ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.
ASXAbout the company
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides semiconductor manufacturing services in the United States, Taiwan, rest of Asia, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Packaging, Testing, and EMS. The company offers semiconductor packaging, interconnect materials production, front-end engineering testing, wafer probing, and final testing services, as well as integrated solutions for EMS (electronic manufacturing services) in relation to computing, peripherals, communications, industrial, automotive, and server applications.
Investment snapshot
Positive
2
BUY / PASS
Neutral / negative
2 / 12
NEUTRAL / FAIL
Median fair value
$3.81
-89.3% vs price
Models with upside
0 / 17
Positive margin of safety
Key risk
No clean pass — all 13 investors flag at least one valuation criterion
Framework analysis
| Verdict | Meaning |
|---|---|
| BUY | Positive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met. |
| PASS | The company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state. |
| NEUTRAL | Neither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position. |
| FAIL | The company does not clear the framework's requirements. |
| Ranked | Ranked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL. |
Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.
| Metric | Graham Defensive Value | Buffett Quality Compounder | Lynch GARP | Greenblatt Magic Formula | Piotroski F-Score | Dreman Contrarian Value | Munger Quality Focus | Pabrai Dhandho Framework | Akre Three-Legged Stool | Marks Risk-Aware Value | Ackman Activist Value | Templeton Global Bargain Hunter | Sleep Scale Economies Shared | Asness Systematic Factors | Neff Low-P/E Total Return | Schloss Asset-Value Discipline | O'Shaughnessy Systematic Factor Composite |
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| Verdict | FAIL | PASS | FAIL | FAIL · Rank #1622 (Top 52.4%) | NEUTRAL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | NEUTRAL |
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| Intrinsic Value (annual) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Margin of Safety | -351.1% | N/A | -1178.8% | -608.2% | N/A | -366.5% | N/A | -395.1% | -197.7% | N/A | N/A | -248.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Financial Basis | Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-04-01 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-04-01 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-04-01 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-04-01 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-04-01 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-04-01 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-04-01 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-04-01 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2026-04-01 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2026-04-01 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-04-01 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-04-01 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2026-04-01 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-04-01 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-04-01 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-04-01 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-04-01 Score computed: 2026-11-14 |
Where It Passes
Where It Falls Short
- Valuation0% pass✓ 1✗ 27▾
No clean pass — all 13 investors flag at least one valuation criterion
Price / 3-yr avg EPS70.0x✗Graham<= 15xPrice-to-Book Ratio7.2x✗Graham<= 1.5xP/E x P/B505.20✗Graham<= 22.5Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)12.79✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)EBIT / Enterprise Value2.0%✗Greenblatt> 10%Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=2.0%, ROC=12.1%✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%Price / EPS63.5x✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)Price / (CFO / Shares)17.4x✗Dreman< 8xPrice / Book Value per Share7.2x✗Dreman< 1.2x✗Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)Valuation ReasonablenessP/E=63.5x, OE Yield=-2.3%✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%P/E or FCF YieldP/E=63.5x, FCF Yield=-0.9%✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/E=63.5x, P/B=7.2x✗MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0Discount to Intrinsic Value-366.7% (IV=$3.81 vs Price=$17.77)✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePrice / FCF per ShareN/A (negative FCF)✗Ackman<= 25Price vs. Trailing Low407% of trailing low ($4.36)✗Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)Net income / market capitalization+1.63%; #2819/6340 (top 44.5%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionPositive book equity / market capitalization+0.1396; #4531/6449 (top 