Cognex Corporation | Mid-cap | Technology

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 216.0M
Gross Profit 144.3M 66.81%
Operating Income 26.1M 12.08%
Net Income 23.6M 10.93%
EPS (Diluted) $0.14

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 1.9B
Total Liabilities 486.9M
Shareholders Equity 1.4B
Debt to Equity 0.34

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 47.4M
Free Cash Flow 38.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Cognex Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i914.5M837.5M1.0B1.0B811.0M
Cost of Goods Sold i288.7M236.3M284.2M277.3M206.4M
Gross Profit i625.8M601.2M721.9M759.8M604.6M
Gross Margin % i68.4%71.8%71.8%73.3%74.5%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i139.8M139.4M141.1M135.4M131.0M
Selling, General & Administrative i370.9M339.1M312.1M309.4M267.6M
Other Operating Expenses i-----
Total Operating Expenses i510.7M478.5M453.2M444.7M398.6M
Operating Income i115.1M122.7M268.7M315.1M206.0M
Operating Margin % i12.6%14.7%26.7%30.4%25.4%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i-----
Interest Expense i-----
Other Non-Operating Income16.4M12.6M-18.0M3.8M-19.1M
Pre-tax Income i131.5M135.3M250.7M318.9M186.9M
Income Tax i25.3M22.1M35.2M39.0M10.7M
Effective Tax Rate % i19.3%16.3%14.0%12.2%5.7%
Net Income i106.2M113.2M215.5M279.9M176.2M
Net Margin % i11.6%13.5%21.4%27.0%21.7%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i132.3M132.5M305.8M331.0M251.3M
EPS (Basic) i$0.62$0.66$1.24$1.59$1.02
EPS (Diluted) i$0.62$0.65$1.23$1.56$1.00
Basic Shares Outstanding i171438000172249000173407000176463000173489000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i171438000172249000173407000176463000173489000

Income Statement Trend

Cognex Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i186.1M202.7M181.4M186.2M269.1M
Short-term Investments i60.0M129.4M218.8M137.5M103.2M
Accounts Receivable i143.4M114.2M125.4M130.3M125.7M
Inventory i157.5M162.3M122.5M113.1M60.8M
Other Current Assets63.4M68.1M67.5M68.7M37.2M
Total Current Assets i613.4M679.0M717.7M639.8M601.7M
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i112.8M36.2M27.2M53.7M52.4M
Goodwill i860.6M899.3M497.7M495.3M503.7M
Intangible Assets i90.7M113.0M12.4M11.9M15.6M
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets397.2M407.5M413.9M425.8M442.5M
Total Non-Current Assets i1.4B1.3B1.2B1.4B1.2B
Total Assets i2.0B2.0B2.0B2.0B1.8B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i38.0M21.5M27.1M44.1M16.3M
Short-term Debt i8.9M9.6M8.5M7.8M8.1M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities-----
Total Current Liabilities i169.4M151.9M187.7M188.6M132.3M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i61.4M69.0M31.3M17.8M18.1M
Deferred Tax Liabilities i243.5M273.6M265.8M308.5M329.2M
Other Non-Current Liabilities1.1M299.0K1.9M15.5M10.0M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i306.0M361.2M332.0M385.0M406.2M
Total Liabilities i475.3M513.1M519.7M573.6M538.5M
Equity
Common Stock i341.0K343.0K345.0K351.0K352.0K
Retained Earnings i499.3M512.5M528.2M562.9M487.9M
Treasury Stock i-----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i1.5B1.5B1.4B1.4B1.3B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i70.2M78.6M39.8M25.6M26.2M
Working Capital i444.0M527.1M530.0M451.2M469.4M

Balance Sheet Composition

Cognex Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i106.2M113.2M215.5M279.9M176.2M
Depreciation & Amortization i32.7M21.9M19.6M20.3M26.5M
Stock-Based Compensation i52.4M54.8M54.5M43.8M42.7M
Working Capital Changes i-20.0M-18.1M-68.1M-12.1M-23.0M
Operating Cash Flow i153.5M158.6M243.6M331.3M228.8M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-15.0M-23.1M-19.7M-15.5M-13.3M
Acquisitions i-1.4M-257.1M-5.0M01.0M
Investment Purchases i-850.9M-184.1M-233.7M-668.1M-922.9M
Investment Sales i828.4M496.5M254.0M431.0M1.1B
Investing Cash Flow i-39.0M32.3M-4.5M-252.5M169.4M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-67.1M-79.8M-204.3M-161.7M-51.0M
Dividends Paid i-52.3M-49.1M-45.9M-43.3M-390.5M
Debt Issuance i-----
Debt Repayment i-----
Financing Cash Flow i-119.4M-128.9M-250.2M-204.9M-442.6M
Free Cash Flow i134.0M89.8M223.7M298.6M229.1M
Net Change in Cash i-4.9M62.0M-11.1M-126.2M-44.4M

Cash Flow Trend

Cognex Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 57.01
Forward P/E 42.76
Price to Book 4.58
Price to Sales 7.41
PEG Ratio 42.76

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 13.13%
Operating Margin 17.44%
Return on Equity 8.10%
Return on Assets 4.11%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 3.29
Debt to Equity 5.52
Beta 1.47

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $0.72
Book Value per Share $8.97
Revenue per Share $5.47

Peer Financial Comparison

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Keysight 27.8B38.055.0714.30%14.53%50.48
MKS Instruments 6.3B27.982.679.50%6.21%199.70
Vontier 6.1B15.865.1035.39%12.99%177.14
Itron 5.6B21.063.4918.76%11.05%77.85

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.