Yuanta Securities forecasted on the 19th that Femtron will continue its performance growth this year due to the expansion of large clients and improved investments within client companies.
Femtron is a manufacturer of inspection equipment. Since 2016, it has been expanding its inspection equipment lineup by developing semiconductor coating inspection equipment, MEMS inspection equipment in 2020, and Package AVI equipment (Apollon) in 2021.
Kwon Myung-jun, a researcher at Yuanta Securities, stated in a report on the same day, "Femtron's client base is shifting from small and medium-sized clients to large clients," and added, "This is expected to facilitate economies of scale and the acquisition of new sales channels."
He also analyzed, "The inspection equipment lineup is expanding through continuous R&D," and "The scope is broadening from existing SMT to semiconductors and secondary batteries, and especially, a diverse lineup of inspection equipment related to semiconductor packaging has been secured, which is expected to drive growth."
Furthermore, he said, "Femtron possesses both Vision and X-Ray equipment, enabling simultaneous inspection of internal and external parts as well as upper and lower sections," and added, "This technological capability differentiates it from competitors and is expected to contribute to future sales growth."
He predicted, "Last year's annual sales showed double-digit growth compared to the previous year," and forecasted, "Performance growth will continue this year (sales of {$_866억원, operating profit of {$_152억원)."
He explained, "The expansion of large clients and improved investments within client companies are expected compared to the previous year, due to anticipated changes and investment expansion trends in the semiconductor packaging-related industry."
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