RFID manufacturer Impinj (NASDAQ:PI) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow afternoon. Here's what investors should know.
Last quarter Impinj reported revenues of $68.2 million, up 51% year on year, beating analyst revenue expectations by 5.43%. It was an impressive quarter for the company, with a beat on the bottom line and very optimistic guidance for the next quarter.
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This quarter analysts are expecting Impinj's revenue to grow 45% year on year to $76.2 million, in line with the 44.2% year-over-year increase in revenue the company had recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.39 per share.
The analysts covering the company have been growing increasingly bullish about the business heading into the earnings, with revenue estimates seeing 4 upwards revisions over the last thirty days. 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 4.93%.
Looking at Impinj's peers in the analog semiconductors segment, some of them have already reported Q4 earnings results, giving us a hint of what we can expect. NXP Semiconductors delivered top-line growth of 8.98% year on year, beating analyst estimates by 0.48% and Sensata Technologies reported revenues up 8.56% year on year, exceeding estimates by 1.66%. NXP Semiconductors traded down 2.04% on the results, and Sensata Technologies was flat on the results. Read our full analysis of NXP Semiconductors's results here and Sensata Technologies's results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the semiconductors segment, with the stocks up on average 13% over the last month. Impinj is up 4.33% during the same time, and is heading into the earnings with analyst price target of $128.90, compared to share price of $122.23.
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