PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC (PENG) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:PENG • US7069151055
17.77 USD
-0.71 (-3.84%)
At close: Mar 12, 2026
17.74 USD
-0.03 (-0.17%)
After Hours: 3/12/2026, 8:04:34 PM
This PENG fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
Overall PENG gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. We evaluated PENG against 115 industry peers in the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry. Both the profitability and the financial health of PENG get a neutral evaluation. Nothing too spectacular is happening here. PENG is evaluated to be cheap and growing strongly. This does not happen too often!
1. PENG Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- PENG had positive earnings in the past year.
- PENG had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: PENG reported negative net income in multiple years.
- Each year in the past 5 years PENG had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- PENG has a Return On Assets (0.78%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- With a Return On Equity value of 2.10%, PENG perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 53.91% of the companies in the same industry.
- Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 4.32%, PENG is in line with its industry, outperforming 60.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for PENG is significantly below the industry average of 10.52%.
- The 3 year average ROIC (2.43%) for PENG is below the current ROIC(4.32%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 0.78% | ||
| ROE | 2.1% | ||
| ROIC | 4.32% |
ROA(3y)-5.02%
ROA(5y)-1.85%
ROE(3y)-31.7%
ROE(5y)-14.06%
ROIC(3y)2.43%
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
- With a Profit Margin value of 0.91%, PENG perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 52.17% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of PENG has declined.
- Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 6.09%, PENG is in line with its industry, outperforming 55.65% of the companies in the same industry.
- PENG's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- PENG's Gross Margin of 28.66% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. PENG is outperformed by 72.17% of its industry peers.
- PENG's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 6.09% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 0.91% | ||
| GM | 28.66% |
OM growth 3Y5.24%
OM growth 5Y7.12%
PM growth 3Y-38.14%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1%
GM growth 5Y8.4%
2. PENG Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), PENG is destroying value.
- The number of shares outstanding for PENG has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
- The number of shares outstanding for PENG has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
- PENG has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- PENG has an Altman-Z score of 2.11. This is not the best score and indicates that PENG is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
- PENG has a worse Altman-Z score (2.11) than 67.83% of its industry peers.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of PENG is 3.98, which is a good value as it means it would take PENG, 3.98 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- PENG has a Debt to FCF ratio of 3.98. This is in the better half of the industry: PENG outperforms 60.87% of its industry peers.
- PENG has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.75. This is a neutral value indicating PENG is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
- PENG's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.75 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. PENG is outperformed by 77.39% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.75 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3.98 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.11 |
ROIC/WACC0.44
WACC9.77%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 2.33 indicates that PENG has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
- With a Current ratio value of 2.33, PENG is not doing good in the industry: 64.35% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- A Quick Ratio of 1.86 indicates that PENG should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- PENG has a Quick ratio of 1.86. This is in the lower half of the industry: PENG underperforms 60.87% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.33 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.86 |
3. PENG Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 27.33% over the past year.
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 8.08% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
- Looking at the last year, PENG shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 10.76% in the last year.
- The Revenue has been growing slightly by 4.05% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)27.33%
EPS 3Y-19.19%
EPS 5Y8.08%
EPS Q2Q%0%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.76%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.65%
Revenue growth 5Y4.05%
Sales Q2Q%0.58%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 15.63% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
- PENG is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 10.73% yearly.
EPS Next Y8.97%
EPS Next 2Y13.41%
EPS Next 3Y15.63%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year6.43%
Revenue Next 2Y9.67%
Revenue Next 3Y10.73%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
4. PENG Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- A Price/Earnings ratio of 9.30 indicates a reasonable valuation of PENG.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, PENG is valued cheaply inside the industry as 98.26% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 25.71, PENG is valued rather cheaply.
- The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 7.23, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of PENG.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, PENG is valued cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of PENG to the average of the S&P500 Index (23.82), we can say PENG is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.3 | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.23 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, PENG is valued cheaper than 98.26% of the companies in the same industry.
- 98.26% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than PENG, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 8.04 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 7.07 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a correct valuation of the company.
