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MEDIAN: $21.00
CONSENSUS: $21.00
UPSIDE: 9.49%
Metric 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Revenue
Revenue 1,293.7 1,093.7 613.5 580.6 582.1 578.5 490.3 455.2 404.4 299.8 297.7 282.1 282.5 305.1 370.5 403.0 334.8 260.5 192.0 167.4
Cost of Revenue 1,147.9 982.8 567.3 532.1 528.4 508.0 437.9 393.5 345.9 269.4 270.3 252.0 241.9 251.6 283.5 292.0 240.7 181.6 130.9 108.9
Gross Profit 145.8 110.9 46.2 48.5 53.7 70.5 52.5 61.6 58.4 30.4 27.4 30.1 40.6 53.5 87.0 111.0 94.1 78.9 61.2 58.4
Operating Expenses
R&D Expenses 37.3 33.9 30.0 28.9 21.9 19.3 14.2 12.3 13.8 13.5 16.1 17.9 19.5 19.0 21.1 24.2 19.7 14.9 14.1 14.1
SG&A Expenses 73.1 70.8 44.3 40.4 36.5 37.3 32.1 38.6 29.0 25.1 28.7 31.4 33.4 30.9 37.4 37.8 35.2 29.3 25.8 19.9
Other Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 0 0 (0.1) 0 0 0 0 0 (0.1)
Operating Expenses 110.4 104.7 74.3 69.3 58.4 56.6 46.3 50.9 42.8 38.6 44.8 49.3 53.0 50.0 58.5 61.9 54.9 44.2 39.8 34.0
Operating Income
Operating Income 35.4 6.2 (28.1) (20.8) (4.7) 13.9 6.2 10.7 15.6 (10.7) (17.4) (19.2) (13.6) (88.8) 28.5 49.1 39.2 34.7 21.3 24.4
Interest Expense 4.4 0.4 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.3 0.7 0.4 0 0.3 0.6 3.8 3.8 5.2 4.5 4.2 4.0 3.5 1.2 0.7
Interest Income 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.5 1.9
Profitability
EBITDA 58.6 30.5 (5.8) (1.4) 11.2 46.8 30.9 20.1 24.3 (1.6) (3.6) 2.4 (80.3) (56.4) 59.7 76.6 59.6 50.7 34.7 35.8
EBIT 35.4 6.0 (29.7) (20.6) (4.7) 30.6 19.4 11.1 15.6 (12.9) (18.7) (16.4) (106.4) (88.8) 28.6 49.3 40.8 34.7 23.0 26.2
Income Before Tax 31.2 5.6 (30.4) (21.4) (5.8) 29.3 18.7 10.7 16.5 (13.3) (17.8) (20.3) (15.8) (94.0) 24.1 45.1 36.9 31.2 21.7 25.4
Income Tax Expense (50.0) 0.9 0.9 47.5 (0.5) 5.8 0.6 (51.8) 0.6 (1.1) 0.1 (0.2) 37.9 (26.6) 11.1 17.9 16.3 13.9 8.9 9.8
Net Income 81.2 4.7 (31.3) (68.9) (5.2) 23.6 18.1 62.5 15.9 (12.2) (17.9) (20.0) (53.7) (67.4) 13.0 27.2 20.6 17.3 12.9 15.6
Per Share Data
EPS (Basic) 1.42 0.08 -0.57 -1.28 -0.10 0.44 0.35 1.26 0.32 -0.27 -0.40 -0.45 -1.23 -1.57 0.28 0.59 0.80 1.30 0.98 1.19
EPS (Diluted) 1.40 0.08 -0.57 -1.28 -0.10 0.43 0.34 1.18 0.32 -0.27 -0.40 -0.45 -1.23 -1.57 0.28 0.55 0.72 1.15 0.84 1.02
Shares Outstanding 57.2 56.5 54.9 53.8 54.3 53.2 51.5 49.6 49.8 45.2 45.2 44.5 43.5 42.8 45.8 46.2 25.6 13.3 13.1 13.1
Metric 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Current Assets
Cash & Cash Equivalents 128.3 101.1 50.5 73.7 96.4 110.3 107.5 62.5 64.7 49.6 53.7 60.5 84.2 90.1 68.5 132.3 155.8 25.2 25.0
