Flex (FLEX)


December 18, 2023

FLEX: NXT Spin Coming Much Sooner Than Expected

By Steven Fox

After today’s market close, Flex (FLEX; $28.69; O/P) announced it received approval from the High Court of Singapore to complete the last stage of its divestiture of Nextracker (NXT; $47.46; E/W) through a tax-free spin…

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December 13, 2023

FLEX: Even More Recent Valuation Support

By Steven Fox

The 29% rally in the shares of Nextracker (NXT; $42.76; E/W) over the past two months has “on paper” created more value for the shares of Flex (FLEX; $26.26; O/P) that has basically gone unrecognized…

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October 26, 2023

FLEX: Margin Story Overwhelms Macro Pressures

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform and $34 target on the shares of Flex (FLEX; $23.22) after the company delivered further on its operating margin and cash flow potential, despite greater than expected macro headwinds now surfacing…

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October 17, 2023

FLEX: Some Breathing Room into FQ2 Print

By Steven Fox

We think FQ2 (Sept) results and outlook from Flex (FLEX; $25.94; O/P), scheduled for next Wednesday (10/25 after market), prove the 10% retreat in the stock since mid-July to be overdone. We think Nextracker (NXT;…

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August 7, 2023

FLEX: Expanded Buyback Highlights Buying Opportunity

By Steven Fox

This morning, Flex (FLEX; $27.03; O/P) disclosed in an 8-K that it received shareholder approval to purchase up to 20% of its issued and outstanding shares and that its Board authorized a new cap of…

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July 27, 2023

FLEX: Advances Margin Story Further

By Steven Fox

Flex (FLEX; $28.27; O/P) posted FQ1 (Jun) adjusted EPS of $0.57, comfortably beating our consensus matching $0.51, reflecting some better than expected sales, and most importantly margin upside from both its now 51%-owned Nextracker (NXT;…

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July 17, 2023

FLEX: Stock Still Looks Cheap into FQ1 Print

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform on the shares of Flex (FLEX; $28.21; O/P) ahead of FQ1 (Jun) results and outlook, scheduled for next Wednesday (7/26 after market). We think new program momentum in Flex’s higher margin…

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June 29, 2023

FLEX: Completes Another Round of NXT Sales

By Steven Fox

Last night, Nextracker (NXT; $37.13; E/W), a subsidiary of Flex (FLEX; $26.66; O/P), priced its previously announced Class A common stock offering at $36.50 per share, which delivers another $518mm of proceeds to Flex, albeit…

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June 27, 2023

FLEX: Moves to Add Further to Cash Hoard

By Steven Fox

Last night, Nextracker (NXT; $38.05; E/W), a subsidiary of Flex (FLEX; $26.10; O/P), announced a Class A common stock offering that further monetizes Flex’s stake at a quicker pace than previously assumed due to bank…

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June 5, 2023

FLEX: CEO Meeting Highlights Big Margin Potential

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform and raise our target on the shares of Flex (FLEX; $26.13) from $30 to $32 after hosting an investor meeting with CEO Revathi Advaithi and David Rubin, VP of IR at…

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May 11, 2023

FLEX: Healthy Beat and Raise All Things Considered

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform on the shares of Flex (FLEX; $21.14) after its healthy FQ4 (Mar) “beat and raise” even after considering the initially dilutive impacts from the recent IPO of Nextracker (NXT; $33.23; E/W)….

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May 10, 2023

FLEX: First Look at FQ4 (Mar) Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Flex (FLEX; $21.14; O/P) reported FQ4 (Mar) adjusted EPS of $0.57, which was well ahead of our consensus matching $0.51 on sales of $7,447mm that also beat our $7,231mm and the Street’s $7,222mm. By comparison,…

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May 3, 2023

FLEX: Just Too Cheap into Earnings

By Steven Fox

We think investors in Flex (FLEX; $20.54; O/P) should focus on “core” FQ4E (Mar) operating results and guidance (e.g., ex-Nextracker), scheduled for next Wednesday, (5/10 after market), on the heels of its Nextracker (NXT; $30.19;…

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February 9, 2023

FLEX: Reiterate Outperform on FLEX Post NXT IPO Pricing

By Steven Fox

Last night, Flex (FLEX; $24.15; O/P) announced its Nextracker subsidiary, a leading provider of solar trackers, priced its IPO at $24 per share or above its originally proposed range of $20-23. Nextracker, which will trade…

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February 5, 2023

FLEX: Reiterate Outperform on Our Full Nextracker Review

By Steven Fox

We reviewed Nextracker’s publicly available IPO roadshow presentations and S-1 filings ahead of Flex’s (FLEX; $24.42; O/P) plans to issue 23.26mm shares of Nextracker, before an overallotment option of up to another 3.49mm shares, which…

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