Semiconductor company Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) will be reporting results tomorrow after market hours. Here’s what you need to know.
Semtech beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.6% last quarter, reporting revenues of $236.8 million, up 17.9% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Semtech’s revenue to grow 30.3% year on year to $251.4 million, improving from the 15.2% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.32 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Semtech has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 2.3% on average.
Looking at Semtech’s peers in the semiconductor manufacturing segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Kulicke and Soffa’s revenues decreased 3% year on year, beating analysts’ expectations by 0.7%, and Nova reported revenues up 45.1%, topping estimates by 2.3%. Kulicke and Soffa’s stock price was unchanged after the results, while Nova was up 9.2%.
Read our full analysis of Kulicke and Soffa’s results here and Nova’s results here.
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