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SemiLEDs (SemiLEDs) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) : -0.55 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is SemiLEDs Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

SemiLEDs's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $-0.55. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


The historical rank and industry rank for SemiLEDs's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:



LEDS's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 25.795
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

SemiLEDs's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $-0.11. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $-0.56. It's PE Ratio ratio for today is At Loss.

SemiLEDs's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $-0.10. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $-0.57. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is At Loss.


SemiLEDs Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for SemiLEDs's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* 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.

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SemiLEDs Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

SemiLEDs Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.33 -0.20 -0.69 -0.64 -0.48

SemiLEDs Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.43 -0.37 -0.48 -0.55 -0.55

Competitive Comparison of SemiLEDs's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)

For the Semiconductors subindustry, SemiLEDs's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


SemiLEDs's Price-to-Owner-Earnings Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, SemiLEDs's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SemiLEDs's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



SemiLEDs Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

SemiLEDs's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income -2.79
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 0.69
Change In Deferred Tax 0.00
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 0.21
Change In Working Capital -0.36
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 4.91

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. SemiLEDs's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $-2.79 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. SemiLEDs's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.69 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. SemiLEDs's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.00 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $0.21 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

SemiLEDs's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $0.21 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. SemiLEDs's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $-0.36 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. SemiLEDs's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Feb. 2024 was 4.905 Mil.

SemiLEDs's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( -2.794 +0.688+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-0.21135046641767+-0.359)/4.905
=-0.55

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=1.5769/-0.55
=0

* 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.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


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SemiLEDs (SemiLEDs) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3rd Floor, No.11 Ke Jung Road, Chu-Nan Site. Chu-Nan 350, Hsinchu Science Park, Miao-Li County, Miao-Li, TWN, 350
SemiLEDs Corp develops, manufacture, and sells light-emitting diode chips and LED components. The company's products include LED Chips, LED Components, and Lighting Products. Its products are used for general lighting applications, that includes street lights and commercial, industrial, system and residential lighting; specialty industrial applications, such as ultraviolet, or Ultraviolet, curing of polymers, LED light therapy in medical/cosmetic applications, counterfeit detection, LED lighting for horticulture applications, architectural lighting and entertainment lighting. Substantial revenue is generated from the sale of LED components products. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Hsin-liang Christopher Lee officer: Chief Financial Officer 3F, NO. 11 KE JUNG RD., CHU-NAN SITE, HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK, MIAO LI COUNTY, CHU-HAN F5 F5 350
Scott R. Simplot director, 10 percent owner 999 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1300, BOISE ID 83702
J.r. Simplot Co 10 percent owner 999 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1300, BOISE ID 83702
Semileds Corp officer: CFO 3F, NO. 11 KE JUNG RD., CHU-NAN SITE, HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK, MIAO-LI COUNTY, CHU-NAN F5 350
Roger Lee director C/O SEMILEDS CORPORATION, 3F, NO. 11 KE JUNG RD., CHU-NAN SITE, TAIWAN F5 00000
Well Thrive Ltd 10 percent owner NO. 79, HENG YANG ROAD, TAIPEI F5 100
Sheng-chun Chang 10 percent owner NO. 79, HENG YANG ROAD, TAIPEI F5 100
Peter Chiou director C/O SEMILEDS CORPORATION, 3F, NO. 11 KE JUNG RD., CHU-NAN SITE, MIAO-LI COUNTY CA 350
Walter Michael Gough director C/O SEMILEDS CORPORATION, 3F, NO.11 KE JUNG RD., CHU-NAN SITE, MIAO-LI COUNTY F5 00000
Del Prado Arthur H director 10 JAN VAN EYCKLAAN, BILTHOVEN P7 3723 BC
Anh Chuong Tran director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and COO 3F, NO. 11 KE JUNG RD., CHU-NAN SITE, HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK, MIAO-LI COUNTY, CHU-NAN F5 350
Chen-hao Timothy Lin officer: Chief Financial Officer 3F, NO. 11 KE JUNG RD., CHU-NAN SITE, HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK, MIAO-LI COUNTY, CHU-NAN F5 350
Ilkan Cokgor officer: Exec VP of Sales & Marketing 3F, NO. 11 KE JUNG RD., CHU-NAN SITE, HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK, MIAO-LI COUNTY, CHU-NAN F5 350
Hsieh Edward Kuan Hsiung director 3F, NO. 11 KE JUNG RD., CHU-NAN SITE, HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK, MIAO-LI COUNTI, CHU-NAN F5 350
Yingku (adam) Lin officer: VP Bus. Dev. & General Counsel 3F, NO. 11 KE JUNG RD., CHU-NAN SITE, HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK, MIAO-LI COUNTY, CHU-NAN F5 350