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Photronics Inc filings document an operating semiconductor-supply-chain company whose common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under PLAB. The company's regulatory record includes current reports on quarterly results, financial-condition exhibits, executive officer appointments, board changes, and compensation arrangements.
Proxy and annual-meeting filings cover director elections, auditor ratification, shareholder voting results, board composition, executive compensation, and governance procedures. These disclosures sit alongside the company's public-company capital structure, including common stock with $0.01 par value per share.
Photronics reported Q2 FY26 results showing sharply higher profit on roughly flat sales. Revenue was $209.9 million, down slightly from $211.0 million a year earlier, but net income attributable to shareholders jumped to $31.4 million from $8.9 million, lifting diluted EPS to $0.54 from $0.15.
Gross margin fell to 31.3% from 36.9% as labor, materials, and manufacturing costs increased, while FPD revenue grew 13.3% and IC revenue declined 5.4%. Foreign currency impacts swung to a $7.9 million gain from a $31.1 million loss, boosting other income.
For the first six months, revenue rose to $435.0 million from $423.1 million and diluted EPS increased to $1.27 from $0.84. Photronics held $511.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and plans about $330 million of FY26 capital expenditures, with $27.6 million still authorized for share repurchases.
Photronics, Inc. reported solid second quarter fiscal 2026 results with revenue of $209.9 million, roughly flat year over year, while profitability improved. Gross margin was 31.3% and operating margin 20.1%, reflecting some mix-driven compression versus prior periods.
Net income attributable to Photronics shareholders rose to $31.4 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, compared with $0.15 a year earlier. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.42. The company ended the quarter with $637.7 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments and minimal debt of $3.9 million.
Operating cash flow for the first six months of fiscal 2026 reached $144.3 million, supporting significant capital expenditures of $93.4 million in that period as Photronics invests in U.S. and South Korea capacity, including an 8nm node extension. For third quarter fiscal 2026, management guided revenue to $207–$215 million and non-GAAP diluted EPS to $0.39–$0.45, assuming continued temporary delays in some semiconductor design starts but ongoing long-term demand drivers.
PHOTRONICS INC executive Rui Zhang, VP, CAO & Corporate Controller, completed an open-market sale of company common stock. On April 17, 2026, Zhang sold 4,556 shares of common stock at $46.70 per share. Following this transaction, Zhang directly holds 27,079 shares of PHOTRONICS INC common stock.
Photronics director Mary Paladino reported a disposition of 22,548 shares of common stock on April 17, 2026, coded as a disposition to the issuer at a reported price of $47.77 per share. A footnote explains the shares were sold in multiple transactions between $47.58 and $47.95. After these transactions, she directly holds 1,272 shares of Photronics common stock.
Photronics director Lee Kang Jyh sold 20,000 shares of common stock in open-market transactions. On April 16, 2026, he sold 10,000 shares at $45.80 per share and another 10,000 shares at a weighted average price of $46.05, with individual trades between $46.04 and $46.09. After these sales, he directly holds 355,850 shares of Photronics common stock, indicating he retained a substantial equity stake.
Photronics Inc. director Lee Kang Jyh reported an open-market sale of 10,000 shares of common stock at $45.10 per share. After this transaction, Lee directly holds 375,850 shares of Photronics common stock, indicating he retains a substantial continuing ownership stake in the company.
PLAB submitted a Form 144 notice describing proposed transactions in Common Stock associated with restricted stock vesting. The filing lists multiple vesting dates with scheduled transfers of 3,750 shares on several 2024 dates and repeated tranches of 1,887 shares across 2025–2026. The filing names Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as the broker.
PLAB submitted a Form 144 reporting a proposed sale of 4,556 shares of Common Stock, with an aggregate amount of $212,765.20 as shown on the filing cover. The filing lists specific lots including 785 shares (Restricted Stock vesting, 10/01/2025), 595 shares (ESPP purchase, 10/09/2025), and 3,176 shares (Restricted Stock vesting, 01/03/2026). It also records a sale by Rui Zhang of 1,752 shares on 04/08/2026 for $76,212.00.
Photronics Inc. senior vice president and COO Hsueh-Chun Wang sold common stock in an open-market transaction. On this date, Wang sold 19,250 shares of Photronics common stock at a weighted average price of $45.30 per share, in multiple trades between $45.22 and $45.45.
After the sale, Wang directly owned 113,560 Photronics shares. The filing notes that detailed trade-by-trade pricing within the reported range is available upon request from the company, the SEC staff, or any Photronics security holder.
Frank K. Lee reported multiple proposed sales of Common Stock via Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC under a Form 144 notice. The filing lists restricted stock vesting of 10,000 shares on 01/03/2024 and several proposed or executed dispositions, including a 10,000-share sale at $451,000 on 04/15/2026 and earlier trades in 2026 with individual proceeds shown.