Cloud (WIMI) trades at **$0.89**, significantly below its **fair value of $4.00**and its newly raised **12-month price target of $4.50** from **RP Investments**, offering potential for a **600% return**. * **Quantum Computing Innovation**: WIMI is integrating advanced **quantum AI algorithms** with its holographic AR systems to solve complex problems in industries such as **finance, cryptography, and medical research**. This positions the company to play a critical role in commercializing quantum applications. * **94 Growth Rating**: Among the highest in its sector, WIMI's **growth rating** underscores its strong position in a market expected to grow exponentially. * **Patents and R&D Focus**: WIMI holds proprietary technology in quantum-enhanced holography, enabling breakthroughs in **real-time data analysis and visualization** for quantum systems—areas critical to quantum adoption. * **Expanding Market Reach**: The company is actively pursuing partnerships to integrate its quantum solutions into **autonomous driving, smart city systems, and enterprise AI platforms**, driving demand for its unique technologies. * **Rising Sector Spending**: Many quantum computing companies have raised significant capital recently, signaling increased development spending. This creates a strong opportunity for WIMI to secure more business as these firms invest heavily in **quantum systems and next-gen technologies**. * **Valuation Catch-Up Potential**: Other quantum computing stocks have surged well beyond their fair values over the past few months, leveraging the momentum to raise capital and fund further growth. WIMI, with its cutting-edge technology and undervalued price, is well-positioned to replicate this trend and deliver a **10X+ move in the coming months**. * **Industry Validation**: Tech leaders like **Mark Zuckerberg** are investing in similar technologies, with Meta developing **holographic AR glasses** and other advanced systems, further validating the market potential for WIMI’s core technology. * **Massive Market Potential**: With the global quantum computing market projected to exceed **$125 billion by 2030**, WIMI is uniquely positioned to capture significant market share as one of the few companies bridging holographic tech with quantum computing. **Other Stocks to Watch**: Keep an eye on **$QBTS, $NVDA, $QUBT, $PLAB, and $RGTI**, which are also gaining traction in the quantum space. Sources: Company financial reports, RP Investments analysis, MarketsandMarkets quantum computing projections, Statista market data, StockCap financial insights, and Meta’s AR developments as reported by *The Sun* and *AP News*.
Flipped PLAB calls for a quick 200% and holding onto the AVGO calls I scooped yesterday. Could be worse..
Haha it’s only 5 contacts! But they are up quite a bit so far. Got in and out of PLAB between yesterday and this morning too 🫠
shout out to the guy who posted about PLAB yesterday, was FREE
Who all is buying PLAB??
TBH, the REAL ONE is PLAB, earning tomorrow morning, moon operation starts at open, my part is done
Grabbed some PLAB calls earlier 🤷🏻♀️
Bro, **Photronics, Inc. PLAB** is semi, no? how is that shit not gonna moon soon with AI craze? **earnings tomorrow morning** gotta have some good news, **PE IS ONLY 11!!!!! that shit is at the begining yet,** or am I missing something? anyone got data? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photronics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photronics)
Bro, **Photronics, Inc. PLAB** is semiconductor secret gem, no? that shit gotta moon soon with AI craze? **earnings tomorrow morning** gotta have some good news, **PE IS ONLY 11!!!!! that shit is at the begining yet,** or am I missing something? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photronics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photronics)
What about UMC? PLAB? BP? DAKT? IGT? and endless more companies that are trading lower than 2x maybe even under 1. There’s value out there for the stocks that are ignored.. a shift is needed or perhaps we just sift through for value.. problem is if you’re not with the crowd you’ll just be stuck with your stagnant “smart” picks.
I think PLAB is one of yours too, right?
My stonkies are on somewhat of a good run. A sampling of my individual stock holdings: EOSE: risky play with lots of runway, went long under $1 R: bought at $80, up over 50%, pays a dividend. It’s P/E is still like 11! XEL: bought the dip under 50 during Texas wildfire freak out T: bought the lead cable lawsuit dip HWKN: my best Reddit stonkie, bought at $55, holding long term! Curtesy of cremeseason PLAB: slowly accumulating under 25, cheap boring semiconductor play with low P/E LMB: another Reddit stonkie that curtesy of hiddenscout VKTX: $14/share cost basis. Too bad I didn’t buy more. SMCI: got in at $90 Biggest stinker = PATH
I had PLAB in 2022 when it made me a lot of money but it has been slightly down since then, in a bull semiconductor market. All three are down in a 2024 bull(ish) market. If you are going to bottom feed, you have to have a large amount of faith in your choice, since holding SPY (or even a 5% account) would have beaten all three badly year to date. PLAB is a longrun winner in my book, but I don't have a nickel in it now because I have no reason to believe it is remotely the best use of my investment money right now. Never heard of METC but at first glance it seems the same way... money down the line probably, but none now.
