Cohu Inc
COHU
70.78
-2.32
-3.17%
Cohu Inc
US · COHU
#2382 by market cap
Listed 1970
70.78
-2.32
-3.17%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 226s ago
· 2026-10-08 08:40
Pre-market
69.00
-2.51%
After-hours
70.78
0.00%
Overnight
69.69
-1.54%
- Market cap
- 3.35B
- P/E (TTM)i
- -85.28
- P/Bi
- 4.33
- EPSi
- -1.59
- Div yieldi
- 0.00%
- 52W posi
- 91%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Good
- Altman Z-Score is 5.42, above the 3.0 "safe zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +12.74% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 42.75%
- Operating margin
- -13.16%
- Net margin
- -16.40%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 3.16B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 5.42
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 451.77M | 583.33M | 636.01M | 887.21M | 812.78M | 636.32M | 401.78M | 452.96M |
| Gross profit | 159.31M | 229.83M | 271.78M | 386.96M | 383.33M | 302.87M | 180.29M | 193.62M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 96.75M | 142.94M | 129.25M | 126.96M | 131.39M | 132.25M | 128.04M | 123.57M |
| Research & development | 56.43M | 86.15M | 86.15M | 91.96M | 92.59M | 88.57M | 84.80M | 92.21M |
| Operating profit | -11.08M | -38.84M | 17.64M | 132.63M | 126.16M | 45.69M | -71.63M | -59.63M |
| Pretax profit | -31.91M | -72.08M | -13.18M | 192.34M | 126.72M | 45.82M | -64.95M | -62.41M |
| Tax | 631.00K | -3.08M | 666.00K | 25.02M | 29.87M | 17.66M | 4.87M | 11.87M |
| Net profit | -32.42M | -69.69M | -13.80M | 167.33M | 96.85M | 28.16M | -69.82M | -74.27M |
| Basic EPS | -1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 |
| Diluted EPS | -1.01 | -1.69 | -0.33 | 3.45 | 1.98 | 0.59 | -1.49 | -1.59 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 96.80M | 107.68M | 126.25M | 122.23M | 125.12M | 149.00M |
| Gross profit | 42.32M | 47.11M | 55.26M | 48.93M | 57.91M | 67.59M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 30.01M | 29.87M | 31.77M | 31.92M | 34.60M | 34.45M |
| Research & development | 23.15M | 23.19M | 22.45M | 23.42M | 26.39M | 24.94M |
| Operating profit | -20.70M | -16.03M | -9.21M | -13.70M | -10.38M | 925.00K |
| Pretax profit | -25.97M | -14.83M | -7.82M | -13.80M | -9.01M | 1.99M |
| Tax | 4.84M | 2.05M | -3.71M | 8.69M | 3.06M | 2.15M |
| Net profit | -30.80M | -16.88M | -4.10M | -22.49M | -12.07M | -159.00K |
| Basic EPS | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diluted EPS | -0.66 | -0.36 | -0.09 | -0.48 | -0.26 | 0.00 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 485.24M | 439.70M | 485.05M | 750.79M | 764.85M | 638.82M | 534.31M | 749.99M |
| Cash & ST investments | 165.02M | 156.10M | 170.03M | 379.91M | 385.58M | 335.70M | 262.09M | 483.98M |
| Inventory | 139.31M | 130.71M | 142.50M | 161.05M | 170.14M | 155.79M | 141.86M | 129.01M |
| Total assets | 1.13B | 1.08B | 1.09B | 1.26B | 1.23B | 1.15B | 999.42M | 1.24B |
| Total current liabilities | 160.59M | 148.89M | 174.45M | 192.46M | 160.87M | 103.42M | 85.18M | 109.08M |
| Short-term debt | 6.79M | 6.52M | 8.39M | 14.40M | 6.31M | 6.32M | 1.75M | 11.05M |
| Long-term debt | 343.43M | 346.52M | 311.55M | 103.39M | 72.66M | 34.30M | 7.05M | 285.03M |
| Total liabilities | 588,058,000.00 | 594,638,000.00 | 578,058,000.00 | 376,542,000.00 | 298,573,000.00 | 200,182,000.00 | 142,524,000.00 | 457,443,000.00 |
| Total equity | 545.94M | 483.07M | 512.29M | 882.50M | 928.84M | 950.17M | 856.89M | 785.54M |
| Retained earnings | 111.67M | 42.52M | 26.23M | 193.56M | 290.40M | 318.56M | 248.74M | 174.47M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 478.76M | 491.01M | 513.52M | 749.99M | 754.20M | 788.64M |
| Cash & ST investments | 200.81M | 209.41M | 198.16M | 483.98M | 488.70M | 498.17M |
