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Broadcom's strong 3Q24 results and substantial pullback present a compelling contrarian buying opportunity, especially for dividend-growth investors. The company enjoys enormous sales momentum and high margins, driven by AI-tailored hardware products and positive effects from the VMware merger. Broadcom's impressive dividend growth and consistent profit returns make it a valuable long-term investment, with a current yield of 1.3%.
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Much of Broadcom Inc.'s rally this year has been buoyed by market confidence in its competitive advantage in custom ASICs and networking solutions, which are critical in AI infrastructure. But the stock's post-earnings pullback reflects concerns pertaining to the uncertain recovery timeline for Broadcom's non-AI segments, which still account for the bulk of its business. The infrastructure software segment also faces impending risks of maturation, which limits margin expansion and cash flow improvement needed to address the elevated debt exposure acquired from VMware.
AVGO's robust growth through custom silicon along with the increasing networking demand supports the excellent top-line expansion, despite the recent market rotation. The high-margin subscriptions/ services segment and strong enterprise backlog further bolster its long-term prospects, with another dividend raise likely by the end of 2024. Despite the elevated debts from the VMware acquisition, AVGO's rich free cash flow and commitment to shareholder returns make it a compelling high-growth investment thesis.