QuickLogic Q3 revenue misses estimates

By Reuters News


Overview

  • US programmable logic developer's fiscal Q3 revenue rose 153% yr/yr but missed analyst expectations

  • Adjusted loss per share for fiscal Q3 missed analyst expectations

  • Gross margin improved to 37.4% from negative 23.3% a year earlier


Outlook

  • Company did not provide specific financial guidance for the current quarter or full year


Result Drivers

  • NEW PRODUCT REVENUE - Co said yr/yr revenue growth was driven by new products, though new product revenue fell sequentially

  • AUTOMOTIVE AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN WIN - Co cited a new eFPGA Hard IP design win in automotive and industrial markets as a contributor to business momentum

  • PORTFOLIO EXPANSION - Co highlighted expansion of eFPGA IP portfolio with new core targeting mission-critical applications


Company press release:


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Revenue

Miss

$5.14 mln

$5.51 mln (4 Analysts)

Q3 Adjusted Loss Per Share

Miss

$0.07

$0.05 (4 Analysts)

Q3 Loss Per Share

$0.12

Q3 Net Loss

$2.18 mln

Q3 Gross Margin

37.40%

Q3 Operating Expenses

$4.04 mln


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

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

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Quicklogic Corp is $21.00, about 147.9% above its November 9 closing price of $8.47

  • The stock recently traded at 135 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 146 three months ago


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