Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI ) Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 6, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Michael Staiger - VP, IR and Corporate Development Charles Liang - Founder, President, CEO and Chairman David Weigand - SVP and CFO Conference Call Participants Samik Chatterjee - JPMorgan Michael Ng - Goldman Sachs George Wang - Barclays Asiya Merchant - Citigroup Ananda Baruah - Loop Capital Nehal Choski - Northland Jon Tanwanteng - CJS Securities Nicholas Doyle - Needham and Company Mehdi Hosseini - SIG Operator Thank you for standing by. My name is Victoria and I will be your conference operator today.
Super Micro Computer (SMCI) cut its full-year revenue outlook, sending shares lower in extended trading Tuesday.
Super Micro Computer (SMCI) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.31 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.30 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.67 per share a year ago.
The server maker cut its sales outlook for fiscal 2025, citing short-term impacts of heightened economic uncertainty and tariffs that prompted some customers to delay orders of new servers and computer products.
Super Micro's guidance fell short of expectations. Last week, the server maker issued preliminary results that were far shy of Wall Street's estimates.
Super Micro Computer trimmed its fiscal 2025 revenue expectation on Tuesday, adding to concerns around the server maker's position in the AI market after a litany of internal issues had brought on a potential delisting
The server maker said last week that quarterly results won't be as good as Wall Street had expected.
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One of the most volatile stocks over the past year or so, Super Micro Computer (SMCI 2.87%) continued its habit of making big moves after its shares tumbled following the company's pre-announcement of poor fiscal Q3 earnings results. The stock has lost about two-thirds of its value over the past year.
Super Micro's stock dropped 12% after reporting preliminary Q2 sales of $4.5-4.6 billion, below the $5-6 billion target, yet sales grew 18% YoY. Despite a profit downgrade and margin pressure, Super Micro remains profitable and is valued attractively at a 9.1x profit multiple, similar to Dell and HP Enterprise. The server and storage market is projected to grow significantly, driven by AI deployment, providing long-term tailwinds for Super Micro's sales and profitability.
Don't overreact to Super Micro Computer, Inc.'s Q3 miss. It's mainly a temporary setback due to GPU rollout delays. The volatility is a chance to buy into the longer-term AI growth story. Be aware of Super Micro's reliance on Nvidia GPUs. It's a significant risk, but also know they're diversifying supply chains to reduce geopolitical exposure and make future quarters smoother. Short-term macro worries and recession talk might pressure SMCI stock in the near term, but keep perspective. Upcoming Fed rate cuts and ongoing AI expansion strongly favor holding through turbulence.
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