NASDAQ:AMD qualifies as a high growth stock and is consolidating.

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A Closer Look at Growth for NASDAQ:AMD

ChartMill employs its own Growth Rating system for all stocks. This score, ranging from 0 to 10, is derived by evaluating different growth factors, such as EPS and revenue growth, taking into account both past performance and future projections. NASDAQ:AMD has earned a 8 for growth:

• The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 16.73% over the past year.
• Measured over the past years, AMD shows a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 41.94% on average per year.
• Looking at the last year, AMD shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 9.88% in the last year.
• The Revenue has been growing by 28.49% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
• The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 32.66% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
• AMD is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 16.88% yearly.

Looking at the Health

A critical element of ChartMill's stock evaluation is the Health Rating, which spans from 0 to 10. This rating considers multiple health factors, including liquidity and solvency, both in absolute terms and relative to industry peers. NASDAQ:AMD has received a 6 out of 10:

• An Altman-Z score of 11.13 indicates that AMD is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
• AMD has a better Altman-Z score (11.13) than 81.48% of its industry peers.
• AMD has a debt to FCF ratio of 1.11. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 1.11 years to pay back of all of its debts.
• AMD has a Debt to FCF ratio of 1.11. This is in the better half of the industry: AMD outperforms 79.63% of its industry peers.
• AMD has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.03. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
• Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.03, AMD is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 60.19% of the companies in the same industry.
• A Current Ratio of 2.50 indicates that AMD has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.

Understanding NASDAQ:AMD's Profitability

ChartMill assigns a proprietary Profitability Rating to each stock. The score is computed by evaluating various profitability ratios and margins and ranges from 0 to 10. NASDAQ:AMD was assigned a score of 5 for profitability:

• The last Return On Invested Capital (1.69%) for AMD is well below the 3 year average (12.36%), which needs to be investigated, but indicates that AMD had better years and this may not be a problem.
• The Gross Margin of AMD (48.38%) is better than 60.19% of its industry peers.
• AMD's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

How do we evaluate the setup for NASDAQ:AMD?

In addition to the Technical Rating, ChartMill provides a Setup Rating for each stock. This rating, ranging from 0 to 10, assesses the extent of consolidation in the stock based on multiple short-term technical indicators. Currently, NASDAQ:AMD has a 7 as its setup rating:

AMD has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 141.10. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 135.60, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.

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Disclaimer

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