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Pericom Semiconductor (Pericom Semiconductor) Earnings Yield % : 3.21% (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Pericom Semiconductor Earnings Yield %?

The earnings yield is an indication of how much return shareholders' investment in the company earned over the past 12 months. The higher the earnings yield is, the better.

As of today (2024-05-05), the stock price of Pericom Semiconductor is $17.74. Pericom Semiconductor's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 was $0.57. Therefore, Pericom Semiconductor's earnings yield of today is 3.21%.

The earnings yield does not consider the growth of the business. A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. Pericom Semiconductor's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was 0.00%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past seven years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.


Pericom Semiconductor Earnings Yield % Calculation

Earnings yield is the reciprocal of the P/E Ratio.

Pericom Semiconductor's Earnings Yield for today is calculated as

Earnings Yield=Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)/Share Price
=0.570/17.74
=3.21 %

Pericom Semiconductor's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.570 Mil.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Earnings Yield=Net Income /Market Cap

The earnings in the calculation is the Trailing Twelve Months earnings.


Pericom Semiconductor  (NAS:PSEM) Earnings Yield % Explanation

If the P/E ratio is an indication of how many years it takes for the company to earn back the stock price shareholders pay to buy the shares, the earnings yield is an indication of how much return shareholders' investment in the company earned over the past 12 months. The higher the earnings yield is, the better.

If a company loses money, the earnings yield is negative. This gives a more straightforward indication that the company is losing money. This is an advantage of using earnings yield instead of the P/E ratio in valuation. For valuation purposes, the P/B Ratio and the P/S Ratio should be used for companies that are losing money.

Like the P/E ratio, the earnings yield can be used to compare investments in different industries. It can even be used to compare the attractiveness of different asset classes such as bonds and cash. Of course, the earnings yield should not be the only factor in deciding which asset classes to invest.

Also similar to the P/E ratio, the earnings yield does not consider the growth of the business. A growing company with the same earnings yield should be more attractive than a company that has the same earnings yield but does not grow.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.

Be Aware

Just like the P/E Ratio, non-recurring items such as selling part of the business, selling a previous investment, etc., can affect earnings yield dramatically. The earning yield is also a poor indication for cyclical companies. When a cyclical stock has a high earnings yield it is usually at the peak of its cycle.


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Pericom Semiconductor (Pericom Semiconductor) Business Description

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Pericom Semiconductor Corp was incorporated in California in June 1990. The Company designs, develops and markets integrated circuits (ICs) and frequency control products (FCPs) used for the transfer, routing, and timing of digital and analog signals within and between computer, networking, datacom and telecom systems. Its IC products include functions that support the connectivity, timing and signal conditioning of high-speed parallel and serial protocols that transfer data among a system's microprocessor, memory and various peripherals, such as displays and monitors, and between interconnected systems. The Company's FCPs are electronic components that provide frequency references such as crystals and oscillators for computer, communication and consumer electronic products. Its analog, digital and mixed-signal ICs, together with its FCP products enable higher system bandwidth and signal quality, resulting in operating reliability, signal integrity, and lower overall system cost in applications such as notebook computers, servers, network switches and routers, storage area networks, digital TVs, cell phones, GPS and digital media players. The Company has one reportable segment, the interconnectivity device supply market. The Company uses its expertise in high-performance digital, analog, mixed-signal silicon-based IC and quartz-based FCP designs, its reusable core cell library and its modular design methodology to achieve a rapid rate of new product introductions. Within each of the Company's IC product families, the product portfolio has evolved from a standard building block into both standard products of increasing performance and application-specific standard products (ASSP), which are tailored to meet a specific high volume application. Within each product family, it continues to address the common trends of decreasing supply voltage, higher integration and faster speeds. Within the Company's quartz based FCP product families, including crystal, crystal oscillator (XO), and voltage controlled crystal oscillator (VCXO), it has evolved its technologies to include specialized XO and hybrid capability. The IC semiconductor and FCP industry is intensely competitive. The Company's IC competitors include Analog Devices, Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, Fairchild Semiconductor International, Hitachi, Integrated Device Technology, Inc., Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Motorola, On Semiconductor Corp., NXP, Parade Technologies, PLX Technology, Silicon Laboratories, Inc., STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments, Inc. and Toshiba. Its FCP competitors include Vectron International, Inc., Connor Winfield Ltd., Fox Electronics, Ecliptek Corporation, Mtron PTI, Epson Toyocom Corporation and among others.
Executives
Hui Alex Chi Ming director, officer: President & CEO, other: President & CEO 2380 BERING DR, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Michael J Sophie director, other: Outside Director C/O UTSTARCOM INC., 1275 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY, ALAMEDA CA 94502
Kevin S Bauer officer: CFO & Sr. VP of Finance, other: CFO & Sr. VP of Finance 980 ROCK AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95131
Aaron Tachibana officer: Sr. VP of Finance, and CFO, other: Sr. VP of Finance, and CFO 400 NORTH MCCARTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035
James Boyd officer: Sr. VP of Finance and CFO, other: Sr. VP of Finance and CFO 48401 FREMONT BLVD FREMONT CA 94538
Gary L Fischer director 4281 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
David Raun officer: VP - Strategic Marketing 870 MAUDE AVENUE, SUNNVALE CA 94085

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