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Lam Research (Lam Research) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lam Research Financial Strength?

Lam Research has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Lam Research Corp shows strong financial strength.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Lam Research's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 22.86. Lam Research's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.33. As of today, Lam Research's Altman Z-Score is 10.37.


Competitive Comparison of Lam Research's Financial Strength

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Lam Research's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Lam Research's Financial Strength Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Lam Research's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lam Research's Financial Strength falls into.



Lam Research Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Lam Research's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-46 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,059 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,980 Mil.

Lam Research's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1058.9/-46.313
=22.86

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Lam Research's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(3.779 + 4980.005) / 15033.036
=0.33

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Lam Research has a Z-score of 10.37, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 10.37 is strong.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Lam Research  (NAS:LRCX) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Lam Research has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Lam Research (Lam Research) Business Description

Address
4650 Cushing Parkway, Fremont, CA, USA, 94538
Lam Research is one of the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, or WFE, manufacturers in the world. It specializes in the market segments of deposition and etch, which entail the buildup of layers on a semiconductor and the subsequent selective removal of patterns from each layer. Lam holds the top market share in etch and holds the clear cut second share in deposition. It is more exposed to memory chipmakers for DRAM and NAND chips. It counts as top customers the largest chipmakers in the world, including TSMC, Samsung, Intel, and Micron.
Executives
Timothy Archer officer: Chief Operating Officer 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Ava Hahn officer: Chief Legal Officer & SVP 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, C/O LAM RESEARCH, FREMONT CA 94538
Abhijit Y Talwalkar director ONE AMD PLACE, PO BOX 3453, SUNNYVALE CA 94088
Christina Corrreia officer: CVP , Chief Accounting Officer 4650 CUSHING PKWY, FREMONT CA 94538
Patrick J Lord officer: Group Vice President C/O LAM RESEARCH CORP, 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
John M. Dineen director MERRIMACK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., ONE KENDALL SQUARE, SUITE B7201, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Douglas R Bettinger officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION, 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Vahid Vahedi officer: Group Vice President LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION, 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Neil J Fernandes officer: Senior Vice President 4650 CUSHING PKWY, FREMONT CA 94538
Ho Kyu Kang director 4650 CUSHING PKWY, FREMONT CA 94538
Richard A Gottscho officer: Executive Vice President 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Sohail U Ahmed director 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Scott Gerald Meikle officer: Senior Vice President 1007 N. 17TH STREET, BOISE ID 83702
Catherine P Lego director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 970 PARK PL, SUITE 200, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Seshasayee Varadarajan officer: Group Vice President LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION, 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538