Margins varied 17.8% around their average (limit 35%), and no loss years were recorded (limit 2).
- 10y median
- 57.2%
- Worst year
- 36.5%
- Latest · 2025
- 38.5%
# LARGAN Precision (3008.TW) Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/3008.TW Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z. Financial observations: FY2001–FY2025. Listing currency: TWD. Reporting currency: TWD. ## Verdict Not a wonderful business Quality tests for Buy: not passed (profit record: pass; earnings resilience is evidence only). Published buy qualification: no. Share price: TWD 6,605.00 per share; close as of 2026-10-15. Estimated value: low TWD 3,009.07 per share, central TWD 3,283.13 per share, high TWD 3,647.97 per share. Buy at or below the central value TWD 3,283.13 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals. Expected annual return: 5.8% at the stated quote. About 5.8% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%). required return 10.0% a year (10% floor; TW 10-year bond 2.0% + 4 points). ## Checklist ### understandable: pass - 4 revenue declines in the last 10 years (informational) - Financial history: 10 years - Years with declining revenue: 4 - Years with a net loss: 0 - Operating margin variation: 0.18× Chart: Operating margin; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: 0.58× - FY2017: 0.60× - FY2018: 0.59× - FY2019: 0.60× - FY2020: 0.57× - FY2021: 0.49× - FY2022: 0.58× - FY2023: 0.36× - FY2024: 0.40× - FY2025: 0.39× ### moat: fail - Recent gross margin fell 13.0pp below the typical margin (limit 4pp) - ROIC, median of available years: 60.1% - ROIC, second-lowest year: 34.1% - Typical minus recent gross margin: 13.0 pp - Typical gross margin (annual median): 63.5% - Recent gross margin (lower of latest and 3-year median): 50.4% - Years with nonpositive capital: 0 - Capital spending / revenue: 14.1% - ROIC including acquisitions, ten-year median: 54.2% Chart: ROIC excluding acquisitions; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: >100% - FY2017: >100% - FY2018: 99.2% - FY2019: 81.4% - FY2020: 64.0% - FY2021: 55.3% - FY2022: 56.3% - FY2023: 30.6% - FY2024: 35.2% - FY2025: 34.1% ### economics: fail - incremental invested capital return below threshold - Owner earnings / net income, 5-yr: 0.91× - Cash conversion uses consolidated totals: No - Owner earnings, five-year total: TWD 97B - Net income, five-year total: TWD 107B - Return on incremental invested capital: -8.6% - Working capital / revenue, annual change: -0.5 pp - Working capital / revenue, change between three-year averages: -3.8 pp - Working capital / revenue, final three-year average: 26.3% Chart: Annual owner cash / profit; fiscal year observations. - FY2021: 0.93× - FY2022: 0.87× - FY2023: 0.88× - FY2024: 1.00× - FY2025: 0.85× ### management: fail - Historical market-dollar context (not the management verdict): 2016 to 2025 (9 years) - buybacks leaned toward cheaper years (informational) - ROIC first 3 years vs last 3 years: 108.8% vs 34.1% - Per-share earnings: 180.08 to 159.60 (three-year endpoint medians) - per-share value declined or ends nonpositive - Management verdict uses per-share economic progress: Yes - Ordinary dilution, 10-year annual growth: 0.1% - Ordinary dilution, 5-year annual growth: 0.1% - Market cap gain: TWD -171B - Cumulative retained earnings: TWD 89B - Diluted shares, 10-year annual growth: 0.1% - Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: 0.1% - $1 test, starting fiscal year: FY2016 - $1 test, ending fiscal year: FY2025 - Per-share value growth: -1.5% - Per-share value change: TWD -20.47 - Per-share value, starting three-year median: TWD 180.08 - Per-share value, ending three-year median: TWD 159.60 - Buybacks concentrated in cheaper years (correlation): 1.00 - Average buyback yield: 0.5% - Buyback history: 2 years - Debt-funded buybacks: No - Acquisition spending: TWD 523M - Cumulative net income, 10 years: TWD 233B - ROIC, first three-year median: >100% - ROIC, last three-year median: 34.1% Chart: Earnings per share; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: TWD 169.47 - FY2017: TWD 193.67 - FY2018: TWD 181.68 - FY2019: TWD 210.69 - FY2020: TWD 182.88 - FY2021: TWD 139.20 - FY2022: TWD 167.98 - FY2023: TWD 132.40 - FY2024: TWD 190.26 - FY2025: TWD 159.60 ### accounting: pass - Sloan accruals: -3.0% - Receivables to sales index (DSRI): 0.99× - Restructuring years, last five: 0 - Stock compensation / operating cash flow: 0.0% - Earnings