What does the company do?
JDS Uniphase Corporation (JDSU) is a provider of communications test and measurement solutions and optical products for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers. The Company is also a provider of optical solutions for biomedical and environmental instrumentation, semiconductor processing, aerospace and defense, brand authentication, visual display and custom color product differentiation applications. The Company operates in three segments: Communications Test and Measurement (CommTest), which accounted for approximately 47% of net revenue, during the fiscal year ended June 27, 2009 (fiscal 2009); Communications and Commercial Optical Products (CCOP), which accounted for approximately 37% of net revenue in fiscal 2009; and Advanced Optical Technologies (AOT), which accounted for approximately 16% of net revenue in fiscal 2009. In July 2009, the Company acquired Network Tools business of Finisar 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.
- JDS Uniphase one-year sales: 1.21 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Communication Equipment group: -95.63% - JDS Uniphase one-year income: -880.70 Mil.
| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 1.21 Bil | 27.70 Bil | | Income | -880.70 Mil | 17.20 Mil |
How fast is the company growing?
- JDS Uniphase one-year sales growth: -21.10%.
Difference from the average for the Communication Equipment group: -9.50 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales Growth | -21.10% | -11.60% | | Income Growth | NA | -19.00% |
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.
- JDS Uniphase one-year net profit margin: -72.7%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -51.1 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Communication Equipment group: -70.8 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | -72.7% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | -21.6% | | Industry | -1.9% |
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.
- JDS Uniphase debt/equity ratio: 0.29.
Difference from the average for the Communication Equipment group: -60.27%.
| | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Debt/equity ratio | 0.29 | 0.73 |
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