Networking equipment maker NETGEAR beats Q3 revenue estimates

Reuters10-30
Networking equipment maker NETGEAR beats Q3 revenue estimates

Overview

  • NETGEAR Q3 revenue rises 0.9% yr/yr, beating analyst expectations

  • Company achieves record gross margin of 39.1% in Q3

  • NETGEAR repurchases $20 mln in shares at $24.55 average price

Outlook

  • Company expects Q4 net revenue between $170 mln and $185 mln

  • NETGEAR sees Q4 GAAP operating margin between (7.3)% and (4.3)%

  • Company anticipates Q4 non-GAAP operating margin between (2.0)% and 1.0%

Result Drivers

  • ENTERPRISE SEGMENT - Strong demand for ProAV solutions drove revenue and margin growth, aided by strategic investments and supply chain management

  • RECORD GROSS MARGIN - Achieved record non-GAAP gross margin due to operational improvements and strategic transformation efforts

  • HOME NETWORKING - Favorable product mix and strong performance of WiFi 7 products supported segment results

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Revenue

Beat

$184.56 mln

$172.46 mln (2 Analysts)

Q3 Net Income

-$4.78 mln

Q3 Gross Margin

39.10%

Q3 Gross Profit

$72.25 mln

Q3 Operating Income

-$7.07 mln

Q3 Operating Margin

-3.80%

Q3 Pretax Profit

-$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 communications & networking peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for NETGEAR Inc is $40.00, about 15.2% above its October 28 closing price of $33.91

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