Semiconductor designer Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) will be reporting results this Tuesday afternoon. Here’s what to expect.
Lattice Semiconductor met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $133.3 million, up 4.9% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a significant improvement in its inventory levels but a miss of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Lattice Semiconductor’s revenue to grow 21.9% year on year to $143.2 million, a reversal from the 31.2% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.32 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. Lattice Semiconductor has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates three times over the last two years.
Looking at Lattice Semiconductor’s peers in the processors and graphics chips segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Qorvo delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 8.4%, meeting analysts’ expectations, and Penguin Solutions reported flat revenue, topping estimates by 1.2%. Qorvo traded down 6.8% following the results while Penguin Solutions was also down 13.8%.
Read our full analysis of Qorvo’s results here and Penguin Solutions’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the processors and graphics chips segment, with share prices up 9% on average over the last month. Lattice Semiconductor is up 4% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $87.21 (compared to the current share price of $86.07).
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