Ichor Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ:ICHR) Projects Margin Recovery Amid Mixed Momentum Signals

Ichor enters the coming weeks with revenue strength but compressed profitability; technical indicators show mixed short-term momentum that could keep price action range-bound before a clearer directional move.

Recent News

On August 4, 2025 Ichor Holdings announced second-quarter 2025 results: revenue of $240.3M, GAAP gross margin 11.3%, GAAP EPS $(0.28) and non‑GAAP EPS $0.03. On August 6, 2025 the company disclosed participation in multiple Q3 investor conferences. On August 15, 2025 management announced executive leadership changes effective late August/early September. On August 25, 2025 several analysts issued fresh coverage and the consensus recommendation averaged a “Moderate Buy.”

Technical Analysis

Trend strength: ADX at 12.36 indicates no established trend, which supports a range-bound near-term price bias rather than a sustained breakout or breakdown.

Directional indicators: DI+ shows a dip & reversal, a bullish signal; DI- shows a dip & reversal, a bearish signal. The simultaneous dip-and-reverse on both lines signals directional uncertainty and increases the likelihood of price chop until one side decisively separates.

MACD: MACD trades at -0.06 with a dip & reversal and sits above the signal line (-0.31); the cross above the signal line indicates a pickup in bullish momentum despite negative absolute MACD, implying any rally may start from a low-momentum base.

MRO: MRO at -20.33 (peak & reversal) places price below the WMDST target, suggesting upward pressure toward the target even as the oscillator shows a recent peak-and-reverse; that dynamic supports potential mean-reversion rather than trend extension.

RSI: RSI 49.03 with a peak & reversal sits near neutral; momentum lacks conviction and does not confirm a sustained move in either direction.

Price versus averages and bands: Last close $17.68 sits above the 20-day average ($17.33) and 12-day EMA ($17.65, dip & reversal) but below the 50-day ($18.38) and 200-day ($23.13) averages. Price occupies the middle of the 1x Bollinger band range ($16.43–$18.23), reinforcing a near-term trading band between roughly $16.6 (superTrendLower) and the upper 1x band near $18.2.

Volatility and volume: 42-day volatility at 7% and 52-week volatility at 5% indicate elevated short-term variability; recent daily volume near 1.08M sits below the 10-day average of 1.34M but above the 50-day average, consistent with episodic higher-volume moves inside a neutral trend environment.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue and growth: Total revenue for the period registers $240,285,000. Reported revenue growth shows a modest decline year-over-year of approximately -2.87% and a sequential change near -1.36% QoQ, indicating top-line stagnation after recent gains.

Profitability: Operating margin at -2.01% and EBIT margin at -2.10% reflect negative operating profitability on a GAAP basis. EBIT margin improved QoQ by about +3.08% and improved YoY by roughly +0.84%, signaling margin recovery from a lower base but not yet returning to positive industry medians. Gross margin at 11.32% sits below the industry peer low of 12.04% and well under the industry peer mean of 52.91%, indicating lower conversion of revenue to gross profit versus peers.

Earnings and guidance: Reported EPS $0.03 missed the estimate of $0.14 by $0.11, an EPS surprise of -78.57%. Forward EPS stands at $0.3375 with a forward P/E of 58.29x, while trailing P/E sits at 692.67x—reflecting distorted earnings and a transition from recent losses to modest positive non‑GAAP EPS.

Cash, liquidity, and leverage: Cash and short-term investments total $92,224,000 with a cash ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 3.22, above the industry peer mean current ratio of 2.69. Net debt equals $32,781,000 and debt-to-assets at 16.93% sits below the industry peer mean of 24.24%, indicating conservative leverage relative to peers. Operating cash flow remains negative at -$7,508,000 and free cash flow at -$14,799,000, producing a free cash flow yield of -2.26% and free cash growth down roughly -30.84% YoY despite a QoQ uptick of +27.76%.

Returns and efficiency: Return on equity at -1.36% and return on assets at -0.95% show negative returns on capital; asset turnover at 0.24x sits slightly above the industry peer mean of 0.21x, indicating relatively efficient asset use despite depressed margins.

