PIXELWORKS, INC (PXLW) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of -48.5%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
PIXELWORKS, INC (PXLW) has a market capitalization of $34M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
PIXELWORKS, INC (PXLW) does not currently pay a regular dividend.
PIXELWORKS, INC (PXLW) operates in the Semiconductors & Related Devices industry, within the Technology sector.
PIXELWORKS, INC (PXLW) generated $-21 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Negative free cash flow may indicate heavy investment or operational challenges.
PIXELWORKS, INC (PXLW) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $-4.08 in its most recent fiscal year.
PIXELWORKS, INC (PXLW) has a return on equity (ROE) of 142.1%. This indicates the company generates strong returns for shareholders.
Pixelworks is a leading provider of high-performance and power-efficient visual processing semiconductor and software solutions that enable consistently high-quality and authentic viewing experiences in a wide variety of applications. We define our primary target markets as Mobile (smartphone and tablet), Home & Enterprise (projectors, personal video recorders ("PVR"), and over-the-air ("OTA") streaming devices), and Cinema (creation, remastering, and delivery of digital video content). Previously we classified our primary target markets as Mobile, Projector, Video Delivery and Cinema, but have since aggregated the Projector and Video Delivery categories into one market called "Home & Enterprise". Pixelworks has been a pioneer in visual processing technology for over 20 years.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 0 | - | 43M | 60M | 70M | 55M |
| Net Income | -22M | -22M | -29M | -26M | -16M | -20M |
| EPS | $-4.08 | $-4.08 | $-70.80 | $-5.64 | $-3.60 | $-4.56 |
| Free Cash Flow | -21M | -21M | -24M | -23M | -14M | -13M |
| ROIC | -17.8% | -22.5% | -16.0% | -116.4% | -44.4% | -43.0% |
| Gross Margin | - | - | 1.3% | 43.1% | 51.2% | 50.3% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.00 | -0.04 | -0.12 | 0.39 | 0.11 | 0.38 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | $0.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | -12M | -12M | -13M | -29M | -17M | -20M |
| Operating Margin | 0.0% | - | -30.0% | -48.0% | -24.0% | -36.3% |
| ROE | 0.0% | 142.1% | - | -116.4% | -44.4% | -43.0% |
| Shares Outstanding | 6M | 6M | 0M | 5M | 4M | 4M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
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| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 61M | 60M | 53M | 81M | 77M | 69M | 41M | 55M | 70M | 60M | 43M | N/A | 0 |
| Gross Margin | 52.2% | 49.2% | 47.0% | 51.8% | 51.6% | 50.2% | 49.4% | 50.3% | 51.2% | 43.1% | 1.3% | N/A | N/A |
| R&D | 25M | 25M | 19M | 21M | 23M | 26M | 25M | 27M | 31M | 31M | 4.4M | 3.7M | 3.7M |
| SG&A | 15M | 14M | 14M | 20M | 20M | 21M | 20M | 20M | 22M | 23M | 8.9M | 8.4M | 8.4M |
| EBIT | -8.9M | -9.8M | -10M | -2.0M | -4.8M | -13M | -27M | -20M | -17M | -29M | -13M | -12M | -12M |
| Op. Margin | -14.7% | -16.5% | -19.4% | -2.5% | -6.3% | -19.1% | -65.4% | -36.3% | -24.0% | -48.0% | -30.0% | N/A | 0.0% |
| Net Income | -10.0M | -11M | -11M | -3.6M | -3.9M | -9.1M | -27M | -20M | -16M | -26M | -29M | -22M | -22M |
| Net Margin | -16.3% | -17.8% | -20.8% | -4.4% | -5.1% | -13.2% | -64.9% | -36.3% | -23.0% | -43.9% | -66.5% | N/A | 0.0% |
| Non-Recurring | 267K | 199K | 4.4M | 2.3M | 1.6M | 535K | 2.3M | 488K | 99K | 280K | 2.1M | 1.2M | 1.2M |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | -57.5% | -50.3% | -45.6% | -9.9% | -7.9% | -18.7% | -52.8% | -43.0% | -44.4% | -116.4% | -16.0% | -22.5% | -17.8% |
| ROE | -57.5% | -50.3% | -45.6% | -10.9% | -8.4% | -18.7% | -52.8% | -43.0% | -44.4% | -116.4% | N/A | 142.1% | 0.0% |
| ROA | -28.1% | -27.1% | -29.7% | -7.2% | -5.9% | -14.0% | -38.8% | -22.4% | -15.4% | -26.4% | -35.9% | -39.0% | -43.9% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 1.7M | -3.8M | -1.5M | 12M | 955K | -10M | -3.7M | -9.2M | -13M | -19M | -20M | -21M | -21M |
| Free Cash Flow | -1.2M | -6.9M | -3.7M | 9.7M | -1.1M | -13M | -6.3M | -13M | -14M | -23M | -24M | -21M | -21M |
| Owner Earnings | -8.1M | -12M | -7.7M | 4.4M | -8.3M | -21M | -15M | -19M | -23M | -28M | -28M | -26M | -26M |
