ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 29 (better than 29% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Advantest are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Advantest. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 95, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 95% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 1 means that the share price of Advantest is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 99% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 26, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 74% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 47, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 53% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more