Ichor Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ:ICHR) Signals Near-Term Weakness Despite Cash Raise

Robust cash from a recent equity placement boosts liquidity, yet technical momentum and valuation metrics point toward constrained near-term upside. Fundamentals show improving operating leverage but limited return on capital.

Recent News

On August 3, 2026 the company announced completion of an at‑the‑market equity offering that issued roughly 2.5 million ordinary shares and materially increased cash balances; the same filing accompanied a scheduled investor webcast and SEC furnishing of results. Earlier in June 2026, several insider share dispositions appeared in public filings.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators show a clear bearish bias: ADX at 25.62 indicates a meaningful trend present, while DI+ at 16.69 is decreasing and DI‑ at 32.78 shows a dip‑and‑reversal, both pointing to downside directional pressure that reinforces the immediate negative price bias and constrains upside versus the current valuation.

Momentum readings confirm bearish momentum. MACD sits at ‑6.16 with a signal line at ‑5.77 and displays a peak‑and‑reversal pattern; MACD below its signal line indicates accelerating negative momentum that weighs on any near‑term recovery attempts.

MRO reads ‑13.39 with a dip‑and‑reversal signal. The negative MRO implies the price sits below the model target and therefore contains measurable upside potential, but the magnitude indicates that the upside would need a material shift in momentum to realize; present momentum indicators remain opposing such a shift.

RSI at 42.33 and decreasing signals diminishing buying pressure without reaching oversold extremes, leaving room for further downside before a technical oversold bounce becomes likely. Price trades below the 12‑day EMA ($57.04), the 20‑day average ($58.23) and far beneath the 50‑day average ($77.04); the 200‑day average ($54.11) sits just above the close ($52.82). High short‑term beta (42‑day 4.47; 52‑week 3.93) and elevated volatility imply swift, amplified moves around these technical levels, with the SuperTrend upper boundary at $62.26 acting as a near‑term supply zone.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue reached $294,784,000 for the period reported. Sequential revenue growth registered 4.15% QoQ while the reported YoY revenue change reads ‑9.84% YoY. Gross margin stands at 13.90%, with gross margin YoY change of 22.81% (reported), reflecting some unit‑cost improvements or mix effects even as absolute margin remains below peers’ midpoint. Operating margin registers 2.44% and EBIT margin 2.33%; EBIT margin moved +2.38% QoQ but shows a reported YoY change of ‑2.11%.

Earnings per share arrived at $0.34 actual versus $0.31 estimate, an EPS surprise of 9.68%. Non‑GAAP adjustments produced a larger spread between GAAP and non‑GAAP measures in the reported period, and EBITDA totaled $14,066,000 with EBIT at $6,863,000, indicating modest operating leverage at current volumes.

Liquidity and leverage profile improved materially after the financing: cash and short‑term investments rose to $256,456,000 and operating cash dynamics produced a sizable cash flow delta of $167,367,000 for the period. Current ratio equals 3.70 and quick ratio 2.07; the cash ratio measures 1.44. Total debt sits at $154,142,000 with debt‑to‑assets 12.97% and debt‑to‑equity 0.1781 (17.81%), preserving conservative leverage metrics while supporting flexibility.

Returns remain minimal: return on equity at 0.115% and return on assets at 0.092%, reflecting low incremental profitability on invested capital despite revenue gains. Asset turnover of 0.27285 slightly exceeds the peer mean provided (industry peer mean 0.22092), while the cash conversion cycle at 93.62 days remains well below the peer mean of 233.30 days, signaling relatively efficient working‑capital conversion versus the provided industry peer range.

