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MKS Instruments, Inc. (MKSI) Company Bio

MKS Instruments provides instruments, subsystems, and process control solutions that measure, control, power, monitor, and analyze critical parameters of manufacturing processes in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Advanced Manufacturing Capital Equipment, Analytical Solutions Group, Europe Region Sales & Service, and Asia Region Sales & Service. The company was founded in 1961 and is based in Andover, Massachusetts.

MKSI Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation

We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for Mks Instruments Inc with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that Mks Instruments Inc ranked in the 54th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for MKSI, they are:

• The company's compound free cash flow growth rate over the past 5.5 years comes in at 0.24%; that's greater than 69.38% of US stocks we're applying DCF forecasting to.
• 86% of the company's capital comes from equity, which is greater than 67% of stocks in our cash flow based forecasting set.
• The weighted average cost of capital for the company is 8. This value is greater than merely 18.22% stocks in the Technology sector that generate free cash flow.

CDK, CAMT, SPRS, DIOD, and IBM can be thought of as valuation peers to MKSI, in the sense that they are in the Technology sector and have a similar price forecast based on DCF valuation.