Valuation context: Enterprise multiple registers at 246.22 and enterprise value $730,293,214 versus market cap $655,734,214. Price-to-book at 0.94x sits below the industry peer mean book multiple of 8.22x, while price-to-sales at 2.73x sits near the lower end of peer expectations. The current valuation as determined by WMDST: over-valued, driven by elevated enterprise multiples, negative cash flow, and compressed GAAP margins even as revenue growth shows modest improvement.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-08-04
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-11-03
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 109.3 M
 Operating Cash Flow -7.51 M
 Capital Expenditures -7.29 M
 Change In Working Capital -12.76 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta -17.06 M
 End Period Cash Flow 92.2 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 240.3 M
 Forward Revenue -73.79 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 213.1 M
 Depreciation 5.9 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 8.0 M
 Research and Development 5.7 M
 Total Operating Expenses 245.1 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 27.2 M
 EBITDA 3.0 M
 EBIT -5.03 M
 Operating Income -4.84 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 1.6 M
 Net Interest Income -1.64 M
 Income Before Tax -6.67 M
 Tax Provision 2.7 M
 Tax Rate 21.0 %
 Net Income -9.41 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations -9.41 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.14
 EPS Actual 0.03
 EPS Difference -0.11
 EPS Surprise -78.571 %
 Forward EPS 0.34
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 985.1 M
 Intangible Assets 380.0 M
 Net Tangible Assets 314.2 M
 Total Current Assets 439.1 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 92.2 M
 Cash 92.2 M
 Net Receivables 80.8 M
 Inventory 259.4 M
 Long-Term Investments 14.7 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 90.6 M
 Short-Term Debt 7.5 M
 Total Current Liabilities 136.4 M
 Net Debt 32.8 M
 Total Debt 166.8 M
 Total Liabilities 290.9 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 694.1 M
 Retained Earnings 169.9 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 20.27
 Shares Outstanding 34.243 M
 Revenue Per-Share 7.02
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 655.7 M
 Enterprise Value 730.3 M
 Enterprise Multiple 246.222
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 91.635 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 26.133 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 352.454
ICHR: 246.222
mean: 67.31
median: 62.513
low: -86.607
 EV/R 3.039
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.419
 Asset To Liability 3.386
 Debt To Capital 0.194
 Debt To Assets 0.169
Debt To Assets QoQ 0.368 %
Debt To Assets YoY 2040.455 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.594
mean: 0.242
median: 0.206
ICHR: 0.169
low: 0.006
 Debt To Equity 0.24
Debt To Equity QoQ -0.899 %
Debt To Equity YoY 2126.784 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 1.065
mean: 0.38
median: 0.307
ICHR: 0.24
low: -0.023
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 0.945
Price To Book QoQ -18.704 %
Price To Book YoY -47.114 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 12.365
mean: 8.217
median: 6.565
ICHR: 0.945
low: -3.361
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 692.671
Price To Earnings QoQ 248.421 %
Price To Earnings YoY -6.163 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA ICHR: 692.671
high: 234.96
mean: 79.886
median: 68.389
low: -85.349
 PE/G Ratio -9.236
 Price To Sales (P/S) 2.729
Price To Sales QoQ -18.023 %
Price To Sales YoY -55.317 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 73.382
mean: 24.753
median: 23.58
ICHR: 2.729
low: 2.027
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 58.293
Forward PE/G -0.777
Forward P/S -8.886
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -176.434
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.241
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -1.192 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 13.096 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.318
ICHR: 0.241
mean: 0.209
median: 0.207
low: 0.091
 Receivables Turnover 2.991
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 1.837 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 1.978 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA ICHR: 2.991
high: 2.444
median: 1.435
mean: 1.387
low: 0.524
 Inventory Turnover 0.815
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -3.074 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 8.309 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 1.171
ICHR: 0.815
median: 0.585
mean: 0.549
low: 0.176
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 30.51
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 100.173
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -1.49 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -17.287 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 481.513
mean: 209.117
median: 192.207
ICHR: 100.173
low: -16.885
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.794
 CapEx To Revenue -0.03
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.231
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 811.7 M
 Net Invested Capital 819.2 M
 Invested Capital 819.2 M
 Net Tangible Assets 314.2 M
 Net Working Capital 302.7 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.676
 Current Ratio 3.219
Current Ratio QoQ 4.242 %
Current Ratio YoY -24.559 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 9.593
ICHR: 3.219
mean: 2.688
median: 2.452