Depends on the situation and understanding of the stock. For $PLAB, I've seen it get crushed like the last few earnings and just bounce back over time. Sometimes the sale off could be justifiable, sometimes it can be a great time to get into a name. Like for $PLAB: [https://photronicsinc.gcs-web.com/static-files/363ae212-b6c2-4161-9ee8-47a5d7adc1d5](https://photronicsinc.gcs-web.com/static-files/363ae212-b6c2-4161-9ee8-47a5d7adc1d5) "Revenue slightly higher Q/Q as positive seasonal trends were mostly offset by business headwinds primarily related to temporary soft demand following the Lunar New Year and the impact from Taiwan earthquakes" For the revenue forecast for next quarter is: Revenue ($M) 221 – 229 Which is still a decline in sales YoY for that quarter, but still looking at an EPS increase. It's not great, but at these levels, the forward PE is around 11, so it's not an expensive name by any means. I think a lot of the equipment names are starting to slow, which makes sense, since there has been a ton of growth the last few years.
PLAB is a company which is fundamentally sound, and is down around 10% due to not quite meeting targets. They’re in the semiconductor industry so could have a lot to gain potentially. What’s your take on them?
Oof putting this one on watch. I was invested in PLAB for about 6 months in 2023. I always wanted to buy shares under 20. I don’t think I’ll get the opportunity even with this miss but you never know
$PLAB Semiconductor photomask manufacturer Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) fell short of analysts' expectations in Q1 CY2024, with revenue down 5.4% year on year to $217 million. Next quarter's revenue guidance of $225 million also underwhelmed, coming in 6.3% below analysts' estimates. It made a GAAP profit of $0.58 per share, down from its profit of $0.65 per share in the same quarter last year.
$PLAB tomorrow. Small cap semiconductor supplier in the same league as $ACMR.
Some of the auto names aren’t too terrible at their current valuations. I’m a fan of NXPI. Also like some of the equipment names like PLAB and AMAT.
I had SMCI at 650 but sold at 1100. Same with ARM, sold after the bounce. Watching them closely. Playing the news on AMD. Still holding ANET AMAT ASML VECO. INTC Sold PLAB ATEYY but watching And of course the rest of the mighty 7.
I'm selling my TSM shares. It may be a bad decision in the long run if this AI boom thing is legit but sorry guys, I don't know if it has much room left to run up, could be promising though after they beat expectations next earnings. Still bullish on the stock and semiconductors in general, I am holding PLAB. I got auTSM about 6 weeks ago before it spread to WSB. I have made a healthy 28% gain from the upswing. My next play will be JD. Shows promising earnings recovery, very low p/e. Revenue growth has been growing the last 10 years. They are doing stuff with AI in a huge market that US big tech cannot enter. Micheal Burry added the most to this position (+60%) last quarter to this position, is his largest holding alongside Alibaba and he is currently down 8% on it. People are avoiding investing in China like the plague. Despite issues with Chinese economy and politics the the stock is undervalued. I estimate a 50% upside in the next year.
This makes me chuckle. Just block the shit posters bro, there is money to be made and that’s why we are here. I’ve made a lot of money from info I find here. You just need to look. And yes I can provide specific examples, all from info found here over the last 12 months. A small sampling of Long positions I’ve really bought from info found on this sub: SMCI @ 100 PLAB @ 18 LMB @ 20 Most recently I grabbed 1000 shares of HWKN at 55 after an irrational earnings dump. Literally set the limit order and it hit, from info found here. My question to you is why is a dumb fuck like me making money while you are complaining about drama. Just block those bull/bear losers. Here’s something I’ve been suggesting the last couple days, go check out $XEL. I bought bigly under 50, the price is still around there.
No individual picks at all? Call me old fashioned but that’s no fun! lol. I’m 80% index with some long term individual holds (GGG, AMZN, XOM, HON, F, VKTX, ON, PLAB, HWKN, LMB) I also have some moonshot lottery plays because why not? Fun as long as I don’t get too carried away (EOSE, GSIT)
Buy AMAT, TOELY, AMKR, ENTG, PLAB
SOFI, XMTR, PLAB are my choices. GCT might still have some gas left in it, I picked it up at $14 in December and it’s at $32 now, it just keeps going up even when I think it’s done.
