Networking chips designer Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what to look for.
Marvell Technology beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $2.22 billion, up 22.1% year on year. It was a satisfactory quarter for the company, with revenue guidance for next quarter beating analysts’ expectations but an increase in its inventory levels.
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This quarter, the market is expecting Marvell Technology’s revenue to grow 27.1% year on year, slowing from the 63.3% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Marvell Technology rarely misses Wall Street’s revenue estimates.
Looking at Marvell Technology’s peers in the semiconductor manufacturing segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Kulicke and Soffa delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 49.8%, beating analysts’ expectations by 5.5%, and Amtech reported revenues up 31.4%, topping estimates by 5%. Kulicke and Soffa traded up 4.7% following the results while Amtech was also up 18%.
Read our full analysis of Kulicke and Soffa’s results here and Amtech’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the semiconductor manufacturing segment, with share prices up 19.3% on average over the last month. Marvell Technology is up 23.4% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $151.68 (compared to the current share price of $195.20).
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