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TTM Technologies$TTMI · filed: grew revenue 19.0% in FY2025 to $2.9BSound shipTrillion Score 483Fall Risk MediumNext year $2.8B–$3.7B sealedCheck ▾Close ▴
What TTM Technologies filed
Grew revenue 19.0% in FY2025 to $2.9 billion, operating margin 9.1% against a 4.6% median for printed circuit boards, equity 45.9% of assets. Every figure links to the filing it came from on TTM Technologies’s card. Sound ship: one warning sign. Trillion Score 483, #60 of 107 in its field; Fall Risk Medium (how it is measured).
What the house said in advance
Revenue for the fiscal year after 2025-12-29 between $2.8B and $3.7B, an 80% range sealed on 26 Sept 2026 · receipt #c71406 · graded in public by the revenue in TTM Technologies’s next annual report.
Figures as filed with the SEC. Ranges, scores and boats are statistical descriptions of past filings, not ratings or recommendations. Reporting, not advice.
In plain words
Third Point's entry and BofA's 40% upside call converge on a defense-exposed PCB maker with clean balance sheet optionality and trough valuation.
6%
same-day share move and surfacing a
$1.8 billion
market cap PCB manufacturer that Bank of America now…
$2.4 billion
but operating margins compressed through 2023 as automotive inventory…
$13.20
in October before rebounding to
Third Point disclosed a new position in TTM Technologies on Wednesday, triggering a 6% same-day share move and surfacing a $1.8 billion market cap PCB manufacturer that Bank of America now calls 40% undervalued. The activist's entry comes weeks after TTM closed a debt refinancing that extended maturities and freed cash for either buybacks or M&A—the optionality that typically precedes a catalyst campaign.
TTM manufactures printed circuit boards for aerospace, defense, automotive, and medical OEMs. Revenue for the trailing twelve months sits near $2.4 billion, but operating margins compressed through 2023 as automotive inventory destocking and slower EV ramps dented volume. The stock traded as low as $13.20 in October before rebounding to $15.80 post-disclosure. Third Point's stake size remains undisclosed, but the 13F filing window suggests accumulation began in Q4 2024. BofA initiated coverage the same week with a Buy rating and a $22 price target, citing trough valuation at 0.75x sales and a 6.5x EBITDA multiple that sits two turns below historical averages.
The refinancing matters because it removed near-term rollover risk and carved out $300 million in incremental liquidity. TTM's net leverage now sits at 2.1x, manageable for a cyclical industrials play but high enough to constrain aggressive capital deployment without asset sales or EBITDA improvement. Third Point's involvement typically signals a push for margin expansion, portfolio rationalization, or a sale process. TTM's customer concentration—three OEMs account for 42% of revenue—creates both risk and strategic value for a larger platform buyer. The timing aligns with a broader re-rating of defense and aerospace supply chains, where Pentagon multiyear procurement visibility is pulling forward consolidation.
Allocators should track TTM's Q1 2025 earnings call in late April for commentary on automotive order inflection and any mention of strategic review language. Third Point's proxy filing deadline is 60 days from the 13D, so board negotiation or public campaign signals could surface by mid-March. BofA's $22 target implies a 9x EBITDA exit multiple, achievable if defense mix rises 500 basis points and automotive stabilizes by mid-year. Worth noting: two of TTM's PCB facilities serve Space Force satellite programs under multi-year contracts, a detail that matters to strategic acquirers with DoD relationships.
The $22 price target assumes margin normalization that has not yet appeared in guidance, but Third Point rarely files 13Ds on hope alone.
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Track proxy filings by mid-March; Third Point's typical playbook favors sale process over operational turnaround in sub-$2bn industrials.
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Watch Q1 call for defense mix commentary and strategic review language; 9x exit multiple requires 500bp mix shift or EBITDA inflection.
For the house
Huang Goodman holds no TTM position; monitoring for board negotiation signals before considering pair trade against larger defense primes.
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