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LEDS (SemiLEDs) Degree of Operating Leverage : -0.41 (As of Feb. 2025)


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What is SemiLEDs Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. SemiLEDs's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was -0.41. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for SemiLEDs's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

LEDS's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked better than
66.7% of 991 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.16 vs LEDS: -0.41

SemiLEDs Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for SemiLEDs's Degree of Operating Leverage 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 Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

SemiLEDs Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -33.56 -55.32 -0.11 -0.13 1.93

SemiLEDs Quarterly Data
May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25
Degree of Operating Leverage 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 1.01 1.57 1.93 1.53 -0.41

Competitive Comparison of SemiLEDs's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Semiconductors subindustry, SemiLEDs's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage 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 Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, SemiLEDs's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SemiLEDs's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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SemiLEDs Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

SemiLEDs's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( -0.834 (Feb. 2025) / -2.501 (Feb. 2024) - 1 )/( 14.78 (Feb. 2025) / 5.668 (Feb. 2024) - 1 )
=-0.6665/1.6076
=-0.41***

* 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.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


SemiLEDs  (NAS:LEDS) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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SemiLEDs Business Description

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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, manufactures, 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, including 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 Japan.
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