Q vs GFS vs TSEM
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
TSEM69.6
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.
Technology · Semiconductors
$195.58 −6.78%$22.1B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
Q GFS TSEM · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
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Smart money
8 measures| Measure | Q | GFS | TSEM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | $0.14M | $0.00M | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-08-10 | — | 2026-08-07 |
| 13F net change in holders | +157 | — | — |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 978 | 303 | 52 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 657 | 128 | 34 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +321 | +175 | +18 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | Q | GFS | TSEM |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 64.4x
59th
|
35.8x
27th
|
76.2x
69th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 6.1x
40th
|
3.7x
24th
|
12.9x
69th
|
| Price / book | 3.3x
31st
|
2.2x
16th
|
7.2x
64th
|
| Price / tangible book | — | 4.6x
19th
|
9.7x
48th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 41.3x
37th
|
32.2x
24th
|
72.4x
69th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 27.8x
29th
|
13.4x
10th
|
25.3x
22nd
|
| Enterprise value | $27.2B
71st
|
$24.9B
69th
|
$20.7B
67th
|
| EV / sales | 6.9x
45th
|
3.6x
26th
|
12.1x
70th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 25.4x
39th
|
11.7x
11th
|
33.1x
56th
|
| EV / EBIT | 34.9x
40th
|
29.2x
28th
|
67.5x
81st
|
| EV / free cash flow | 46.6x
41st
|
31.3x
24th
|
68.0x
65th
|
| Earnings yield | 1.6%
60th
|
2.8%
81st
|
1.3%
53rd
|
| FCF yield | 2.4%
73rd
|
3.1%
83rd
|
1.4%
51st
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 3.6%
77th
|
7.5%
92nd
|
4.0%
83rd
|
| Graham number (per share) | $37.22
62nd
|
$24.82
31st
|
$39.19
63rd
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | Q | GFS | TSEM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 43.3%
40th
|
27.4%
16th
|
26.9%
13th
|
| EBITDA margin | 27.2%
68th
|
30.6%
73rd
|
36.6%
81st
|
| Operating margin | 20.7%
72nd
|
11.6%
52nd
|
16.2%
63rd
|
| EBIT margin | 19.8%
66th
|
12.3%
51st
|
18.0%
61st
|
| Net margin | 9.5%
51st
|
10.3%
53rd
|
16.9%
67th
|
| NOPAT margin | 13.9%
63rd
|
9.5%
51st
|
14.6%
67th
|
| FCF margin | 14.8%
53rd
|
11.5%
49th
|
17.8%
63rd
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 22.0%
56th
|
27.6%
79th
|
51.1%
97th
|
| R&D / revenue | 7.2%
15th
|
8.1%
19th
|
5.5%
13th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 13.7%
45th
|
7.2%
15th
|
5.2%
8th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.6%
10th
|
3.4%
47th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| Effective tax rate | 32.8%
96th
|
17.8%
53rd
|
9.7%
14th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | Q | GFS | TSEM |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 5.2%
46th
|
6.2%
47th
|
9.9%
55th
|
| ROA | 2.6%
41st
|
4.3%
51st
|
8.3%
61st
|
| ROIC | 5.3%
40th
|
5.9%
44th
|
14.3%
63rd
|
| ROCE | 6.0%
48th
|
5.8%
47th
|
9.1%
56th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 5.4%
48th
|
5.1%
45th
|
8.8%
60th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 8.4%
32nd
|
17.2%
58th
|
50.0%
90th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 12.1%
19th
|
11.3%
16th
|
12.2%
20th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | — | 3.8%
35th
|
19.5%
73rd
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | — | 6.8%
32nd
|
26.2%
71st
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | — | 6.4%
30th
|
12.3%
55th
|
| Incremental ROIC | — | 190.3%
96th
|
26.0%
62nd
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | Q | GFS | TSEM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | — | 1.4%
16th
|
14.9%
41st
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 8.7%
28th
|
9.3%
32nd
|
11.2%
41st
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | — | -4.1%
26th
|
3.5%
50th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | — | — | 4.6%
35th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | — | -5.8%
25th
|
2.1%
45th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | — | -12.7%
32nd
|
-3.2%
48th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | — | — | 47.4%
59th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | — | -21.8%
31st
|
1.7%
49th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | — | — | 45.9%
59th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | — | -21.8%
31st
|
0.8%
51st
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | — | — | 21.4%
73rd
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | — | -18.1%
15th
|
— |
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | 34.4%
88th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | — | -4.4%
34th
|
29.4%
80th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | — | 3.9%
34th
|
14.2%
73rd
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | — |
| Sustainable growth rate | 4.5%
25th
|
6.2%
33rd
|
9.9%
44th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | Q | GFS | TSEM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | — | 26.0%
19th
|
24.4%
18th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | — | 7.2%
46th
|
21.2%
75th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | — | 6.8%
45th
|
21.9%
80th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | — | 14.3%
59th
|
12.8%
54th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | — | 0.56
46th
|
0.52
43rd
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | — | 0.10
28th
