MKS Instruments, Inc. (MKSI): Price and Financial Metrics

MKSI POWR Grades

• MKSI scores best on the Momentum dimension, with a Momentum rank ahead of 99.44% of US stocks.
• The strongest trend for MKSI is in Growth, which has been heading up over the past 177 days.
• MKSI's current lowest rank is in the Stability metric (where it is better than 20.44% of US stocks).

MKSI Stock Summary

• With a one year PEG ratio of 0.86, MKS INSTRUMENTS INC is expected to have a higher PEG ratio (a measure of how expensive a stock is relative to its expected earnings growth) than only 12.83% of US stocks.
• Of note is the ratio of MKS INSTRUMENTS INC's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; just 8.38% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
• In terms of twelve month growth in earnings before interest and taxes, MKS INSTRUMENTS INC is reporting a growth rate of -322.05%; that's higher than merely 4.47% of US stocks.
• If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to MKS INSTRUMENTS INC, a group of peers worth examining would be ETWO, TDOC, CDLX, SM, and UAVS.
• MKSI's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit MKS INSTRUMENTS INC's official web site, go to www.mksinst.com.

MKSI Valuation Summary

• MKSI's price/sales ratio is 1.2; this is 45.45% lower than that of the median Technology stock.
• Over the past 243 months, MKSI's price/sales ratio has gone down 3.4.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for MKSI.

MKSI Growth Metrics

Its 3 year price growth rate is now at 38.05%.
• Its 3 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at 49.59%.
• Its 5 year revenue growth rate is now at 27.32%.

MKSI's revenue has moved up $1,676,086,000 over the prior 67 months.

The table below shows MKSI's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date	Revenue	Operating Cash Flow	Net Income to Common Stock
2022-09-30	3,224.9	539.3	429.2
2022-06-30	3,012.8	493.4	555.6
2022-03-31	2,997.7	553.6	572.1
2021-12-31	2,949.6	639.5	551.4
2021-09-30	2,845.9	592.4	516.8
2021-06-30	2,693.8	591.4	476.1

MKSI's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.

• MKSI has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 62.83% of graded US stocks.
• MKSI's asset turnover comes in at 0.69 -- ranking 31st of 76 Measuring and Control Equipment stocks.
• CLIR, COHU, and THMO are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with MKSI.

The table below shows MKSI's key quality metrics over time.