Axcelis Technologies trades as part of the semiconductors industry and is in the technology sector. The company CEO is Mary G. Puma. Axcelis Technologies Inc produces ion implantation and other processing equipment used in the fabrication of semiconductor chips in the United States, Europe, and Asia. It also provides extensive aftermarket service and support.
Previous Intraday Performance:
The ACLS shares had a previous change of 2.21% which opened at 15.47 and closed at 15.70. It moved to an intraday high of 15.81 and a low of 15.47.
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Historical Performance:
Over the last five trading days, ACLS shares returned -1.63% and in the past 30 trading days it returned -26.81%. Over three months, it changed -30.32%. In one year it has changed -26.98% and within that year its 52 week high was 25.17 and its 52 week low was 15.15. ACLS stock is 3.63% above its 52 week low.
Our calculations result in a 200 day moving average of 19.39 and a 50 day moving average of 19.84. Right now, ACLS stock is trading -19.03% below its 200 day moving average and may not be a great opportunity to buy as it may continue to trend down.
SeekingAlpha: Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (ACLS) CEO Mary Puma on Q1 2019 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Liquidity:
The company has a market cap of $517.2m with 32.9m shares outstanding and a float of 30.3m shares. Trading volume was 222,942 shares and has experienced an average volume of 250,451 shares. Our calculation, using the current average volume and close price, leads me to believe that the liquidity is bad, highly speculative and an investor may want to avoid this stock.
Earnings:
The last annual reported EPS for Axcelis Technologies was 1.35 which ended on 31st of December 2018, which according to the previous close, that is a PE of 11.63. Based on 3 analyst estimates, the consensus EPS for the next quarter is 0.12. The trailing twelve month EPS reported is 1.31 (trailing twelve month diluted EPS is 1.12), which comes to a trailing twelve month PE of 11.98.
Below was the last reported quarterly diluted earnings per share:
| 1st | Qtr 2019 | 0.18 |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | Qtr 2018 | 0.25 |
| 3rd | Qtr 2018 | 0.26 |
| 2nd | Qtr 2018 | 0.43 |
| 1st | Qtr 2018 | 0.41 |
Base on our calculations, the intrinsic value per share is 0.63, which means it might be overvalued by -2,403.54%.
EPS growth is an important number as it indicates the future prospects of Axcelis Technologies; it is typically displayed as a percentage and called the EPS growth rate, which at this time is hard to estimate, but revenue growth has been -8.00% over the last twelve months.
Indicators Also to Watch:
The beta was calculated to be 1.35.
SeekingAlpha: Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (ACLS) CEO Mary Puma on Q1 2019 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Fundamental Numbers:
Based on last reported financials, the company’s return on equity is 10.07%, return on assets is 7.58%, profit margin is 9.31%, price-to-sales is 1.23 and price-to-book is 1.24.
Company Score Card:
Results are out of six:
4 : Growth Expectations Result
5 : Financial Safety Result
2 : Past Performance Result
4 : Valuation Result
0 : Dividend Safety Result
3 : Overall Result
Related Tags: ACLS, Axcelis Technologies, Semiconductors, Technology
