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Applied Optoelectronics

NMQ:AAOI US03823U1025
13
  • Value
    6
  • Growth
    92
  • Safety
    Safety
    42
  • Combined
    44
  • Sentiment
    16
  • 360° View
    360° View
    13
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Company Description

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. provides fiber-optic networking products. It operates in cable television, internet data center, telecommunications, and fiber-to-the-home markets. It has manufacturing facilities in Taipei, Taiwan and Ningbo, China. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $1,624 million, profits of $62 million, revenue of $249 million, and 3309 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 13 (better than 13% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Applied Optoelectronics are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Applied Optoelectronics. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 92, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 92% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 6 means that the share price of Applied Optoelectronics is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 94% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 42, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 58% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 16, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 84% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Revenue Growth
Country USA
Industry Communications Equipment
Size Medium
Website ao-inc.com
Index
NASDAQ
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Last update: 26-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
6 27 27 79
Growth
92 57 99 5
Safety
Safety
42 9 4 51
Sentiment
16 30 33 10
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13 12 20 9
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
12 31 36 13
Opinions Change
50 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 34 65 70
Market Pulse
47 33 32 8
Sentiment
16 30 33 10
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
6 27 27 79
Growth
92 57 99 5
Safety Safety
42 9 4 51
Combined
44 9 33 31
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
11 64 71 93
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
5 47 18 35
Price vs. Book (P/B)
15 28 40 95
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
6 27 27 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
98 100 100 62
Profit Growth
40 1 90 10
Capital Growth
73 26 84 15
Stock Returns
94 83 100 3
Growth
92 57 99 5
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
61 32 18 26
Refinancing
56 17 1 99
Liquidity
4 20 17 22
Safety Safety
42 9 4 51

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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