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NVIDIA (NVDA) Tops Q2 Earnings Estimates on Solid Revenue Growth
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NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA - Free Report) delivered second-quarter fiscal 2022 non-GAAP earnings of $1.04 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate $1.01. The reported figure also jumped a whopping 89% year over year and 14%, sequentially.
Revenues of $6.51 billion beat the consensus mark of $6.34 billion and surged 68% year over year as well. The top line also climbed 15% on a quarter-over-quarter basis.
The company reported year-over-year revenue growth across its entire end markets. Moreover, the company’s Gaming, Data Center and Professional Visualization markets registered record revenues during the quarter.
NVIDIA Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Beginning first-quarter fiscal 2021, NVIDIA started reporting revenues under two segments — Graphics and Compute & Networking.
Graphics include GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, the GeForce NOW game streaming service and related infrastructure, and solutions for gaming platforms; Quadro GPUs for enterprise design; GRID software for cloud-based visual and virtual computing; and automotive platforms for infotainment systems.
Graphics accounted for 60% of the fiscal second-quarter revenues. The segment’s top-line figure surged 87% year over year and 13%, sequentially, to $3.91 billion.
Compute & Networking represented 40% of the fiscal second-quarter revenues. The segment comprises Data-Center platforms and systems for AI, HPC, and accelerated computing; DRIVE for autonomous vehicles; and Jetson for robotics and other embedded platforms.
Compute & Networking revenues climbed 46% year over year and 18%, sequentially, to $2.60 billion.
Market Platform Top Line Details
Based on the market platform, Gaming revenues (47% of revenues) shot up 85%, year over year, and 11%, sequentially, to $3.06 billion on higher sales across the company’s notebook and desktop gaming GPUs, and game console SOCs.
Revenues from Data Center (37% of revenues) jumped 35% year over year and 16% from the previous quarter to $2.37 billion. This year-on-year upswing was chiefly driven by the ramp-up of its Ampere architecture products into vertical industries and hyperscale customers, along with solid chip demand from hyperscale and large consumer Internet customers.
Professional Visualization revenues (8% of revenues) increased a whopping 156%, year over year, and 40%, sequentially, to $519 million. This growth mainly resulted from increased sales of notebook workstation GPUs and the ramp-up of Ampere architecture GPUs.
Auto revenues (2% of revenues) in the reported quarter totaled $152 million, up 37% on a year-over-year basis. Nonetheless, the division’s sales edged down 1%, sequentially. This year-over-year rise was primarily aided by continued recovery in the global automotive production volumes.
OEM and Other revenues (6% of revenues) climbed an astounding 180%, year on year, and 25%, sequentially, to $409 million. This uptick reflects the inclusion of Cryptocurrency Mining Processors (CMP) revenues under the market platform, which generated sales of $266 million.
Operating Details
NVIDIA’s non-GAAP gross margin expanded 70 basis points (bps) year over year and 50 bps sequentially to 66.7%, mainly on higher average selling price within desktop GeForce GPUs, along with continued growth in high-end Ampere architecture products.
Non-GAAP operating expenses flared up 22% year over year and 6% sequentially to $1.27 billion on higher compensation-related expenses, including headcount increase,and infrastructure costs.
Non-GAAP operating income jumped an astounding 103%, year over year, and 20%, quarter on quarter, to $3.07 billion.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
As of Aug 1, 2021, NVIDIA’s cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $19.65 billion, up from $12.67 billion as of Jan 31, 2021. The rise displays proceeds from debt issuance worth $5 billion.
As of Aug 1, 2021, total long-term debt (including current maturities) was $11.94 billion, up from the $5.96 billion seen in the previous quarter ended May 2, 2021. This increase reflects debt issuance of worth $5 billion.
The company generated $2.68 billion in operating cash flows, up from the year-ago quarter’s $1.57 billion as well as the previous quarter’s $1.87 billion. Free cash flow was $2.48 billion, up from the prior-year period’s $1.35 billion and from the last quarter’s $1.56 billion.
In the first half of fiscal 2022, the company generated operating and free cash flows of $4.56 billion $4.04 billion, respectively.
NVIDIA paid dividends of $100 million in the second quarter and $199 million in the first half of fiscal 2022.
Guidance
For the third quarter of fiscal 2022, NVIDIA anticipates revenues of $6.8 billion (+/-2%).
Non-GAAP gross margin is projected at 67% (+/-50 bps). Non-GAAP operating expenses are estimated to be $1.37 billion.
Capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $200-$225 million.
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NVIDIA (NVDA) Tops Q2 Earnings Estimates on Solid Revenue Growth
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA - Free Report) delivered second-quarter fiscal 2022 non-GAAP earnings of $1.04 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate $1.01. The reported figure also jumped a whopping 89% year over year and 14%, sequentially.
