PDF Solutions, Inc. PDFS R2K
PDF Solutions, Inc. provides proprietary software, physical intellectual property for integrated circuit designs, electrical measurement hardware tools, proven methodologies, and professional services in the United States, Japan, China, and internationally. The company offers Exensio software, such as Manufacturing Analytics, which uses a proprietary database schema to store collected data; Process Control, which provides failure detection and classification capabilities for monitoring, alarming, and controlling manufacturing tool sets; Test Operations, which offer data collection and analysis capabilities; and Assembly Operations, which provide device manufacturers with the capability to link assembly and packaging data, including fabrication and characterization data across the product life cycle. It also provides Sapience Data Platform, which unifies fragmented data from diverse equipment and protocols across the factory floor; Sapience Manufacturing Hub enterprise, a connectivity platform between enterprise applications; DirectScan systems, such as Proprietary Software and eProbe Non-Contact E-Beam Tool; and Characterization Vehicle (CV) system, which includes CV Test Chips, pdFasTest Electrical Tester, and Exensio characterization software. In addition, the company offers Cimetrix software products that enable equipment manufacturers to provide standard interfaces on their products for equipment communication, control, and data collection; equipment factory connectivity products, such as Cimetrix CIMConnect, Cimetrix CIM300, and Cimetrix CIMPortal Plus; equipment factory connectivity testing and control products; secureWISE systems, including software, servers, and networks; software-as-a-service; software and hardware installation and configuration; system/data integration, and value realization; and technical support and maintenance for hardware and software. PDF Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
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PROS
- Compounding revenue at 13.8% over 5 years.
- Profit CAGR of 27.1% over 5 years.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Trading at a high P/E of 271.3.
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Technology).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PDFS PDF Solutions, Inc. R2K | 48.83 | 271.28 | $2.04B | - | 2.06% | 2.71% | 13.82% | 27.11% |
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| 7 | AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 516.10 | 172.61 | $841.55B | - | 6.33% | 8.06% | 13.64% | 48.64% |
| 8 | ORCL Oracle Corporation SPXAI | 225.78 | 40.46 | $649.35B | 0.89% | 13.07% | 57.57% | 10.59% | 22.81% |
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 25.08M | 26.69M | 27.26M | 28.43M | 24.29M | 24.29M | 26.52M | 26.78M | 24.74M | 21.12M | 20.21M | 19.73M | 20.54M | 20.57M | 21.91M | 22.56M | 21.16M | 21.41M | 23.11M | 22.37M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47.78M | 51.73M | 57.12M | 62.40M | 60.13M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.96M | 14.89M | 15.84M | 16.94M | 16.94M |
| Gross Profit | 14.88M | 16.03M | 15.81M | 16.30M | 12.86M | 12.91M | 14.09M | 14.49M | 13.26M | 10.20M | 9.53M | 10.00M | 12.67M | 12.74M | 13.20M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27.78M | 29.43M | - | - | 34.82M | 36.84M | 41.27M | 45.46M | 43.19M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38.38M | 35.73M | 36.45M | 42.00M | 36.88M |
