Nvidia Sales Reach New Heights as Company Forecasts Bigger AI Boom — WSJ

By Asa Fitch Nvidia’s quarterly sales tripled from a year ago, surpassing Wall Street’s heightened expectations, and the company indicated momentum from the artificial-intelligence boom remains strong. The chip company that underpins almost all of the world’s most advanced AI systems said it made $22.1 billion of revenue in its last fiscal quarter, higher than analyst forecasts of around $20.4 billion. Net profit was $12.29 billion, compared with $1.41 billion a year earlier. Nvidia also forecast around $24 billion of sales for its current quarter, ahead of Wall Street expectations in a FactSet survey. The company’s shares were flat in after-hours trading. The stock has more than tripled over the past year. Nvidia has been the primary financial beneficiary of the AI wave so far, as big tech companies like Microsoft, Google and Apple place large bets on the technology and need Nvidia’s hardware to drive them. In addition to

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NVIDIA Fiscal Q4 Non-GAAP Earnings, Revenue Jump; Shares Climb After Hours

NVIDIA (NVDA) reported fiscal Q4 non-GAAP earnings late Wednesday of $5.16 per diluted share, up from $0.88 a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $4.64. Revenue in the quarter ended Jan. 28 surged to a record $22.1 billion from $6.05 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $20.6 billion. The company said it expects fiscal Q1 revenue of $24 billion, plus or minus 2%. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expect $22.03 billion. Shares of the company rose 6% in recent after-hours trading.

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Nvidia 4Q Gaming Segment Revenue Surges on Higher Sell-In to Partners

Nvidia’s gaming segment gets a power boost. The chip company’s segment reported $2.9 billion in 4Q revenue, flat from the prior quarter and up 56% from a year earlier. CFO Colette Kress says the year-on-year increases for the quarter reflect higher sell-in to partners following the normalization of channel inventory levels and growing demand. She also notes that the launch of certain GPUs also contributed to revenue in the quarter. Shares rise 6.5% to $717.99 in late trading, boosted in part by quarterly sales that tripled from the prior year.

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Amazon Remains ‘Best Idea,’ Analyst Says: Expect US E-Commerce Penetration To Double Over 40%

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is the “Best Idea” for long-term investment and poised to lead the evolving e-commerce arena, according to JPMorgan analyst Doug Anmuth. What Happened: Anmuth predicts a potential doubling of U.S. e-commerce penetration to over 40%. The recently released fourth-quarter (Q4) U.S. e-commerce spending data showcases a commendable +7.2% YoY growth. This underlines the stability of online growth trends. The analysis highlights the significant upward trajectory of U.S. e-commerce penetration, reaching 23.3% of Adjusted Retail Sales in 4Q — an +84bps year-over-year increase for the sixth consecutive quarter. According to Anmuth, Amazon demonstrated its prowess with a share of 46.4% in Q4. The company achieved year-over-year share gains exceeding 100bps for the sixth consecutive quarter. Record-breaking events solidify Amazon’s position as an industry leader. Anmuth anticipates an acceleration in e-commerce growth for Amazon in 2024, projecting a +8.1% year-over-year growth. Hence, in 2023, Amazon outperformed the industry’s +7.6% year-over-year growth. Fueled by growth

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Nvidia Q4 Earnings Highlights: Revenue Beat, EPS Beat, Q1 Guidance

AI stalwart Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) reported Wednesday after the market close fourth-quarter results and forward guidance that exceeded optimistic forecasts. Nvidia Headline Q4 Metrics: Santa Clara, California-based Nvidia reported fourth-quarter non-GAAP earnings per share of $5.16, which came in ahead of a Street consensus estimate of $4.64 according to data from Benzinga Pro. The company reported fourth-quarter revenue of $22.10 billion which beat a Street estimate of $20.62 billion. Revenue in the fourth quarter was up 22% from the third quarter and up 265% year-over-year. Revenue was the following by sector in the fourth quarter with year-over-year increases. Data Center: $18.4 billion, +409% Gaming: $2.9 billion, +56% Professional Visualization: $463 million, +105% Automotive: $281 million, -4% “Accelerated computing and generative AI have hit the tipping point. Demand is surging worldwide across companies, industries and nations,” said Chairman and CEO Jensen Huang, who is dubbed Godfather of AI by Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives. Huang said the company’s

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Nvidia 4Q Margins Climb on Data Center Rev Growth, Favorable Component Costs

Nvidia’s margins continue to grow as demand for its chips powering the AI boom continues to climb. The chip company logs $22.1 billion in revenue while its gross margin came in at 76% in 4Q. This compares to $6.05 billion in revenue and gross margin of 63.3% a year earlier. CFO Colette Kress says gross margins grew on strong data center revenue growth primarily driven by its Hopper GU computing platform, as well as a benefit from favorable component costs.

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Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference

The following is a summary of the Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: Financial Performance: Analog Devices reported Q1 revenue of over $2.5 billion, an 8% sequential decrease and a 23% YoY decline. Gross margins dropped from 74% to 67%, mainly due to increased inventory charges and weak demand across all regions. Nevertheless, there is a potential gross margin upturn linked to revenue pickup in the industrial sector. Operating margins stood at 42% and earnings per share at $1.73, exceeding their outlook. The company returned over $4.2 billion to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases, announcing a 7% dividend increase, marking the 20th consecutive year of dividend growth. Q2 revenue is expected to be $2.1 billion, with a projected operating margin of 37% and EPS of $1.26. Business Progress: Despite weak demand in the industrial sector, ADI is taking steps to reduce channel inventory and align sell-in

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Nvidia Earnings Send Stock Rocketing as Company Cheers AI ‘Tipping Point’

By Emily Bary ‘Fundamentally, the conditions are excellent for continued growth’ in coming years, CEO says Nvidia Corp. cleared a high bar with its latest earnings Wednesday, sending its stock surging more than 8% in the extended session. The company beat top-line expectations by almost $2 billion for the most recent quarter, while doing the same with its outlook for the current one. Investors, though, have increasingly been focused on Nvidia’s (NVDA) long-term growth potential, and management’s message there also resonated. While acknowledging that Nvidia doesn’t offer guidance beyond the ongoing quarter, Chief Executive Jensen Huang said on the earnings call that “fundamentally, the conditions are excellent for continued growth” over the next two calendar years “and beyond.” The company is benefiting as general computing gives way to accelerated computing, and it’s seeing booming interest in generative artificial intelligence. Those areas have “hit the tipping point,” Huang said in Nvidia’s

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Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference

The following is a summary of the Synopsys, Inc. (SNPS) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: Financial Performance: Synopsys reported a Q1 revenue of $1.65 billion, a 21% increase year-over-year. Non-GAAP operating margin was 38.7%, up by almost 3.5 points from the same quarter last year. Non-GAAP EPS was up by 36%, reaching $3.56. This has been part of a 26% CAGR in Non-GAAP EPS growth over the last three years. Total GAAP costs and expenses for the quarter were $1.29 billion, while non-GAAP costs and expenses were $1.01 billion. The full-year guidance for 2024 anticipates revenue between $6.57 billion and $6.63 billion, non-GAAP earnings per share between $13.47 and $13.55, and a cash flow from operations of approximately $1.4 billion. The Design Automation segment produced a revenue of $985.3 million, marking an increase of 11%. The Design IP segment revenue increased to $525.7 million, a rise of 53%. Software Integrity

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