MKS Instruments Inc

Company Profile

MKS Instruments Inc had its IPO on 1999-03-26 under the ticker symbol MKSI.

The company operates in the Technology sector and Scientific & Technical Instruments industry. MKS Instruments Inc has a staff strength of 10,450 employees.

Stock update

Shares of MKS Instruments Inc opened at $91.21 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $90.8 - $92.62, and closed at $90.94.

This is a -0.96% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 423,962 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of MKS Instruments Inc have slipped by -9.79%.

MKS Instruments Inc's Key Ratios

MKS Instruments Inc has a market cap of $6.14 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.3683 and a price to sales ratio of 1.6799.

In the last 12-months MKS Instruments Inc’s revenue was $3.84 billion with a gross profit of $1.55 billion and an EBITDA of $840 million. The EBITDA ratio measures MKS Instruments Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, MKS Instruments Inc’s operating margin was 12.3% while its return on assets stood at 4.22% with a return of equity of -62.3%.

In Q2, MKS Instruments Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -69.9% while revenue growth was a positive 31.1%.

MKS Instruments Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

9.901

Trailing PE

0

PEG

0.61

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $-26.28 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 9.901 and a PEG multiple of 0.61. 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 MKS Instruments Inc’s profitability.

MKS Instruments Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 3.1095 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 12.6444. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.6799.

MKS Instruments Inc stock pays annual dividends of $0.88 per share, indicating a yield of 0.96% and a payout ratio of 13.46%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$9.23 billion

Total Liabilities

$835.00 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-17000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$18 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

13.46%

MKS Instruments Inc ended 2023 with $9.23 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $9.23 billion while shareholder equity stood at $2.50 billion.

MKS Instruments Inc ended 2023 with $628.00 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $835.00 million in other current liabilities, in common stock, $431.00 million in retained earnings and $2.58 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $757.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $758.00 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $88,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $4.82 billion.

MKS Instruments Inc’s total current assets stands at $2.73 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $1.00 million. Its net receivables were $631.00 million compared to accounts payable of $314.00 million and inventory worth $1.04 billion.

In 2023, MKS Instruments Inc's operating cash flow was $-17000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $18 million.

Comparatively, MKS Instruments Inc paid $0.13 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$90.94

52-Week High

$113.3441

52-Week Low

$64.1389

Analyst Target Price

$111.57

MKS Instruments Inc stock is currently trading at $90.94 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $113.3441 and a 52-week low of $113.3441. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $111.57.

Its 50-day moving average was $100.2 and 200-day moving average was $93.43 The short ratio stood at 2.29 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 73% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 10135.7% are held by institutions.