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Veeco Instruments Inc. VECO
Weak broader-coverage candidate · Veeco Instruments Inc., operating globally with its subsidiaries, specializes in the engineering, production, sale, and support of advanced semiconductor and thin film process equi
On FrontierLab's discovery record since 2026-07-13 (12 weeks ago) — when this name first surfaced. (distinct from the snapshot date below)
Auto-graded broader coverage — sourced by an automated screen and graded on default bands, not the sector-calibrated bands the curated screener uses. A "Weak" here is NOT the same bar as a curated grade; these are auto-screened candidates for your own research, shown as of their surface date (2026-09-30), not the curated Frontier signal.
Key quality signals
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -2.5% |
|---|---|
| Gross margin | 37.8% |
| Gross profits / assets | 0.18 |
| Rule of 40 | 0.8 |
| Net margin | 3.3% |
| Cash runway (months) | — |
| PEG | — |
| Price / sales | 4.6 |
Quality checklist
- ✗ Revenue growth — -2.5% (pass ≥ 20%)
- ✗ Gross profits / assets — 0.18 (pass ≥ 0.33)
- ✗ Gross margin — 37.8% (pass ≥ 60%)
- ✓ Cash generation
- ✗ Share dilution — 10.9%
Fundamentals — snapshot as of 2026-09-30
| Stage | Established |
|---|---|
| Share issuance (YoY) | 10.9% · heavy issuance |
| Moat | — |
| TAM | — |
| P/E (trailing) | 141.6 |
| EPS (trailing) | $0.36 |
| Burn multiple | — |
| Gross-margin trend (pts) | -3.7 |
| Cash / assets | 0.3 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.8 |
| Statements as of | Q2 FY2026 · filed 2026-08-05 |
Momentum context — a snapshot from 2026-09-30, not current
| Price at surface | $51.37 (as of 2026-09-30) |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $26 – $86.63 |
| % off 52-wk high | -40.7% |
| RSI (14) | 63 |
| Relative volume | 1.4× |
Risk flags
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