NASDAQ$PLAB

Photronics Inc · Q2 2024 earnings

Q2 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Photronics reported second quarter fiscal year 2024 results, with revenue and gross margin in line with the first quarter, but impacted by temporary soft demand and earthquakes in Taiwan.

Photronics reported revenue of $217.0 million for Q2 2024, a 5% decrease year-over-year but a 0.3% increase sequentially. GAAP net income was $36.3 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, while non-GAAP net income was $28.7 million, or $0.46 per diluted share. The company's performance was affected by business headwinds, including soft demand following the Chinese New Year holiday and the impact from earthquakes in Taiwan, which caused an approximately $3 million revenue impact.

  • Revenue was $217.0 million, down 5% year-over-year and up 0.3% sequentially.
  • GAAP net income was $36.3 million, or $0.58 per diluted share.
  • Non-GAAP net income was $28.7 million, or $0.46 per diluted share.
  • Cash balance at the end of the quarter was $539.2 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$217M

Previous: $229M-5.4%
EPS

$0.58

Previous: $0.54+7.4%
Operating Margin

25.8%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$63.3M

Previous: -$57.7M-9.7%
Free Cash Flow

-$27.1M

Previous: -$17.8M-52.0%
Net Income

$36.3M

Previous: $39.9M-9.2%
Operating Income

$56.1M

Previous: $67M-16.4%
Gross Profit

$79.3M

Previous: $88.4M-10.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$494M

Previous: $367M+34.4%
Total Assets

$1.6B

Previous: $1.45B+10.5%
R&D Expense

$4.29M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$3.93M

Previous: $2.01M+95.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Photronics · Revenue · Quarterly

$217M

Q2 2024-5.4%vs Q2 2023
Beat estimate in 9 of 16 quarters(56%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Photronics · $210M total across 2 segments · Q2 2026

  • IC
    $148M
  • FPD
    $62.4M

Forward guidance

For the third quarter of fiscal 2024, Photronics expects revenue to be between $221 million and $229 million and non-GAAP net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders to be between $0.53 and $0.59 per diluted share.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2024

Historical avgQ2 2024

+2.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.8%

Avg return

30 days after

62%

41 / 66 earnings

Positive

+45.4%

Q4 2025

Best reaction

-22.8%

Q3 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026
Q1 2026+11.6%+1.2%+31.7%
Q4 2025+45.4%+43.1%+29.7%
Q3 2025+7.6%+1.8%+4.3%
Q2 2025-15.5%-14.7%-6.6%
Q1 2025+2.0%-3.9%-0.5%
Q4 2024+3.8%+4.7%-7.1%
Q3 2024+7.4%-1.1%+3.0%
Q2 2024-8.9%-6.7%-11.7%
Q1 2024-14.3%-9.2%-7.8%
Q4 2023+34.5%+34.6%+34.0%
Q3 2023-12.3%-14.6%-12.0%
Q2 2023+17.7%+23.4%+33.9%
Q1 2023-9.0%-1.8%-8.3%
Q4 2022-6.8%-6.8%-1.1%
Q3 2022-22.8%-29.4%-31.4%
Q2 2022+33.4%+40.8%+35.2%
Q1 2022+2.4%-0.8%-1.1%
Q4 2021+23.8%+15.5%+30.5%
Q3 2021+4.3%+7.7%+3.6%
Q2 2021+3.1%+2.9%+2.5%
Q1 2021-6.6%-6.0%-2.6%
Q4 2020-15.9%-15.7%-13.2%
Q3 2020-5.9%-9.0%-11.3%
Q2 2020-12.9%-11.6%-19.1%
Q1 2020+2.9%-3.5%-23.3%
Q4 2019+29.5%+24.1%+20.4%
Q3 2019+4.4%+1.1%+17.2%
Q2 2019-1.3%-2.5%-3.2%
Q1 2019-8.1%-12.3%-20.1%
Q4 2018+4.6%+3.1%+9.4%
Q3 2018+15.1%+20.1%+10.6%
Q2 2018+7.7%+9.5%+0.0%
Q1 2018+3.8%-0.6%+16.7%
Q4 2017+3.2%-1.6%-8.8%
Q3 2017-17.4%-20.5%-16.3%
Q2 2017-9.5%-12.1%-13.9%
Q1 2017-0.9%-0.4%-1.8%
Q4 2016+7.7%+17.9%+13.8%
Q3 2016-10.7%-8.2%-3.7%
Q2 2016-8.4%
Q1 2016+3.4%
Q4 2015+5.1%
Q3 2015+7.6%
Q2 2015+3.4%
Q1 2015+0.8%
Q4 2014-0.3%
Q3 2014+1.3%
Q2 2014-1.0%
Q1 2014-5.6%
Q4 2013+8.4%
Q3 2013+3.7%
Q2 2013-3.3%
Q1 2013+1.6%
Q4 2012+8.3%
Q3 2012+6.9%
Q2 2012-2.1%
Q1 2011+4.5%
Q1 2012-2.3%
Q4 2011+1.2%
Q2 2011+1.2%
Q4 2009+1.2%
Q3 2011+2.0%
Q3 2010+2.0%
Q4 2010+2.0%
Q2 2010+5.9%
Q1 2010-3.1%

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