70.3%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionPrice / Diluted EPS63.5x✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)(EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)Price / Tangible Book Value per Share8.92x✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)Book Value per Share Change+39.2%✓SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)Revenue / market capitalization+0.2632; #3495/5247 (top 66.6%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization-0.91%; #2658/4519 (top 58.8%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionTrailing six-month price return through the evaluation date+43.12%; #758/6202 (top 12.2%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section - Valuation models0% pass✗ 7▾
ASX overvalued: all 7 models price fair value below $35.55 (median $3.81)
Graham fair value$3.94✗Graham-351.1% margin vs $35.55Lynch fair value$1.39✗Lynch-1178.8% margin vs $35.55Greenblatt fair value$2.51✗Greenblatt-608.2% margin vs $35.55Dreman fair value$3.81✗Dreman-366.5% margin vs $35.55Pabrai fair value$3.59✗Pabrai-395.1% margin vs $35.55Akre fair value$5.97✗Akre-197.7% margin vs $35.55Templeton fair value$5.10✗Templeton-248.5% margin vs $35.55 - Efficiency13% pass✓ 3✗ 8▾
7 of 8 flag ASX's efficiency — Graham, Greenblatt, Piotroski +4 more
Current Ratio1.26✗Graham>= 2.0ROIC (3-5 yr avg)11.7%✓Buffett> 10%ROIC - WACC+1.7%✓BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)12.1%✗Greenblatt> 25%Current Ratio Change YoY1.17 -> 1.26✓PiotroskiIncreased YoYRevenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.80x -> 0.73x✗PiotroskiImproved YoYCurrent Assets / Current Liabilities1.26✗Dreman> 1.5Return on Invested Capital7.0%✗Munger> 15%ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=8.0%; FY2024: ROIC=6.7%; FY2025: ROIC=7.0%✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in eachReinvestment Rate x ROIC7.0% (RR=100% x ROIC=7.0%)✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%ROIC (5-year)2/5 years above 12% (latest 7.0%)✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years - Verdicts13% pass✓ 2✗ 13▾
Split decision: 12 FAIL · 2 PASS · 2 NEUTRAL
Overall verdict✗GrahamFAIL (1/9)✓BuffettPASS (4/9)✗LynchFAIL (1/7)✗GreenblattRank #1622•PiotroskiNEUTRAL (F-Score 6)✗DremanFAIL (2/11)✗MungerFAIL (0/4)✗PabraiFAIL (0/3)✗AkreFAIL (0/6)✗MarksFAIL (3/5)✗AckmanFAIL (3/9)✓TempletonPASS (4/8)✗SleepFAIL (1/6)✗AsnessFAIL (Rank #1003/2370 (Top 42.3%))✗NeffFAIL (1/6)✗SchlossFAIL (3/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked) - Profitability19% pass✓ 13✗ 22▾
13 of 16 flag ASX's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +10 more
Positive EPS (10 years)11/12 years positive✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 yearsEPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)✗Graham>= 33% growthNet Income Positive (10+ years)11/12 years positive✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ yearsROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)15.7%✓Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)Operating Margin (10-yr trend)8.0% (latest)✓BuffettStable or rising over 10 yearsFree Cash Flow Proxy$-211.0M✗BuffettPositive and growingEarnings Variance (10-yr CoV)✗BuffettCoV < 0.3Retained Earnings Effectiveness✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value createdBasic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)12.79✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)3-5 Year EPS CAGR5.0%✓Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to passROE11.7%✗Lynch> 15%EBIT / Enterprise Value2.0%✗Greenblatt> 10%Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=2.0%, ROC=12.1%✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%Net Income / Total Assets4.50%✓PiotroskiROA > 0ROA Change YoY4.37% -> 4.50% (delta: +0.13%)✓PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=15.99%, ROA=4.50%✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROAGross Margin Change YoY16.3% -> 17.7%✓PiotroskiImproved YoYPre-Tax Income / Revenue7.9%✗Dreman>= 8%Net Income / Shareholders' Equity11.7%✗Dreman> 12%Margin of SafetyP/E=63.5x, P/B=7.2x✗PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15Return on Equity11.3% (3-yr avg)✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)Discount to Intrinsic Value-366.7% (IV=$3.81 vs Price=$17.77)✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePositive Net Income Frequency11/11 years positive✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 yearsOperating Income / Revenue8.0%✗Ackman>= 15%Net Income / Shareholders Equity11.7%✗Ackman>= 15%5-Year EPS CAGR5.0% CAGR over 5 years✓Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)Operating Margin Trend7.2% (2023) -> 8.0% (2025)✓TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 yearsRevenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 15.8% -> 17.7%, operating margin 7.2% -> 8.0%✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holdingNet income / market capitalization+1.63%; #2819/6340 (top 44.5%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionGross profit / total assets+12.84%; #2586/3702 (top 69.9%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNet income / positive book equity+11.69%; #1553/5226 (top 29.7%)✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNegative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.0203; #1451/5884 (top 24.7%)✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR5.0% over 5 years✗Neff7%-20% annualizedPositive Diluted-EPS Years10/10 years positive✓Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule) - Debt & Leverage25% pass✓ 5✗ 10▾