| CapEx | 2.9M | 3.0M | 2.1M | 2.5M | 2.1M | 2.6M | 2.6M | 3.5M | 1.6M | 3.8M | 3.8M | 448K | 448K |
| Maint. CapEx | 4.5M | 4.3M | 3.5M | 3.6M | 3.6M | 3.8M | 3.7M | 3.6M | 4.7M | 4.3M | 3.8M | 2.6M | 2.6M |
| Growth CapEx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D&A | 4.5M | 4.3M | 3.5M | 3.6M | 3.6M | 3.8M | 3.7M | 3.6M | 4.7M | 4.3M | 3.8M | 2.6M | 2.6M |
| CapEx/OCF | 169.5% | N/A | N/A | 20.4% | 219.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buyback Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 5.3M | 3.9M | 2.7M | 4.2M | 5.7M | 6.6M | 7.9M | 6.1M | 5.2M | 4.8M | 4.0M | 2.9M | 2.9M |
| Debt Repayment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 2.2M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | -7.9M | -17M | -9.6M | -11M | -14M | 1.5M | -14M | -46M | -53M | -43M | -4.2M | -11M | -11M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 18M | 27M | 20M | 28M | 18M | 7.3M | 31M | 62M | 57M | 48M | 5.5M | 11M | 11M |
| Long-Term Debt | N/A | N/A | 0 | 6.1M | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 739K |
| Debt/Equity | 0.64 | 0.38 | 0.45 | 0.37 | 0.20 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 0.11 | 0.39 | -0.12 | -0.04 | 0.00 |
| Interest Coverage | -526.4 | -21.8 | -23.2 | -4.5 | -13.1 | -83.1 | -111.9 | N/A | -336.3 | -1145.4 | -187.9 | -11556.0 | -11556.0 |
| Equity | 16M | 26M | 22M | 43M | 49M | 48M | 53M | 40M | 32M | 13M | -11M | -21M | -21M |
| Total Assets | 34M | 44M | 31M | 68M | 65M | 65M | 72M | 107M | 102M | 96M | 64M | 51M | 51M |
| Total Liabilities | 18M | 17M | 12M | 28M | 16M | 17M | 19M | 35M | 30M | 31M | 24M | 21M | 21M |
| Intangibles | N/A | N/A | 0 | 5.9M | 4.2M | 2.7M | 1.2M | 90K | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Retained Earnings | -354M | -364M | -375M | -379M | -380M | -389M | -415M | -435M | -451M | -477M | -506M | -528M | -528M |
| Working Capital | 11M | 22M | 17M | 18M | 23M | 23M | 29M | 58M | 60M | 52M | 27M | 30M | 30M |
| Current Assets | 26M | 36M | 26M | 36M | 35M | 32M | 40M | 74M | 72M | 65M | 35M | 50M | 50M |
| Current Liabilities | 15M | 15M | 9.7M | 18M | 13M | 9.7M | 11M | 16M | 13M | 12M | 8.3M | 20M | 20M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | -5.28 | -5.04 | -4.68 | -1.32 | -1.32 | -2.88 | -7.80 | -4.56 | -3.60 | -5.64 | -70.80 | -4.08 | -4.08 |
| Owner EPS | -4.31 | -5.74 | -3.23 | 1.62 | -2.79 | -6.62 | -4.50 | -4.30 | -5.07 | -6.01 | -67.90 | -4.73 | -4.73 |
| Book Value | 8.31 | 12.58 | 9.39 | 16.05 | 16.66 | 15.08 | 15.54 | 9.16 | 7.24 | 2.70 | -26.05 | -3.82 | -3.82 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 0.89 | -1.83 | -0.65 | 4.52 | 0.32 | -3.29 | -1.09 | -2.09 | -2.87 | -4.05 | -48.83 | -3.74 | -3.61 |
| Dividends/Share | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 1.9M | 2.1M | 2.4M | 2.7M | 3.0M | 3.2M | 3.4M | 4.4M | 4.5M | 4.6M | 0.4M | 5.5M | 5.5M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -1.5 |
| P/FCF | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| EV/EBIT | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Price/Book | 5.8 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 5.9 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Price/Sales | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | N/A | N/A |
| FCF Yield | -1.3% | -10.6% | -4.6% | 4.7% | -1.1% | -10.1% | -5.6% | -5.1% | -17.2% | -30.6% | -55.1% | N/A | -62.7% |
| Market Cap | 92M | 65M | 81M | 208M | 105M | 128M | 114M | 249M | 84M | 74M | 43M | 0 | 34M |
| Avg. Price | 71.71 | 54.88 | 27.88 | 56.74 | 52.46 | 41.84 | 38.10 | 46.82 | 27.27 | 18.04 | 15.73 | 0.00 | 6.09 |
| Year-End Price | 48.60 | 30.84 | 33.96 | 77.64 | 35.52 | 40.68 | 33.48 | 57.24 | 18.84 | 15.96 | 8.76 | 0.00 | 6.09 |
PIXELWORKS, INC passes 1 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
The company's 5-year average gross margin is 36.4%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is -8.4%.
PIXELWORKS, INC (PXLW) has a 5-year average gross margin of 36.4%. This indicates decent pricing power.
The Ledger Terminal provides 17 years of financial data for PIXELWORKS, INC (PXLW), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
PIXELWORKS, INC (PXLW) has a book value per share of $-3.82, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.