VRT: First Look at Q1 Results and Outlook
Vertiv Holdings (VRT; $71.82; E/W) reported Q1 non-GAAP EPS of $0.64, which was ahead of our $0.60 and the Street’s $0.61 on sales of $2,036mm (vs. our $1,925mm and the Street’s $1,936mm). Recall, VRT’s Q1…
Vertiv Holdings (VRT; $71.82; E/W) reported Q1 non-GAAP EPS of $0.64, which was ahead of our $0.60 and the Street’s $0.61 on sales of $2,036mm (vs. our $1,925mm and the Street’s $1,936mm). Recall, VRT’s Q1…
TE Connectivity (TEL; $133.45; O/P) reported FQ2 (Mar) non-GAAP EPS of $2.10, which handily beat our $1.95 and the Street’s $1.96 on better-than-expected sales ($4,143mm vs. our $3,950mm and the Street’s $3,970mm). By comparison, TEL’s…
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies (UBER; $74.52; E/W) alleging that the company charged consumers without consent for its Uber One subscription program (~30mm members exiting 2024)….
We reduce 2025/2026E EPS for Aptiv (APTV; $50.99; E/W) from $7.30/$8.50 to $6.25/$8.00 ahead of Q1 results and guidance, scheduled for May 1st (before market). Our estimate cuts are to consider an increasing likelihood that…
We assume our full F2026E (Mar) sales, operating margin, and EPS for Flex (FLEX; $30.53; O/P) of $26.4B (+2% YoY on an organic basis), 5.8% (vs. 5.6% in F2025E) and $2.85 (+9% YoY) remains a reasonable…
We think our and Street estimates on Celestica (CLS; $80.59; O/P) can continue to prove achievable after its Q1 results and outlook post on Thursday (4/24 after market). We think our view was supported last…
Last week, we spent two days in Washington D.C.at Data Center World, which is considered to be the largest data center trade show of the year, where we sat in on industry talks, walked the…
We are reducing our profit forecasts on Mobileye Global (MBLY; $11.90; E/W) ahead of the company’s Q1 results and outlook, which are scheduled for Thursday (4/24 before market). More to the point, we are concerned…
We think Western Digital (WDC; $35.62; O/P) has another chance to “strike a new chord” with investors through its upcoming FQ3 (Mar) results and guidance, scheduled for April 30th (before market), after successfully completing the…
This morning, Lyft (LYFT; $10.80; O/P) announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire FREENOW, a European-based mobility platform that is best known for its taxi offering. The business is being acquired from BMW Group…
Our recent checks suggest Seagate (STX; $72.00; O/P) highlights that near term demand for its “core” mass capacity hard disk drives (HDDs) is holding up well into the June quarter (80-85% of sales), when it…
Based on some further field checks, we now think we may have been underestimating risks to our current EBITDA estimates for CommScope (COMM; $3.64; E/W) from a range of new U.S. tariffs now beginning to…
We assume Plexus’ (PLXS; $121.28; E/W) relative mix of served market exposure and global footprint proves new tariffs to be less of an issue for the company relative to others we follow in the supply…
We assume that CommScope (COMM; $3.44; E/W) proves relatively less impacted, when it reports Q1 results and outlook on May 1st (before market), by a range of new U.S. tariffs beginning to impact global supply…
Over the weekend, the U.S. provided some clarifications on its plan to impose tariffs on technology products, which we think can better support at least some sort of a “relief rally” across our supply chain…