# MKS Inc. Common Stock (MKSI) — Stock CV

MKS Inc. is a $17.9B technology company. Revenue grew 16.2% over the last year, it keeps 10¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~7.7 years of free cash flow. It trades at 40.6× earnings — in the most expensive third of its own history.

> MKS Inc delivers foundational technology solutions for leading edge semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: MKSI
- **Sector**: Technology
- **Industry**: Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control
- **Headquarters**: ANDOVER, MA
- **Employees**: 10 300
- **Website**: https://www.mksinst.com
- **Market cap**: $17.9B
- **Last price**: $265.00
- **Financial profile**: Strained

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $4.35B
- **Net income**: $439M
- **Free cash flow**: $455M
- **Net debt**: $3.53B
- **P/E**: 40.6
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: 16.2%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 42 |
| Growth | 37 |
| Profitability | 65 |
| Health | 27 |
| Quality | 71 |
| Moat | 51 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 7 of 11 passed

- [x] Revenue growing — +16.2% YoY
- [x] Profitable — $439M TTM
- [ ] Profit growing — -7.8% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $455M TTM
- [ ] Debt under control — ~7.7y of cash flow to repay
- [x] Established company — $17.9B market cap
- [ ] Not printing shares — +22.4% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 9/10 profitable years
- [ ] Financially stable — health score 22/100
- [x] Pays a dividend — yield 0.35%
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 40.6

## Experience (career milestones)

- **FY2021** — Best year on record: $551M net income
- **FY2017** — Became debt-free: cash now exceeds total debt
- **FY2016** — First recorded profitable year: $105M net income
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $1B: $1.30B in first reported year
- **FY2016** — Positive free cash flow every year since: 10-year streak

## Strengths

- High gross margin (47.0%)
- Revenue growing 16.2% year over year

## Watch-outs

- Loss-making in 1 of the recent years
- Net debt equals ~7.7 years of free cash flow

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $2.95B | $551M | $553M |
| FY2022 | $3.55B | $333M | $365M |
| FY2023 | $3.62B | -$1.84B | $232M |
| FY2024 | $3.59B | $190M | $410M |
| FY2025 | $3.93B | $295M | $497M |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/MKSI — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.