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COHU analysis

Cohu IncSemiconductors. Scored on the same transparent 7-signal model behind the daily rankings.

COHU
Cohu Inc · Semiconductors
FCF$11mC-
Rev+12.7%B+
D/E0.38B+
P/S4.9xB
PEG
66Score
$49.93
1Y Target$67.41Near-term target
5Y Target$100.43Compound horizon
10Y Target$261.33Long-dated conviction
FCF$11mTTM · 12/25
C-
FCF $11m — barely positive; fragile cash position · TTM computed from 4 most-recent quarters (TTM · 12/25).
Rev+12.7%TTM YoY
B+
Revenue +12.7% — above sector median, healthy trajectory · TTM YoY from trailing-4-quarter revenue sum vs prior 4 quarters.
D/E0.38
B+
D/E 0.38 — healthy leverage, well below danger zone
P/S4.9x
B
P/S 4.9x — in line with software/tech peers
PEGproxy
PEG not meaningful — earnings growth negative or data unavailable · PEG proxy: P/E ÷ revenue growth % (true PEG requires forward EPS estimates, not in Finnhub free tier).
Why now
Semiconductors · market cap $2.4b. 5% off the 52-week high of $52.43. Revenue growing +13%, comfortably above the S&P median.
Moat
Semiconductor moat is process-design IP plus customer qualification timelines — once designed in, the company captures multiple product cycles before a competitor can displace.
Risk
Currently unprofitable (margin -11.5%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk. Beta 1.62 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return. ROE -7% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Horizon
1-3 yr $67.41 (structural (no analyst coverage)) — catalyst-driven; binary events dominate. 5 yr $100.43 — requires the platform / technology to reach commercial scale. 10 yr $261.33 — return distribution heavily skewed.
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Shares to buy
40
Position size
$1,997
4.0% of portfolio
Stop price
$37.45
25% below $49.93
$ at risk
$500.00
1% of portfolio

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