October 24, 2024
Western Digital (WDC; $66.32; O/P) reported FQ1 (Sep) non-GAAP EPS of $1.78, which was ahead of our $1.72 and the Street’s $1.71. Recall, WDC’s FQ1 guidance called for sales and EPS of $4.0-4.2B and $1.55-1.85,…
October 24, 2024
We adjust our F2025E (Sep) EPS for Plexus (PLXS; $145.42; E/W) from $6.50 to $6.60 (+15% YoY vs. -11% in F2024) after a healthy FQ4 (Sep) beat, predominantly driven by better-than-expected quarter-end production activity that…
October 24, 2024
We reiterate our Outperform and raise our target from $75 to $80 on the shares of Celestica (CLS; $66.32) after the company produced a healthy Q3 “beat and raise” and provided a range of proof…
October 24, 2024
We are again bumping up our 2024/2025E EPS for Amphenol (APH; $68.47; E/W) from $1.77/$1.97 to $1.84/$2.07, mainly for a healthy Q3 EPS beat ($0.50 vs. our consensus matching $0.45), which was led again by…
October 23, 2024
Plexus (PLXS; $135.57; E/W) reported FQ4 (Sep) non-GAAP EPS of $1.85, which was well ahead of our $1.58 and the Street’s $1.55, albeit including $0.12 per share of more favorable non-operating items than was considered…
October 23, 2024
Celestica (CLS; $57.47; O/P) reported Q3 non-IFRS EPS of $1.04, which beat our $0.91 and the Street’s $0.93 on sales of $2,500mm (vs. our $2,400mm and the Street’s $2,414mm). Recall, CLS’ Q3 outlook called for…
October 23, 2024
We raise our rating on the shares of Seagate (STX; $104.55) from Equal-Weight to Outperform after the company provided its most convincing evidence to date for the idea that it can continue to benefit from…
October 23, 2024
Amphenol (APH; $66.85; E/W) reported Q3 non-GAAP EPS of $0.50, which beat our consensus matching $0.45 led by better than expected sales ($4,039mm vs. our $3,800mm and the Street’s $3,807mm). As per the table below,…
October 22, 2024
Seagate (STX; $112.64; E/W) reported FQ1 (Sep) non-GAAP EPS of 1.58, which compared to our $1.60 and the Street’s relatively stale $1.48 since management noted in early-September that EPS would likely be at the high…
October 22, 2024
We think Uber Technologies (UBER; $80.41; O/P) Q3 results and guidance next Thursday (10/31 before market) can at least live up to Street expectations, even after considering some potential transitory effects on results from recent…
October 22, 2024
We think Lyft’s (LYFT; $13.86; O/P) Q3 results and outlook, scheduled for November 6th (after market), can lead to a “next leg” in the stock’s recent recovery that started in mid-August (+53% vs. a prior…
October 22, 2024
This morning, Hyzon Motors (HYZN; $2.47) announced it entered into a purchase agreement to supply GreenWaste, a waste management services provider based in California, with 12 of its hydrogen-powered refuse fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs)…
October 22, 2024
This morning, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association released car registration data from the region for the month of September, which was right around MoM seasonal patterns. Specifically, European vehicle registrations increased 48% MoM (~20% of…
October 21, 2024
This morning, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms with Corning’s (GLW; $47.08; O/P) Hemlock Semiconductor business (9% of 2024E sales) to provide up to $325mm in…
October 21, 2024
We have badly missed a recent breakout in the shares of Plexus (PLXS; $136.69; E/W) since its most recent bottom in mid-June (e.g., +34% since 6/11 vs. +21% over the prior two years), which especially…