What does the company do?
Teradyne, Inc. (Teradyne) is a supplier of automatic test equipment. The Company’s automatic test equipment products and services include semiconductor test (Semiconductor Test) systems and military/aerospace test (Mil/Aero) instrumentation and systems, circuit-board test and inspection (Commercial Board Test) systems and automotive diagnostic and test (Diagnostic Solutions) systems, collectively these products represent Systems Test Group. On November 14, 2008, the Company completed its acquisition of Eagle Test Systems, Inc. (Eagle Test). Eagle Test designs, manufactures, sells and services high-performance automated test equipment for the semiconductor industry. On January 24, 2008, Teradyne, Inc. completed its acquisition of Nextest Systems Corporation (Nextest). Nextest designs, develops, manufactures, sells and services automated test equipment systems for the semiconductor industry.
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.
- Teradyne one-year sales: 747.12 Mil.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials group: -64.48% - Teradyne one-year income: -539.35 Mil.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials group: -100.92%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales | 747.12 Mil | 2.10 Bil | | Income | -539.35 Mil | -268.44 Mil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Teradyne one-year sales growth: -7.10%.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials group: 27.10 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -7.10% | -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.
- Teradyne one-year net profit margin: -72.2%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -71.4 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials group: -47.0 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
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| Company | -72.2% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | -0.8% | | 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.
- Teradyne debt/equity ratio: 0.23.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials group: 15.00%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.23 | 0.20 |
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