AXT Inc
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Vitals
- Today's Low:
- $2.37
- Today's High:
- $2.4169
- Open Price:
- $2.4
- 52W Low:
- $2.47
- 52W High:
- $9.94
- Prev. Close:
- $2.41
- Volume:
- 114550
Company Statistics
- Market Cap.:
- $144.27 million
- Book Value:
- 5.082
- Revenue TTM:
- $120.87 million
- Operating Margin TTM:
- 3.66%
- Gross Profit TTM:
- $52.12 million
- Profit Margin:
- 7.69%
- Return on Assets TTM:
- 0.78%
- Return on Equity TTM:
- 3.86%
Company Profile
AXT Inc had its IPO on 1998-05-21 under the ticker symbol AXTI.
The company operates in the Technology sector and Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry. AXT Inc has a staff strength of 1,559 employees.
Stock update
Shares of AXT Inc opened at $2.4 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.
The stocks traded within a range of $2.37 - $2.42, and closed at $2.4.
This is a -0.41% slip from the previous day's closing price.
A total volume of 114,550 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.
In the last one week, shares of AXT Inc have slipped by -9.09%.
AXT Inc's Key Ratios
AXT Inc has a market cap of $144.27 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.0133 and a price to sales ratio of 1.3491.
In the last 12-months AXT Inc’s revenue was $120.87 million with a gross profit of $52.12 million and an EBITDA of $12.67 million. The EBITDA ratio measures AXT Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.
In the trailing 12-month period, AXT Inc’s operating margin was 3.66% while its return on assets stood at 0.78% with a return of equity of 3.86%.
In Q1, AXT Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -57.1% while revenue growth was a negative 51.1%.
AXT Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio
- Forward PE
- 13.8889
- Trailing PE
- 15.0455
- PEG
- 3.77
Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.22 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 13.8889 and a PEG multiple of 3.77. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.
The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into AXT Inc’s profitability.
AXT Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.4781 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 8.1033. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.3491.
AXT Inc stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 0%.
Balance sheet and cash flow metrics
- Total Assets
- $366.62 million
- Total Liabilities
- $72.79 million
- Operating Cash Flow
- $-713000.00
- Capital Expenditure
- $3.62 million
- Dividend Payout Ratio
- 0%
AXT Inc ended 2023 with $366.62 million in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $366.62 million while shareholder equity stood at $220.00 million.
AXT Inc ended 2023 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $72.79 million in other current liabilities, 44000.00 in common stock, $-17507000.00 in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $35.44 million and cash and short-term investments were $42.45 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $52,821,000 while long-term debt stood at $0.
AXT Inc’s total current assets stands at $177.00 million while long-term investments were $1.64 million and short-term investments were $7.02 million. Its net receivables were $21.35 million compared to accounts payable of $6.77 million and inventory worth $91.68 million.
In 2023, AXT Inc's operating cash flow was $-713000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $3.62 million.
Comparatively, AXT Inc paid $0 in dividends in 2023.
Other key metrics
- Current Trading Price
- $2.4
- 52-Week High
- $9.94
- 52-Week Low
- $2.47
- Analyst Target Price
- $5.49
AXT Inc stock is currently trading at $2.4 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $9.94 and a 52-week low of $9.94. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $5.49.
Its 50-day moving average was $2.72 and 200-day moving average was $3.87 The short ratio stood at 4.33 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.
Around 680.7% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 5873.5% are held by institutions.
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About
AXT, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes compound and single element semiconductor substrates. It produces semiconductor substrates using its proprietary vertical gradient freeze technology. The company offers indium phosphide for use in data center connectivity using light/lasers, 5G communications, fiber optic lasers and detectors, passive optical networks, silicon photonics, photonic integrated circuits, terrestrial solar cells, RF amplifier and switching, infrared light-emitting diode (LEDS) motion control, lidar for robotics and autonomous vehicles, and infrared thermal imaging. It also provides semi-insulating gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrates for use in Wi-Fi and IoT devices, transistors, direct broadcast television, power amplifiers, satellite communications, and solar cells; and semi-conducting GaAs substrates that are used in LED, screen displays, printer head lasers and LEDs, 3-D sensing using VCSELs, data center communication using VCSELs, sensors for industrial robotics/near-infrared sensors, optical couplers, solar cells, night vision goggles, lidar for robotics and autonomous vehicles, and other lasers, as well as laser machining, cutting, and drilling. In addition, the company offers germanium substrates for use in multi-junction solar cells for satellites, optical sensors and detectors, terrestrial concentrated photo voltaic cells, infrared detectors, and carrier wafer for LED. Further, it provides 6N+ and 7N+ purified gallium, boron trioxide, gallium-magnesium alloy, pyrolytic boron nitride (pBN) crucibles, and pBN insulating parts. It sells its products through direct salesforce in the United States, China, and Europe, as well as through independent sales representatives and distributors in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and internationally. The company was formerly known as American Xtal Technology, Inc. and changed its name to AXT, Inc. in July 2000. AXT, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.