Cohu

COHU

Semiconductors · Technology

Price

$51.19

-0.32 (-0.62%)

Market Cap

$2.41B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

−3.6% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 48.5M (2021) → 46.7M (2025)

Cohu, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides semiconductor test equipment and services in China, the United States, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and internationally. The company supplies semiconductor test and inspection handlers, micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) test modules, test contactors, thermal sub-systems, and semiconductor automated test equipment for semiconductor and electronics manufacturers, and test subcontractors. It also provides semiconductor automated test equipmen

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+29.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+60.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$92M/ year

↑ Rising (+9% vs prior year)

20.4% of revenue

In line with sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

2.7%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$211M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Cohu grew revenue 29% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

40.4%

Healthy — 40.4% gross margin

Operating Margin

-8.4%

Losing money on operations — -8.4%

ROCE

-1.0%

Weak — -1.0% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+23.1%

Fast-growing sales (23.1% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

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Data not available

FCF Margin

8.3%

Modest free cash flow (8.3%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.39

Conservative — low debt load (0.39)

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

—

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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