What does the company do?
Intersil Corporation (Intersil) designs, develops, manufactures and markets high-performance analog integrated circuits (ICs). The Company’s product portfolio addresses some of the applications in four end markets: high-end consumer, industrial, communications and computing. During the fiscal year ended January 2, 2009 (fiscal 2008), Intersil derived 52% of its revenues from original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers, original design manufacturer (ODM) customers and contract manufacturers. The Company derived 48% of its revenues through distributors and value added resellers.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Intersil one-year sales: 564.82 Mil.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor - Broad Line group: -97.39% - Intersil one-year income: -1.17 Bil.
| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 564.82 Mil | 21.68 Bil | | Income | -1.17 Bil | 1.38 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Intersil one-year sales growth: -32.10%.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor - Broad Line group: -11.40 pct. pts. - Intersil one-year income growth: -84.30%.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor - Broad Line group: -35.60 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales Growth | -32.10% | -20.70% | | Income Growth | -84.30% | -48.70% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Intersil one-year net profit margin: -207.9%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -189.1 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor - Broad Line group: -206.9 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | -207.9% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | -18.8% | | Industry | -1.1% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Intersil debt/equity ratio: 0.00.
Average debt/equity ratio for the Semiconductor - Broad Line group: 0.18.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.00 | 0.18 |
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