How to buy II-VI Incorporated (IIVI) stock

II-VI Incorporated is a scientific & technical instruments business based in the US. II-VI Incorporated shares (IIVI) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. II-VI Incorporated employs 22,969 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

II-VI Incorporated stock price (NASDAQ: IIVI)

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II-VI Incorporated shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-24.

Latest market close	$67.37
52-week range	$36.04 - $100.44
50-day moving average	$70.92
200-day moving average	$75.63
Wall St. target price	$88.53
PE ratio	30.4435
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$2.35

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II-VI Incorporated price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $67.37 from 2021-05-28

1 week (2021-07-17)	N/A
1 month (2021-06-28)	-6.73%
3 months (2021-04-28)	-9.64%
6 months (2021-01-24)	N/A

1 year (2020-07-24)	N/A
2 years (2019-07-24)	N/A
3 years (2018-07-24)	N/A
5 years (2016-07-24)	N/A

Is II-VI Incorporated under- or over-valued?

Valuing II-VI Incorporated stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of II-VI Incorporated's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

II-VI Incorporated's P/E ratio

II-VI Incorporated's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 30x. In other words, II-VI Incorporated shares trade at around 30x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

II-VI Incorporated's PEG ratio

II-VI Incorporated's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.47. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into II-VI Incorporated's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

II-VI Incorporated's EBITDA

II-VI Incorporated's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $643.8 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a II-VI Incorporated's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

II-VI Incorporated financials

Revenue TTM	$3 billion
Operating margin TTM	12.16%
Gross profit TTM	$907.3 million
Return on assets TTM	4.03%
Return on equity TTM	8.8%
Profit margin	8.76%
Book value	$27.46
Market capitalisation	$7.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting II-VI Incorporated shares

There are currently 17.3 million II-VI Incorporated shares held short by investors – that's known as II-VI Incorporated's "short interest". This figure is 0.7% down from 17.4 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting II-VI Incorporated shares can be evaluated.

II-VI Incorporated's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

II-VI Incorporated's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of II-VI Incorporated shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of II-VI Incorporated shares traded daily (recently around 1.4 million). II-VI Incorporated's SIR currently stands at 12.45. In other words for every 100,000 II-VI Incorporated shares traded daily on the market, roughly 12450 shares are currently held short.

However II-VI Incorporated's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of II-VI Incorporated shares, or, against the total number of tradable II-VI Incorporated shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case II-VI Incorporated's short interest could be expressed as 0.16% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 II-VI Incorporated shares in existence, roughly 160 shares are currently held short) or 0.1668% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable II-VI Incorporated shares, roughly 167 shares are currently held short).

A SIR above 10% would generally be considered pretty high, pointing to a potentially pessimistic outlook for the share price and a discouraging interest in betting against II-VI Incorporated.

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II-VI Incorporated share dividends

We're not expecting II-VI Incorporated to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have II-VI Incorporated's shares ever split?

II-VI Incorporated's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 26 June 2011. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your II-VI Incorporated shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for II-VI Incorporated shares which in turn could have impacted II-VI Incorporated's share price.

II-VI Incorporated share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, II-VI Incorporated's shares have ranged in value from as little as $36.04 up to $100.44. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while II-VI Incorporated's is 1.4989. This would suggest that II-VI Incorporated's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

II-VI Incorporated overview

II-VI Incorporated develops, manufactures, and markets engineered materials, and optoelectronic components and devices worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Compound Semiconductors and Photonic Solutions. The Compound Semiconductors segment offers optical and electro-optical components and materials used in high-power CO2 lasers; fiber-delivered beam delivery systems, and processing tools and direct diode lasers for industrial lasers; and compound semiconductor epitaxial and gallium arsenide wafers. This segment also provides infrared optical components and optical assemblies for aerospace and defense, medical, and commercial laser imaging applications; semiconductor lasers and detectors for optical interconnects and sensing applications with InP; and engineered materials for thermoelectric and silicon carbide applications to the semiconductor, aerospace, and defense and medical markets. In addition, it offers compound semiconductor epitaxial wafers for applications in optical components, wireless devices, and communication systems; and GaAs wafers for the production of lasers and integrated circuits. The Photonic Solutions segment provides crystal materials, optics, microchip lasers, and optoelectronic modules for use in optical communication networks and other consumer, life sciences, and commercial applications. This segment also offers pump lasers, optical isolators, and optical amplifiers and micro-optics for optical amplifiers, terrestrial and submarine applications.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of II-VI Incorporated is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.551% of II-VI Incorporated shares are held by insiders and 95.254% by institutions. How many people work for II-VI Incorporated?
Latest data suggests 22,969 work at II-VI Incorporated. When does the fiscal year end for II-VI Incorporated?
II-VI Incorporated's fiscal year ends in June. Where is II-VI Incorporated based?
II-VI Incorporated's address is: 375 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, PA, United States, 16056 What is II-VI Incorporated's ISIN number?
II-VI Incorporated's international securities identification number is: US9021041085 What is II-VI Incorporated's CUSIP number?
II-VI Incorporated's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 902104108