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AMD (AMD) Reports Q3: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings


Max Juang /
2024/10/28 3:16 am EDT

Computer processor maker AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) will be reporting results tomorrow after the bell. Here’s what to expect.

AMD beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 2% last quarter, reporting revenues of $5.84 billion, up 8.9% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and a significant improvement in its gross margin.

Is AMD a buy or sell going into earnings? Read our full analysis here, it’s free.

This quarter, analysts are expecting AMD’s revenue to grow 15.8% year on year to $6.71 billion, improving from the 4.2% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.92 per share.

AMD Total Revenue

The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. AMD has only missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates once over the last two years, exceeding top-line expectations by 0.8% on average.

Looking at AMD’s peers in the semiconductors segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. SMART’s revenues decreased 1.7% year on year, missing analysts’ expectations by 4.3%, and Micron Technology reported revenues up 93.3%, topping estimates by 1.4%. SMART’s stock price was unchanged after the results, while Micron Technology was up 14.6%.

Read our full analysis of SMART’s results here and Micron Technology’s results here.

Investors in the semiconductors segment have had fairly steady hands going into earnings, with share prices down 1.4% on average over the last month. AMD is down 4.8% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $188.06 (compared to the current share price of $156.15).

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