Silicon Laboratories Inc. Common Stock (SLAB)

FairStock Score: 48/100 — MIXED

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AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I approach Silicon Laboratories as a Graham-style balance-sheet case with a Buffett lens on business quality. It is a fabless mixed-signal analog semiconductor company focused on industrial IoT. That can be a decent niche, but the filed numbers show a turnaround, not a fortress. In fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-07-04, revenue was $228.2M and net loss was $10.6M, an improvement from fiscal Q2 2025 revenue of $192.8M and net loss of $21.8M. Fiscal Q1 2026 revenue was $213.5M with a $15.9M loss, so sales are rising and losses shrinking. Still, FY2025 revenue was $784.8M with a net loss of $64.9M; FY2024 revenue was $584.4M and net loss $191.0M. Trailing free cash flow is negative $5.4M, and the FairStock FCF yield is -0.1%. Debt is low, D/E 0.02, and Altman Z-Score 29.67 suggests little near-term solvency stress. But Piotroski F-Score is 4/9, ROE -3.63%, ROCE -2.19%, and P/B 6.74 at the 2026-10-13 close of $221.15. The P/E is -189.02, meaningless with losses, and EV/EBITDA 3,317.67 shows earnings are nearly absent. FairStock score 48/100 and Lynch category TURNAROUND fit. I would want consistent positive net income and free cash flow before calling this a bargain. At near the 52-week high of $223.50, the market already pays for recovery.

In plain English: Silicon Laboratories makes specialized chips used in connected homes, factories, meters and other industrial devices. The business is improving because sales are growing and losses are shrinking, but it still loses money and does not yet generate positive free cash. At $221.15, the stock looks expensive compared with current profits and its accounting value.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-07-04) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-04-04) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-10-04) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-07-05) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2026-01-03) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-28) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-30)

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