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October 28, 2022

WDC: Pressures Mount

By Steven Fox

We are again reducing forecasts for Western Digital (WDC; $34.34; E/W) after FQ1 (Sept) EPS missed expectations, albeit mainly for higher taxes. However, WDC also suggested it likely swings to an EPS loss in FQ2E…

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October 28, 2022

PLXS: Big Beat and Raise

By Steven Fox

We raise our F2023E (Sept) EPS for Plexus (PLXS; $95.92; E/W) from $5.30 to $5.80 after the company delivered substantial FQ4 (Sept) upside, reflecting its ability to better meet multi-quarter levels of pent-up demand across…

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October 27, 2022

BHE: Further Demonstrates Margin Story

By Steven Fox

Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $29.06; O/P) produced a healthy Q3 “beat and raise” that highlighted broad new program momentum and solid margin expansion despite ongoing supply chain constraints for specialty components, especially limiting shipments in medical…

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October 27, 2022

FLEX: Shows More New Win and Mix Momentum

By Steven Fox

We raise F2023/F2024E (Mar) EPS for Flex (FLEX; $18.48; O/P) from $2.10/$2.35 to $2.30/$2.45 after an impressive FQ2 (Sept) “beat and raise”, which reflected better supply chain execution on an expanding book of business plus…

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October 27, 2022

APH: A Little More Right Now, A Little Less Next Time

By Steven Fox

We make some relatively small adjustments to our 2022/2023E EPS for Amphenol (APH; $73.19; E/W), from $2.93/$3.07 to $2.98/$3.05, after the company produced one of its typically healthy types of EPS beats in Q3, albeit…

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October 26, 2022

PLXS: First Look at FQ4 (Sep) Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Plexus (PLXS; $96.55; E/W) reported FQ4 (Sep) non-GAAP EPS of $1.78, which was substantially ahead of our $1.25 and consensus of $1.27 on sales of $1,124mm (vs. our $1,000mm and the Street’s $1,008mm). PLXS also…

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October 26, 2022

A Historically Bad Downturn

By Steven Fox

We reduce F2023/F2024E (Jun) EPS for Seagate (STX; $53.64; E/W) from $3.60/$7.15 to $1.35/$3.20 after it produced an FQ1 (Sept) “miss and lower”, suspended share repurchases (after buying $408mm of stock in FQ1), increased debt…

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October 26, 2022

First Look at Q3 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Amphenol (APH; $73.01; E/W) reported Q3 non-GAAP EPS of $0.80, which beat our $0.74 and the Street’s $0.75 on better than expected sales ($3,295mm vs. our $3,100mm and the Street’s $3,113mm). As per the variance…

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October 26, 2022

First Look at FQ1 (Sep) Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Seagate (STX; $58.00; E/W) reported FQ1 (Sep) non-GAAP EPS of $0.48, which was well below our $0.65 and the Street’s $0.71 on sales of $2,035mm (vs. our $2,050mm and the Street’s $2,101mm). Recall, STX cut…

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October 26, 2022

Reduce Rating to Equal-Weight

By Steven Fox

We reduce our rating on the shares of Corning (GLW; $31.73) from Outperform to Equal-Weight. The company’s Q3 results and outlook leads us to believe that GLW faces an extended recovery period in consumer markets…

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October 25, 2022

Back in Pink

By Steven Fox

This morning, Lyft (LYFT; $14.81; O/P) announced in a blog post that it was re-introducing its Lyft Pink membership program, which now includes new benefits at a lower subscription price ($9.99 per month or $99…

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October 25, 2022

Margins Continue to March Higher

By Steven Fox

We make some slight adjustments to our 2022E/2023E EPS for Sensata (ST; $39.46; O/P), from $3.30/$4.00 to $3.33/$4.03, after Q3 results and outlook lived up to expectations despite greater than expected currency headwinds we are…

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October 25, 2022

Forms Partnership to Accelerate Charger Deployments

By Steven Fox

This morning, Tritium (DCFC; $2.36; O/P) announced a partnership with DC-America, which designs and installs battery electric vehicle (BEV) charging locations in the U.S. Specifically, DC-America will now work to install charging stations, which we…

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October 25, 2022

First Look at Q3 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Corning (GLW; $32.33; O/P) reported Q3 “core” EPS of $0.51 that was in line with our and the Street’s modeling on core sales of $3,666mm, which compared to our $3,650mm and the Street’s $3,664mm. Recall,…

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October 25, 2022

First Look at Q3 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Sensata (ST; $41.62; O/P) reported Q3 adjusted EPS of $0.85, which compared to our $0.84 and the Street’s $0.85 on sales of $1,018mm (vs. our $1,000mm and $1,005mm from the Street). Recall, the company’s Q3…

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