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ULVAC (TSE:6728) GF Value Rank : 3 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is ULVAC GF Value Rank?

ULVAC has the GF Value Rank of 3.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

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Competitive Comparison of ULVAC's GF Value Rank

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, ULVAC's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


ULVAC's GF Value Rank Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, ULVAC's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ULVAC's GF Value Rank falls into.



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ULVAC (TSE:6728) Business Description

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2500 Hagisono, Kanagawa, Chigasaki, JPN, 253-8543
ULVAC Inc is a Japanese company providing solutions which incorporate equipment, materials, analysis, and services for flat panel displays, electronic components, semiconductors, and general-industry equipment. The company has two reportable segments namely Vacuum Equipment business and Vacuum Application business. Vacuum equipment business is engaged in manufacturing products such as photovoltaic-cells production equipment, sputtering equipment for semiconductor production, vacuum evaporation roll coaters, vacuum pumps and measuring equipment. Vacuum application business is engaged in making products such as sputtering target materials, control system equipment and analyzing equipment. Most of the company's revenue comes from Japan.

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