Short-Term Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38.6 37.8 36.7 34.9 0 0 2.3
Net Receivables 181.2 135.8 111.8 67.9 81.6 91.5 64.5 75.6 68.5 44.1 47.2 46.2 42.0 38.4 52.8 48.2 51.5 33.3 25.3
Inventory 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.8 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.4 7.8 0 0 0 0 0
Other Current Assets 7.1 0.8 0.5 1.4 0.6 0.5 (2.9) 2.7 2.4 4.2 4.7 10.1 10.2 6.8 15.4 16.0 11.7 5.5 2.7
Total Current Assets 316.6 245.5 169.1 151.2 182.8 206.2 185.6 143.4 137.6 99.9 108.0 118.4 176.8 178.8 173.5 231.5 218.9 65.2 57.0
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment 23.7 26.4 30.3 20.3 16.1 17.8 14.8 5.4 4.2 5.6 7.7 8.6 11.1 9.7 8.8 8.9 5.4 4.7 5.7
Goodwill 261.4 125.1 125.1 121.1 121.1 117.8 80.7 82.5 62.3 56.1 56.1 56.1 149.9 150.5 243.0 211.9 158.6 106.7 80.5
Intangible Assets 66.3 28.5 38.0 38.7 49.7 59.2 28.2 35.1 8.6 4.1 10.1 19.0 31.4 50.5 72.4 65.8 47.2 34.0 34.8
Long-Term Investments 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.9 0 2.5 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Assets 5.9 5.6 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.2 0.5 6.0 7.6 8.6 11.2 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.5
Total Non-Current Assets 404.7 185.6 199.5 186.0 237.1 243.3 172.8 181.2 82.7 74.5 85.1 86.8 192.9 250.8 333.6 293.5 215.7 147.6 122.8
Total Assets 721.3 431.1 368.5 337.2 419.9 449.5 358.4 324.6 220.3 174.3 193.1 205.2 369.7 429.5 507.2 524.9 434.6 212.9 179.7
Current Liabilities
Account Payables 109.5 62.2 48.2 37.9 42.4 45.2 36.8 37.1 32.5 25.2 19.8 20.4 19.5 18.7 22.9 23.3 16.8 13.4 10.0
Short-Term Debt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0.0 17.7 15.4 15.4 10.0 15.6 12.9 9.5
Deferred Revenue 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.6 2.6 2.5 1.2 0.7 0.9
Other Current Liabilities 150.5 21.1 16.0 15.7 17.8 18.6 6.7 44.3 29.5 24.3 22.2 19.1 20.8 22.7 20.4 12.9 11.9 0 0
Total Current Liabilities 260.0 163.0 126.4 89.8 109.6 115.6 85.8 83.7 68.0 52.6 63.7 48.8 66.2 66.7 70.3 69.1 63.7 48.8 40.0
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 59.6 77.2 92.2 96.0 78.0 44.4 42.2
Deferred Tax Liabilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.7 40.3 8.4 5.9 4.0 43.4 43.4
Other Non-Current Liabilities 63.3 16.6 17.4 16.3 20.5 30.2 7.9 18.1 3.9 3.7 4.6 5.7 4.2 6.5 6.3 4.4 2.5 2.3 2.5
Total Non-Current Liabilities 138.2 24.0 25.3 17.5 24.3 38.8 16.6 18.1 3.9 3.7 4.6 20.7 65.6 84.0 98.5 100.4 80.9 90.9 89.5
Total Liabilities 398.2 187.1 151.7 107.4 133.9 154.4 102.5 101.8 72.0 56.2 68.3 69.6 131.8 150.7 168.8 169.5 144.6 139.7 129.4
