CYMI Currently Offers High Value

Cymer Inc (NASDAQ: CYMI) manufactures excimer light sources that are used by chipmakers to pattern advanced semiconductor chips. With CYMI seeing a pickup in demand, the company's installed base, which currently stands at 3,300 systems, is poised to surge.

Cymer is scheduled to post its results for Q4 on January 28. Wall Street analysts expect CYMI to post $0.36 per share in earnings on revenues of $95.31 million. However, with CYMI having a track record of springing a positive surprise on estimates in three out of the past four consecutive quarters, there is a high probability of the company repeating the feat yet again.

CYMI has a price-to-book ratio of 2.00 and a 5-year return on equity (ROE) of 10.04%. The company is currently trading at 14.8x its forward earnings.