Jabil (JBL)


December 18, 2024

JBL: Cloud Ecosystem Drives Upside Surprise

By Steven Fox

We bump up our F2025/F2026E (Aug) EPS for Jabil (JBL; $144.95; O/P) from $8.65/$9.60 to $8.75/$9.75 after the company produced a solid “beat and raise” on especially healthy free cash flows (FCF), which was led…

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December 18, 2024

JBL: First Look at FQ1 (Nov) Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Jabil (JBL; $133.96; O/P) reported FQ1 (Nov) “core” non-GAAP EPS of $2.00, which beat our $1.87 and the Street’s $1.88 on sales of $6,994mm that were also ahead of our $6,600mm and the Street’s $6,608mm)….

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December 11, 2024

JBL: See FQ1 Providing Solid Set Up for Future Growth

By Steven Fox

We think Jabil’s (JBL; $132.75; O/P) FQ1 (Nov) results and outlook, scheduled for next Wednesday (12/18 before market), should comfortably support the company’s full F2025E sales, operating margin and EPS outlook of $27.0B (+2% YoY…

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November 25, 2024

JBL: Meetings Highlight a Still Winning Strategy

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform on the shares of Jabil (JBL; $131.12) and raise our target from $150 to $160 after hosting investor meetings last week for management in Boston and New York, including CEO Mike…

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November 14, 2024

JBL: Exploring Further Footprint Diversification

By Steven Fox

This morning, Jabil (JBL; $129.25; O/P) announced it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat State Government of India, which follows on a separate MoU signed with the Tamil Nadu State of India,…

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October 14, 2024

JBL: Adds to Cloud Tool Kit

By Steven Fox

This morning, Jabil (JBL; $125.80; O/P) announced that it is expanding its white box server portfolio with the addition of two new high-performance servers that feature Advanced Micro Devices’ (AMD; $165.27; NR) fifth-generation EPYC and…

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October 3, 2024

JBL: Adds to Liquid Cooling Skillsets

By Steven Fox

This morning, Jabil (JBL; $118.97; O/P) announced that the company acquired, for undisclosed terms, privately held Mikros Technologies, which engineers and manufactures liquid cooling solutions for a range of applications that includes not only now…

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September 26, 2024

JBL: Sets the Bar Well for Success

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform on the shares of Jabil (JBL; $126.65) after it provided a solid F2025E (Aug) outlook on the back of beating FQ4 (Aug) expectations, where the common threads were further free cash…

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September 26, 2024

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

By Steven Fox

Jabil (JBL; $113.43; O/P) reported FQ4 (Aug) “core” non-GAAP EPS of $2.30, which was ahead of our $2.23 and the Street’s $2.22 on better-than-expected sales ($6,964mm vs. our $6,631mm and the Street’s $6,586mm). As illustrated…

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September 18, 2024

JBL: At Peak Pre-Earnings Hand Wringing

By Steven Fox

We assume Street forecasts are set appropriately for Jabil (JBL; $107.85; O/P) ahead of the company’s FQ4 (Aug) results and outlook next Thursday (9/26 before market), which will include a Seventh Annual Investor Briefing and…

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June 20, 2024

JBL: Clearing All the Decks

By Steven Fox

We leave our F2024E (Aug) EPS for Jabil (JBL; $111.79; O/P) at $8.40 (-3% YoY) but lower F2025E EPS from $10.00 to $8.80 (+5% YoY) after FQ3 (May) lived up to Street expectations and management…

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June 20, 2024

JBL: First Look at FQ3 (May) Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Jabil (JBL; $126.23; O/P) reported FQ3 (May) “core” non-GAAP EPS of $1.89, which was ahead of our consensus matching $1.85 on some sales upside ($6,765mm vs. our $6,500mm and the Street’s $6,525mm). Recall, JBL’s FQ3…

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June 13, 2024

JBL: Expecting Less Dramatics with FQ3 Print

By Steven Fox

We think Jabil (JBL; $121.10; O/P) utilizes its FQ3 (May) results, scheduled for next Thursday (6/20 before market), to better “reset” the Street after what has proven a disappointing past 12 months by the company’s…

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May 29, 2024

JBL: Announces More on the Cloud Front

By Steven Fox

This morning, Jabil (JBL; $117.33; O/P), which currently trades at 14X our F2024E (Aug) EPS and 6.3X EV/EBITDA, announced a new set of configurable, high-performance server platforms, which are part of the company’s broader set…

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May 20, 2024

JBL: Relieving News for Investors

By Steven Fox

This morning, Jabil (JBL; $121.25; O/P) announced several senior leadership changes, most importantly, the appointment of CFO Mike Dastoor to CEO, which is not unexpected given the recent investigation into former CEO Kenny Wilson that…

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