- A more expensive valuation may be justified as PENG's earnings are expected to grow with 15.63% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)1.04
PEG (5Y)1.15
EPS Next 2Y13.41%
EPS Next 3Y15.63%
5. PENG Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- PENG does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
PENG Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
17.77
-0.71 (-3.84%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
GICS IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Earnings (Last)01-06 2026-01-06/amc
Earnings (Next)03-31 2026-03-31/amc
Inst Owners112.7%
Inst Owner Change1.13%
Ins Owners1.47%
Ins Owner Change24.38%
Market Cap933.99M
Revenue(TTM)1.37B
Net Income(TTM)12.45M
Analysts81.43
Price Target27.98 (57.46%)
Short Float %12.94%
Short Ratio5.12
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly Dividend0.15
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP88.33%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)11.26%
Min EPS beat(2)10.33%
Max EPS beat(2)12.19%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)24.75%
Min EPS beat(4)10.33%
Max EPS beat(4)42.93%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)17%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)20.5%
EPS beat(16)14
Avg EPS beat(16)20.83%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.92%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.16%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.68%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.88%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.51%
Max Revenue beat(4)3.84%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.09%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-5.95%
Revenue beat(16)5
Avg Revenue beat(16)-10.35%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-0.71%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-0.04%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0.17%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.86%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.27%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.3 | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.23 | ||
| P/S | 0.68 | ||
| P/FCF | 8.04 | ||
| P/OCF | 7.4 | ||
| P/B | 1.58 | ||
| P/tB | 2.55 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 7.07 |
EPS(TTM)1.91
EY10.75%
EPS(NY)2.46
Fwd EY13.82%
FCF(TTM)2.21
FCFY12.43%
OCF(TTM)2.4
OCFY13.51%
SpS26.08
BVpS11.27
TBVpS6.96
PEG (NY)1.04
PEG (5Y)1.15
Graham Number22.01
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 0.78% | ||
| ROE | 2.1% | ||
| ROCE | 7.32% | ||
| ROIC | 4.32% | ||
| ROICexc | 7.25% | ||
| ROICexgc | 10.88% | ||
| OM | 6.09% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 0.91% | ||
| GM | 28.66% | ||
| FCFM | 8.47% |
ROA(3y)-5.02%
ROA(5y)-1.85%
ROE(3y)-31.7%
ROE(5y)-14.06%
ROIC(3y)2.43%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)3.68%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)5.85%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)4.12%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3Y10.74%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-3.35%
ROICexc growth 3Y4.76%
ROICexc growth 5Y-2.5%
OM growth 3Y5.24%
OM growth 5Y7.12%
PM growth 3Y-38.14%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1%
GM growth 5Y8.4%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.86
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.75 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3.98 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.22 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 18.55% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 0.73% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 91.74% | ||
| Profit Quality | 932.97% | ||
| Current Ratio | 2.33 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.86 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.11 |
F-Score6
WACC9.77%
ROIC/WACC0.44
Cap/Depr(3y)33.54%
Cap/Depr(5y)51.28%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.68%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.46%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)27.33%
EPS 3Y-19.19%
EPS 5Y8.08%
EPS Q2Q%0%
EPS Next Y8.97%
EPS Next 2Y13.41%
EPS Next 3Y15.63%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.76%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.65%
Revenue growth 5Y4.05%
Sales Q2Q%0.58%
Revenue Next Year6.43%
Revenue Next 2Y9.67%
Revenue Next 3Y10.73%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y110.38%
EBIT growth 3Y4.56%
EBIT growth 5Y11.45%
EBIT Next Year16.42%
EBIT Next 3Y16.28%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-34.56%
FCF growth 3Y14.48%
FCF growth 5Y12.8%
OCF growth 1Y-39.9%
OCF growth 3Y1.31%
OCF growth 5Y4.58%
PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC / PENG FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to PENG.
Can you provide the valuation status for PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 8 / 10 to PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC (PENG). This can be considered as Undervalued.
Can you provide the profitability details for PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC?
PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC (PENG) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.
How financially healthy is PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC?
The financial health rating of PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC (PENG) is 4 / 10.
Can you provide the dividend sustainability for PENG stock?
The dividend rating of PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC (PENG) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 88.33%.