AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Photronics (PLAB)

Photronics Q4 revenue $215.8 million, down 3.1% year over year; GAAP EPS $1.07

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Photronics reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of $215.8 million, down 3.1% from a year earlier but up 2.6% from the prior quarter. GAAP net income attributable to shareholders rose to $61.8 million, or $1.07 per diluted share, helped by a $16.8 million deferred tax valuation allowance reduction, while non-GAAP EPS was $0.60 versus $0.59. For fiscal 2025, revenue fell 2.0% to $849.3 million and non-GAAP EPS was $2.01 versus $2.05, and first-quarter fiscal 2026 guidance calls for revenue of $217 million to $225 million.

Key points

  • Q4 fiscal 2025 revenue was $215.8 million, down 3.1% year over year and up 2.6% sequentially
  • Q4 GAAP diluted EPS was $1.07 versus $0.54 a year earlier; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.60 versus $0.59
  • Full-year fiscal 2025 revenue was $849.3 million, down 2.0%; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $2.01 versus $2.05
  • Q1 fiscal 2026 guidance: revenue of $217 million to $225 million and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.51 to $0.59

The filing

CompanyPhotronics (PLAB)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECDec 10, 2025, 7:00 AM ET
Accession number0001140361-25-045083

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

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