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Semtech Corporation

SMTC
38
Semiconductors · Technology
Price
$124.09
-0.79 (-0.63%)
Market Cap
$11.56B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Apr 26, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+34.8% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 65.6M (2022) → 88.4M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Semtech Corporation makes semiconductor chips used in electronics, communications, and industrial equipment. Its most important products are LoRa chips, which allow small devices like sensors and trackers to send data wirelessly over long distances using very little battery power — this is a key technology for the "Internet of Things" (IoT). Semtech also makes chips that protect electronics from power surges and chips used in high-speed data center connections.

Semtech earns money by selling chips to electronics manufacturers around the world, with a large portion of its business tied to customers in Asia. The company generates roughly $800–900 million in annual revenue and operates globally. Its main competitive advantage is its LoRa technology, which has become a widely adopted standard for low-power wireless networks, giving Semtech a strong position in the growing IoT market. The key growth driver is expanding LoRa adoption across smart cities, agriculture, and logistics, while the main risk is customer concentration and competition from alternative wireless technologies.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+15.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+31.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$196M/ year

Rising (+15% vs prior year)

18.7% of revenue

In line with sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

0.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$163M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Heavy R&D investment

Semtech Corporation is putting 19% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising. And they're generating enough cash to self-fund it.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
51.9%
Healthy — 51.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
10.6%
Modest — 10.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
11.3%
Below par — 11.3% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+14.2%
Fast-growing sales (+14.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
14.6%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (14.6%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.86
Moderate — manageable debt (0.86)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.44x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.4x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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