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ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES Inc.

$IMOS·$2.7B·Semiconductors·Technology
$64.47-6.8%YTD+112.8%1Y+263.8%
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IMIMOS
$IMOSChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES Inc.
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $IMOS, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-07-14

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Taiwan back-end memory tester posting record revenue as the memory upcycle plays through.

ChipMOS Technologies is a Taiwan-based semiconductor assembly-and-test specialist focused on memory (DRAM and flash) and driver-IC packaging — a real cycle-exposed back-end services franchise. The recent print pattern has been mixed on EPS timing but strong on revenue: Q1 EPS was $0.46 vs $0.50 expected (-7% miss), Q4 $0.46 vs $0.34 (+37%), Q3 $0.33 vs $0.11 (+209%), Q2 -$0.51 vs $0.19 (a large negative surprise on cycle timing).

  • The defining operating datapoint in the window: management reported record highest monthly and quarterly revenue since 2014, with a 37.2% year-on-year increase in June 2026 revenue and 28.7% YoY in Q2 2026 — the memory upcycle is landing in the top line.
  • Consensus, in local currency, expands from NT$31.1B this year to NT$34.9B in three years with EPS from NT$85 to NT$125 — a real up-cycle earnings arc.
  • A NT$1.23 per share cash dividend was approved (approximately US$0.78 per ADS) — meaningful yield for a semi services name.
  • Insider activity is not in the bundle.
  • There is no X sentiment sample for IMOS in the window.
  • Coverage in-window frames it as "a hidden memory supercycle play" and includes the standard GF-valuation flag.
  • Next reset is the July 30 Q2 print — consensus wants $0.63 EPS.

The operating story is a legitimate memory-cycle beneficiary with real monthly revenue disclosure to anchor the setup. Watch driver-IC pricing, DRAM test volume, and any comments on flash test capacity as the more informative signals than any single EPS beat.

What to watch: July 30 Q2 print vs $0.63 EPS consensus; monthly revenue disclosure cadence; driver-IC pricing commentary; any capacity-utilization or test-mix data.

On the calendar: 2026-07-30 — Q2 earnings (consensus EPS $0.63)

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Taiwan-based chip assembly and test (OSAT) provider serving memory and display driver IC manufacturers.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Semiconductors sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $IMOS.

Semiconductors · Technology

No material change from last week — structural AI capex engine unchanged: hyperscaler Blackwell allocation stays tight through 2H26 and HBM3e pricing holds as LLM context-window expansion drives 5-8x per-server memory demand uplift.

What this means for $IMOS

Partial — Taiwan-based chip assembly and test (OSAT) provider serving memory and display driver IC manufacturers; this segment overlaps with the AI capex and HBM/compute demand cycle but is not the dominant revenue driver.

Top industry ETF

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
82.3How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
2.6%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
5.1%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-0.4%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
3.5%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
12.0%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.6Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 12, 2026$0.46$0.50-7.3%
Q4 2025Feb 24, 2026$0.46$0.34+37.3%
Q3 2025Nov 11, 2025$0.33$0.11+209.3%
Q2 2025Aug 12, 2025$-0.51$0.19-365.2%
Next earningsThu, Jul 30·consensus EPS $0.63

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$6.9B+25.4%13.8%7.5%$14.80$-1.1B
Q4 FY25$6.7B+23.2%14.3%9.6%$14.20$973.3M
Q3 FY25$6.1B+1.2%12.4%6.0%$10.00$423.2M
Q2 FY25$5.7B+3093.7%6.6%0.4%$-15.00$-578.3M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 2 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$31.1B$30.6B – $31.5B$85.33$82.87 – $87.792
FY27$33.7B$32.8B – $34.7B$120.26$116.80 – $123.722
FY28$34.9B$34.1B – $35.6B$125.31$121.70 – $128.921

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.1×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.85%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+15.7%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+76.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 27.8M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.305-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 163
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 133
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 133
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 133
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 133
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 133
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 133
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 133
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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

ChipMOS REPORTS RECORD HIGHEST MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY REVENUE SINCE 2014; REPORTS 37.2% YoY INCREASE IN JUNE 2026 REVENUE; 28.7% YoY INCREASE IN 2Q26 REVENUEprnewswire.com·5d agoChipMOS Technologies: A Hidden Memory Supercycle Playseekingalpha.com·14d agoChipMOS REPORTS 17.7% YoY INCREASE IN MAY 2026 REVENUEprnewswire.com·35d agoChipMOS SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE CASH DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION OF NT$1.23 PER COMMON SHARE OR APPROXIMATELY US$0.78 PER ADSprnewswire.com·49d agoChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES Inc (IMOS) Stock Up 4.0% but GF Value Says Overvalued -- GF Score: 76/100gurufocus.com·53d ago

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