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Retained Earnings (44.5) (125.7) (130.4) (99.1) (30.2) (25.0) (48.5) (66.6) (129.1) (145.0) (131.3) (113.4) (0.7) 53.0 120.4 107.4 80.2 59.6 42.3
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (0.3) (0.3) (0.3) (0.3) (0.3) (0.3) (0.2) (0.4) (0.4) (0.5) (0.4) (0.4) (1.1) (1.0) (1.4) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total Stockholders' Equity 323.1 244.0 216.8 229.8 286 295.1 255.9 222.8 148.3 118.1 124.8 135.6 237.9 278.9 338.4 355.4 290.0 73.2 50.3
Total Liabilities & Equity 721.3 431.1 368.5 337.2 419.9 449.5 358.4 324.6 220.3 174.3 193.1 205.2 369.7 429.5 507.2 524.9 434.6 212.9 179.7
Debt Metrics
Total Debt 74.9 10.2 11.0 4.6 3.9 8.5 8.7 0 0 0 15 15.0 77.3 92.7 107.6 106.0 93.6 57.2 51.7
Net Debt (53.4) (90.9) (39.5) (69.1) (92.6) (101.8) (98.8) (62.5) (64.7) (49.6) (38.7) (45.4) (6.9) 2.6 39.1 (26.2) (62.2) 32.1 26.7
Metric 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Operating Activities
Net Income 81.2 4.7 (31.3) (68.9) (5.2) 23.6 18.1 62.5 15.9 (12.2) (17.9) (20.0) (53.7) (67.4) 13.0 27.2 20.6 17.3 12.9 15.6
Depreciation & Amortization 23.1 24.5 24.0 19.2 17.0 15.4 11.5 9.0 7.8 11.4 15.1 18.9 26.1 32.3 31.1 27.3 18.8 16.0 11.7 9.6
Stock-Based Compensation 37.4 31.8 23.7 18.8 18.5 0 16.7 14.1 10.2 8.9 9.5 9.9 10.4 12.0 13.0 13.9 13.4 6.2 3.2 2.1
Change in Working Capital 28.4 4.2 (7.0) (6.0) 0.1 2.8 10.1 (5.6) (6.3) 7.8 (6.3) (0.4) 35.7 (18.5) (11.3) 17.1 (10.0) (8.4) (2.9) (2.9)
Other Non-Cash Items (49.9) 19.4 2.1 1.5 (0.9) 3.4 (12.4) 10.0 (0.5) 3.1 0.1 (3.9) 30.2 124.2 (0.9) (4.1) 2.5 19.3 14.3 0.4
Operating Cash Flow 130.9 85.0 12.0 11.8 28.7 50.6 47.6 38.0 27.0 18.5 1.0 6.1 18.1 51.9 47.7 78.2 38.5 32.6 24.8 25.2
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure (3.4) (2.1) (5.3) (15.0) (7.5) (2.0) (4.3) (4.3) (2.8) (3.3) (5.3) (5.7) (10.8) (6.4) (4.6) (7.2) (4.1) (2.4) (3.6) (3.5)
Acquisitions (104.9) 0 (4.5) 0 (1.8) (27.4) 13.1 (32.7) (14.2) 0 0 (0.5) (0.9) (3.9) (60.1) (91.8) (68.2) (27.9) (63.2) (11.9)
Purchases of Investments 0 0 0 0 0 (4) 0 0 0 (0.8) 0 (19.1) (50.8) (52.3) (48.2) (54.4) 0 2.4 (11.6) (40.9)
Sales/Maturities of Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55.3 49.8 49.9 45.0 19.2 0 2.3 29.2 29.9
Other Investing Activities (9.9) (9.4) (12.9) (0.1) 0.1 0 (1.9) 0.1 1.1 (0.8) 0.1 3.3 1.9 3.9 0.0 (0.5) 0.1 (1.7) 0.0 (0.0)
Investing Cash Flow (118.2) (11.4) (22.7) (15.1) (9.2) (36.5) 8.9 (37.0) (15.8) (4.1) (5.2) 33.3 (10.7) (8.7) (67.9) (134.8) (72.2) (27.3) (49.2) (26.4)
Financing Activities
Net Debt Issuance 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (15) (0.0) (63.0) (15.5) (15.6) (2.6) 9.0 24.8 (4.5) 24.1 (3.9)