9 of 12 flag ASX's debt & leverage — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +6 more
LT Debt vs Net Current AssetsLT Debt $6.5B vs NCA $2.1B✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current AssetsDebt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: 0.69, IC: 6.9x✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5xTotal Debt / Equity0.69✗Lynch< 0.33Cash - Long-term Debt$-3.5B✗LynchPositive preferredLT Debt / Total Assets Change16.43% -> 22.78%✗PiotroskiDecreased YoYCurrent Assets / Current Liabilities1.26✗Dreman> 1.5✗SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity0.69✓Dreman< 0.8✓Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✓SchlossD/E < 1.00xDebt Levels0.69✗MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✗AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=6.9x, D/EBITDA=2.0x✓MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4xTotal Debt / Shareholders Equity0.69✓Ackman<= 1.0Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)-0.6851; #2814/4210 (top 66.8%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section - Growth25% pass✓ 3✗ 10▾
6 of 8 flag ASX's growth — Graham, Lynch, Dreman +3 more
EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)✗Graham>= 33% growthBasic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)12.79✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)3-5 Year EPS CAGR5.0%✓Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to passInventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthInv: 20.1% vs Rev: 13.7%✗LynchInventory growth < Revenue growthEPS Growth Direction✗DremanPositive over recent yearsEPS CAGR✗Dreman> 5% annualizedPositive Net Income Frequency11/11 years positive✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years3yr Median Revenue Growth-4.1%✗Ackman>= 5%Positive EPS Growth Frequency2/5 years with positive EPS growth✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years5-Year EPS CAGR5.0% CAGR over 5 years✓Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 15.8% -> 17.7%, operating margin 7.2% -> 8.0%✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding5-year Revenue CAGR4.0%✗SleepCAGR > 7%3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR5.0% over 5 years✗Neff7%-20% annualized - Cash Flow30% pass✓ 4✗ 8▾
7 of 10 flag ASX's cash flow — Buffett, Lynch, Dreman +4 more
Free Cash Flow Proxy$-211.0M✗BuffettPositive and growingFCF Positive and Growing$-716.7M✗LynchPositive and growingOperating Cash Flow$4.6B✓PiotroskiCFO > 0(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=15.99%, ROA=4.50%✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROAPrice / (CFO / Shares)17.4x✗Dreman< 8xP/E or FCF YieldP/E=63.5x, FCF Yield=-0.9%✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%FCF Positive10/11 years FCF positive✓MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years(OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap-0.9%✗Ackman>= 4%Price / FCF per ShareN/A (negative FCF)✗Ackman<= 25Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency11/11 years positive✓SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available yearsOperating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures$-716.7M✗Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization-0.91%; #2658/4519 (top 58.8%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
Business & financials
Financial snapshot: annual FY 2025. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.
Company Profile
Financial Snapshot
Shareholder Return
Fiscal 2025
Issued 0.7% of shares last year, 1.4% issued over two.
- Buybacks
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- Dividends
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What drove EPS
A buyback raises earnings per share without the company earning more. This splits each year's change into the two.
Share count is the denominator the filer used for diluted EPS, recovered as net income ÷ EPS — not the balance-sheet count, which is a point-in-time figure and would put the timing difference into this split. Years with a loss are omitted: a smaller share count makes a loss per share larger, so the decomposition inverts.
