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AMD to Report Q4 Earnings: What's in the Cards for the Stock?
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD - Free Report) is set to report fourth-quarter 2019 results on Jan 28.
For fourth-quarter 2019, AMD expects revenues to be roughly $2.1 billion (+/-$50 million), up almost 17% sequentially and 48% year over year.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues stands at $2.10 billion, suggesting growth of 48.1% from the year-ago reported figure.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fourth-quarter earnings is pegged at 30 cents per share, unchanged over the last 30 days. The figure indicates an improvement of 275% from the year-ago quarter.
Notably, shares of AMD have returned 146.6% in the past year, significantly outperforming the industry’s rally of 48.3%.
Q3 Performance Highlights
AMD had reported third-quarter 2019 non-GAAP earnings of 18 cents per share, which matched the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Notably, the figure improved 38.5% year over year.
Revenues of $1.801 billion missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.828 billion. However, the top line improved almost 9% year over year.
Factors Likely to Have Influenced Q4 Results
Robust adoption of latest Ryzen, Radeon and EPYC server processors in the PC, gaming, cloud, HPC and data center verticals, is expected to have benefited fourth-quarter performance.
Particularly, AMD’s second generation of its EPYC processors (code-named Rome and built on its Zen 2 microarchitecture) are already witnessing adoption by notable companies including Google, Twitter , Cray, HPE, Dell Technologies, Lenovo, to name a few.
This momentum in latest EPYC processors is anticipated to have favored server revenue growth in the fourth quarter.
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Moreover, incremental revenues generated from Radeon RX 5500 GPU, Athlon PRO processors integrated with Radeon Vega Graphics and Ryzen PRO 3000 Series desktop processors, is likely to have contributed to the top line in the quarter under review.
Notably, new enterprise desktops from PC vendors including Lenovo ThinkCentre and HP EliteDesk 705 G5 Series have implemented AMD’s latest processors.
Further, anticipated seasonal uptick on holiday season and improving PC shipments trend in the fourth-quarter is likely to get reflected in the fourth-quarter performance.
The aforementioned factors are likely to have driven revenues in the fourth quarter, amid anticipated sluggishness in Semi Custom vertical.
However, increasing expenses on product development amid stiff competition from NVIDIA and Intel is likely to have impeded margin expansion in the fourth quarter.
What Our Model Says
Our proven model doesn’t conclusively predict an earnings beat for Skyworks this time around. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. But that’s not the case here.
AMD has a Zacks Rank #3 and an Earnings ESP of 0.00%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Stocks to Consider
Here are a few stocks which you may consider as our proven model shows that these have the right mix of elements to beat estimates this time around:
Apple (AAPL - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +4.08% and a Zacks Rank of 2.
The Hottest Tech Mega-Trend of All
Last year, it generated $24 billion in global revenues. By 2020, it's predicted to blast through the roof to $77.6 billion. Famed investor Mark Cuban says it will produce "the world's first trillionaires," but that should still leave plenty of money for regular investors who make the right trades early.
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AMD to Report Q4 Earnings: What's in the Cards for the Stock?
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD - Free Report) is set to report fourth-quarter 2019 results on Jan 28.
For fourth-quarter 2019, AMD expects revenues to be roughly $2.1 billion (+/-$50 million), up almost 17% sequentially and 48% year over year.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues stands at $2.10 billion, suggesting growth of 48.1% from the year-ago reported figure.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fourth-quarter earnings is pegged at 30 cents per share, unchanged over the last 30 days. The figure indicates an improvement of 275% from the year-ago quarter.
Notably, shares of AMD have returned 146.6% in the past year, significantly outperforming the industry’s rally of 48.3%.
Q3 Performance Highlights
AMD had reported third-quarter 2019 non-GAAP earnings of 18 cents per share, which matched the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Notably, the figure improved 38.5% year over year.
Revenues of $1.801 billion missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.828 billion. However, the top line improved almost 9% year over year.
Factors Likely to Have Influenced Q4 Results
Robust adoption of latest Ryzen, Radeon and EPYC server processors in the PC, gaming, cloud, HPC and data center verticals, is expected to have benefited fourth-quarter performance.
Particularly, AMD’s second generation of its EPYC processors (code-named Rome and built on its Zen 2 microarchitecture) are already witnessing adoption by notable companies including Google, Twitter , Cray, HPE, Dell Technologies, Lenovo, to name a few.
This momentum in latest EPYC processors is anticipated to have favored server revenue growth in the fourth quarter.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise
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Moreover, incremental revenues generated from Radeon RX 5500 GPU, Athlon PRO processors integrated with Radeon Vega Graphics and Ryzen PRO 3000 Series desktop processors, is likely to have contributed to the top line in the quarter under review.
Notably, new enterprise desktops from PC vendors including Lenovo ThinkCentre and HP EliteDesk 705 G5 Series have implemented AMD’s latest processors.
Further, anticipated seasonal uptick on holiday season and improving PC shipments trend in the fourth-quarter is likely to get reflected in the fourth-quarter performance.
The aforementioned factors are likely to have driven revenues in the fourth quarter, amid anticipated sluggishness in Semi Custom vertical.
However, increasing expenses on product development amid stiff competition from NVIDIA and Intel is likely to have impeded margin expansion in the fourth quarter.
What Our Model Says
Our proven model doesn’t conclusively predict an earnings beat for Skyworks this time around. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. But that’s not the case here.
AMD has a Zacks Rank #3 and an Earnings ESP of 0.00%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Stocks to Consider
Here are a few stocks which you may consider as our proven model shows that these have the right mix of elements to beat estimates this time around:
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (AEIS - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +10.80% and a Zacks Rank of 1. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Apple (AAPL - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +4.08% and a Zacks Rank of 2.
The Hottest Tech Mega-Trend of All
Last year, it generated $24 billion in global revenues. By 2020, it's predicted to blast through the roof to $77.6 billion. Famed investor Mark Cuban says it will produce "the world's first trillionaires," but that should still leave plenty of money for regular investors who make the right trades early.
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