Company Notes
February 16, 2023
We expect a “mixed bag” from NetApp (NTAP; $68.36; E/W) with its FQ3 (Jan) print on Wednesday (2/22 after market). We think FQ3E sales, operating margin and EPS come in around our $1,613mm (+5% YoY…
February 15, 2023
Yesterday (2/14), we attended Aptiv’s (APTV; $123.78; E/W) Investor Conference in Boston where management provided a detailed long-term vision for better monetizing its expansive product portfolio. To that end, management spent a great deal of…
February 10, 2023
We reduce our rating on Lyft shares (LYFT; $16.22) from Outperform to Equal-Weight after Q1E guidance disappointed the Street and management backed off prior 2024E EBITDA targets of $1B, established just two quarters ago, that…
February 9, 2023
Lyft (LYFT; $16.22; O/P) reported Q4 sales of $1,175mm (+12% QoQ and +21% YoY), which was ahead of our $1,155mm and the Street’s $1,154mm. Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of ($248mm) after the company revised…
February 9, 2023
We reviewed Aptiv’s (APTV; $117.97; E/W) 10-K, filed yesterday (2/8), which was timely given the company’s upcoming Investor Conference on Tuesday (2/14) in Boston. For example, the 10-K disclosed that just four OEMs drove 60%…
February 9, 2023
Last night, Flex (FLEX; $24.15; O/P) announced its Nextracker subsidiary, a leading provider of solar trackers, priced its IPO at $24 per share or above its originally proposed range of $20-23. Nextracker, which will trade…
February 9, 2023
Yesterday, Gerresheimer (GXI.DE; €75.35; NR), which is a maker of packaging and drug delivery devices for pharmaceutical, biotech, and cosmetic applications, announced a joint venture (JV) with Corning (GLW; $35.14; E/W) aimed at increasing customer…
February 9, 2023
We raise 2023E EPS for Belden (BDC; $89.12; E/W) from $6.60 to $6.85 (+7% YoY) after the company produced a fairly solid “beat and raise”. Specifically, Q4 EPS of $1.75 was ahead of our $1.68…
February 8, 2023
Uber Technologies (UBER; $36.76; O/P) produced a healthy non-GAAP EBITDA “beat and raise”, which provided additional support for our $50 target. We think this is especially the case since we think a number of key…
February 8, 2023
We stick with Gross Order Value (GOV) and EBITDA forecasts for DoorDash (DASH; $62.53; E/W) ahead of Q4 results and outlook, scheduled for next Thursday (2/16 after market), which seem more reasonable after going through…
February 8, 2023
Belden (BDC; $82.97; E/W) reported Q4 non-GAAP EPS of $1.75, which was above our $1.68 and consensus of $1.66 on sales of $659mm (vs. our $648mm and the Street’s $645mm). Recall, BDC’s outlook called for…
February 8, 2023
Uber Technologies (UBER; $34.90; O/P) posted Q4 adjusted EBITDA of $665mm (7.7% of sales), which beat our $602mm (7.1% of sales) and the Street’s $624mm (7.3% of sales). Sales of $8,607mm were ahead of our…
February 6, 2023
Last Thursday (2/2), TechCrunch reported that Lyft (LYFT; $17.43; O/P) is planning to unveil a next-generation dockable e-scooter along with new docking stations, which it reported is planned to start rolling out later this month….
February 6, 2023
This morning, Dell Technologies (DELL; $41.41; E/W) disclosed in an 8-K, which included an internal memo to employees from Co-COO Jeff Clarke, that it is reducing headcount by ~5% across both Client Solutions Group (CSG;…
February 5, 2023
We reviewed Nextracker’s publicly available IPO roadshow presentations and S-1 filings ahead of Flex’s (FLEX; $24.42; O/P) plans to issue 23.26mm shares of Nextracker, before an overallotment option of up to another 3.49mm shares, which…