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Silicon Motion is a fabless designer of NAND flash controllers (SSD and embedded storage) whose results track the memory cycle. FY2025 marks a continued recovery: revenue grew 10.2% to $886M and net income rose 37.4% to $123M, rebounding from the FY2023 memory-downturn trough ($639M revenue, $52.9M net income). The franchise quality shows in a 48.3% gross margin and a 14.8% ROE, and the company is reinvesting heavily — R&D rose 20.6% to $263M, evidence of commitment to next-generation controller technology. The balance sheet is clean: $831M equity against $392M liabilities (0.47x), and the company pays a dividend ($67.2M) and buys back stock ($24.3M).

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