PHOTRONICS INC
Business
Photronics manufactures photomasks, high-precision quartz or glass plates containing microscopic circuit images used as masters in semiconductor and flat-panel display fabrication. The company produces both IC and FPD photomasks using electron-beam and optical lithography systems, serving the full spectrum from mature to advanced nodes including 7-nanometer and smaller geometries and EUV technologies. Photronics operates eleven manufacturing facilities across Taiwan, China, South Korea, the United States, and Europe, selling primarily to semiconductor and FPD manufacturers, fabless design companies, and foundries globally.
Summary from 10-K filed 2025-12-17
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-10-31 | FY 2024 2024-10-31 | FY 2023 2023-10-31 | FY 2022 2022-10-31 | FY 2021 2021-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 849 | 867 | 892 | 825 | 664 | |
| Cost of goods sold | 549 | 551 | 556 | 530 | 497 | |
| Gross profit | 300 | 316 | 336 | 294 | 167 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | 76 | 78 | 69 | 64 | 58 | |
| Research and development | 16 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 18 | |
| Total operating expenses | 91 | 94 | 83 | 82 | 76 | |
| Other operating expense | −240,000 | −92,000 | 0 | −17,000 | 4 | |
| Operating income | 208 | 222 | 253 | 212 | 95 | |
| Foreign currency transactions impacts, net | −8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | |
| Interest income and other income, net | 22 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 1 | |
| Interest expense | −55,000 | −334,000 | −433,000 | — | −2 | |
| Income before income tax provision | 222 | 247 | 270 | 239 | 102 | |
| Income tax provision | 32 | 64 | 70 | 60 | 23 | |
| Net income | 190 | 184 | 200 | 179 | 79 | |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 54 | 53 | 74 | 60 | 23 | |
| Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders | 136 | 131 | 125 | 119 | 55 | |
| Basic (in Dollars per share) | 2.29 | 2.12 | 2.05 | 1.96 | 0.9 | |
| Diluted (in Dollars per share) | 2.28 | 2.09 | 2.03 | 1.94 | 0.89 | |
| Basic (in Shares) | 60 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | |
| Diluted (in Shares) | 60 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 62 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-10-31 | FY 2024 2024-10-31 | FY 2023 2023-10-31 | FY 2022 2022-10-31 | FY 2021 2021-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 492 | 598 | 499 | 320 | 277 | |
| Short-term investments | 96 | 42 | 13 | 39 | 0 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,166 in 2025 and $1,126 in 2024 | 196 | 201 | 195 | 198 | 174 | |
| Inventories | 62 | 57 | 50 | 51 | 55 | |
| Other current assets | 44 | 33 | 28 | 37 | 44 | |
| Total current assets | 890 | 931 | 785 | 645 | 551 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 854 | 745 | 709 | 644 | 697 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 40 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | |
| Other assets | 20 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 23 | |
| Total assets | 1,805 | 1,712 | 1,526 | 1,316 | 1,294 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 11,000 | 18 | 7 | 10 | — | |
| Accounts payable | 84 | 79 | 84 | 80 | 82 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 82 | 87 | 95 | 104 | 72 | |
| Total current liabilities | 166 | 184 | 185 | 194 | 176 | |
| Long-term debt | 13,000 | 25,000 | 18 | 32 | — | |
| Other liabilities | 41 | 47 | 47 | 28 | 28 | |
| Total liabilities | 207 | 231 | 251 | 254 | 294 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 16) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000 shares authorized, 57,633 shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2025, and 61,949 shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2024 | 576,000 | 619,000 | 613,000 | 608,000 | 600,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 487 | 515 | 502 | 494 | 485 | |
| Retained earnings | 772 | 692 | 561 | 436 | 318 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −86 | −86 | −89 | −98 | 21 | |
| Total Photronics, Inc. shareholders' equity | 1,174 | 1,121 | 975 | 832 | 824 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | 424 | 360 | 301 | 231 | 177 | |
| Total equity | 1,597 | 1,481 | 1,276 | 1,062 | 1,001 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 1,805 | 1,712 | 1,526 | 1,316 | 1,294 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-10-31 | FY 2024 2024-10-31 | FY 2023 2023-10-31 | FY 2022 2022-10-31 | FY 2021 2021-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment | 77 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 88 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 347,000 | 372,000 | 362,000 | 359,000 | 3 | |
| Share-based compensation | 13 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −17 | −1 | −927,000 | 809,000 | −2 | |
| Accounts receivable | 6 | −3 | 4 | −51 | −37 | |
| Inventories | −5 | −6 | 1 | −2 | 3 | |
| Other current assets | −5 | 628,000 | 10 | 1 | −13 | |
| Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other | −13 | −10 | −294,000 | 61 | 25 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 248 | 261 | 302 | 275 | 151 | |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | −188 | −131 | −131 | −112 | −109 | |
| Purchases of short-term investments | −130 | −101 | −20 | −39 | — | |
| Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments | 77 | 73 | 48 | 0 | — | |
| Government incentives | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| Purchases of intangible assets | −94,000 | −89,000 | −117,000 | −205,000 | −170,000 | |
| Other | 0 | 59,000 | 0 | 25,000 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −239 | −156 | −102 | −148 | −103 | |
| Repayments of debt | −18 | −7 | −18 | −65 | −20 | |
| Common stock repurchases | −97 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −48 | |
| Proceeds from share-based arrangements | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| Net settlements of restricted stock awards | −2 | −3 | −1 | −1 | −437,000 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −115 | −8 | −18 | −39 | −54 | |
| Effects of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 228,000 | 2 | −3 | −46 | 5 | |
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | −106 | 99 | 179 | 43 | −2 | |
| Accruals for property, plant and equipment not yet paid | 12 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 8 | |
| Expected refundable federal investment tax credit | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
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What is PHOTRONICS INC's CIK number?
PHOTRONICS INC's SEC CIK number is 0000810136 (810136). The CIK (Central Index Key) is the permanent identifier the SEC assigns to every EDGAR filer — unlike a ticker symbol, it never changes.
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PHOTRONICS INC (PLAB) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on May 28, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001140361-26-023057). This is PHOTRONICS INC's most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
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PHOTRONICS INC's latest earnings 8-K (Item 2.02) was filed May 28, 2026 under accession 0001140361-26-023057. It carries the quarterly or annual earnings press release — the earliest official, SEC-filed version of the results.
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