HIMX's Quality Score rose 1 point on Fri, Nov 6, to 1. It closed near its high of the day (2 chart checks started).
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Up 11% on Nov 6 while the S&P 500 rose 0.3%.
Up 6% over the five years to Nov 6 while the S&P 500 rose 68%; up 11% on Nov 6.
3 reasons, from its filings, with the timeline and its peers, for Pro members.
| Holding it back | Sales fell by a third |
| Latest filing | 6-K, Nov 5 |
“U.S. chip stocks rebound sharply after Thursday's brutal selloff”
HIMX closed +10.5% that day.
After its last 4 reports it closed +0.1% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 3 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
HIMX is #52 of 84 by Quality Score.
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Expected to report Thu Feb 11, before the open (in 94 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“Himax’s Q4 revenue is projected to decline QoQ, primarily due to corrections in automotive TDDI and DDIC products, reflecting abrupt, short-term order adjustments by certain customers.”
HIMX's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read. Its annual report gives the year's, in About.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Revenue | 22% to 26% |
“The sequential decline was primarily attributable to higher employee bonus expense, which, as mentioned earlier, totaled $11.9 million, compared to $0.2 million last quarter.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Nov 5)
Sales fell 1.3% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026 | -26.0% | -26.4% | not yet |
| Aug 6, 2026 | +1.6% | +3.1% | +13.0% |
| May 7, 2026 | +25.1% | +30.0% | +67.0% |
Sales grew in two of the last seven years, to $832M in 2025. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.
RSI 28.7, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 73% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $0.25 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $87.9M a year |
| Free cash flow | $120M |
| Record | Cut 32% |
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
Himax Technologies Inc is a semiconductor solution provider dedicated to display imaging processing technologies. It operates through the Driver Integrated Circuit and Non-Driver Products segments. The majority of the firm's revenue is derived from the Driver Integrated Circuit segment. It offers display driver ICs and timing controllers used in TVs, laptops, monitors, mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, virtual reality (VR) devices, and many other consumer electronics devices. It also designs and provides controllers for touch sensor displays, in-cell Touch and Display Driver Integration single-chip solutions, LED driver ICs, power management ICs, and scaler products for monitors and projectors. Geographically, it generates the majority of its revenue from China.
“The market characteristics for our products are, in general, intensely competitive, characterized by continuous technological change, evolving industry standards, and declining average selling prices.”
HIMX scores 1 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #52 of 84 in Semiconductors by Quality Score, with 3 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 11% on Nov 6 while the S&P 500 rose 0.3%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
HIMX scores 1 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #52 of 84 in Semiconductors by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind HIMX's 1.
Expected to report Thu Feb 11, before the open, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. HIMX closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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