Silvaco Q3 adjusted net income misses estimates on EDA weakness

By Reuters News


Overview

  • Semiconductor design software firm's Q3 revenue fell 13% yr/yr

  • Adjusted EPS and adjusted net income for Q3 missed analyst expectations

  • Company expects record Q4 revenue and 17% revenue growth in 2026


Outlook

  • Silvaco expects Q4 revenue of $22.0 mln, plus or minus 10%

  • Company guides Q4 bookings of $21.0 mln, plus or minus 10%

  • Silvaco anticipates non-GAAP gross margin around 88% in Q4


Result Drivers

  • TCAD AND SIP GROWTH - Co said TCAD revenue rose 16% yr/yr and SIP revenue more than doubled, driven by a major new tier-1 FTCO customer and 4 tier-1 wins for Jivaro Pro

  • EDA WEAKNESS - EDA revenue dropped 56% yr/yr, with no specific explanation provided by the company

  • STREAMLINED OPERATIONS - Co attributed business inflection and improved profitability to streamlined operations and a focused product roadmap


Company press release:


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Adjusted EPS

Miss

-$0.04

$0.01 (6 Analysts)

Q3 Loss Per Share

$0.14

Q3 Adjusted Net Income

Miss

-$1.30 mln

$423,200 (5 Analysts)

Q3 Adjusted Gross Margin

85.00%

Q3 Gross Bookings

$19.30 mln


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the software peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Silvaco Group Inc is $14.00, about 129.1% above its November 3 closing price of $6.11

  • The stock recently traded at 35 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 42 three months ago


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