backed by cash: Yes - Operating cash / earnings: 1.30× - Accounting red flags: 0 - Goodwill and intangibles / equity: 0.00× Chart: Sloan accruals; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: -1.3% - FY2017: -4.8% - FY2018: -5.4% - FY2019: 1.7% - FY2020: -2.6% - FY2021: -1.3% - FY2022: -11.7% - FY2023: -0.2% - FY2024: -2.6% - FY2025: -3.0% ## Holders ## Price story Price needs cash profits to grow 12.3% a year for ten years · sales +2.8% Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:00.706Z; price observation 2026-10-15. Price needs cash profits to grow 12.3% a year for ten years ### Sales · FY2024–2025 sales +2.8%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2016: TWD 48B - FY2017: TWD 53B - FY2018: TWD 50B - FY2019: TWD 61B - FY2020: TWD 56B - FY2021: TWD 47B - FY2022: TWD 48B - FY2023: TWD 49B - FY2024: TWD 59B - FY2025: TWD 61B ### Gross margin · FY2025 gross margin 50.4%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2016: 67.1% - FY2017: 69.4% - FY2018: 68.8% - FY2019: 69.0% - FY2020: 67.0% - FY2021: 59.9% - FY2022: 54.7% - FY2023: 48.7% - FY2024: 52.5% - FY2025: 50.4% ## Owner memo Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z. ### How it makes money Operates in electronic components; annual sales are TWD 61.1 billion. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z); FY2025: revenue 61147888000; grossProfit 30837054000; margin = grossProfit / revenue. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 3008.TW: Largan Precision Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells precision optical plastic lenses in China, South Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Taiwan, and internationally. The company offers mobile phone lens, voice coil motors, image lens modules, sleep health monitoring products, automotive and contact lenses, silicon carbide crystals, titanium niobate anode materials, and fiber optic lasers and space communications products, as well as video cameras, cameras, monocular and binocular telescopes, fax machines, microscopes, scanners, and lenses for multi-magnification signal readers. It also engages in the manufacturing and processing of image capture devices, image readers, and camcorders; manufacturing of general and optical instruments, as well as battery, wired communication equipment, machinery and equipment, and other communication and transmission equipment; wholesale and retail of medical and photographic equipment; sale of optical components; investment activities; and software development. In addition, the company is involved in health and beauty products; patent licensing and marking services; and import business. It exports its products. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Taichung, Taiwan. ### Why customers stay Margins ranged from 48.7% to 52.5% during 2023–25; it earns 60.1% on its capital. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z); FY2023: grossProfit / revenue = 48.7%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z); FY2024: grossProfit / revenue = 52.5%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z); FY2025: grossProfit / revenue = 50.4%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z); 10-year return on capital observations [[2016,1.0877873626231918],[2017,1.1396127961909883],[2018,0.9920274678625809],[2019,0.8141744156637232],[2020,0.6398066001464583],[2021,0.5527734196836689],[2022,0.5628278180729025],[2023,0.30630926648457424],[2024,0.3516933614248515],[2025,0.3408146565103765]]; median 0.6013172091096803. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity. ### Where the cash goes Spends 7.4% of cash earnings on expansion; paid dividends in 10 of 10 years. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z); FY2016: growth capex 0; upkeep 4084155000; owner earnings 20747370000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z); FY2017: growth capex 1818128129.143962; upkeep 5703922870.856038; owner earnings 22572268129.143963. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.08054698441210273. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z); FY2018: growth capex 0; upkeep 6460032000; owner earnings 20804970000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z); FY2019: growth capex 4747042000; upkeep 3810921000; owner earnings 28222210000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.1682023484340879. