Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ:SILC) Accelerates Toward Revenue Inflection Amid Margin Pressure

Silicom shows accelerating top-line momentum driven by recent design wins and AI proof-of-concept orders, while operating profitability and working-capital dynamics remain compressing influences on near-term performance.

Recent News

On April 15, 2026 Silicom announced a design win with a European secure-communications provider — an initial ~$1.0M commitment with the relationship expected to scale toward roughly $3.0M per year. On May 5, 2026 the company filed a Form 6-K reporting that a pioneering AI inference acceleration provider selected Silicom’s inference-specific solution for a major PoC targeting Tier‑1 hyperscalers; initial orders placed to support the PoC are scheduled for delivery in H1 2026 with the PoC planned for H2 2026.

Technical Analysis

Trend strength (ADX / DI+ / DI-): ADX at 19.72 signals no dominant trend; DI+ at 22.43 is decreasing, which reads as bearish pressure on directional strength, while DI- at 18.07 is decreasing, which reads as a reduction in downside directional pressure. Together these readings imply limited directional conviction despite recent upside in price.

MACD: MACD sits below its signal line (MACD 1.80 vs signal 2.08) and shows a peak-and-reversal pattern; that configuration signals bearish momentum emerging from a recent peak.

MRO (Momentum/Regression Oscillator): MRO at 26.08 (positive and declining) indicates price currently sits above the WMDST target and that downside pressure has begun to increase as momentum wanes.

RSI and short EMAs: RSI at 57.1 with a peak-and-reversal pattern points to rolling off near-term bullishness; the 12‑day EMA shows a peak-and-reversal as well, reinforcing an early momentum rollover even though the RSI remains below overbought levels.

Price vs. moving averages and bands: Last close $44.96 trades well above the 50‑day average $39.47 and the 200‑day average $22.84, anchoring a constructive longer-term bias; price sits below the 1x upper Bollinger band ($47.41) and below the SuperTrend upper level ($48.45), indicating limited immediate upside room before short-term resistance zones.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue and growth cadence: Total revenue $19.10M for the quarter shows strong sequential acceleration: quarter‑over‑quarter revenue growth +56.29% while year‑over‑year revenue fell -18.72%, reflecting a recent operational inflection after weaker prior-year comparisons.

Profitability: Operating (EBIT) and operating margin stand negative at $-2.81M and -14.70% respectively; the operating margin sits materially below the industry peer mean of 26.285% and median of 26.165%, indicating Silicom remains loss-making on an operating basis relative to typical peers. Operating margin QoQ change equals -11.529% and YoY change equals -34.215%.

Earnings per share: GAAP EPS of -$0.25 beat the estimate of -$0.36 by about 30.6%, producing an EPS surprise ratio of 30.56%, which reflects smaller-than-expected loss versus consensus. Forward EPS sits negative, and trailing PE metrics remain negative, so headline P/E multiples do not provide constructive valuation signals today.

Balance sheet and liquidity: Cash $30.03M and cash and short-term investments $35.01M provide substantial liquidity versus total debt $6.60M; current ratio 3.30 and quick ratio 1.50 indicate strong near-term coverage. Cash conversion cycle ~380 days and days inventory outstanding ~446 days highlight elevated inventory and working-capital drag despite healthy current coverage.

Efficiency and returns: Asset turnover 0.1228 remains low though improved QoQ (+10.19%) and YoY (+28.12%), showing better revenue per asset recently but still modest utilization. Return on equity -2.04% and return on assets -1.52% remain negative, reflecting current losses despite improving top-line trends.

Valuation context: Price-to-book ~1.09 sits below the industry peer mean book multiple of 7.83512 and median 6.36565, while EV-to-revenue and price‑to‑sales sit at enterprise value ratio 5.16 and PS 6.65 respectively. WMDST values the stock as under-valued based on the firm’s balance‑sheet strength, recent design wins and revenue acceleration, but profitability metrics lag peer means materially. (Earnings and full quarter detail published April 30, 2026).