Revenues of $6.51 billion beat the consensus mark of $6.34 billion and surged 68% year over year as well. The top line also climbed 15% on a quarter-over-quarter basis.
The company reported year-over-year revenue growth across its entire end markets. Moreover, the company’s Gaming, Data Center and Professional Visualization markets registered record revenues during the quarter.
NVIDIA Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Segment Details
Beginning first-quarter fiscal 2021, NVIDIA started reporting revenues under two segments — Graphics and Compute & Networking.
Graphics include GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, the GeForce NOW game streaming service and related infrastructure, and solutions for gaming platforms; Quadro GPUs for enterprise design; GRID software for cloud-based visual and virtual computing; and automotive platforms for infotainment systems.
Graphics accounted for 60% of the fiscal second-quarter revenues. The segment’s top-line figure surged 87% year over year and 13%, sequentially, to $3.91 billion.
Compute & Networking represented 40% of the fiscal second-quarter revenues. The segment comprises Data-Center platforms and systems for AI, HPC, and accelerated computing; DRIVE for autonomous vehicles; and Jetson for robotics and other embedded platforms.
Compute & Networking revenues climbed 46% year over year and 18%, sequentially, to $2.60 billion.
Market Platform Top Line Details
Based on the market platform, Gaming revenues (47% of revenues) shot up 85%, year over year, and 11%, sequentially, to $3.06 billion on higher sales across the company’s notebook and desktop gaming GPUs, and game console SOCs.
Revenues from Data Center (37% of revenues) jumped 35% year over year and 16% from the previous quarter to $2.37 billion. This year-on-year upswing was chiefly driven by the ramp-up of its Ampere architecture products into vertical industries and hyperscale customers, along with solid chip demand from hyperscale and large consumer Internet customers.
Professional Visualization revenues (8% of revenues) increased a whopping 156%, year over year, and 40%, sequentially, to $519 million. This growth mainly resulted from increased sales of notebook workstation GPUs and the ramp-up of Ampere architecture GPUs.
Auto revenues (2% of revenues) in the reported quarter totaled $152 million, up 37% on a year-over-year basis. Nonetheless, the division’s sales edged down 1%, sequentially. This year-over-year rise was primarily aided by continued recovery in the global automotive production volumes.
OEM and Other revenues (6% of revenues) climbed an astounding 180%, year on year, and 25%, sequentially, to $409 million. This uptick reflects the inclusion of Cryptocurrency Mining Processors (CMP) revenues under the market platform, which generated sales of $266 million.
Operating Details
NVIDIA’s non-GAAP gross margin expanded 70 basis points (bps) year over year and 50 bps sequentially to 66.7%, mainly on higher average selling price within desktop GeForce GPUs, along with continued growth in high-end Ampere architecture products.
Non-GAAP operating expenses flared up 22% year over year and 6% sequentially to $1.27 billion on higher compensation-related expenses, including headcount increase,and infrastructure costs.
Non-GAAP operating income jumped an astounding 103%, year over year, and 20%, quarter on quarter, to $3.07 billion.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
As of Aug 1, 2021, NVIDIA’s cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $19.65 billion, up from $12.67 billion as of Jan 31, 2021. The rise displays proceeds from debt issuance worth $5 billion.
As of Aug 1, 2021, total long-term debt (including current maturities) was $11.94 billion, up from the $5.96 billion seen in the previous quarter ended May 2, 2021. This increase reflects debt issuance of worth $5 billion.
The company generated $2.68 billion in operating cash flows, up from the year-ago quarter’s $1.57 billion as well as the previous quarter’s $1.87 billion. Free cash flow was $2.48 billion, up from the prior-year period’s $1.35 billion and from the last quarter’s $1.56 billion.
In the first half of fiscal 2022, the company generated operating and free cash flows of $4.56 billion $4.04 billion, respectively.
NVIDIA paid dividends of $100 million in the second quarter and $199 million in the first half of fiscal 2022.
Guidance
For the third quarter of fiscal 2022, NVIDIA anticipates revenues of $6.8 billion (+/-2%).
Non-GAAP gross margin is projected at 67% (+/-50 bps). Non-GAAP operating expenses are estimated to be $1.37 billion.
Capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $200-$225 million.
Zacks Rank & Key Picks
Currently, NVIDIA carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Better-ranked stocks in the broader technology sector include Microsoft (MSFT - Free Report) , Cadence Design Systems (CDNS - Free Report) and Texas Instruments (TXN - Free Report) , all carrying a Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy), at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
The long-term earnings growth rate for Microsoft, Cadence Design and Texas Instruments is currently pegged at 11.5%, 11.7% and 9.3%, respectively.