Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 11.41% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 23.49%. Currently, Photronics has a market capitalization of $2.23 billion.

Buying $100 In PLAB: If an investor had bought $100 of PLAB stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $282.89 today based on a price of $37.78 for PLAB at the time of writing.

Photronics's Performance Over Last 5 Years

Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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