Benchmark Electronics (BHE)


October 31, 2024

BHE: Continues to Expand Margins vs. Tough Demand Backdrop

By Steven Fox

We adjust 2024/2025E EPS for Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $45.42; E/W) from $2.25/$2.50 to $2.26/$2.50 after the company produced some better-than-expected Q3 EPS ($0.57 vs. our $0.55 and consensus of $0.54) with Q4E guidance that jibed…

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October 30, 2024

BHE: First Look at Q3 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $45.40; E/W) reported Q3 non-GAAP EPS of $0.57, which was ahead of our $0.55 and the Street’s $0.54 on sales of $658mm (vs. our consensus matching $650mm). Recall, BHE’s Q3 guidance called…

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October 17, 2024

BHE: Expect a Solid Q3 Print and Guide

By Steven Fox

We think Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $44.99; E/W) produces Q3 results and guidance on October 30th (after market) that provide solid support for current valuation with upside potential mainly tied to recent bookings and updated production…

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October 8, 2024

BHE: Hires New CFO

By Steven Fox

Last night after the close, Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $43.69; E/W) announced that it appointed Bryan Schumaker as CFO (effective October 8th). Recall, the company appointed Arvind Kamal as interim CFO back in March after BHE’s…

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July 31, 2024

BHE: Some More Positives than Negatives

By Steven Fox

We adjust our 2024/2025E EPS for Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $40.69; E/W) from $2.20/$2.50 to $2.25/$2.50 after the company produced a solid Q2 beat and provided Q3E guidance that lived up to our expectations, albeit with…

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July 30, 2024

BHE: First Look at Q2 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $40.69; E/W) reported Q2 non-GAAP EPS of $0.57, which beat our $0.52 and the Street’s $0.51 on sales upside ($666mm vs. our $638mm and consensus of $636mm). Recall, BHE’s Q2 guidance called…

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July 17, 2024

BHE: Bar Looks Set Well into Q2 Print

By Steven Fox

We stick with our EPS estimates for Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $41.86; E/W) ahead of its Q2 print and guidance on July 30th (after market). Specifically, we model Q2E sales, operating margin, and EPS at $638mm…

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May 14, 2024

BHE: Reduce Rating to Equal-Weight After Big Stock Move

By Steven Fox

We are reducing our rating on the shares of Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $41.09) from Outperform to Equal-Weight after the stock price has now well exceeded our prior target and is now trading at valuation levels…

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May 2, 2024

BHE: Healthy Q1 Beat Anyway You Count It

By Steven Fox

Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $30.30; O/P) posted a healthy Q1 beat and inline Q2E guidance when adjusting non-GAAP forecasts to now exclude stock-based compensation (SBC) per its decision to conform to industry peer EPS presentations (discussed…

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April 18, 2024

BHE: Favorable Risk/Reward into Earnings

By Steven Fox

The risk/reward on the shares of Benchmark Electronics’ (BHE; $30.04; O/P) still looks attractive to us ahead of the company’s Q1 results and Q2E outlook in coming weeks, especially with the stock trading at only…

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March 20, 2024

BHE: CFO Takes Job at Larger Company

By Steven Fox

Yesterday after the close (3/19), Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $27.65; O/P) announced CFO Roop Lakkaraju, who has served in his current role for the past six years, is stepping down (effective April 1st) to take over…

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February 1, 2024

BHE: Margin Story Continues in Tough Environment

By Steven Fox

Benchmark Electronics’ (BHE; $28.28; O/P) Q4 results and Q1E guidance lived up to our expectations, further demonstrating potential for operating margins to move even higher in coming years on solid free cash flows (FCF). To…

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November 20, 2023

Correcting Modeling Error; No Change in Buy Thesis

By Steven Fox

We are adjusting our 2023E and 2024E EPS for Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $25.70; O/P) from $2.05/$2.35 to $2.03/$2.15 in order to correct for an error in our prior modeling assumptions around gross margins. Specifically, our…

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October 26, 2023

BHE: Margin Story Continuing Despite Macro Adjustments

By Steven Fox

We adjust 2023E EPS for Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $22.97; O/P) from $2.03 to $2.05 after Q3 results and outlook lived up to our expectations, albeit with some “puts and takes”. Although, we also modify 2024E…

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October 16, 2023

BHE: Some Recent Reasons to Buy

By Steven Fox

The shares of Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $24.34; O/P) continued to “bounce around” the $24-25 level in recent weeks, still down ~10% from mid-July levels and ~15% below where the stock was in mid-January, which is…

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