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PLABPHOTRONICS INC
MEDIUM IMPORTANCEOperating Cash FlowFree Cash Flow Inflection100TH HISTORICAL PCTL

Operating cash flow increased 52.5%

Operating cash flow changed +52.5% from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 2 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.

$50.1M$76.3M2 prior comparisons
PLABPHOTRONICS INC
MEDIUM IMPORTANCEFree Cash Flow ProxyFree Cash Flow Inflection100TH HISTORICAL PCTL

Free-cash-flow proxy increased 56.1%

Free-cash-flow proxy changed +56.1% from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 2 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.

$25.2M$39.4M2 prior comparisons
PLABPHOTRONICS INC
MEDIUM IMPORTANCEFinancial Value100TH HISTORICAL PCTL

Current long-term debt changed across a low base

Current long-term debt changed +35254.5% from the comparable as-filed period. The change ranks at the 100th percentile of 4 prior comparable changes. Relative percentage is de-emphasized because the comparison has a low base.

$11,000$3.9M4 prior comparisons
PLABPHOTRONICS INC
LOW IMPORTANCEFinancial Value100TH HISTORICAL PCTL

Operating cash-flow margin moved 1154 bp higher

Operating cash-flow margin changed +1154 basis points from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 2 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.

23.79%35.33%2 prior comparisons
PLABPHOTRONICS INC
LOW IMPORTANCEFinancial Value50TH HISTORICAL PCTL

Free-cash-flow margin moved 623 bp higher

Free-cash-flow margin changed +623 basis points from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 2 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.

11.99%18.21%2 prior comparisons
PLABPHOTRONICS INC
LOW IMPORTANCEFinancial Value100TH HISTORICAL PCTL

Operating cash flow / net income increased 20.7%

Operating cash flow / net income changed +20.7% from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 2 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.

2.192.642 prior comparisons
PLABPHOTRONICS INC
LOW IMPORTANCEInventoryInventory Normalization0TH HISTORICAL PCTL

Inventory / revenue moved 21 bp lower

Inventory / revenue changed -21 basis points from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 2 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.

30.18%29.97%2 prior comparisons
PLABPHOTRONICS INC
LOW IMPORTANCEFinancial Value0TH HISTORICAL PCTL

Working capital / assets moved 72 bp lower

Working capital / assets changed -72 basis points from the comparable as-filed period. The change ranks at the 0th percentile of 4 prior comparable changes.

39.78%39.06%4 prior comparisons

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