Is Ambarella About to Break Out After These Incredible Q2 Earnings?

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Is Ambarella About to Break Out After These Incredible Q2 Earnings?

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When Ambarella Inc. (NASDAQ: AMBA) released its most recent quarterly results after the markets closed on Thursday, the company said that it had $0.21 in earnings per share (EPS) and $56.4 million in revenue. The consensus estimates had called for $0.02 in EPS and $52.03 million in revenue, and the fiscal first quarter of last year reportedly had EPS of $0.25 on $62.5 million in revenue.

During the most recent quarter, non-GAAP gross margin was 58.1%, compared with 61.4% in the year-ago period.

At the same time, Ambarella began mass production CV system-on-a-chip (SoC) shipments into the automotive market, and CV25 became the firm’s second CV SoC to generate mass production revenue. Management continues to have strong confidence in the three waves of CV revenue.

Looking ahead to the fiscal third quarter, the company expects to see revenue in the range of $63.0 million to $67.0 million and gross margin of 56.0% to 58.0%. Consensus estimates call for $0.05 in EPS and $55.38 million in revenue for the quarter.

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Fermi Wang, Ambarella president and CEO, commented:

Our confidence in our fiscal year 2020 outlook has increased, despite the geopolitical uncertainty. Most importantly, we continue to demonstrate strong progress on our strategy to transform from a pure video processing company to an artificial intelligence (AI) video company.

Shares of Ambarella traded up 17% to $55.61 early Friday, in a 52-week range of $30.00 to $56.65. The consensus price target is $47.38.

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Chris Lange is a writer for 24/7 Wall St., based in Houston. He has covered financial markets over the past decade with an emphasis on healthcare, tech, and IPOs. During this time, he has published thousands of articles with insightful analysis across these complex fields. Currently, Lange's focus is on military and geopolitical topics.

Lange's work has been quoted or mentioned in Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, USA Today, MSN, Yahoo, The Verge, Vice, The Intelligencer, Quartz, Nasdaq, The Motley Fool, Fox Business, International Business Times, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Barron’s, Benzinga, and many other major publications.

A graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, Lange majored in business with a particular focus on investments. He has previous experience in the banking industry and startups.

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