Network chips maker MACOM Technology Solutions (NASDAQ: MTSI) will be reporting earnings tomorrow morning. Here's what to look for.
Last quarter MACOM Technology reported revenues of $180.1 million, up 12.8% year on year, in line with analyst expectations. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a significant improvement in operating margin but underwhelming revenue guidance for the next quarter.
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This quarter analysts are expecting MACOM Technology's revenue to grow 1.76% year on year to $168.1 million, slowing down from the 9.67% year-over-year increase in revenue the company had recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.78 per share.
Majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last thirty days, suggesting they are expecting the business to stay the course heading into the earnings. The company has a history of exceeding Wall St's expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years on average by 0.58%.
Looking at MACOM Technology's peers in the analog semiconductors segment, some of them have already reported Q2 earnings results, giving us a hint what we can expect. ON Semiconductor delivered top-line growth of 0.76% year on year, beating analyst estimates by 1.79% and Texas Instruments reported revenue decline of 10.7% year on year, exceeding estimates by 0.22%. ON Semiconductor traded up 4.48% on the results, Texas Instruments was down 0.68%. Read our full analysis of ON Semiconductor's results here and Texas Instruments's results here.
The fears around raising interest rates have been putting pressure on tech stocks and while some of the analog semiconductors stocks have fared somewhat better, they have not been spared, with share price declining 7.46% over the last month. MACOM Technology is down 14% during the same time, and is heading into the earnings with analyst price target of $74.2, compared to share price of $57.26.
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