LYFT: Looking for a Credible Quarter

We assume Lyft’s (LYFT; $17.65; E/W) Q1 results and outlook, scheduled for Tuesday (5/7 after market), at least live up to Street expectations given indications of a still healthy U.S. travel environment, even with ongoing…

DASH: EBITDA Disappoints the Street

The shares of DoorDash (DASH; $114.31; E/W) declined 10% yesterday after the Street was disappointed with “only” some modest Q1 upside and Q2E EBITDA guidance that was below consensus estimate at the mid-point of its…

BDC: Upside Highlights Further Solutions Success

We raise 2024/2025E EPS for Belden (BDC; $88.91; E/W) from $5.60/$6.95 to $5.95/$7.05 after a healthy Q1 beat and Q2E guidance that lived up to Street expectations, which we think reflected a better-than-expected mix on…

ST: Board Takes Some Serious Action

The shares of Sensata (ST; $39.40; E/W) are now up 10% since its Q1 EPS print on Monday night (4/29), when it disclosed that it entered Cooperation and Information Sharing Agreements with Elliott Investment Management,…

APTV: Clearing Some Near-Term BEV Pain Points

We reiterate our Outperform and $100 target as we raise our 2024/2025E EPS for Aptiv (APTV; $77.79) from $5.80/$6.85 to $6.05/$7.70 after a solid Q1 beat as 2024E EPS guidance was revised favorably, mainly for…

BDC: First Look at Q1 Results and Outlook

Belden (BDC; $81.32; E/W) reported Q1 non-GAAP EPS of $1.24, which beat our $1.05 and the Street’s $1.06 on sales of $536mm (vs. our $513mm and the Street’s $514mm). Recall, BDC’s Q1 guidance called for…

FLEX: There Must Be Some Misunderstanding; Reiterate Outperform

We think yesterday’s 8% decline in the shares of Flex (FLEX; $26.34; O/P) proves an overaction to the early-F2025E (Mar) volatility embedded in its latest financial outlook. FQ4 (Mar) results and full F2025E guidance lived…

APTV: First Look at Q1 Results and Outlook

Aptiv (APTV; $69.75; O/P) reported adjusted Q1 EPS of $1.16, which beat our consensus matching $1.02 on some lower-than-expected sales ($4,901mm vs. our $5,000mm and the Street’s $4,986mm). As per the table below, operating profits…

BHE: Healthy Q1 Beat Anyway You Count It

Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $30.30; O/P) posted a healthy Q1 beat and inline Q2E guidance when adjusting non-GAAP forecasts to now exclude stock-based compensation (SBC) per its decision to conform to industry peer EPS presentations (discussed…

DASH: First Look at Q1 Results and Outlook

DoorDash (DASH; $127.46; E/W) reported Q1 gross order value (GOV) of $19.2B (+21% YoY), which beat our $18.75B and the Street’s $18.84B, leading to sales of $2,513mm (+9% QoQ and +23% YoY) that compared to…

GLW: Seeing Some More Light in Its Recovery Tunnel

We adjust 2024/2025E EPS for Corning (GLW; $33.35; E/W) from $1.95/$2.30 to $2.00/$2.30 after some Q1 EPS upside with Q2E guidance that encompassed our and Street’s bottom-line thinking. Q1 revenue and Q2E sales targets were…

GLW: First Look at Q1 Results and Outlook

Corning (GLW; $31.78; E/W) reported Q1 “core” EPS of $0.38, which was ahead of our consensus matching $0.35 on core sales upside ($3,258mm vs. our $3,100mm and the Street’s $3,118mm). Recall, GLW targeted Q1 sales…

SANM: Some Disappointments but Underlying Dynamics Encouraging

We modify our 2024/2025E EPS for Sanmina (SANM; $64.00; O/P) from $5.40/$6.30 to $5.25/$6.20 after some moderately disappointing FQ2 (Mar) results and FQ3E (Jun) guidance, albeit with healthy margin performance and encouraging “green shoots” suggesting…

AMKR: Puts In Cyclical Bottom

We bump up our 2024/2025E EPS for Amkor Technology (AMKR; $31.47; E/W) from $1.60/$2.20 to $1.75/$2.25 after some better Q1 results and Q2E guidance. AMKR also still looks for a robust H2 recovery in sales,…

SANM: First Look at FQ2 (Mar) Results and Outlook

Sanmina (SANM; $64.00; O/P) reported FQ2 (Mar) non-GAAP EPS of $1.30, which was ahead of our consensus matching $1.25 albeit on somewhat lower than expected sales ($1,835mm vs. our $1,875mm and the Street’s $1,883mm). Recall,…