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NVMI

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with growing sales.

Going well

Profitable every year for 10 years
Sales up 31% last year
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 2.1% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (172 bought, 166 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater), Cathie Wood (ARK Invest)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$316.46+1.6% that day

Company value: $9.3B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 35.7x; You pay about $36 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 10.5x; Company value is 10.5 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 2%; Cash as a share of company value

From NVMI's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of NVMI. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+27% a yearRecently: +27% a yearProfit margin29%Last 12 months: 29.4%P/E at the end36xToday: 35.7x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change+1% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$2.9B

Profit in 5 years$844M

Price these guesses point to$987.03+212% vs $316.46 todayAbout +26% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 29% margin and a 36x P/E, sales would have to grow about 1.2% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

6/7Strong

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.23.1%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.No debt reported
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.29.4%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$217.9M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+2.9% in 3 years
PassGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.57.4%

Revenue: $880.6M; +31.0% vs prior year
5-year growth: +26.7%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: None; 0.00x equity
Current ratio: 6.28x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.