Micron Technology reported November quarter results. Its non-GAAP earnings per share of $2.97 was +21% higher from the year-ago period, and beat consensus estimate of $2.95. Revenues grew +15% to $7.91 billion, but fell short of analysts’ expected $8.02 billion.
Micron’s projections for February quarter: EPS in the range of $1.65-$1.85, which is below consensus expectations; Revenue of $5.7 billion-$6.3 billion (down 18% annually at the midpoint).
The semiconductor company mentioned that relatively weak smartphone demand could be weighing on chip sales in near future. CEO Sanjay Mehrotra cited "higher than normal inventories in gaming [graphics] cards” and “fall-off in crypto-related demand" as potential headwinds for Micron’s graphics DRAM sales.
The company began its $10 billion stock buyback program in September. It had indicated plans to return at least 50% of its free cash flow to shareholders.
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The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to outstanding earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
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The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating weak sales and an unprofitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
a manufacturer of advanced semiconductor solutions such as DRAMs, NAND flash memory, CMOS image sensors, other semiconductor components and memory modules
Industry Semiconductors