Photronics Inc (PLAB)
Activity ratios
Short-term
Turnover ratios
| Oct 31, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Jul 28, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Apr 28, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | |
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| Inventory turnover | 8.90 | 8.66 | 8.92 | 9.87 | 10.07 | 10.56 | 10.58 | 10.82 | 10.91 | 11.30 | 11.66 | 11.54 | 10.27 | 10.53 | 10.15 | 10.47 | 7.96 | 7.88 | 7.95 | 7.08 |
| Receivables turnover | 4.33 | 4.49 | 4.37 | 4.57 | 4.03 | 4.38 | 3.87 | 4.16 | 4.00 | 4.05 | 3.79 | 4.33 | 4.29 | 4.14 | 3.94 | 3.79 | 3.79 | 3.91 | 4.00 | — |
| Payables turnover | 3.31 | 3.14 | 6.10 | 6.61 | 7.23 | 6.58 | 6.59 | 6.20 | 6.25 | 6.59 | 6.80 | 6.86 | 5.60 | 5.74 | 6.02 | 6.52 | 4.95 | 5.03 | 4.86 | 5.24 |
| Working capital turnover | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.35 | 1.36 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.50 | 1.52 | 1.47 | 1.58 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.88 | 1.72 | 1.81 |
Average number of days
| Oct 31, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Jul 28, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Apr 28, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | ||
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| Days of inventory on hand (DOH) | days | 41.03 | 42.17 | 40.92 | 37.00 | 36.25 | 34.57 | 34.50 | 33.74 | 33.46 | 32.31 | 31.31 | 31.64 | 35.54 | 34.66 | 35.95 | 34.85 | 45.87 | 46.33 | 45.93 | 51.56 |
| Days of sales outstanding (DSO) | days | 84.20 | 81.38 | 83.49 | 79.90 | 90.67 | 83.41 | 94.26 | 87.76 | 91.36 | 90.05 | 96.43 | 84.39 | 85.08 | 88.08 | 92.67 | 96.43 | 96.28 | 93.34 | 91.18 | — |
| Number of days of payables | days | 110.18 | 116.17 | 59.84 | 55.22 | 50.48 | 55.48 | 55.36 | 58.92 | 58.43 | 55.42 | 53.70 | 53.21 | 65.15 | 63.54 | 60.65 | 55.99 | 73.69 | 72.63 | 75.07 | 69.72 |
Long-term
| Oct 31, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Jul 28, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Apr 28, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | |
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| Fixed asset turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.22 | — | 1.21 | — | 1.18 | — | 1.26 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.32 | 1.29 | 1.21 |
| Total asset turnover | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.61 | 0.60 |