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September 28, 2023

JBL: First Look at FQ4 (Aug) Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Jabil (JBL; $105.18; O/P) reported FQ4 (Aug) “core” non-GAAP EPS of $2.45, which beat our consensus matching $2.32 on sales of $8,458mm (vs. our $8,506mm and the Street’s $8,537mm). As illustrated in the variance table…

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September 28, 2023

MU: Another Year of H2 Promises

By Steven Fox

We bump up our F2024E (Aug) EPS from a loss of ($2.60) to ($2.30) and raise F2025E EPS from $1.90 to $2.45 for Micron (MU; $68.21; E/W) after a basically as expected FQ4 (Aug) print…

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September 27, 2023

MU: First Look at FQ4 (Aug) Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Micron Technology (MU; $68.21; E/W) reported FQ4 (Aug) non-GAAP EPS of a loss of ($1.07), which was somewhat ahead of our ($1.18) and the Street’s ($1.15) on slightly better than expected sales ($4,010mm vs. our…

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September 27, 2023

JBL: Definitely Exiting Mobility

By Steven Fox

Last night, Jabil (JBL; $105.00; O/P) announced that it reached a definitive agreement to divest its Mobility business (11% of sales at somewhat below average margins) to BYD Electronic or BYDE (285.HK; HK$34.95; NR) for…

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September 27, 2023

HYZN: Reaches Final SEC Resolution

By Steven Fox

Last night, Hyzon Motors (HYZN; $1.22) announced a final resolution of an SEC investigation, ongoing since January of 2022, in which the company agreed to pay a civil monetary penalty of $25mm, subject to court…

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September 26, 2023

UBER: Another Buying Opportunity

By Steven Fox

The shares of Uber Technologies (UBER; $44.27; O/P) have now retreated 11% since the end of July, albeit in a weak tech tape (-9% for NASDAQ over the same period), but despite a subsequent Q2…

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September 21, 2023

JBL: First Look at F2024 Should Not Disappoint

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform on Jabil shares (JBL; $107.33) ahead of its FQ4 (Aug) results and Annual Investor Briefing next Thursday (9/28 before market) when we expect a first view on F2024E (Aug) sales and…

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September 20, 2023

MU: Finally Looking for End to EPS Cuts

By Steven Fox

After reducing our generally below consensus estimates for Micron (MU; $69.68; E/W) on five different occasions over the course of the past year, we think this may finally be the quarterly call where Street projections…

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September 20, 2023

Some Above Seasonal European Auto Registrations

By Steven Fox

This morning, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association released car registration data from the region for the month of August, which was well ahead of seasonal trends. Specifically, European vehicle registrations (~20% of global demand) in…

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September 20, 2023

APTV: Supporting Its Software Confidence Game

By Steven Fox

We sat in on Aptiv’s (APTV; $102.57; O/P) Software Teach-In yesterday. The presentation and Q&A suggested to us that management has increased confidence in its ability to leverage last year’s $3.5B acquisition of Wind River’s…

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September 18, 2023

NXT: More Signs of Momentum

By Steven Fox

We followed up with Nextracker (NXT; $41.89; E/W) after it introduced a suite of next-gen solar tracker hardware, software, and services at the RE+ 2023 conference in Las Vegas. We think these recent announcements highlight…

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September 18, 2023

DASH: Some More Grocery Announcements

By Steven Fox

This morning, DoorDash (DASH; $83.00; E/W) announced a series of new grocery and alcohol delivery partnerships, ironically just as Maplebear, doing business as Instacart, plans its IPO for tonight under the ticker CART. We note…

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September 15, 2023

JBL: Connecting Some More EV Dots

By Steven Fox

Yesterday (9/15), Rivian’s (RIVN; $24.06; E/W) CEO RJ Scaringe presented at an investor conference, where among other things, the company highlighted plans to update its electronic and electrical vehicle architecture, for integration into its next-generation…

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September 15, 2023

CART: Raises IPO Range

By Steven Fox

This morning, Maplebear, which is doing business as Instacart, raised its proposed IPO price range from $26-28 to $28-30. The company still plans to issue 22.0mm shares (14.1mm in a primary offering and 7.9mm in…

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September 14, 2023

UBER: Announces Some New Grocery Engagements

By Steven Fox

This week, Uber Technologies (UBER; $48.32; O/P) announced two new grocery partnerships, ironically well timed with the upcoming IPO of Maplebear (d/b/a Instacart), which we evaluated in a note yesterday (“Insta Analysis of CART”; 9/14)….

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