| Operating Income | 3.32M | 3.76M | 3.14M | - | -415.00K | -653.00K | 424.00K | - | -474.00K | -2.92M | -2.84M | - | -2.78M | -1.67M | -1.40M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1.96M | 264.00K | - | - | -3.56M | 1.12M | 4.83M | 3.46M | 6.31M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -944.00K | 4.18M | 7.94M | 7.32M | 10.52M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 311.00K | 1.24M | 1.24M | 1.16M | 1.09M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -3.00M | 71.00K | 3.49M | 2.64M | 5.82M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36.00K | -1.07M | 2.19M | 2.69M | 1.02M |
| Net Income | 2.06M | 2.13M | 1.98M | 2.92M | 517.00K | 189.00K | 590.00K | -2.63M | -424.00K | -2.10M | -2.08M | -3.11M | -2.69M | -710.00K | -687.00K | -1.33M | -528.00K | -3.65M | -2.73M | -33.45M | -7.60M | -4.48M | -2.41M | -7.00M | -4.15M | -1.15M | 1.39M | 483.00K | 355.00K | 6.83M | -4.97M | -393.00K | 1.71M | - | - | -3.03M | 1.15M | 1.29M | -48.00K | 4.79M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | -0.08 | -0.01 | -0.07 | -0.06 | -0.10 | -0.08 | -0.02 | -0.02 | -0.04 | -0.02 | -0.11 | -0.08 | -0.91 | -0.21 | -0.12 | -0.06 | -0.19 | -0.11 | -0.03 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.17 | -0.13 | -0.01 | 0.04 | - | - | -0.08 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.12 |
| R&D Expense | 6.31M | 7.06M | 7.02M | - | 7.28M | 7.28M | 7.88M | - | 7.25M | 7.10M | 6.75M | - | 8.25M | 7.31M | 8.44M | - | 8.59M | 7.75M | 8.33M | - | 10.84M | 11.06M | 10.66M | - | 14.09M | 13.37M | 14.30M | - | 13.05M | 12.26M | 13.11M | 12.98M | 12.65M | 13.52M | - | 14.63M | 14.91M | 15.44M | - | 18.33M |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 48.44M | 61.65M | 66.71M | 89.54M | 101.45M | 100.16M | 97.98M | 107.46M | 101.87M | - | - | - | - | 148.55M | 165.84M | 179.47M | 219.02M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47.91M | 51.75M | 54.14M | 60.62M |
| Gross Profit | 21.91M | 33.47M | 36.67M | 53.04M | 61.98M | 60.45M | 58.95M | 63.01M | 54.35M | 42.99M | - | - | - | 100.64M | 114.09M | 125.32M | 158.40M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 102.73M | 114.24M | 124.39M | 152.55M |
| Operating Income | -17.41M | 1.33M | 4.25M | 19.13M | 31.37M | 27.84M | 19.24M | 12.97M | 190.00K | -9.95M | - | - | - | -2.09M | -151.00K | 935.00K | 5.85M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.92M | 13.41M | 13.44M | 18.50M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 3.96M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 470.00K | 4.87M | 6.58M | 3.20M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.90M | 1.76M | 2.52M | 3.84M |
| Net Income | - | 22.00K | 1.88M | 37.21M | 20.93M | 18.46M | 12.41M | 9.10M | -1.34M | -7.72M | -5.42M | -40.36M | - | -3.43M | 3.10M | 4.06M | -640.00K |
| Diluted EPS | -0.69 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 1.25 | 0.67 | 0.58 | 0.39 | 0.28 | -0.04 | -0.24 | -0.17 | -1.17 | - | -0.09 | 0.08 | 0.10 | -0.02 |
| R&D Expense | 17.91M | 14.96M | 13.97M | 13.25M | 13.31M | 14.06M | 19.10M | 27.56M | 30.08M | 28.00M | 32.75M | 34.65M | 43.78M | 56.13M | 50.74M | 53.57M | 64.23M |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 13.82% |
| 1 Year: | 25.90% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 27.11% |
| 1 Year: | - |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +175.88% |
| 6 Months: | +81.19% |
| 3 Months: | +44.55% |
| 1 Month: | +22.08% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 68.39M | 74.38M | 124.26M | 151.16M | 177.44M | 191.77M | 202.79M | 206.33M | 214.09M | 222.33M | 224.18M | 225.91M | 239.54M | 287.58M | - | 278.67M | 290.14M | 315.29M | 418.70M |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 193.41M | 197.85M | 205.98M | 163.89M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 31.69M | 34.90M | 38.15M | 46.04M | 61.64M | 89.37M | 115.46M | 126.16M | - | - | - | 116.79M | 101.27M | 96.09M | 97.61M | 30.32M | - | 119.62M | 98.98M | 90.59M | 