TTM Technologies - TTMI
Introduction This post presents a quick analysis and valuation of TTM Technologies (TTMI) based on figures from Q3 2016. Business Manufacturer PCB. Thousands of customers but high concentration of biggest customers (Apple represents 20%, and five customers represent 35% of sales). However, good industry diversification. Factories in China and US. Cyclical, highly fragmented and competitive industry with heavy capex requirements. Financial There are hints of objective of 10% EBIT (conference call Q3 2016). Net debt: around 800m$ Price: 13$, with 128m shares (without taking into account the (small?) possible dilution by 2020 due to convertibles). => EV: 2464m$ Based on 2,5b$ sales, EBIT with 10% margin would be 250m$ and EV/EBIT = 2464/250 = 9.9 Conclusion Considering the lack of pricing power, the intense competition in China, the capex requirements, technology aspects, cycles in the industry, and the important debt (mostly with variable rat...