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-03-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-04-30
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-07-30
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow
 Operating Cash Flow -8.58 M
 Capital Expenditures
 Change In Working Capital 2.4 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta
 End Period Cash Flow
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 19.1 M
 Forward Revenue 1.3 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 13.5 M
 Depreciation
 Depreciation and Amortization
 Research and Development 5.3 M
 Total Operating Expenses 21.9 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 5.6 M
 EBITDA -2.81 M
 EBIT -2.81 M
 Operating Income -2.81 M
 Interest Income 452.0 K
 Interest Expense
 Net Interest Income 452.0 K
 Income Before Tax -2.36 M
 Tax Provision 11.0 K
 Tax Rate 40.0 %
 Net Income -2.37 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations -2.37 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate -0.36
 EPS Actual -0.25
 EPS Difference 0.11
 EPS Surprise 30.556 %
 Forward EPS -0.12
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 158.8 M
 Intangible Assets 3.5 M
 Net Tangible Assets 112.5 M
 Total Current Assets 116.2 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 35.0 M
 Cash 30.0 M
 Net Receivables 13.9 M
 Inventory 63.5 M
 Long-Term Investments
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 20.4 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 35.2 M
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 6.6 M
 Total Liabilities 42.8 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 116.0 M
 Retained Earnings 93.6 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 20.33
 Shares Outstanding 5.706 M
 Revenue Per-Share 3.35
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 126.9 M
 Enterprise Value 98.5 M
 Enterprise Multiple -35.082
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 116.64 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 491.367 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 338.716
mean: 84.574
median: 68.042
SILC: -35.082
low: -157.605
 EV/R 5.158
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.369
 Asset To Liability 3.712
 Debt To Capital 0.054
 Debt To Assets 0.042
Debt To Assets QoQ 0.874 %
Debt To Assets YoY -0.12 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.642
median: 0.244
mean: 0.208
SILC: 0.042
low: 0.01
 Debt To Equity 0.057
Debt To Equity QoQ 6.575 %
Debt To Equity YoY 13.848 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 1.77
median: 0.63
mean: 0.527
SILC: 0.057
low: 0.014
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.094
Price To Book QoQ 47.144 %
Price To Book YoY 60.583 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 29.004
mean: 7.835
median: 6.366
SILC: 1.094
low: -8.728
 Price To Earnings (P/E) -88.973
Price To Earnings QoQ 97.62 %
Price To Earnings YoY 123.503 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 391.742
mean: 124.495
median: 92.924
SILC: -88.973
low: -227.806
 PE/G Ratio 3.361
 Price To Sales (P/S) 6.646
Price To Sales QoQ 28.646 %
Price To Sales YoY 12.561 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 26.443
median: 19.792
mean: 15.955
SILC: 6.646
low: 0.753
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E -161.689
Forward PE/G 6.108
Forward P/S 95.89
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -0.005
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.123
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 10.191 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 28.121 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.474
mean: 0.162
median: 0.126
SILC: 0.123
low: 0.043
 Receivables Turnover 1.656
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 2.431 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 44.507 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 3.425
mean: 2.084
median: 1.96
SILC: 1.656
low: 0.512
 Inventory Turnover 0.232
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -4.193 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -7.223 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 1.771
median: 1.093
mean: 1.057
SILC: 0.232
low: 0.204
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 55.09
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 380.347
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -0.728 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 2.325 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA SILC: 380.347
high: 272.087
mean: 106.406
median: 55.19
low: -108.637
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.236
 CapEx To Revenue
 CapEx To Depreciation
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 116.0 M
 Net Invested Capital 116.0 M
 Invested Capital 116.0 M
 Net Tangible Assets 112.5 M
 Net Working Capital 81.0 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.995
 Current Ratio 3.301
Current Ratio QoQ -20.465 %
Current Ratio YoY -55.527 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 6.25
SILC: 3.301
mean: 1.798
median: 1.121
low: 0.73
