What does the company do?
Cymer, Inc., is a supplier of light sources used in the photolithography process for semiconductor or chip, manufacturing. The Company provides sources designed to help enable the performance of edge wafer steppers and wafer scanners built by its lithography tool manufacturers. It also supplies deep ultraviolet (DUV) light sources to each of lithography tool manufacturer customers ASML, Canon and Nikon, who integrate the light source into their wafer steppers and scanners which they then provide to chipmakers. The Company’s wholly owned operating subsidiaries: Cymer Japan, Inc. (Cymer Japan), Cymer Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Cymer Singapore), Cymer B.V. in the Netherlands (Cymer B.V.), Cymer Southeast Asia, Ltd., in Taiwan (Cymer SEA), Cymer Semiconductor Equipment Shanghai Co., Ltd., China (Cymer PRC) and Cymer Korea, Inc. (Cymer Korea). As of December 31, 2008, the Company’s installed base of light sources totaled 3,374 light sources.
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.
- Cymer one-year sales: 311.71 Mil.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials group: -85.18% - Cymer one-year income: 3.81 Mil.
| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 311.71 Mil | 2.10 Bil | | Income | 3.81 Mil | -268.44 Mil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Cymer one-year sales growth: -41.10%.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials group: -6.90 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -41.10% | -34.20% | | Income Growth | NA | 18.50% |
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.
- Cymer one-year net profit margin: 0.3%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -12.8 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | 0.3% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 13.0% | | Industry | -25.2% |
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.
- Cymer debt/equity ratio: 0.00.
Average debt/equity ratio for the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials group: 0.20.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.00 | 0.20 |
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