Networking chips designer Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) will be reporting earnings tomorrow afternoon. Here's what to expect.
Last quarter Marvell Technology reported revenues of $1.51 billion, up 40.9% year on year, missing analyst expectations by 0%. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a significant improvement in gross margin but underwhelming revenue guidance for the next quarter.
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This quarter analysts are expecting Marvell Technology's revenue to grow 28.5% year on year to $1.55 billion, slowing down from the 61.4% year-over-year increase in revenue the company had recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.59 per share.
The analysts covering the company have been growing increasingly bearish about the business heading into the earnings, with revenue estimates seeing four downward revisions over the last thirty days. The company missed Wall St's revenue estimates twice over the last two years.
Looking at Marvell Technology's peers in the semiconductors segment, some of them have already reported Q3 earnings results, giving us a hint of what we can expect. Lam Research delivered top-line growth of 17.8% year on year, beating analyst estimates by 3.36% and Applied Materials reported revenues up 10.2% year on year, exceeding estimates by 4.85%. Lam Research traded up 2.37% on the results, Applied Materials was up 2.39%. Read our full analysis of Lam Research's results here and Applied Materials's results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the semiconductors segment, with the stocks up on average 8.89% over the last month. Marvell Technology is up 5.08% during the same time, and is heading into the earnings with analyst price target of $70.3, compared to share price of $42.97.
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