 Quick Ratio 1.497
Quick Ratio QoQ -32.522 %
Quick Ratio YoY -71.035 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 3.505
SILC: 1.497
mean: 1.448
median: 0.931
low: 0.548
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA -2.351
 Cost Of Debt 2.787 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio -9.391
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -0.071 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -12.659 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 48.917
mean: 12.873
median: 10.854
SILC: -9.391
low: -29.31
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio -0.244
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 121.172
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 4.37 %
 Revenue Growth 12.952 %
Revenue Growth QoQ 56.293 %
Revenue Growth YoY -1871.819 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 33.034 %
SILC: 12.952 %
median: 3.131 %
mean: 0.649 %
low: -71.127 %
 Earnings Growth -26.471 %
Earnings Growth QoQ 376.44 %
Earnings Growth YoY -26.89 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 100.0 %
median: 4.0 %
mean: -3.197 %
SILC: -26.471 %
low: -200.0 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 29.548 %
Gross Margin QoQ -0.852 %
Gross Margin YoY -0.572 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 74.628 %
median: 61.897 %
mean: 56.89 %
SILC: 29.548 %
low: 16.069 %
 EBIT Margin -14.703 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -11.529 %
EBIT Margin YoY -34.215 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 43.259 %
mean: 26.285 %
median: 26.165 %
SILC: -14.703 %
low: -43.884 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) -14.703 %
Return On Sales QoQ -11.529 %
Return On Sales YoY -34.215 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 42.739 %
mean: 25.66 %
median: 24.868 %
SILC: -14.703 %
low: -43.884 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF)
 Free Cash Flow Yield
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA
 Free Cash Growth
Free Cash Growth QoQ
Free Cash Growth YoY
Free Cash Growth IPRWA
 Free Cash To Net Income
 Cash Flow Margin -44.947 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 3.627
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) -1.522 %
Return On Assets QoQ -8.917 %
Return On Assets YoY -18.61 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 4.977 %
mean: 2.776 %
median: 2.597 %
SILC: -1.522 %
low: -5.098 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) -2.271 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) -0.02
Return On Equity QoQ -5.424 %
Return On Equity YoY -9.374 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.239
median: 0.067
mean: 0.066
SILC: -0.02
low: -0.295
 DuPont ROE -2.027 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) -1.452 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -23.134 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -6.141 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 6.911 %
median: 4.495 %
mean: 4.322 %
SILC: -1.452 %
low: -8.258 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect choppy, volatility‑biased price action as momentum indicators show early rollover while longer-term averages remain supportive. Near-term momentum metrics (MACD peak-and-reversal, MRO positive and declining, RSI peak-and-reversal) point to increasing probability of pullback pressure into the coming weeks unless MACD recovers above its signal line. Support layers align near the 20‑day average $44.65 and the 50‑day average $39.47; resistance clusters sit at the 1x Bollinger upper band $47.41 and the SuperTrend upper $48.45. Elevated inventory and a lengthy cash conversion cycle create fundamental sensitivity to order flow and delivery cadence; recent design wins and PoC orders represent discrete catalysts that can re-accelerate momentum if conversion proceeds on the company’s stated timetable.

About Silicom Ltd.

Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ:SILC) designs and manufactures advanced networking and data infrastructure solutions tailored for servers, server-based systems, and communication devices. Headquartered in Kfar Saba, Israel, the company serves a global market, including the United States, North America, Israel, Europe, and the Asia Pacific regions. Silicom’s product portfolio includes server network interface cards, which enhance the performance of networking appliances. The company also develops smart card products, offering solutions such as redirector and switching cards, encryption and data compression hardware acceleration cards, and forward error correction acceleration and offloading cards. Additionally, Silicom provides smart platforms like virtualized and universal customer-premises equipment, as well as edge devices designed for SD-WAN, SASE, telco-dedicated routers, and NFV deployments. Serving original equipment manufacturers, cloud service providers, and the telecommunications sector, Silicom Ltd. continues to support the evolving needs of the data infrastructure industry since its incorporation in 1987.



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