|
0.21
40th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | — | 0.92
44th
|
0.86
25th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | Q | GFS | TSEM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $961.0M
61st
|
$2.4B
79th
|
$1.5B
72nd
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$3.1B
12th
|
$679.0M
77th
|
$1.3B
88th
|
| Working capital | $1.5B
65th
|
$3.3B
79th
|
$1.6B
68th
|
| Current ratio | 2.01
16th
|
2.48
27th
|
4.91
68th
|
| Quick ratio | 1.50
20th
|
1.74
23rd
|
4.31
69th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.67
15th
|
1.07
29th
|
3.66
76th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 838 days
55th
|
1,267 days
73rd
|
3,357 days
95th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | Q | GFS | TSEM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $4.0B
77th
|
$1.7B
72nd
|
$141.7M
43rd
|
| Debt / equity | 0.55
73rd
|
0.14
48th
|
0.05
35th
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.42
88th
|
−0.06
67th
|
−0.43
21st
|
| Debt / assets | 28.1%
73rd
|
9.9%
48th
|
3.8%
35th
|
| Debt / capital | 35.6%
73rd
|
12.4%
48th
|
4.4%
35th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 3.76
77th
|
0.79
40th
|
0.23
24th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.86
92nd
|
−0.32
59th
|
−2.14
30th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 4.5x
39th
|
— | — |
| Cash interest coverage | 5.0x
26th
|
— | — |
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 4.6 yrs
90th
|
0.9 yrs
45th
|
0.2 yrs
19th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 47.3%
72nd
|
29.7%
48th
|
18.6%
28th
|
| IS credit model rating | BBB+ | AA | AA |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 225
69th
|
80
19th
|
80
19th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | Q | GFS | TSEM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.27
13th
|
0.41
25th
|
0.49
37th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 2.21
23rd
|
0.90
5th
|
1.04
9th
|
| Inventory turnover | 3.0
68th
|
3.0
66th
|
4.7
96th
|
| Receivables turnover | 3.5
8th
|
7.6
69th
|
8.2
75th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 106 days
92nd
|
48 days
31st
|
45 days
25th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 121 days
32nd
|
121 days
34th
|
78 days
4th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 131 days
93rd
|
29 days
8th
|
38 days
24th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 96 days
25th
|
140 days
57th
|
84 days
16th
|
| Capex / revenue | 7.2%
70th
|
16.1%
88th
|
33.3%
99th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.97
55th
|
0.88
49th
|
1.78
80th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 27.3%
36th
|
18.5%
19th
|
10.3%
4th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | Q | GFS | TSEM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 2.31
73rd
|
2.68
81st
|
3.02
85th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.56
81st
|
1.11
62nd
|
1.05
60th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 67.4%
37th
|
41.5%
21st
|
34.9%
16th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 32.6%
63rd
|
58.5%
79th
|
65.1%
84th
|
| Accruals ratio | -3.4%
53rd
|
-7.1%
29th
|
-16.7%
9th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | 1.6%
44th
|
-11.6%
4th
|
-6.7%
13th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
77th
|
0.75
15th
|
0.75
15th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | Q | GFS | TSEM |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 54
41st
|
59
51st
|
70
71st
|
| IS profitability | 39
47th
|
31
40th
|
53
57th
|
| IS growth | — | 57
32nd
|
68
47th
|
| IS value | 43
76th
|
37
52nd
|
33
31st
|
| IS momentum | — | 86
66th
|
94
82nd
|
| IS risk (safety) | 90
11th
|
100
12th
|
100
12th
|
| IS quality | 67
43rd
|
76
68th
|
81
75th
|
| IS balance sheet | 56
19th
|
90
67th
|
96
95th
|
| IS earnings quality | 68
64th
|
65
49th
|
55
35th
|
| IS cash flow | 58
51st
|
50
45th
|
69
64th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 4
9th
|
8
91st
|
7
65th
|
| Altman Z-score | 3.6
11th
|
5.3
24th
|
26.8
75th
|
| Beneish M-score | — | −2.20
60th
|
−2.46
49th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −8.91
59th
|
−10.68
27th
|
−12.33
11th
|
| IS credit score | 64
29th
|
88
71st
|
90
76th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | Q | GFS | TSEM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $24.1B
69th
|
$25.6B
71st
|
$22.1B
68th
|
| Revenue | $3.9B
69th
|
$6.9B
79th
|
$1.7B
61st
|
| EBITDA | $1.1B
72nd
|
$2.1B
80th
|
$626.4M
67th
|
| Net income | $375.0M
69th
|
$716.0M
79th
|
$289.6M
63rd
|
| Free cash flow | $584.0M
73rd
|
$796.0M
76th
|
$304.6M
67th
|
| Total assets | $14.3B
77th
|
$16.9B
80th
|
$3.8B
64th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $7.3B
79th
|
$11.8B
83rd
|
$3.1B
65th
|
| Employees | 10,000
73rd
|
14,000
76th
|
5,613
64th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | Q | GFS | TSEM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −3.6% | −4.3% | −6.8% |
| 1 week | −8.9% | −3.2% | −14.5% |
| 1 month | −1.5% | +2.1% | −10.8% |
| 3 months | −14.3% | −17.8% | −13.9% |
| 6 months | −15.4% | −14.7% | −13.6% |
| Year to date | +35.8% | +26.6% | +60.6% |
| 1 year | — | +33.0% | +163.7% |
| 3 years, cumulative | — | −18.4% | +755.2% |
| 5 years, cumulative | — | — | +569.6% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | Q | GFS | TSEM |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 34.0 | 45.5 | 37.5 |
| From 52-week high | — | −49.6% | −38.9% |
| From 52-week low | — | +45.8% | +173.0% |
| Beta | 1.59 | 1.76 | 0.89 |
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