The most important thing to remember and understand: 1) The Power of Compounding: If you look at any investment calculator you can calculate potential investment returns over 20-30 years. It’s never too late to invest. If you just invested 50k in the SPY today with a $200 monthly contribution over the next 20 years, you will have roughly $1.2M. Over 30 years, you would have 5M. If you start with just a 10k balance and saved $200 monthly, you would have $1.2M. The point is, it’s never too late. 2) Buy great companies, with great CEOS, that have a track record quarter after quarter of delivering strong growth. $PLAB, $CLS, $INFA, $ENPH, $NVDA, $UBER to name a few. Develop a passion for investing, and make the time to educate yourself. Read quarterly earnings reports of the companies you invest in, or listen to earnings calls. Keep CNBC streaming in background. By understand what’s going on in the market, you will make better and better decisions. 3) For a more hands off approach, seek mutual funds with the best track record. The two best funds of last 10 years are $FSELX and $BPTRX. Both funds have an annualized returns of 20%+ every year for last 10 years. That means if you just bought those two funds and held them you would beat my SPY compounding example above by 5 %. That nets you $5Ms on a $10k starting balance over 30 years. 4) Stay invested in good companies. You will never time the market. Trust me, I’ve tried. Learn from my pain. Own it, don’t trade it forces you to buy quality. 5) Get passionate, and educate yourself about the tax code. Phantom income in the form of tax savings is real income. Understand the power of good leverage, and leverage the bank by investing in real estate instead of letting the bank leverage you with credit card debt. Read the following books: Rich Dad Poor Dad, Market Wizards, Confessions of Street Addict. Understand the history of the market and pay it forward. Finally, the biggest myth is most people don’t realize that no matter how much money you make, you can be a millionaire if you invest and save.
Gotta dig beneath the index. I loaded up on $R last summer around 80, and suggested others do the same. Earning release tomorrow. A couple other boring long term holds I’ve got $GGG (up +1,500% on some lots, long term DCA). Been buying $RS for years. Other recent additions I’ve continued to buy have been $LMB and $PLAB. I’ve also been buying the dip with $ON with a big purchase in the 60s.
You need to spend a lot of time researching a particular sector of the economy and understanding the business and economic fundamentals and adjacent industries/ overall market factors to be particularly good at stock picking. If you’re looking for suggestions about up and comers I’d take a look at UIPath, PLAB and CAMT. Generally speaking anything in the Nvidia supply chain is worth looking at hence ASML, Super Micro, PLAB etc. Build out a sector of the economy and figure which companies are the winners, have good leadership and can be highly revenue generating at scale.
PLAB: Low float semiconductors/AI play with Zacks rank #1 Set to skyrocket
Check out PLAB - low float semi / AI play that has yet to explode
PLAB the next AI / Semiconductor low float play about to explode 
I'm bullish on semiconductors in general, so if you wanna go that route here's some tickers I'm in on: NVDA AMD INTC TSM PLAB CLS AVGO
Thank You! Should I look into putting money into PLAB instead?
But it didin't had a big run up like other stocks had and I feel that it is fairly valued still. I mean they are critical to the space after all. I keep looking for a nice semi stocks to get invloved and all I mustered is PLAB, ACLS and maybe CLS.
Btw whata youre thoughts on PLAB? I see that its ranked 1 on zacks and second overall on semi.
I like $PLAB, a chip-fabrication adjacent business.
Yeah $PLAB was a home run for sure, bough as much as I could below 20, I sold out when it hit 30. Thanks for all the recs, going to be doing some buying!
I think you also got in $PLAB as well? A fun one to look up is $CECO, much more riskier, but they are kind of transforming their business. I still like $CWCO a lot. More of a boring company, but $CW is interesting. They are more of a defense play, but also some exposure to nuclear and industrials. $MOD is interesting, they are growing a ton from their data center exposure. $ITT/$AIT is a boring company but really solid business. More on a risk side would be like $POWL. A great long term hold and more of a GARPY name is $PSTG.
$SMCI and $PLAB were a couple big ones for me. Also $LMB
I had this happen with my $PLAB position. Had some negative setiment around the company and they had ok earnings. Then basically kept the stock price cheap for like 6 months, which I ended up getting out o the position. Basically that report was the bottom, since when they reported next, the stock is up like 50% since that report.
Solid. Yeah, patience is really key. Like I'm kicking myself for getting out my $PLAB position. That's now up like 50% this month.
So ure saying INTC foundary is on Taiwan and not in US? and tiles or photomasks, lol, trust me, TSMC isnt the o ly one that can do that. $PLAB
Sometimes it's pretty wild how fast gains can come. I asked/posted about $AMKR a few days ago, since I saw the news around them building a new factory to do Apple's advanced packaging from the TSMC chips made in America. Stock looked really fundementally cheap, still not a bad price, but it's now up like 18% since then. Still going long, but wild how quick some things can move sometimes. Like $PLAB is now up like 33% since their earnings report from yesterday.
I was in like the 90% before the PLAB position killed me, but I made some risky plays that did well, like the CWCO position that went up like 25% after earnings lol. Right now I'm parking my money into LYST, going to look at the earnings calander. Also post positions that I'm about to do, but by no means anyone reading this should follow lol.
