Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. exceeded analysts expectations on Q3 earnings and revenue.
The provider of power semiconductor solutions reported third-quarter 2019 non-GAAP earnings of $1.08 per share, which edged past the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a couple of cents. The EPS is also + 1.9% higher on a year-over-year basis.
Revenues increased +5.5% year-over-year to $168.8 million, beating Zacks Consensus Estimate of $165 million.
While the company’s DC to DC segment (94.6% of total revenues) revenues increased +8.1% year-over-year, its Lighting Control (5.4% of total revenues) sales declined -25.8%.
Computing & Storage (31.3% of total revenues) revenues increased +10.8%, thanks to successes from AI applications and high-end servers . Industrial (17.1%) revenues increased +16.1%, on the back of increased adoption of point of sales systems, security applications and smart meters. Automotive (14.5%) revenues rose +23.5%, on demand from applications in smart lighting, infotainment and autonomous driving.
On the other hand, Communications (11.1%) revenues fell - 1.9%, and Consumer (26%) revenues dropped -9.4% .
Monolithic’s overall Non-GAAP gross margin contracted -50 bps from the year-ago quarter to 55.6%. Non-GAAP operating income grew +4.4% year over year, while Non-GAAP operating margin contracted -30 bps from the year-ago quarter to 30.4%.
Looking ahead, the company is expecting fourth quarter revenues to range between $160 million to $166 million, compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $162.3 million.
Monolithic has projected its non-GAAP gross margin to range between 55.2% and 55.8%.