Company Financials
Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years
TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.
| Metric | FY 2025Sources
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| Market Cap | $78.5Bcurrent | $43.3Best. | $38.2Best. | $27.5Best. | $25.1Best. |
| Revenue | $20.7B↑14% | $18.2B↓4% | $19.0B↓13% | $21.9B↑6% | $20.6B |
| Operating Income | $1.6B↑34% | $1.2B↓9% | $1.4B↓49% | $2.6B↑16% | $2.3B |
| Net Income | $1.3B↑30% | $988.4M↓14% | $1.2B↓42% | $2.0B↓8% | $2.2B |
| EPS (Diluted) | $0.28↑27% | $0.22↓16% | $0.26↓42% | $0.45↓8% | $0.49 |
| Gross Margin | 17.7%↑9% | 16.3%↑3% | 15.8%↓22% | 20.1%↑4% | 19.4% |
| Operating Margin | 8.0%↑18% | 6.8%↓5% | 7.2%↓41% | 12.1%↑9% | 11.1% |
| ROE | 11.7%↑16% | 10.1%↓16% | 12.0%↓42% | 20.9%↓12% | 23.7% |
| Total Debt | $7.5B↑57% | $4.8B↑23% | $3.9B↓8% | $4.2B↓23% | $5.5B |
| Shareholders' Equity | $11.0B↑12% | $9.8B↑2% | $9.6B | $9.6B↑5% | $9.2B |
| Current Ratio | 1.26↑8% | 1.17↑1% | 1.16↓12% | 1.31↓3% | 1.35 |
| Debt / Equity | 0.69↑40% | 0.49↑21% | 0.40↓8% | 0.44↓26% | 0.60 |
| Operating Cash Flow | $4.6B↑64% | $2.8B↓26% | $3.7B↑3% | $3.6B↑22% | $3.0B |
| Free Cash Flow | -$716.7M↓308% | $343.9M↓82% | $2.0B↑57% | $1.3B↑219% | $391.5M |
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ASX vs Peers — Financial Grading
| Company | Market Cap | Price | Revenue | Net Income | ROE | D/E | Op. Margin | Curr. Ratio | Graham | Buffett | Lynch | Greenblatt | Piotroski | Dreman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPNVDA | $3.93T | $162.85 | $215.9B | $120.1B | 76.3% | 0.05 | 60.4% | 3.91 | 3/9 | 6/9 | 3/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 4 | 5/11 |
| INTEL CORPINTC | $317.1B | $59.66 | $52.9B | $267.0M | -0.2% | 0.41 | -4.2% | 2.02 | 3/9 | 0/9 | 1/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 6 | 3/11 |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCTXN | $277.4B | $303.60 | $17.7B | $5.0B | 30.7% | 0.86 | 34.1% | 4.35 | 6/9 | 5/9 | 3/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 7 | 7/11 |
| ANALOG DEVICES INCADI | $192.8B | $397.97 | $11.0B | $2.3B | 6.7% | 0.24 | 26.6% | 2.19 | 2/9 | 3/9 | 4/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 8 | 4/11 |
| Motorola Solutions, Inc.MSI | $87.8B | $531.20 | $11.7B | $2.2B | 89.4% | 3.49 | 25.6% | 1.04 | 2/9 | 4/9 | 3/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 6 | 5/11 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. /DE/LHX | $50.7B | $272.35 | — | $1.6B | 8.2% | 0.57 | — | 1.19 | 2/9 | 2/9 | 3/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 7 | 3/11 |
| NOKIA CORPNOK | $45.7B | $8.07 | $23.4B | $764.7M | 3.1% | 0.16 | 4.4% | 1.58 | 2/9 | 1/9 | 3/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 5 | 3/11 |
| ERICSSON LM TELEPHONE COERIC | $34.2B | $10.56 | $25.7B | $3.1B | 26.0% | 0.30 | 16.3% | 1.29 | 2/9 | 5/9 | 5/7 | 3/3 | F-Score 7 | 7/11 |