RE: opportunity to buy18 Apr 2022 16:05
The reason IQE claims to be a leader in it's more mature product areas is that it can produce bigger wafers with lower wastage and therefore undercut competitors to maintain market share. Pretty much the opposite of having pricing power I'm afraid. The large investment in increased capacity a few years ago have left margins pitifully thin given current demand. That was a very long term investment though. It will pay off in the end as prices increase, demand increases or recurring costs decrease as long as they can stick on in there.