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Lam Research Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, refurbishes, and services semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. The company offers ALTUS systems to deposit conformal films for tungsten metallization applications; SABRE electrochemical deposition products for copper interconnect transition that offers copper damascene manufacturing; SOLA ultraviolet thermal processing products for film treatments; and VECTOR plasma-enhanced CVD ALD products. It also provides SPEED gapfill high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition products; and Striker single-wafer atomic layer deposition products for dielectric film solutions. In addition, the company offers Flex for dielectric etch applications; Kiyo for conductor etch applications; Syndion for through-silicon via etch applications; and Versys metal products for metal etch processes. Further, it provides Coronus bevel clean products to enhance die yield; Da Vinci, DV-Prime, EOS, and SP series products to address various wafer cleaning applications; and Metryx mass metrology systems for high precision in-line mass measurement in semiconductor wafer manufacturing. The company sells its products and services to semiconductors industry in the United States, China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and internationally. Lam Research Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Lam Research Corp
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g\r | +10% | +11% | +12% | +13% | +14% |
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0% | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
+1% | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
+2% | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
+3% | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
+4% | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Years | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | TV |
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FCF | $4.538B | $5.384B | $6.307B | $7.292B | $8.32B | $9.367B | $10.4B | $11.4B | $12.31B | $13.11B | $13.77B | $137.7B |
DCF | $4.682B | $4.769B | $4.794B | $4.757B | $4.657B | $4.498B | $4.285B | $4.025B | $3.728B | $3.404B | $34.04B | |
Value | $77.64B |
In the chart Earnings are multiplied by this value.
High margins render the company resilient under dire circumstances, hence able to drive competitors out or acquire them. ROE and ROA measure the average flow generated by each invested dollar. Their marginal value is a forecast of future growth, and it is considered by Buffett and Munger the most important single indicator.
Years | 06-2015 | 06-2016 | 06-2017 | 06-2018 | 06-2019 | 06-2020 | 06-2021 | 06-2022 | 06-2023 | TTM |
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Net Margin | 12% | 16% | 21% | 21% | 23% | 22% | 27% | 27% | 26% | 25% |
ROA | 8.7% | 8.9% | 16% | 26% | 21% | 19% | 29% | 31% | 28% | 22% |
ROE | 13% | 16% | 25% | 37% | 47% | 44% | 65% | 73% | 55% | 45% |
The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is +24.32%.
The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is +1.1%.
The average ROA over the past 5 years is +25.66%.
The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is +1.35%.
The average ROE over the past 5 years is +53.36%.
The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is +5.5%.
Being debt the number one cause of investment losses and company death, the ratio Debt/FCF is of utmost importance to guarantee safety. On the other hand the Graham’s stability measures the drawdown of earnings, hence indicating the reliability of the flow generated by the company.
Years | 06-2015 | 06-2016 | 06-2017 | 06-2018 | 06-2019 | 06-2020 | 06-2021 | 06-2022 | 06-2023 | TTM |
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Debt FCF | 6.74 | 4.68 | 2.02 | 1.30 | 1.80 | 3.48 | 1.55 | 1.96 | 1.07 | 1.10 |
Debt Equity | 0.78 | 0.93 | 0.56 | 0.48 | 1.11 | 1.29 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.61 | 0.62 |
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Graham Stability | - | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is 1.10.
The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is -0.07.
Graham’s Stability measure stands at 1.00.
Growth can be dangerous when forecasting, simply projecting the current growth is in general wrong. A company passes through multiple phases, from being young and unprofitable, to the first periods of profitability and high growth, until it arrives at a period of regime with limited growth. Identifying in which phase the company is in may help forecasting.
Years | 06-2016 | 06-2018 | 06-2020 | 06-2022 | Trend |
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Revenue | 17% | 9.5% | 20% | 1.2% | -0.83% |
Net Income | 26% | 14% | 26% | -2% | -2.5% |
Stockholders Equity | 4.8% | 4.8% | 17% | 31% | 1.7% |
FCF | 22% | 14% | 34% | 83% | -1.4% |
The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is +9.49%.
The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is -0.83%.
The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is +13.64%.
The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is -2.49%.
The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is +4.78%.
The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is +1.67%.
The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is +14.45%.
The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is -1.4%.