What does the company do?
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (Cypress)is a broad-line semiconductor company. The Company delivers mixed-signal, programmable solutions. Cypress also offers wired and wireless connectivity solutions. Cypress serves markets, including consumer, computation, data communications, automotive and industrial and white goods. Cypress’s reportable segment includes Consumer and Computation Division, Data Communications Division, Memory and Imaging DivisionOther On September 29, 2008, Cypress spun-off its majority owned subsidiary, SunPower Corporation (SunPower). In July 2008, Cypress completed the sale of certain product lines of its subsidiary, Silicon Light Machines (SLM), to Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co. Ltd. In September 2008, Cypress acquired Simtek Corporation (Simtek) through the merger of its wholly owned subsidiary Copper Acquisition Corporation with and into Simtek Corporation.
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.
- Cypress Semicond one-year sales: 638.88 Mil.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor - Broad Line group: -97.05% - Cypress Semicond one-year income: -567.50 Mil.
| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 638.88 Mil | 21.68 Bil | | Income | -567.50 Mil | 1.38 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Cypress Semicond one-year sales growth: -21.10%.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor - Broad Line group: -0.40 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales Growth | -21.10% | -20.70% | | Income Growth | NA | -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.
- Cypress Semicond one-year net profit margin: -88.8%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -86.0 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor - Broad Line group: -87.8 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | -88.8% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | -2.8% | | 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.
- Cypress Semicond 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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