$PLAB I got killed on earnings, however there is a silver lining. Earlier in august when I was looking to start a position, I wanted sub-20 as an entry for a long position and had set some 60 day limit orders which filled today
Ouch, PLAB has been on my watch list for a while might have to dig back in if it keeps this up
My PLAB position is getting crushed today, but my other accounts are in the green. PLPC, CLH, CWCO are my big winners for the day
PLAB down 11% after earnings, ouch.
$PLAB I’m loaded to the hills with shares and a couple of options going into earnings tomorrow. u/_hiddenscout
Same lol. They way the fidelity desktop is laid out, they don't show the markets unless you are on the all acounts tabs. Funny enough, all my positions are green besides STM and CLMB. Biggest winners are LMB, RKLB, CWCO, CLH, PLAB Yeah I own a lot of not covered/talked about companies, that will with physical data center, eletrictification, reshoring, hvac and infrastructure spend.
I'm a big believer that you can find some great companies out there, just requires effort and time to look. $PLAB is a great example. All the fundementals are pretty cheap and the growth is really solid. Interesting play in the Chip space. Biggest fears I think are around China, but I feel like you can say the same thing around a lot of the chip names. Even the performance of the company is great: 1Y - 41%, 5Y - 122%
Really looking foward to $PLAB earnings next Wednesday.
Welcome to the $PLAB club lol. Hoping earnings are good. This is from the last earnings call: >Given those caveats, we expect second quarter revenue to be in the range of $205 million to $215 million. We anticipate that the current revenue level will be sustained in the second quarter, and the ability to maintain revenues at this level ratifies our belief that the industry's cyclical phase is not necessarily reflected in demand for photomasks. Based on those revenue expectations and our current operating model, we estimate earnings per share for the current quarter, the second quarter, to be in the range of $0.38 to $0.48 per diluted share. We have made a great start to 2023. Photomask demand has been stable, and our commercial and operating teams are performing well. Despite near-term uncertainty, we remain optimistic with a positive long-term view of increasing photomask demand. We believe we are the market leader, and we plan to continue to grow and carefully manage margins to keep moving toward attainment of our long-term financial targets.
Finished building out my long position in $PLAB today. Didn’t get the entry point that I initially was targeting for this holding but I’m still satisfied with where I’m at with it. I’m definitely exposed to the semiconductor sector with real money at this point. Took my starter position in $XEL today at 57. Going to be watching this one closely over the next 1-2 months. It’s down over 25% from ATHs. I don’t yield chase but the 3.6% is nice for sure. Some of the projects they have going are large in scope and interesting in nature. Added a small amount to my small stater in $EDV. Not trying to time the bond market with too much $$ 😂
Traded $HKD for a dirty 50% profit today Waded a little deeper into both $PLAB and $EDV
At the open today I finally pulled the trigger and took a small starter position in $PLAB. Wanted a better price so have cash reserved to average down if it drifts towards my target long entry price sub-20. I also averaged down on $ON bringing my cost basis to 92. On watch is $XEL and $EDV
Totally. Honestly, NVDA earnings will be interesting. I can see a lot of semi's that aren't in the same space getting hurt if there is a sell off. A lot of investors think they are kind of a monolith. Also PLAB has earnings in like 2 weeks, so should be interesting and I wouldn't be suprised of a big movement up.
Oh was going to ask to, did you end up getting $PLAB at your price point? Looks to be having a solid day today.
My most recent long entry was $ON. Miss timed it but oh well. I’m looking at the semis in general. I’m interested in $PLAB under 20. Looking to get long on $XEL. They had a revenue miss recently and are being punished accordingly. I think it has further to fall still but I’ll be going in eventually.
I had some liquidity I won’t need for 5+ years. It’s a long term buy and hold for me. Next semi I’m watching and waiting to enter is $PLAB. I’ve got my limit order entered so just being patient now
ON has had a strong run up. So maybe not the best time to buy. However, in their last warnings report their silicon carbide chip demand increased 400% YoY. I’ll let you research that further. PLAB is a purely technical buy, looking to enter sub 20
I’m looking closely at both ON and PLAB. I have a limit buy order set on PLAB, waiting for it to fill uopefully
$PLAB getting closer to my target long. Still haven’t entered but watching it
I’m hoping my limit hits on DIOD. But I’ve got a bigger limit in for PLAB at 19.80….Those were some other names you had previously mentioned
I’ve got $PLAB on watch. Looking for a handle formation over the next 4 weeks to get my long entry point at 21-22.
Had success on PLAB when I bought them when it was in the undervalued range about three months ago.
It's a great long. There's a ton of SEMI's that don't get a lot of love, but have really good valuations and are set up for great longs. Like $DIOD, $MCHP, $ON, $NXPI, $PLAB, $STM are all really solid and I'd rather own at these levels than like AMD or NVDA.
Just opened up a few new positions recently. STM, VMI and PLAB.