Stock Repurchased (31.4) 0 (2.3) (5.6) (15.3) 0 0 (9.9) (0.6) (2.5) (2.5) (1.2) (6.2) (6.2) (43.9) 0 (0.7) (1.3) (5.6) 0
Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Financing Activities (27.2) (27.0) (10.2) (8.4) (18.0) (15.7) (11.6) (4.1) 4.5 (1.0) (2.5) 1.0 1.9 0.2 3.1 24.2 3.5 0.8 4.3 1.1
Financing Cash Flow 14.5 (23.0) (12.5) (19.5) (33.3) (11.3) (11.6) (4.1) 3.9 (18.5) (2.5) (63.1) (13.2) (21.6) (43.4) 33.1 164.3 (5.0) 22.8 (2.8)
Cash Position
Net Change in Cash 27.2 50.6 (23.2) (22.8) (13.9) 2.8 45.0 (3.1) 15.1 (4.1) (6.8) (23.7) (5.9) 21.6 (63.8) (23.5) 130.6 0.2 (1.8) (3.8)
Cash at Beginning 101.1 50.5 73.7 96.5 110.3 107.5 62.5 65.6 49.6 53.7 60.5 84.2 90.1 68.5 132.3 155.8 25.2 25.0 26.8 30.6
Cash at End 128.3 101.1 50.5 73.7 96.5 110.3 107.5 62.5 64.7 49.6 53.7 60.5 84.2 90.1 68.5 132.3 155.8 25.2 25.0 26.8
Free Cash Flow 127.5 82.9 6.7 (3.2) 21.2 48.6 43.4 33.7 24.2 15.2 (4.3) 0.4 7.3 45.5 43.1 71.0 34.4 30.2 21.2 21.7
Key Metrics 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Income Statement
Revenue 1,293.7 1,093.7 613.5 580.6 582.1 578.5 490.3 455.2 404.4 299.8 297.7 282.1 282.5 305.1 370.5 403.0 334.8 260.5 192.0 167.4
Gross Profit 145.8 110.9 46.2 48.5 53.7 70.5 52.5 61.6 58.4 30.4 27.4 30.1 40.6 53.5 87.0 111.0 94.1 78.9 61.2 58.4
Operating Income 35.4 6.2 (28.1) (20.8) (4.7) 13.9 6.2 10.7 15.6 (10.7) (17.4) (19.2) (13.6) (88.8) 28.5 49.1 39.2 34.7 21.3 24.4
Net Income 81.2 4.7 (31.3) (68.9) (5.2) 23.6 18.1 62.5 15.9 (12.2) (17.9) (20.0) (53.7) (67.4) 13.0 27.2 20.6 17.3 12.9 15.6
EPS (Diluted) 1.40 0.08 -0.57 -1.28 -0.10 0.43 0.34 1.18 0.32 -0.27 -0.40 -0.45 -1.23 -1.57 0.28 0.55 0.72 1.15 0.84 1.02
Balance Sheet
Cash & Equivalents 128.3 101.1 50.5 73.7 96.4 110.3 107.5 62.5 64.7 49.6 53.7 60.5 84.2 90.1 68.5 132.3 155.8 25.2 25.0
Total Assets 721.3 431.1 368.5 337.2 419.9 449.5 358.4 324.6 220.3 174.3 193.1 205.2 369.7 429.5 507.2 524.9 434.6 212.9 179.7
Total Debt 74.9 10.2 11.0 4.6 3.9 8.5 8.7 0 0 0 15 15.0 77.3 92.7 107.6 106.0 93.6 57.2 51.7
Stockholders' Equity 323.1 244.0 216.8 229.8 286 295.1 255.9 222.8 148.3 118.1 124.8 135.6 237.9 278.9 338.4 355.4 290.0 73.2 50.3
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow 130.9 85.0 12.0 11.8 28.7 50.6 47.6 38.0 27.0 18.5 1.0 6.1 18.1 51.9 47.7 78.2 38.5 32.6 24.8 25.2
Capital Expenditure (3.4) (2.1) (5.3) (15.0) (7.5) (2.0) (4.3) (4.3) (2.8) (3.3) (5.3) (5.7) (10.8) (6.4) (4.6) (7.2) (4.1) (2.4) (3.6) (3.5)
Free Cash Flow 127.5 82.9 6.7 (3.2) 21.2 48.6 43.4 33.7 24.2 15.2 (4.3) 0.4 7.3 45.5 43.1 71.0 34.4 30.2 21.2 21.7