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At a glance

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FY2025

Revenue

$1.70bn

FY2016FY2025

Net income

$281.6m

FY2016FY2025

Free cash flow

$263.1m

FY2016FY2025

Shareholders' equity

$1.19bn

FY2016FY2025

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue$1.70bn$1.57bn$1.48bn$1.24bn$1.09bn$1.02bn$1.21bn$1.14bn$3.33bn$3.30bn
Gross profit$482.2m$419.8m$394.5m$334.9m$272.2m$222.5m$262.6m$240.6m$557.7m$513.2m
Operating income$431.1m$384.0m$338.8m$270.0m−$4.6m−$349.9m$36.0m−$26.8m$235.2m$693.9m
Net income$281.6m$296.5m$107.6m$69.6m$192.4m−$613.3m$938.5m$370.1m$91.5m$371.8m
Diluted earnings per share1.891.950.680.431.06-2.934.371.650.492.79

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Total assets$2.21bn$1.86bn$2.13bn$1.97bn$2.21bn$4.97bn$6.50bn$6.77bn$7.39bn$7.10bn
Cash and short-term investments$146.7m$91.3m$89.4m$85.2m$324.8m$867.3m$97.8m$388.5m$320.6m$465.0m
Total liabilities$1.02bn$903.5m$1.18bn$1.20bn$1.07bn$2.71bn$3.68bn$4.70bn$5.79bn$6.41bn
Debt$127.7m$100.3m$165.1m$232.1m$153.7m$995.7m$1.15bn$2.74bn$3.17bn$4.02bn
Shareholders' equity$1.19bn$959.5m$950.1m$774.4m$1.14bn$2.28bn$2.82bn$2.07bn$1.60bn$688.3m
Shares outstanding149m152m158m162m181m209m215m225m188m133m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash from operations$366.2m$232.7m$250.8m$178.2m−$155.8m$259.6m$330.7m$396.9m$130.8m$184.6m
Capital spending−$103.0m−$71.9m−$56.4m−$52.8m−$50.4m−$74.6m−$155.6m−$238.0m−$274.1m−$240.3m
Free cash flow$263.1m$160.8m$194.3m$125.4m−$206.2m$184.9m$175.0m$158.9m−$143.3m−$55.7m
Dividends paid−$455,000−$1.7m−$112.5m−$253.2m−$1.37bn−$25.7m−$14.0m−$11.1m−$19.4m−$1.5m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Jun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sept 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sept 2024
Revenue$615.9m$272.6m$541.4m$400.2m$524.2m$236.2m$423.4m$368.6m
Gross profit$237.7m−$16.4m$193.9m$83.7m$206.8m−$2.2m$135.4m$82.7m
Operating income$223.4m−$27.5m$180.0m$71.5m$193.3m−$16.4m$125.8m$74.7m
Net income$137.1m−$21.6m$171.6m$34.5m$95.1m−$19.5m$93.6m$85.5m
Diluted earnings per share0.97-0.151.150.230.64-0.130.620.56
Cash from operations$101.0m$61.0m$93.0m$140.0m$74.0m$57.0m$40.0m$118.0m
Capital spending−$17.0m−$8.0m−$66.0m−$18.0m−$13.0m−$4.0m−$37.0m−$7.0m
Free cash flow$84.0m$53.0m$27.0m$122.0m$61.0m$53.0m$3.0m$111.0m
Total assets$2.42bn$2.28bn$2.21bn$2.12bn$2.04bn$1.86bn$1.86bn$1.93bn
Cash and short-term investments$161.7m$157.4m$146.7m$241.0m$135.3m$109.8m$91.4m$140.7m
Debt$267.8m$265.7m$183.7m$160.7m$172.3m$163.9m$148.5m$203.9m
Shareholders' equity$1.14bn$1.05bn$1.19bn$1.12bn$1.05bn$908.5m$959.5m$897.7m

Financial ratios

Data as of 17 Oct 2026

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gross margin28.3%26.8%26.6%27.0%25.0%21.7%
Operating margin24.2%27.6%18.6%21.1%-8.4%-34.1%
Net margin16.5%18.9%7.2%5.6%17.7%-59.8%
Return on equity23.7%30.9%11.3%9.0%16.9%-26.9%
Return on assets12.8%15.9%5.1%3.5%8.7%-12.3%
Free cash flow yield8.2%5.2%5.0%3.7%-1.5%4.1%
Revenue growth8.6%5.5%19.5%14.3%6.0%-15.4%
Earnings growth-5.0%175.6%54.6%-63.8%-131.4%-165.4%
Current ratio0.67x0.62x0.50x0.59x1.46x1.79x
Debt to equity0.15x0.15x0.23x0.35x0.17x0.46x
Equity ratio53.8%51.5%44.7%39.3%51.5%45.8%
Interest coverage38.63x23.90x13.13x15.97x-1.97x-3.47x
Buybacks as a share of market value2.3%3.7%2.3%10.7%13.3%2.7%

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue11.1%10.7%-8.8%
Operating income16.9%—2.5%
Net income59.4%——

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin27.6%27.2%26.2%19.8%
Operating margin24.9%23.8%13.2%11.0%
Net margin17.7%12.6%4.1%8.4%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Price to earnings17.89.420.122.411.5-2.92.45.416.2
Price to sales2.91.81.51.32.01.71.81.70.5

Market value over time

28 Feb 2017 to 16 Oct 2026, in USD

$1.74bn$5.47bn

Share price return

Finished calendar years

202520242023202220212020201920182017
Return86%29%50%-19%31%-14%21%6%2%

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 0 years. Last went ex-dividend on 14 Nov 2023.

FY2023FY2022FY2021
Paid in the year0.701.517.594

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