| Inventory | 139.37M | 137.83M | 134.25M | 129.01M | 130.81M | 140.33M |
| Total assets | 975.54M | 1.01B | 1.02B | 1.24B | 1.24B | 1.26B |
| Total current liabilities | 92.02M | 100.57M | 116.91M | 109.08M | 117.31M | 137.35M |
| Short-term debt | 10.65M | 11.08M | 10.96M | 11.05M | 11.03M | 11.18M |
| Long-term debt | 7.06M | 7.25M | 6.88M | 285.03M | 284.99M | 285.05M |
| Total liabilities | 147,820,000.00 | 179,650,000.00 | 190,182,000.00 | 457,443,000.00 | 466,044,000.00 | 483,810,000.00 |
| Total equity | 827.72M | 830.54M | 831.09M | 785.54M | 768.99M | 774.59M |
| Retained earnings | 217.94M | 201.06M | 196.96M | 174.47M | 162.40M | 162.24M |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 34.44M | 17.27M | 49.73M | 97.92M | 112.86M | 101.47M | 2.78M | 31.69M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 26.05M | 58.87M | 52.75M | 48.57M | 46.02M | 49.74M | 52.49M | 50.69M |
| Free cash flow | 29.47M | -731.00K | 31.07M | 85.92M | 98.09M | 85.42M | -7.86M | 10.73M |
| Dividends paid | -6.95M | -9.83M | -4.97M | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -8.98M | 0 | 0 | 215.80M | -50.72M | -23.64M | -26.99M | -8.59M |
| Ending cash balance | 164.92M | 155.93M | 149.36M | 290.20M | 242.34M | 245.52M | 206.41M | 227.05M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -10.18M | 16.05M | -14.01M | 39.84M | 10.31M | 10.44M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 13.08M | 13.46M | 13.59M | 10.55M | 10.42M | 10.42M |
| Free cash flow | -21.15M | 13.39M | -17.97M | 36.46M | 8.29M | 8.14M |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -10.60M | 1.50M | -62.00K | 575.00K | -4.58M | 1.15M |
| Ending cash balance | 151.88M | 164.44M | 149.94M | 227.05M | 210.94M | 219.61M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | -7.70 | -13.54 | -2.77 | 23.99 | 10.69 | 3.00 | -7.73 | -9.04 |
| ROA %i | -4.14 | -6.30 | -1.27 | 14.24 | 7.79 | 2.37 | -6.50 | -6.62 |
| ROIC %i | -4.91 | -5.75 | -0.46 | 18.37 | 9.46 | 2.28 | -8.22 | -7.94 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 1.94 | -1.47 | -2.04 | 2.50 | 2.13 | 4.27 | 5.44 | 4.18 |
| EBIT margin %i | -5.96 | -8.83 | 0.09 | 22.40 | 16.10 | 7.73 | -16.01 | -13.32 |
| FCF / sales %i | 6.52 | -- | 4.89 | 9.66 | 12.07 | 13.42 | -- | 2.37 |
| Current ratioi | 3.02 | 2.95 | 2.78 | 3.90 | 4.75 | 6.18 | 6.27 | 6.88 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.96 | 1.91 | 1.85 | 2.98 | 3.49 | 4.45 | 4.15 | 5.43 |
| Debt / assetsi | 31.11 | 35.44 | 31.71 | 11.11 | 8.00 | 4.68 | 1.87 | 26.37 |
| LT debt / equityi | 63.35 | 77.71 | 65.85 | 14.21 | 9.89 | 5.00 | 1.98 | 40.32 |
| Interest coveragei | -5.41 | -2.51 | 0.04 | 30.99 | 31.34 | 14.55 | -104.09 | -29.38 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 18.77 | 27.40 | 21.72 | 25.23 | 11.69 | 0.02 | -23.21 | -17.71 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | 25.54 | -- | -2.63 | 42.86 | -- | 40.08 | -- | -52.17 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | -9.87 | -10.09 | -8.53 | -9.04 | -6.96 | -4.84 |
| ROA %i | -8.39 | -8.50 | -7.12 | -6.62 | -5.02 | -3.42 |
| ROIC %i | -10.33 | -10.34 | -8.73 | -7.94 | -6.11 | -4.39 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | -18.94 | -18.89 | -15.86 | -13.32 | -8.72 | -4.53 |
| FCF / sales %i | -- | 0.66 | -- | 2.37 | 8.35 | 6.68 |
| Current ratioi | 5.20 | 4.88 | 4.39 | 6.88 | 6.43 | 5.74 |
| Quick ratioi | 3.20 | 2.99 | 2.75 | 5.43 | 5.03 | 4.52 |
| Debt / assetsi | 2.76 | 4.99 | 4.89 | 26.37 | 26.49 | 25.98 |
| LT debt / equityi | 1.96 | 4.74 | 4.69 | 40.32 | 41.11 | 40.77 |
| Interest coveragei | -140.51 | -146.20 | -126.42 | -29.38 | -12.07 | -4.76 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Revenue breakdown most recent period
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