Micron Technology reported its fiscal first quarter revenue of US$4.09 billion, which is - 47% from the year-ago quarter. Revenue missed analysts' estimates by 1.4%. The semiconductor company mentioned weakening consumer demand and substantial customer inventory adjustments across end markets amid macroeconomic uncertainty as factors behind the disappointing quarterly performance.
Micron incurred a non-GAAP loss of -4 cents per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of -2 cents. In the prior year, it had positive earnings of $2.16 per share.
Micron Technology, Inc. is one of the big three leaders in DRAM technology. The company's Dynamic random access memory revenues came in at $2.83 billion (accounting for 69% of the total revenues), down -49% year over year and -41% sequentially. NAND revenues of $1.10 billion (27% of the total) fell -41% year-over-year and -35% sequentially.
For the second fiscal quarter, Micron is expecting revenues of $3.80 billion (+/-$200 million), vs. Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.77 billion (according to Zacks Equity Research).
It projects adjusted loss per share of 62 cents (+/-10 cents), vs. consensus of 30 cents per share (according to Zacks Equity Research).
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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.
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating outstanding price growth. MU’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 63, placing this stock better than average.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (2.755) is normal, around the industry mean (6.370). P/E Ratio (0.000) is within average values for comparable stocks, (109.575). MU's Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (0.000) is slightly lower than the industry average of (2.498). Dividend Yield (0.004) settles around the average of (0.021) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (6.549) is also within normal values, averaging (36.504).
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