Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.090-0.110 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.080. The company issued revenue guidance of $207.6 million-$217.1 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $200.7 million.

Himax Technologies Trading Up 9.7 %

Shares of HIMX opened at $10.88 on Friday. Himax Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $4.80 and a fifty-two week high of $13.91. The company has a market capitalization of $1.90 billion, a PE ratio of 24.73 and a beta of 2.00. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $8.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $6.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 1.64.

Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The semiconductor company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter. Himax Technologies had a return on equity of 9.06% and a net margin of 8.77%.

Himax Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Wednesday, December 4th that authorizes the company to buyback $20.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the semiconductor company to repurchase up to 1.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Himax Technologies from $7.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th.

About Himax Technologies

Himax Technologies, Inc, a fabless semiconductor company, provides display imaging processing technologies in China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Korea, Japan, Europe, and the United States. The company operates in two segments, Driver IC and Non-Driver Products. It offers display driver integrated circuits (ICs) and timing controllers that are used in televisions, PC monitors, laptops, mobile phones, tablets, automotive, ePaper devices, industrial displays, and other products.