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z); FY2020: growth capex 0; upkeep 5862538000; owner earnings 22982479000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z); FY2021: growth capex 0; upkeep 5956630000; owner earnings 17425661000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z); FY2022: growth capex 463116573.513052; upkeep 7959000426.486948; owner earnings 19757754573.513054. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.02343973713156145. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z); FY2023: growth capex 825084895.6120262; upkeep 7624054104.387974; owner earnings 15683890495.612026. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.05260715737864052. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z); FY2024: growth capex 5216987000; upkeep 6229945000; owner earnings 25898319400. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.20144114061702398. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z); FY2025: growth capex 1360013319.829218; upkeep 10979954680.170782; owner earnings 18288555519.829216. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.07436417372354173. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z); Dividend observations: [[2016,8517903000],[2017,8517903000],[2018,9725164000],[2019,9121533000],[2020,10597076000],[2021,12273828000],[2022,14635600000],[2023,9676444000],[2024,10810924000],[2025,11411531000]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z); FY2025: cash repurchases 1623219000 TWD. ### Are managers owners Insiders own 29% of the company. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 3008.TW SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 28.965000000000003 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16. ### What the price says The price assumes cash profits grow 12.3% yearly over ten years; actual decline was 2.8%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:34:27.832Z); Ten-year compound average after fade. Initial solved rate 0.16429105425773882. Price 6605; FX 1; discount 0.1; same standard ten-year fade to terminal 0.03. FY2015 owner earnings/share 180.07545470742104 → FY2025 135.38253227399338. Closing-price date 2026-10-15. ## Monthly share-price history (TWD per share) - 2016-10: TWD 3,735.00 per share - 2016-11: TWD 3,690.00 per share - 2016-12: TWD 3,790.00 per share - 2017-01: TWD 4,450.00 per share - 2017-02: TWD 4,560.00 per share - 2017-03: TWD 4,780.00 per share - 2017-04: TWD 5,015.00 per share - 2017-05: TWD 4,750.00 per share - 2017-06: TWD 4,850.00 per share - 2017-07: TWD 5,510.00 per share - 2017-08: TWD 5,830.00 per share - 2017-09: TWD 5,330.00 per share - 2017-10: TWD 5,715.00 per share - 2017-11: TWD 5,140.00 per share - 2017-12: TWD 4,020.00 per share - 2018-01: TWD 4,005.00 per share - 2018-02: TWD 3,695.00 per share - 2018-03: TWD 3,330.00 per share - 2018-04: TWD 3,480.00 per share - 2018-05: TWD 4,100.00 per share - 2018-06: TWD 4,490.00 per share - 2018-07: TWD 5,150.00 per share - 2018-08: TWD 4,705.00 per share - 2018-09: TWD 3,635.00 per share - 2018-10: TWD 3,350.00 per share - 2018-11: TWD 3,370.00 per share - 2018-12: TWD 3,215.00 per share - 2019-01: TWD 3,780.00 per share - 2019-02: TWD 4,360.00 per share - 2019-03: TWD 4,600.00 per share - 2019-04: TWD 4,650.00 per share - 2019-05: TWD 3,770.00 per share - 2019-06: TWD 3,855.00 per share - 2019-07: TWD 4,250.00 per share - 2019-08: TWD 3,890.00 per share - 2019-09: TWD 4,450.00 per share - 2019-10: TWD 4,470.00 per share - 2019-11: TWD 4,435.00 per share - 2019-12: TWD 5,000.00 per share - 2020-01: TWD 4,805.00 per share - 2020-02: TWD 4,430.00 per share - 2020-03: TWD 3,830.00 per share - 2020-04: TWD 4,110.00 per share - 2020-05: TWD 3,835.00 per share - 2020-06: TWD 4,085.00 per share - 2020-07: TWD 3,825.00 per share - 2020-08: TWD 3,385.00 per share - 2020-09: TWD 3,360.00 per share - 2020-10: TWD 3,025.00 per share - 2020-11: TWD 3,225.00 per share - 2020-12: TWD 3,195.00 per share - 2021-01: TWD 2,940.00 per share - 2021-02: TWD 3,295.00 per share - 2021-03: TWD 3,210.00 per share - 2021-04: TWD 3,110.00 per share - 2021-05: TWD 3,030.00 per share - 2021-06: TWD 3,100.00 per share - 2021-07: TWD 2,930.00 per share - 2021-08: TWD 2,680.00 per share - 2021-09: TWD 2,190.00 per share - 2021-10: TWD 2,070.00 per share - 2021-11: TWD 1,990.00 per share - 2021-12: TWD 2,465.00 per share - 2022-01: TWD 2,030.00 per share - 2022-02: TWD 2,020.00 per share - 2022-03: TWD 1,885.00 per share - 2022-04: TWD 1,690.00 per share - 2022-05: TWD 1,670.00 per share - 2022-06: TWD 