Does Broadcom Deserve More Credit For Q3?

By Chris Lange Published Sep 3, 4:31PM EDT

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When Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO | AVGO Price Prediction) released fiscal third-quarter financial results after markets closed Thursday, the semiconductor maker reported $5.40 in earnings per share (EPS) and $5.82 billion in revenue. That compared with consensus estimates of $5.24 in EPS and revenue of $5.76 billion. In the same period last year, the company reported EPS of $5.16 on $5.51 billion in revenue.

Management noted that Broadcom delivered third-quarter revenue results in-line with its expectations, driven by healthy demand from cloud and telecom customers that more than offset the expected reset in wireless.

During the most recent quarter, total revenue increased 6% year over year. This consisted of Semiconductor Solutions revenues that declined 4% year over year to $4.22 billion and Infrastructure Software revenues that increased 41% to $1.14 billion.

At the end of the quarter, cash and cash equivalents totaled $8.86 billion, down from $9.21 billion at the end of the prior quarter.

The board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $3.25 per share that is payable on September 30 stockholders of record at the close of business on September 22.

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Looking ahead to the fiscal fourth quarter, the company expects to see net revenues of $6.4 billion, give or take $150 million, and adjusted EBITDA of $3.74 billion, plus or minus $75 million. Consensus estimates call for $5.24 in EPS and $5.76 billion in revenue for the quarter.

Hock Tan, president and CEO of Broadcom, said that the outlook for the fourth quarter reflects a strong anticipated ramp in wireless, along with the continuing surge in demand for networking from cloud and telecom.

Broadcom stock closed Thursday at $352.09, with a 52-week range of $155.67 to $378.96. The consensus analyst price target is $357.67. Following the announcement, the stock was up 2% at $359.00 in the after-hours session.

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