Broadcom Shares Soar 5% on Q1 Beat & Better Than Expected Guidance

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) raised its annual revenue outlook after surpassing expectations in its Q2 results, fueled by record AI revenue. The chipmaker also announced a ten-for-one stock split. Following the announcement, Broadcom saw a 14% increase in pre-market today.

The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $10.96 on revenue of $12.49 billion, exceeding analysts' expectations of $10.85 EPS on $10.85 billion in revenue.

The revenue beat was significantly driven by a record $3.1 billion in AI product sales during the quarter. Additionally, infrastructure software revenue grew as businesses continued to adopt the VMware software stack to develop their own private clouds.

Looking forward, Broadcom updated its full 2024-year revenue guidance to $51 billion, up from the previous $50 billion.

Melius analysts initiated coverage on Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) with a Buy rating and a price target of $1,850 on the stock.

The analysts highlighted Broadcom as a key AI stock due to its leadership as a fabless semiconductor provider in various categories. They emphasized that the company's Networking division, which constitutes 30% of its revenues, is expected to benefit significantly from AI accelerators (XPUs) and networking chips, primarily sold to consumer internet companies. Additionally, 40% of Broadcom's revenue comes from more stable software streams, with VMware—recently acquired and accounting for about 60% of software sales—showing a positive shift towards subscriptions and its virtual private cloud (VCF).

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) announced its fourth-quarter earnings, with EPS at $11.06, surpassing analysts' expectations of $10.96. The company's revenue for the quarter was reported at $9.3 billion, marginally above the consensus estimate of $9.28 billion.

Looking ahead, Broadcom forecasts its revenue for the fiscal year 2024 to be around $50 billion, which is slightly below the market consensus of $50.25 billion.

In terms of profitability, the company projects its annual adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization) to be approximately 60% of the anticipated revenue, translating to about $30 billion. This figure represents a substantial increase, nearly $7 billion, from its EBITDA in 2023.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) reported its Q3 earnings, revealing an EPS of $10.54, surpassing the analyst projection of $10.43. The revenue for the quarter reached $8.88 billion, slightly exceeding the Street estimate of $8.85 billion.

The company attributed the quarter's revenue growth to heightened demand for advanced networking technologies, driven by the expansion of hyperscale customers and the integration of AI clusters within data centers.

Looking ahead, Broadcom anticipates Q4 2023 revenue to amount to $9.27 billion, in contrast to the projected consensus of $9.28 billion. Additionally, the company expects Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter to be around 65 percent of the forecasted revenue.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) reported its Q3 earnings, revealing an EPS of $10.54, surpassing the analyst projection of $10.43. The revenue for the quarter reached $8.88 billion, slightly exceeding the Street estimate of $8.85 billion.

The company attributed the quarter's revenue growth to heightened demand for advanced networking technologies, driven by the expansion of hyperscale customers and the integration of AI clusters within data centers.

Looking ahead, Broadcom anticipates Q4 2023 revenue to amount to $9.27 billion, in contrast to the projected consensus of $9.28 billion. Additionally, the company expects Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter to be around 65 percent of the forecasted revenue.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) shares surged more than 5% on Friday after the company reported its Q1 results, with EPS of $10.33 coming in better than the Street estimate of $10.18. Revenue was $8.92 billion, slightly above the Street estimate of $8.9 billion.

For Q2/23, the company expects revenue to be approximately $8.7 billion, better than the Street estimate of $8.58 billion. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be approximately 64.5% of projected revenue.

According to the analysts at Deutsche Bank, consistency and stability continue to set the company apart from its peers during a fairly tumultuous time for the semiconductor industry (and the economy as a whole). Notably, management indicated that they expect growth to "moderate" heading into Q2, but believe they can achieve a "soft landing" while still seeing year-over-year growth in H2/23 (due primarily to high-quality revenue mix and aggressive backlog scrubbing).