Technology · Semiconductors
Price
$2.35
Market Cap
$134.4M
Employees
126
Beta
1.76
Avg Volume
5,993,245
CEO
John Schlaefer
Business Description
GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc., operates as a fabless semiconductor company, designs, develops, and markets integrated circuits for the wireless semiconductor industry. The company provides RF and modem chipsets based on 4G LTE technology, including 4G LTE, 4.5G LTE Advanced, and 4.75G LTE Advanced-Pro. It develops and sells cellular IoT chipsets for low-speed mobile networks such as eMTC/NB-IOT/Sigfox, and other network protocols; and 5G solutions. Its products and solutions are used in smartphones, tablets, customer premises equipment, USB dongles, routers, and M2M applications. The company sells its products directly or indirectly through distributors to original equipment manufacturers and original design manufacturers primarily in Taiwan, China, Korea and Japan, Europe, North America and South America. The company was formerly known as Global Communication Technology, Inc. GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Business History
Price History (1 Year)
Revenue & Net Income Trend
The directional story — useful even when net income is negative.
Revenue
The top line — total sales before any costs or taxes are subtracted. A measure of how much business the company is doing.
Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | Net Margin | YoY/QoQ |
|---|
Key Metrics
API Direct from provider
CALC Derived from statements
P/E Ratio (Price per dollar of earnings)
CALCStock Price / EPS (Diluted)
-2.87
Stock Price: $2.35
EPS (Diluted): -0.82
EPS (Diluted): -0.82
P/B Ratio (Price vs net asset value)
APIStock Price / Book Value Per Share
-0.76
Stock Price: $2.35
Total Equity: -$83.29M
Shares: 52,872,000
Total Equity: -$83.29M
Shares: 52,872,000
EV/EBITDA (Total value vs operating profit)
APIEnterprise Value / EBITDA
-3.60
Market Cap: $134.42M
Total Debt: $63.32M
Cash: $590,000
EBITDA: -$35.09M
Total Debt: $63.32M
Cash: $590,000
EBITDA: -$35.09M
Enterprise Value (Takeover price (cap + debt - cash))
APIMarket Cap + Total Debt - Cash
$126.2M
Market Cap: $134.42M
Total Debt: $63.32M
Cash: $590,000
Total Debt: $63.32M
Cash: $590,000
P/S Ratio (Price per dollar of revenue)
APIStock Price / Revenue Per Share
22.14
Stock Price: $2.35
Revenue: $2.87M
Shares: 52,872,000
Revenue: $2.87M
Shares: 52,872,000
EV/Sales (Total value vs revenue — works when P/E can't)
API44.04
Gross Margin (Revenue left after direct costs)
APIGross Profit / Revenue
-63.4%
Gross Profit: -$1.82M
Revenue: $2.87M
Revenue: $2.87M
Operating Margin (Revenue left after all operations)
APIOperating Income / Revenue
-1,274.9%
Operating Income: -$36.54M
Revenue: $2.87M
Revenue: $2.87M
Net Margin (Revenue left as actual profit)
APINet Income / Revenue
-1,513.3%
Net Income: -$43.37M
Revenue: $2.87M
Revenue: $2.87M
ROE (Profit from shareholder equity)
CALCNet Income / Total Equity
52.1%
Net Income: -$43.37M
Total Equity: -$83.29M
Total Equity: -$83.29M
ROIC (Profit from all invested capital)
CALCNOPAT / Invested Capital
181.5%
Operating Income: -$36.54M
Tax Rate: -2.1%
Equity: -$83.29M
Total Debt: $63.32M
Cash: $590,000
Tax Rate: -2.1%
Equity: -$83.29M
Total Debt: $63.32M
Cash: $590,000
Current Ratio (Can it pay short-term bills)
APICurrent Assets / Current Liabilities
0.15
Current Assets: $11.88M
Current Liabilities: $79.59M
Current Liabilities: $79.59M
Debt/Equity (Leverage — debt vs equity)
CALCTotal Debt / Total Equity
-0.76
Short-Term Debt: $57.28M
Long-Term Debt: $6.05M
Total Debt: $63.32M
Total Equity: -$83.29M
Long-Term Debt: $6.05M
Total Debt: $63.32M
Total Equity: -$83.29M
Rev/Share (Top-line per share)
CALCRevenue / Shares Outstanding
$0.05
Revenue: $2.87M
Shares: 52,872,000
Shares: 52,872,000
Book Value/Share (Net assets per share)
CALC(Total Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares
$-1.58
Total Equity: -$83.29M
Shares: 52,872,000
Shares: 52,872,000
FCF/Share (Real cash generated per share)
CALC(Operating Cash Flow + CapEx) / Shares
$-0.63
Operating CF: -$30.68M
CapEx: -$2.41M
Shares: 52,872,000
CapEx: -$2.41M
Shares: 52,872,000
CapEx is negative (outflow) — added to OCF to get FCF
Div Yield (Annual income from holding)
APILast Annual Dividend / Stock Price
0.0%
Last Dividend: N/A
Stock Price: $2.35
Stock Price: $2.35
Payout Ratio (Earnings paid out as dividends)
Dividends Paid / Net Income
—
Dividends Paid: N/A
Net Income: -$43.37M
Net Income: -$43.37M
Dividends paid not available in cash flow statement
Industry Benchmarks
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industry. One research call per industry, cached indefinitely — every stock in the same industry
reuses the same baseline.
