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Cognex Corporation

CGNXNASDAQ

55.49

USD
-1.38
(-2.43%)
Market Open
56.48P/E
39Forward P/E
2.31P/E to S&P500
9.578BMarket CAP
0.47%Div Yield
Upcoming Earnings
31 Jul-4 Aug
Shares Short
5/15/23
3.08M
Short % of Float
1.79%
Short % of Shares Outs.
1.78%
% Held by Insiders
0.22%
% Held by Institutions
93.13%
Beta
1.60
PEG Ratio
18.59
52w. high/low
58.12/40.21
Avg. Daily Volume
0.77M
Return %
Stock
S&P 500
1 year
17.87
3.92
3 years
(1.28)
34.34
5 years
20.49
55.95
Scale: |
High
Low
7.03
2.71
4.54
2.37
7.91
4.04
9.37
6.15
11.20
7.31
19.30
9.19
22.90
15.33
26.24
16.18
32.98
14.01
72.99
31.18
70.00
34.88
57.31
35.60
83.10
35.20
101.82
72.85
80.30
40.20
58.12
45.70
Currency: USD
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
TTM
Revenue per share
1.29
1.46
1.11
1.82
1.92
1.89
2.04
2.80
2.61
3.05
4.32
4.68
4.24
4.67
5.88
5.80
7.12
Earnings per share
0.15
0.16
(0.03)
0.38
0.42
0.40
0.42
0.70
1.08
0.88
1.02
1.27
1.19
1.02
1.59
1.24
0.86
FCF per share
0.25
0.32
0.04
0.44
0.47
0.53
0.47
0.78
0.52
0.99
1.13
1.08
1.35
1.32
1.69
1.29
1.55
Dividends per share
0.09
0.12
0.07
0.06
0.09
0.39
- -
- -
0.10
0.15
0.17
0.18
0.21
2.25
0.25
0.26
0.36
CAPEX per share
0.03
0.04
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
0.08
0.12
0.17
0.08
0.17
0.22
0.13
0.08
0.09
0.11
0.16
Book Value per sh.
2.72
2.49
2.49
2.96
3.30
3.34
3.70
4.24
4.78
5.64
6.32
6.59
7.92
7.28
8.10
8.29
10.90
Comm.Shares outs.
175
166
159
160
167
171
174
174
173
171
173
172
171
173
176
173
130
Avg. annual P/E ratio
34.5
30.1
(121.2)
14.1
19.1
23.3
30.3
27.5
19.3
25.5
47.9
39.6
40.1
59.4
52.7
44.2
56.5
P/E to S&P500
2.0
1.4
(1.7)
0.7
1.2
1.6
1.8
1.5
1.0
1.1
2.0
1.6
1.7
1.6
1.8
2.1
2.3
Avg. annual div. yield
1.6%
2.3%
2.0%
1.2%
1.1%
4.2%
- -
- -
0.5%
0.7%
0.3%
0.4%
0.4%
3.7%
0.3%
0.5%
0.7%
Revenue (m)
226
243
176
291
322
324
354
486
451
521
748
806
726
811
1,037
1,006
925
Operating margin
12.0%
10.3%
(7.2)%
26.0%
26.5%
25.7%
24.4%
29.5%
27.0%
30.9%
34.7%
27.4%
19.7%
21.0%
30.4%
24.5%
21.8%
Depreciation (m)
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
14
15
17
22
25
27
20
20
11
Net profit (m)
27
27
(5)
61
70
68
74
121
187
150
177
219
204
176
280
216
174
Income tax rate
23.3%
13.8%
53.1%
19.3%
19.8%
21.4%
16.3%
17.6%
15.2%
11.2%
33.6%
6.5%
(25.1)%
5.7%
12.2%
14.0%
7.8%
Net profit margin
11.9%
11.2%
(2.8)%
21.1%
21.7%
21.0%
20.8%
25.0%
41.5%
28.7%
23.7%
27.2%
28.1%
21.7%
27.0%
21.4%
18.4%
Working capital (m)
264
213
211
225
231
189
271
184
398
461
517
689
487
469
451
530
508
Long-term debt (m)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
12
18
18
31
31
Equity (m)
476
413
394
473
553
572
644
736
826
963
1,095
1,135
1,356
1,262
1,430
1,438
1,446
ROIC
5.4%
8.0%
(1.0)%
13.1%
12.9%
11.8%
11.3%
16.4%
21.0%
15.4%
15.1%
18.3%
11.5%
10.6%
15.4%
12.2%
11.0%
Return on capital
6.5%
8.3%
(1.9)%
14.5%
14.7%
13.8%
12.4%
17.9%
23.2%
16.2%
20.7%
18.2%
8.6%
10.4%
15.9%
12.8%
10.7%
Return on equity
5.6%
6.6%
(1.2)%
13.0%
12.6%
11.9%
11.4%
16.5%
22.7%
15.5%
16.2%
19.3%
15.0%
14.0%
19.6%
15.0%
12.0%
Plowback ratio
44.6%
29.3%
344.3%
83.7%
(Infinity)%
2.8%
100.0%
100.0%
83.4%
83.2%
83.6%
85.5%
82.8%
(121.6)%
84.5%
78.7%
73.1%
Div.&Repurch./FCF
92.9%
183.7%
- -
(26.1)%
