ARM Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: ARM), the chip design company, saw its stock plunge over 5% in after-hours trading on Monday, despite reporting better-than-expected fiscal Q2 2025 earnings and issuing a solid outlook for the current quarter. The selloff highlighted lingering concerns about the company's lofty valuation and ability to sustain robust growth amid cyclical headwinds in the broader semiconductor industry outside of the AI sector.
For the quarter ended September 30, ARM reported adjusted earnings per share of $0.30, surpassing Wall Street's consensus estimate of $0.26. Revenue came in at $844 million, above analysts' expectations of $809.8 million. However, the company's guidance for the current quarter, while solid, fell slightly short of analysts' estimates, with revenue projected between $920 million and $970 million, compared to estimates of $939 million.
The stock's decline suggests investors are skeptical about ARM's ability to maintain its premium valuation, which currently stands at over 76 times estimated earnings, significantly higher than rivals like Nvidia. Some analysts argue that ARM's growth potential may not justify such a premium multiple, especially as the broader semiconductor industry faces cyclical headwinds outside of the AI sector, where ARM's designs are still heavily used in areas such as smartphones.
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