What does the company do?
Micron Technology, Inc. is a global manufacturer and marketer of semiconductor devices, principally dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and Nandi Flash memory (NAND). In addition, the Company manufactures complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor products under a wafer foundry arrangement. The Company operates in two segments, Memory and Imaging. The Memory segment’s primary products are DRAM and NAND Flash, which are memory components used in an array of electronic applications, including personal computers, workstations, network servers, mobile phones, Flash memory cards, universal serial bus (USB) storage devices, moving picture experts group layer-3 audio (MP3/4) players and other consumer electronics products. On July 10, 2009, the Company sold a 65% interest in Aptina Imaging Corporation (Aptina) to Riverwood Capital and TPG Capital.
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.
- Micron Tech one-year sales: 4.80 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor - Memory Chips group: 52.57% - Micron Tech one-year income: -1.84 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor - Memory Chips group: -33.24%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales | 4.80 Bil | 3.15 Bil | | Income | -1.84 Bil | -1.38 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
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.
- Micron Tech one-year net profit margin: -37.6%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -26.2 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor - Memory Chips group: 6.8 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
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| Company | -37.6% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | -11.4% | | Industry | -44.4% |
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.
- Micron Tech debt/equity ratio: 0.67.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor - Memory Chips group: 28.85%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.67 | 0.52 |
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