Semiconductor production equipment company Kulicke & Soffa (NASDAQ: KLIC) will be reporting earnings this Wednesday after the bell. Here’s what to expect.
Kulicke and Soffa beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 4.4% last quarter, reporting revenues of $177.6 million, down 2.1% year on year. It was an exceptional quarter for the company, with a significant improvement in its inventory levels and a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Kulicke and Soffa’s revenue to grow 14.4% year on year to $190 million, a reversal from the 3% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.33 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Kulicke and Soffa has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates twice over the last two years.
Looking at Kulicke and Soffa’s peers in the semiconductor manufacturing segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Teradyne delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 43.9%, beating analysts’ expectations by 11%, and Lam Research reported revenues up 22.1%, topping estimates by 1.8%. Lam Research traded up 3.6% following the results.
Read our full analysis of Teradyne’s results here and Lam Research’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the semiconductor manufacturing segment, with share prices up 13.5% on average over the last month. Kulicke and Soffa is up 13% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $52.67 (compared to the current share price of $58.01).
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