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Lam Research Corp LRCX

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$887.42 +19.35 (2.23%)
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Lam Research’s Chipmaking Prowess, Particularly in Memory, Drives Great Profits and a Wide Moat

Lam Research is one of the largest providers in the world of wafer fabrication equipment for semiconductors, and we believe its strong portfolio, particularly for memory chip production, should enable it to maintain and increase its large market share. In our view, Lam will benefit from increasing chip complexity over the long term, including progress toward higher memory chip density and high-bandwidth memory. We expect Lam to increase sales in the midsingle digits over the course of market cycles and over the long term.

Price vs Fair Value

LRCX is trading at a 32% premium.
Price
$868.07
Fair Value
$467.00
Uncertainty
High
1-Star Price
$1,494.00
5-Star Price
$183.00
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Lam Research is the market share leader in etch, which is the largest segment of the WFE market, and the clear number two share holder in deposition.

Bears

Lam Research lacks the scale of Applied Materials, its largest competitor, and could face market share losses if it is not able to adequately invest.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$868.07
Day Range
$868.10894.30
52-Week Range
$493.421,007.39
Bid/Ask
$891.75 / $899.49
Market Cap
$116.34 Bil
Volume/Avg
978,997 / 1.0 Mil

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
32.51
Price/Sales
8.31
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
0.89%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
0.92%
Total Yield
3.46%

Company Profile

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.
Sector
Technology
Industry
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Stock Style Box
Large Core
Total Number of Employees
17,200

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
LRCX
AMAT
KLAC
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
32.5123.5427.80
Price/Book Value
14.199.0328.16
Price/Sales
8.316.029.00
Price/Cash Flow
29.7220.1226.16
Price/Earnings
LRCX
AMAT
KLAC

Financial Strength

Metric
LRCX
AMAT
KLAC
Quick Ratio
1.951.771.16
Current Ratio
3.062.711.91
Interest Coverage
20.9824.6011.26
Quick Ratio
LRCX
AMAT
KLAC

Profitability

Metric
LRCX
AMAT
KLAC
Return on Assets (Normalized)
19.81%22.91%22.38%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
45.47%44.88%109.87%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
28.12%30.44%37.13%
Return on Assets
LRCX
AMAT
KLAC
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