1,725.00 per share - 2022-07: TWD 2,090.00 per share - 2022-08: TWD 1,955.00 per share - 2022-09: TWD 1,675.00 per share - 2022-10: TWD 1,850.00 per share - 2022-11: TWD 2,295.00 per share - 2022-12: TWD 2,040.00 per share - 2023-01: TWD 2,125.00 per share - 2023-02: TWD 2,205.00 per share - 2023-03: TWD 2,175.00 per share - 2023-04: TWD 2,010.00 per share - 2023-05: TWD 2,265.00 per share - 2023-06: TWD 2,130.00 per share - 2023-07: TWD 2,175.00 per share - 2023-08: TWD 2,050.00 per share - 2023-09: TWD 2,135.00 per share - 2023-10: TWD 2,070.00 per share - 2023-11: TWD 2,390.00 per share - 2023-12: TWD 2,870.00 per share - 2024-01: TWD 2,490.00 per share - 2024-02: TWD 2,590.00 per share - 2024-03: TWD 2,445.00 per share - 2024-04: TWD 2,185.00 per share - 2024-05: TWD 2,275.00 per share - 2024-06: TWD 2,745.00 per share - 2024-07: TWD 2,815.00 per share - 2024-08: TWD 3,120.00 per share - 2024-09: TWD 2,540.00 per share - 2024-10: TWD 2,285.00 per share - 2024-11: TWD 2,435.00 per share - 2024-12: TWD 2,675.00 per share - 2025-01: TWD 2,750.00 per share - 2025-02: TWD 2,700.00 per share - 2025-03: TWD 2,355.00 per share - 2025-04: TWD 2,260.00 per share - 2025-05: TWD 2,315.00 per share - 2025-06: TWD 2,380.00 per share - 2025-07: TWD 2,365.00 per share - 2025-08: TWD 2,405.00 per share - 2025-09: TWD 2,350.00 per share - 2025-10: TWD 2,215.00 per share - 2025-11: TWD 2,205.00 per share - 2025-12: TWD 2,495.00 per share - 2026-01: TWD 2,410.00 per share - 2026-02: TWD 2,520.00 per share - 2026-03: TWD 2,155.00 per share - 2026-04: TWD 2,515.00 per share - 2026-05: TWD 3,515.00 per share - 2026-06: TWD 4,290.00 per share - 2026-07: TWD 4,035.00 per share - 2026-08: TWD 7,650.00 per share - 2026-09: TWD 5,945.00 per share - 2026-10: TWD 7,275.00 per share ## Annual estimated value (TWD per share) - FY2016: low TWD 2,632.87 per share, central TWD 3,651.76 per share, high TWD 4,220.03 per share - FY2017: low TWD 2,957.00 per share, central TWD 4,078.12 per share, high TWD 4,703.41 per share - FY2018: low TWD 2,429.12 per share, central TWD 2,681.37 per share, high TWD 3,017.41 per share - FY2019: low TWD 3,498.89 per share, central TWD 4,793.27 per share, high TWD 5,515.19 per share - FY2020: low TWD 3,331.24 per share, central TWD 4,511.57 per share, high TWD 5,169.87 per share - FY2021: low TWD 2,461.95 per share, central TWD 2,694.45 per share, high TWD 3,004.15 per share - FY2022: low TWD 2,450.52 per share, central TWD 2,671.59 per share, high TWD 2,965.87 per share - FY2023: low TWD 2,491.25 per share, central TWD 2,714.89 per share, high TWD 3,012.61 per share - FY2024: low TWD 2,933.59 per share, central TWD 3,261.75 per share, high TWD 3,641.07 per share - FY2025: low TWD 2,798.83 per share, central TWD 3,051.95 per share, high TWD 3,388.91 per share Historical values use today's bond yield for every fiscal year Historical values use today's FX rate into trading currency for every fiscal year Historical values use current restated fundamentals and current commodity classification; they are not point-in-time estimates Prior published observations retained from 2026-10-15T06:40:09.867Z where newer inputs omit a numeric field or fiscal period. ## Sources Estimates depend on assumptions and are not guarantees or investment advice. 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3008 · TW
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Not a wonderful business
3 quality tests fail. A lower price would not fix the business.
Margins varied 17.8% around their average (limit 35%), and no loss years were recorded (limit 2).
Gross margin fell 13 percentage points (limit 4).
New investment earned -8.6% (minimum 12%).
Per-share value fell from 180.08 to 159.6, comparing three-year medians at each end (must rise and stay positive).
Profits were backed by cash: accruals were -3% of assets (limit 10%).
Profit record · pass 0 loss years in 10 (at most 2), mean operating margin 51.7%, three-year average owner earnings per share 147.17 TWD.
| Value range | TWD 3,009.07 – TWD 3,647.97 |
|---|---|
| Buy at or below | Central value TWD 3,283.13 |
| Discount to value | 1 − 6605.00 / 3283.13 = -101.2% |
| Return / year | About 5.8% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%) |
| Cash-flow inputs | Owner cash TWD 181.86/share; 0.0% growth for 5 years, then fades to 3.0%; excess cash TWD 1021.33/share today. |
| Required return | 10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value |