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5.82 (1y: -8%)
Market Cap 1.22 B P/E(ttm)
Enterprise Value 1.14 B P/B 1.80
PMCS- NAS (USA)
PMC-Sierra, Inc.
  • Currently 1/5
Business Predictability Rank: 1-Star (On Watch)
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Average gain of all 1-Star stocks: 1.1% per year.
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PMC-Sierra, Inc. Research & Development: 54.6 ( as of Mar13)

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data PMCS 10-Y Financials »

Definition

This is the expense the company spent on research and development.

Explanation

If competitive advantage is created by a patent or tech advantage, at some point it will disappear.

High R&D usually dictates high SG&A which threatens the competitive advantage.

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* All numbers are in millions except for per share data

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