(7.3)%
72.6%
58.4%
44.2%
161.1%
42.8%
78.1%
126.5%
41.8%
192.7%
68.6%
107.4%
68.7%
Capital Structure
4 May · 2023 | Q1
All numbers in millions
Total liabilities
$ 528
Total assets
$ 1,974
Long-term debt
$ 31
Cash and equiv.
$ 164
Goodwill
$ 242
Retained earnings
$ 518
Common stock
- -
Enterprise Value
$ 9,445
Working Capital
Currency: USD, in millions
2020
2021
2022
Cash & Investments
372
324
400
Receivables
131
134
125
Inventory
61
113
122
Other
37
(14)
(18)
Current assets
602
640
718
Acc. Payable
16
44
27
Debt due
8
8
8
Other
108
137
152
Current liabilities
132
189
188
Annual growth rates
(avg. rate of change)
1 year
5 years
10 years
Revenue
(2.99)%
6.66%
13.75%
Cash flow
(25.07)%
7.11%
17.67%
Earnings
(22.99)%
3.81%
17.39%
Dividends
6.14%
234.81%
- -
Book value
0.58%
6.60%
9.66%
Insider Trading
Type
Shares
Date
Lee John Tseng-Chung
Exempt
740
05/09/23
Lee John Tseng-Chung
Exempt
740
05/09/23
Todgham Paul
Exempt
11,666
04/29/23
Todgham Paul
InKind
3,424
04/29/23
Todgham Paul
Exempt
11,666
04/29/23
Quarterly Revenue
Currency: USD, in millions
Year
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Total
2021
239
269
285
244
1,037
2022
282
275
210
239
1,006
2023
201
- -
- -
- -
- -
Earnings per share
Currency: USD
Year
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Total
2021
0.40
0.44
0.45
0.30
1.59
2022
0.39
0.34
0.20
0.32
1.24
2023
Infinity
- -
- -
- -
- -
Quarterly dividends paid
Currency: USD
Year
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Total
2021
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.25
2022
0.07
0.06
0.06
0.07
0.26
2023
Infinity
- -
- -
- -
- -
Company Description
Sector:
Technology
Industry:
Scientific & Technical Instruments
CEO:
Mr. Robert J. Willett
Full-time employees:
2,441
City:
Natick
Address:
One Vision Drive
IPO:
Jul 20, 1989
Website:
Cognex Corporation provides machine vision products that capture and analyze visual information in order to automate manufacturing and distribution tasks worldwide. Its machine vision products are used to automate the manufacturing and tracking of discrete items, including mobile phones, aspirin bottles, and automobile tires by locating, identifying, inspecting, and measuring them during the manufacturing or distribution process. The company offers VisionPro software, a suite of patented vision tools for advanced programming; QuickBuild that allows customers to build vision applications with a graphical, flowchart-based programming interface; and Cognex deep learning vision software. It also provides a range of inspection tasks, including part location, identification, measurement, assembly verification, and robotic guidance; vision sensors for vision applications, such as checking the presence and size of parts; and the In-Sight product line of vision systems and sensors. In addition, the company offers DataMan, an image-based barcode readers and barcode verifiers. It sells its products to consumer electronics, automotive, consumer products, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices industries, as well as through a network of distributors and integrators. Cognex Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts.
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