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FORM FORMFACTOR INC

Last updated: Mar 16, 2026

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Execution Consistency

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 3/4 quarters. Q3 2025: $17M, Q2 2025: $3M, Q1 2025: $17M, Q3 2024: $0M

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Execution Acceleration

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $17M vs trailing avg $7M (+151%)

Buyback vs FCF

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.

Negative FCF ($-15M), cannot compute buyback ratio

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Buyback Intensity

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Repurchased 4,665,480 shares = 12.1% of 77,114,633 outstanding (annualized)

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Insider Buying

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

No insider open-market purchases in the last 12 months

Insider-Buyback Convergence

Are insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?

Need both buyback and insider purchase data

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Insider Net Direction

Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?

Insiders bought $0M, sold $9M (net selling)

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Red Flag

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

Company buying back stock while insiders sold 9112145.3x more than bought. 2 C-suite officers among sellers

  • McKinnis Aric Brendan (CFO, SVP Global Finance) sold 3,462 shares on 2026-03-05
  • SLESSOR MIKE (CEO) sold 834 shares on 2026-02-18
  • SLESSOR MIKE (CEO) sold 4,934 shares on 2026-02-18
  • SLESSOR MIKE (CEO) sold 2,896 shares on 2026-02-18
  • SLESSOR MIKE (CEO) sold 6,976 shares on 2026-01-15
  • SLESSOR MIKE (CEO) sold 6,112 shares on 2026-01-15
  • SLESSOR MIKE (CEO) sold 39,606 shares on 2026-01-06
  • SLESSOR MIKE (CEO) sold 5,606 shares on 2025-12-17
  • SLESSOR MIKE (CEO) sold 2,063 shares on 2025-12-17
  • SLESSOR MIKE (CEO) sold 4,739 shares on 2025-11-19