Valuation multiples present a stretched picture: trailing P/E about 234.6x and forward P/E about 88.0x, P/B roughly 3.45x, and EVR near 9.77. Free cash flow turned negative at $‑23,643,000 in the period, producing a free cash flow yield around ‑0.79%. Taken together, margin, return, and cash‑flow profiles do not align with the elevated multiples observed. The current valuation as determined by WMDST: over‑valued.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2026-08-03
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-11-02
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 89.1 M
 Operating Cash Flow -15.88 M
 Capital Expenditures -7.77 M
 Change In Working Capital -32.02 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta 167.4 M
 End Period Cash Flow 256.5 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 294.8 M
 Forward Revenue 2.3 B
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 253.8 M
 Depreciation 5.3 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 7.2 M
 Research and Development 7.8 M
 Total Operating Expenses 287.6 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 41.0 M
 EBITDA 14.1 M
 EBIT 6.9 M
 Operating Income 7.2 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 1.5 M
 Net Interest Income -1.45 M
 Income Before Tax 5.4 M
 Tax Provision 4.4 M
 Tax Rate 40.0 %
 Net Income 998.0 K
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 998.0 K
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.31
 EPS Actual 0.34
 EPS Difference 0.03
 EPS Surprise 9.677 %
 Forward EPS 0.82
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 1.2 B
 Intangible Assets 371.8 M
 Net Tangible Assets 493.7 M
 Total Current Assets 659.3 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 256.5 M
 Cash 256.5 M
 Net Receivables 104.7 M
 Inventory 290.7 M
 Long-Term Investments 13.6 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 125.7 M
 Short-Term Debt 6.2 M
 Total Current Liabilities 178.1 M
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 154.1 M
 Total Liabilities 322.8 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 865.5 M
 Retained Earnings 129.6 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 23.15
 Shares Outstanding 37.384 M
 Revenue Per-Share 7.89
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 3.0 B
 Enterprise Value 2.9 B
 Enterprise Multiple 204.721
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 5.193 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -16.855 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA ICHR: 204.721
high: 201.385
median: 161.974
mean: 148.476
low: -293.876
 EV/R 9.769
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.373
 Asset To Liability 3.681
 Debt To Capital 0.151
 Debt To Assets 0.13
Debt To Assets QoQ -20.49 %
Debt To Assets YoY -23.383 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.423
median: 0.159
mean: 0.149
ICHR: 0.13
low: 0.002
 Debt To Equity 0.178
Debt To Equity QoQ -25.017 %
Debt To Equity YoY -25.875 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 1.213
mean: 0.333
median: 0.299
ICHR: 0.178
low: -0.075
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 3.445
Price To Book QoQ 30.553 %
Price To Book YoY 264.715 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 31.988
median: 29.291
mean: 24.471
ICHR: 3.445
low: -9.2
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 234.604
Price To Earnings QoQ -30.643 %
Price To Earnings YoY -66.131 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA ICHR: 234.604
high: 219.575
median: 202.248
mean: 184.828
low: -129.292
 PE/G Ratio 1.852
 Price To Sales (P/S) 10.116
Price To Sales QoQ 46.933 %
Price To Sales YoY 270.672 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 145.73
median: 68.545
mean: 59.297
ICHR: 10.116
low: 6.505
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 88.009
Forward PE/G 0.695
Forward P/S 1.322
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 19.148
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.273
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 2.046 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 13.08 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.342
ICHR: 0.273
mean: 0.221
median: 0.203
low: 0.004
 Receivables Turnover 2.982
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -4.757 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -0.301 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA ICHR: 2.982
high: 1.831
mean: 1.466
median: 1.419
low: 0.55
 Inventory Turnover 0.935
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 1.097 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 14.683 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.21
ICHR: 0.935
mean: 0.561
median: 0.399
low: 0.148
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 30.602
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 93.617
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -1.327 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -6.545 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 649.753
median: 269.15
mean: 233.301
ICHR: 93.617
low: 40.819
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.613
 CapEx To Revenue -0.026
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.468
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 979.8 M
 Net Invested Capital 986.1 M
 Invested Capital 986.1 M
 Net Tangible Assets 493.7 M
 Net Working Capital 481.2 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 1.44
 Current Ratio 3.701
Current Ratio QoQ 31.159 %
Current Ratio YoY 14.979 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 10.33
ICHR: 3.701
median: 2.508
mean: 2.267
low: 1.334
 Quick Ratio 2.069
Quick Ratio QoQ 70.806 %
Quick Ratio YoY 57.038 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 8.33
ICHR: 2.069
median: 1.804
mean: 1.595
low: 0.804
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 10.958
 Cost Of Debt 0.557 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 4.723
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 349.815 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -253.44 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 150.669
mean: 53.404
median: 47.739
ICHR: 4.723
low: -444.6
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio -0.136
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 47.68
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 22.189 %
 Revenue Growth 15.119 %
Revenue Growth QoQ 4.147 %
Revenue Growth YoY -984.152 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 36.183 %
ICHR: 15.119 %
mean: 9.848 %
median: 7.1 %
low: -6.721 %
 Earnings Growth 126.667 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -90.952 %
Earnings Growth YoY -268.889 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA ICHR: 126.667 %
high: 125.806 %
mean: 15.242 %
median: 11.702 %
low: -31.148 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 13.903 %
Gross Margin QoQ 10.368 %
Gross Margin YoY 22.807 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 85.054 %
median: 53.99 %
mean: 53.574 %
low: 16.08 %
ICHR: 13.903 %
 EBIT Margin 2.328 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 238.372 %
EBIT Margin YoY -211.122 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 47.037 %
median: 38.519 %
mean: 38.028 %
ICHR: 2.328 %
low: -55.266 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 2.441 %
Return On Sales QoQ 199.877 %
Return On Sales YoY -221.202 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 42.486 %
median: 37.057 %
mean: 35.721 %
ICHR: 2.441 %
low: -48.45 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) -23.64 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield -0.793 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 40.106 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -64.865 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 0.775 %
median: 0.294 %
mean: 0.234 %
ICHR: -0.793 %
low: -1.49 %
 Free Cash Growth 136.856 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -150.954 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -104.438 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 185.89 %
ICHR: 136.856 %
median: 31.318 %
mean: 15.15 %
low: -217.099 %
 Free Cash To Net Income -23.69
 Cash Flow Margin -8.226 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings -24.299
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 0.092 %
Return On Assets QoQ -135.659 %
Return On Assets YoY -109.735 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 10.276 %
mean: 7.233 %
median: 7.201 %
ICHR: 0.092 %
low: -7.716 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 0.679 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.001
Return On Equity QoQ -131.081 %
Return On Equity YoY -108.487 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.279
mean: 0.147
median: 0.134
ICHR: 0.001
low: -0.171
 DuPont ROE 0.13 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 0.418 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 211.94 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -186.186 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 14.252 %
median: 11.665 %
mean: 11.135 %
ICHR: 0.418 %
low: -11.245 %

Six-Week Outlook

Near‑term price action should remain skewed toward downside or rangebound weakness given converging bearish technicals (MACD below signal, falling RSI, DI+/DI‑ configuration) and price trading under most short‑ to medium‑term averages. Elevated beta and volatility increase the likelihood of rapid moves; the negative MRO suggests a possible mean‑reversion opportunity if momentum indicators stabilize, but such a pivot requires MACD and DI+ to reverse direction and for price to reclaim the short‑term EMAs. Liquidity from the recent equity placement reduces balance‑sheet risk, yet valuation multiples leave limited margin for earnings or cash‑flow misses. Swing traders should expect higher‑amplitude trading around the $52–$63 technical band and monitor whether momentum indicators confirm a durable lift before treating any rebound as more than a temporary counter‑trend move.

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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