Deep Analysis
Pre-flight intelligence scans the company first, then routes to the right analytical methods.
0
Company Classification
— What type of company is this?
1
Industry Landscape
— Where is the industry headed?
2
Company Momentum
— Where is this company trending?
3
Forward Projection
— 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a
DCF Valuation
— Present value of future cash flows
4b
Earnings Power Value
— Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c
Anchored PE
— Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d
Reverse DCF
— What growth is the market pricing in?
4e
Revenue-Based DCF
— For growth/narrative companies (skip if mature earner)
4f
Anchored P/S
— Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
4g
Scenario Analysis
— Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
4h
Dividend Discount Model
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4i
Book Value Analysis
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4j
Insider Activity
— Are insiders buying or selling?
4f
Cash Flow Quality
— How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g
Debt Maturity Risk
— Can it handle its debt?
4h
Macro Environment
— Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i
Sector Intelligence
— How does this company compare within its sector?
4j
Revenue Confidence
— How reliable is the growth projection?
4k
Sensitivity Analysis
— How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l
Sector Demand Cycle
— Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5
AI Investigation
— Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b
Thesis Evaluation
— What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
6
Valuation Synthesis
— Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 7:27pm (5d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $25.5M | $16.7M | $16.0M | $9.1M | $2.9M |
| Cost of Revenue | $17.4M | $11.6M | $9.3M | $4.1M | $4.7M |
| Gross Profit | $8.2M | $5.1M | $6.7M | $5.1M | -$1.8M |
| Operating Expenses | $26.0M | $27.8M | $21.3M | $18.2M | $34.7M |
| Operating Income | -$17.8M | -$22.8M | -$14.6M | -$13.1M | -$36.5M |
| Net Income | -$26.8M | -$26.4M | -$22.5M | -$12.4M | -$43.4M |
| EBITDA | -$20.6M | -$21.4M | -$13.9M | -$6.7M | -$35.1M |
| EPS | $0.21 | $0.55 | $-0.51 | $-0.27 | $-0.82 |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 7:27pm (5d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $1.2M | $1.4M | $258,000 | $1.4M | $590,000 |
| Total Current Assets | $1.6M | $12.9M | $13.0M | $17.6M | $11.9M |
| Total Assets | $353.9M | $16.5M | $16.4M | $19.9M | $15.6M |
| Current Liabilities | $312,165 | $81.9M | $114.8M | $60.9M | $79.6M |
| Long-Term Debt | $5.5M | $20.0M | $6.2M | $4.9M | $6.0M |
| Total Liabilities | $36.5M | $111.4M | $131.9M | $79.2M | $98.9M |
| Total Equity | $317.3M | -$94.9M | -$115.4M | -$59.3M | -$83.3M |
| Retained Earnings | -$34.6M | -$527.2M | -$549.7M | -$562.0M | -$605.4M |
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 7:27pm (5d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -$17.7M | -$18.1M | -$8.8M | -$31.0M | -$30.7M |
| Capital Expenditure | $-637,000 | $-903,000 | $-331,000 | $-542,000 | -$2.4M |
| Free Cash Flow | -$18.4M | -$19.0M | -$9.2M | -$31.5M | -$33.1M |
| Acquisitions (net) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Debt Repayment | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock Buybacks | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net Change in Cash | -$7.3M | $147,000 | -$1.1M | $1.2M | $-845,000 |
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 12:37am (8h ago)| Metric | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
$3.2M $2.9M – $3.5M
|
$26.0M $18.1M – $34.9M
|
$77.8M $60.7M – $95.0M
|
$170.6M $132.2M – $209.7M
|
| EBITDA |
-$2.8M -$3.1M – -$2.5M
|
-$23.0M -$30.8M – -$16.0M
|
-$68.7M -$83.9M – -$53.6M
|
-$150.5M -$185.1M – -$116.7M
|
| Net Income |
-$46.3M -$49.4M – -$43.6M
|
-$19.3M -$26.0M – -$12.5M
|
-$1.7M -$3.1M – $-308,419
|
$19.0M $13.5M – $24.7M
|
| EPS | — | — | — | — |
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 7:27pm (5d ago)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -34.7% | -3.8% | -43.0% | -68.6% |
| Gross Profit Growth | -38.1% | +33.3% | -24.6% | -135.8% |
| Operating Income Growth | -27.8% | +36.0% | +9.9% | -178.5% |
| Net Income Growth | +1.5% | +14.9% | +44.9% | -250.4% |
| EBITDA Growth | -3.7% | +35.0% | +51.5% | -420.5% |
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