Applied Optoelectronics AAOI
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Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Price to Earnings (2014 - 2018)

Updated

Applied Optoelectronics' Price to Earnings came in at 39.89 for Q3 2018, up 162.7% from 15.18 a year earlier and up 59.5% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Price to Earnings (2014 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

For FY2017, Applied Optoelectronics' Price to Earnings was 9.95, down 28.0% from FY2016.

  • Price to Earnings has declined in each of the last three years.
  • Going back by year, Price to Earnings was 13.81 in FY2016 (-48.4%), 26.77 in FY2015 (-31.1%) and 38.83 in FY2014.
  • The Q3 2018 figure represents the highest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q2 2016.
  • Year-over-year, Price to Earnings increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.7%.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in Price to Earnings over five years came in Q3 2018 (growth of 162.7%), and the weakest in Q2 2015 (a decline of 81.6%).
  • Business Quant data shows AAOI's Price to Earnings at 25.01 (Q2 2018), 8.70 (Q1 2018) and 9.95 (Q4 2017) in the three quarters before Q3 2018.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Apple 4,874.86 Bn 4,622.35 Bn 54.77 Bn
2 Cisco Systems 442.74 Bn 378.67 Bn 11.06 Bn
3 Dell Technologies 360.03 Bn 315.78 Bn 9.83 Bn
4 Arista Networks 261.51 Bn 214.96 Bn 1.91 Bn
5 Sandisk 251.12 Bn 239.64 Bn 7.58 Bn
6 Seagate Technology Holdings 192.54 Bn 187.54 Bn 1.90 Bn
7 Western Digital 149.92 Bn 138.05 Bn 2.03 Bn
8 Sony 146.49 Bn 96.88 Bn 6.53 Bn
9 Lumentum Holdings 96.17 Bn 87.98 Bn 477.30 Mn
10 Applied Optoelectronics 9.75 Bn 8.47 Bn 53.21 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2018 39.89
Jun 30, 2018 25.01
Mar 31, 2018 8.70
Dec 31, 2017 9.95
Sep 30, 2017 15.18
Jun 30, 2017 14.67
Mar 31, 2017 20.36
Dec 31, 2016 13.81
Sep 30, 2016 19.39
Jun 30, 2016 41.00
Mar 31, 2016 25.10
Dec 31, 2015 26.77
Sep 30, 2015 35.84
Jun 30, 2015 33.73
Mar 31, 2015 58.68
Dec 31, 2014 38.83
Sep 30, 2014 77.92
Jun 30, 2014 183.20
API Access

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