42.22M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42.16M | 44.90M | 73.65M | 82.94M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 17.56M | 17.54M | 23.20M | 16.45M | 15.62M | 17.46M | - | - | - | 23.53M | 25.81M | 26.11M | 43.39M | 53.07M | - | 68.66M | 61.19M | 69.25M | 147.68M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 12.61M | 13.38M | 19.70M | 12.87M | 12.39M | 14.46M | - | - | - | 18.52M | 19.64M | 19.53M | 28.00M | 42.20M | - | 58.20M | 50.84M | 60.54M | 71.89M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 64.76M |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.34M | 6.19M | 5.18M | 72.82M |
| Total Equity | - | 45.69M | 50.83M | 56.84M | 101.06M | 134.71M | 161.82M | 174.31M | 185.23M | 186.81M | 192.88M | 198.80M | 198.37M | 199.79M | 196.16M | 234.51M | - | 210.01M | 228.95M | 246.04M | 271.02M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48.61M | 49.75M | 50.72M | 51.73M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -4.60M | 2.73M | 8.21M | 14.76M | 25.36M | 27.09M | 30.34M | 2.00M | 10.54M | 13.34M | 24.59M | 21.78M | - | 32.30M | 14.60M | 9.70M | 24.05M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 8.48M | -121.00K | -405.00K | -1.36M | -4.63M | -3.67M | -10.34M | -11.28M | -14.10M | -13.12M | -13.21M | -150.50M | - | 84.60M | -28.99M | -5.94M | -137.36M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 303.00K | 726.00K | 108.00K | 2.25M | 7.01M | 2.73M | -9.23M | 30.00K | -12.22M | -5.20M | -9.84M | 64.80M | - | -24.31M | -5.89M | -11.23M | 64.56M |
| Capital Expenditure | -569.00K | -121.00K | -405.00K | -2.33M | -4.63M | -3.96M | -4.78M | -11.28M | -10.26M | -13.12M | -10.55M | -6.00M | - | -8.58M | -11.47M | -17.79M | -32.84M |
| Free Cash Flow | -5.17M | 2.60M | 7.81M | 12.42M | 20.73M | 23.13M | 25.55M | -9.28M | 290.00K | 222.00K | 14.04M | 15.78M | - | 23.72M | 3.12M | -8.08M | -8.79M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 92.59M | -20.28M | -7.47M | -48.74M |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | 2.95M | 4.37M | - | 3.57M | 14.53M | 2.18M | 13.42M | 5.25M | 9.64M | 0 | 4.52M | 22.47M | 743.00K | 6.90M | 244.00K |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 45.2% | 54.3% | 55.0% | 59.2% | 61.1% | 60.4% | 60.2% | 58.6% | 53.4% | - | - | - | - | 67.8% | 68.8% | 69.8% | 72.3% |
| Operating Margin % | -35.9% | 2.2% | 6.4% | 21.4% | 30.9% | 27.8% | 19.6% | 12.1% | 0.2% | - | - | - | - | -1.4% | -0.1% | 0.5% | 2.7% |
| Net Margin % | - | 0.0% | 2.8% | 41.6% | 20.6% | 18.4% | 12.7% | 8.5% | -1.3% | - | - | - | - | -2.3% | 1.9% | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| ROE % | - | 0.0% | 3.3% | 36.8% | 15.5% | 11.4% | 7.1% | 4.6% | -0.7% | -3.9% | -2.8% | -17.2% | - | -1.6% | 1.4% | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| ROCE % | - | 2.4% | 7.0% | 18.3% | 22.7% | 16.9% | 10.9% | 6.4% | 0.1% | -4.8% | - | - | - | -0.9% | -0.1% | 0.4% | 1.7% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 12.19% | 4.87M | $237.62M |
| 2 | Needham Investment Management, L.L.C. | 5.07% | 2.02M | $98.77M |
| 3 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 3.51% | 1.40M | $68.40M |
| 4 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3.48% | 1.39M | $67.78M |
| 5 | Ranger Investment Management, L.p. | 3.21% | 1.28M | $62.48M |
| 6 | William Blair Investment Management, LLC | 3.15% | 1.26M | $61.31M |
| 7 | State Street Corporation | 2.99% | 1.19M | $58.23M |
| 8 | Barrow, Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC | 2.86% | 1.14M | $55.69M |
| 9 | Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd | 2.85% | 1.14M | $55.54M |
| 10 | Snyder Capital Management, LP | 2.66% | 1.06M | $51.78M |
Analyst View
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