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January 31, 2024

APTV: Targets Another Record Year; But Street is Disappointed?

By Steven Fox

We are very much surprised that Aptiv’s (APTV; $82.39; O/P) Q4 results and outlook did not dispel the excessive “hand wringing” weighing on the stock in recent months, especially at 14X our latest 2024E EPS,…

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January 31, 2024

APTV: First Look at Q4 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Aptiv (APTV; $86.72; O/P) reported adjusted Q4 EPS of $1.40, which beat our $1.34 and the Street’s $1.33 on sales of $4,919mm (vs. our $5,018mm and the Street’s $5,067mm). As per the table below, operating…

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January 30, 2024

APH: Puts a Big Cherry on Top of Recent M&A Cake

By Steven Fox

This morning, Amphenol (APH; $102.78; E/W) announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Carlisle Companies’ (CSL; $320.38; NR) Interconnect Technologies business or CIT for $2.025B in cash, which makes the proposed transaction, the largest…

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January 30, 2024

GLW: Signs Support Some Sort of Recovery

By Steven Fox

We adjust 2024E EPS for Corning (GLW; $33.30; E/W) from $2.00 to $1.95 after Q4 results lived up to expectations but Q1E guidance was on the disappointing side. GLW also “called the bottom” with its…

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January 30, 2024

GLW: First Look at Q4 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Corning (GLW; $31.15; E/W) reported Q4 “core” EPS of $0.39, which was in line with consensus and ahead of our $0.37 on slightly better than expected core sales ($3,272mm vs. our $3,255mm and the Street’s…

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January 26, 2024

HYZN: Announces Interesting Delivery Milestone

By Steven Fox

Yesterday (1/25), Hyzon Motors (HYZN; $0.75) announced it delivered four heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) to Performance Food Group (PFGC; $70.89; NR), which is a large U.S. based food distributor and supplier with…

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January 26, 2024

MBLY: Ready to Drive Up the Wall of Worry; Raise to Outperform

By Steven Fox

We raise our rating on the shares of Mobileye Global (MBLY; $28.13) from Equal-Weight to Outperform. Our recent meeting with management at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) along with yesterday’s Q4 call supported the idea…

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January 26, 2024

WDC: Demonstrates Pricing Power Inflection Point

By Steven Fox

Western Digital (WDC; $60.33; O/P) produced healthy upside to Street thinking with its FQ2 (Dec) results and outlook, which highlighted further supply discipline, incremental positives across most markets, including surprising growth in China, and solid…

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January 25, 2024

WDC: First Look at FQ2 (Dec) Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Western Digital (WDC; $60.33; O/P) reported FQ2 (Dec) non-GAAP EPS losses of ($0.69) ex-“one time” net charges of $0.18 per share, which compares to our ($1.15) and the Street’s ($1.12). Sales of $3.03B were above…

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January 25, 2024

PLXS: Fleshes Out Disappointing FQ1

By Steven Fox

Plexus (PLXS; $94.23; E/W) posted FQ1 (Dec) results in line with its recent negative pre-announcement (“Slow End to Quarter Leads to FQ1 Miss”; 1/17) as it fleshed out details behind the cut to prior sales,…

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January 25, 2024

STX: Recovery Gains Further Traction

By Steven Fox

Seagate’s (STX; $89.17; E/W) FQ2 (Dec) results and outlook provided further confirmation for the idea that the company is now on a consistent recovery track, discussed below, per the expected improvement in key FQ2 metrics…

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January 25, 2024

APH: Margins Impress as M&A Helps

By Steven Fox

Amphenol (APH; $100.66; E/W) produced another Q4 “beat and meet”, albeit influenced by a surge in M&A during November and December as it acquired four companies with a combined ~$325mm in annual sales for $678mm….

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January 24, 2024

TEL: Raise Rating to Outperform; Entering New Margin Era

By Steven Fox

We raise our rating on TE Connectivity (TEL; $143.63) from Equal-Weight to Outperform. We believe the stock is now breaking out of its trading range of the past two years on a path to new…

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January 24, 2024

STX: First Look at FQ2 (Dec) Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Seagate (STX; $89.17; E/W) reported FQ2 (Dec) non-GAAP EPS of a profit of $0.12, which comfortably beat our estimate of a ($0.03) loss and the Street’s ($0.06) on sales of $1,555mm (vs. our $1,582mm and…

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January 24, 2024

APH: First Look at Q4 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Amphenol (APH; $101.25; E/W) reported Q4 non-GAAP EPS of $0.82, which beat our $0.76 and the Street’s $0.77 on sales of $3,328mm that were ahead of our $3,148mm and the Street’s $3,157mm. The company also…

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