low: 0.842
 Quick Ratio 1.318
Quick Ratio QoQ -0.083 %
Quick Ratio YoY -30.926 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 7.858
mean: 1.931
median: 1.696
ICHR: 1.318
low: 0.609
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 56.232
 Cost Of Debt 0.767 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio -3.078
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 304.378 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 147.381 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 120.949
median: 35.147
mean: 33.433
ICHR: -3.078
low: -116.706
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio -0.075
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 40.801
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -2.14 %
 Revenue Growth -1.71 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -135.699 %
Revenue Growth YoY -286.681 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 27.687 %
mean: 3.707 %
median: 3.318 %
ICHR: -1.71 %
low: -23.04 %
 Earnings Growth -75.0 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -250.0 %
Earnings Growth YoY -51.786 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 46.667 %
mean: 9.803 %
median: 8.654 %
ICHR: -75.0 %
low: -127.273 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 11.321 %
Gross Margin QoQ -2.966 %
Gross Margin YoY -9.979 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 89.444 %
mean: 52.906 %
median: 50.078 %
low: 12.035 %
ICHR: 11.321 %
 EBIT Margin -2.095 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 308.382 %
EBIT Margin YoY 84.095 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 44.159 %
median: 35.228 %
mean: 34.061 %
ICHR: -2.095 %
low: -45.219 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) -2.014 %
Return On Sales QoQ 292.593 %
Return On Sales YoY 76.977 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 42.579 %
median: 33.668 %
mean: 33.198 %
ICHR: -2.014 %
low: -49.982 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) -14.80 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield -2.257 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -3800.0 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -291.271 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 2.8 %
mean: 1.124 %
median: 0.925 %
ICHR: -2.257 %
low: -3.485 %
 Free Cash Growth -3083.669 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ 2776.476 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -167.565 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 408.013 %
mean: 67.487 %
median: 57.007 %
low: -301.396 %
ICHR: -3083.669 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 1.573
 Cash Flow Margin -4.262 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.089
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) -0.945 %
Return On Assets QoQ 107.692 %
Return On Assets YoY 75.978 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 8.327 %
mean: 6.512 %
median: 6.382 %
ICHR: -0.945 %
low: -19.735 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) -0.593 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) -0.014
Return On Equity QoQ 108.141 %
Return On Equity YoY 84.103 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.256
mean: 0.154
median: 0.152
ICHR: -0.014
low: -0.233
 DuPont ROE -1.349 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) -0.485 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 304.167 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -128.379 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 12.291 %
median: 11.998 %
mean: 9.694 %
ICHR: -0.485 %
low: -9.445 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect choppy, range-bound action in the next six weeks. Technical indicators present mixed signals: MACD crossed above its signal line and the MRO negative reading favors mean reversion upward, but ADX confirms no clear trend and RSI sits neutral after a peak-and-reversal. Price sits between short-term support near the superTrend lower at $16.66 and intra-band resistance near the 1x Bollinger upper at $18.23; failure to clear the 50-day average ($18.38) would likely maintain sideways conditions. Fundamental momentum offers limited margin improvement, increasing the probability that price will oscillate inside the established band until either margin recovery accelerates or momentum indicators align decisively.

About Ichor Holdings, Ltd.

Ichor Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ:ICHR) designs and manufactures advanced fluid delivery subsystems and components for the semiconductor industry. Headquartered in Fremont, California, Ichor serves a global market, delivering critical solutions integral to semiconductor capital equipment. The company excels in creating gas and chemical delivery systems that support complex semiconductor manufacturing processes, such as etching, deposition, chemical-mechanical planarization, electroplating, and cleaning. Ichor’s gas delivery subsystems precisely manage and control gases essential for these intricate processes, while their chemical delivery systems expertly blend and dispense reactive liquid chemistries. In addition to fluid delivery, Ichor manufactures precision components, including machined parts, weldments, and electron beam and laser-welded components, which are vital to the semiconductor equipment market. Since its founding in 1999, Ichor has established a reputation for quality and innovation, primarily catering to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the semiconductor sector. The company remains committed to advancing technology and driving progress within the semiconductor industry.



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