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One of the biggest issues with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD)’s third-quarter earnings report and fourth-quarter guidance was a lack of transparency, according to analysts Loop Capital Markets.
AMD managed to report another beat due to a ramp of new products and strong performance in game consoles, analyst Betsy Van Hees wrote in a report. Looking forward to the fourth quarter, the company’s revenue guidance calling for a decline of around 15 percent quarter-over-quarter was “solidly” better than what the Street had expected. The revenue also implies a pro forma EPS of around 5 cents per share in the fourth quarter, which represents a 1-cent beat versus consensus estimates.
While this all sounds encouraging, the quality of AMD’s third-quarter beat is “unclear” since a portion of its revenue was derived from a one-time IP revenue deal, the analyst said. It’s not known what contribution this played in the beat. The company’s margin guidance of 35 percent is also a disappointment given expectations for a more favorable sales mix away from semi-custom SOCs towards more gross margin rich CPU and GPUs products.
Looking forward, uncertainty surrounding revenue contributions and gross margin expansion implies the stock should trade at a discount to its peers. Specifically, the analyst’s $13 price target (down from $14) is calculated on a 2.7x EV/2018 revenue estimate, which is below the blended peer group average of 4.7x.
Van Hees maintains a Hold rating on AMD’s stock.
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Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
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Oct 2017 | Barclays | Maintains | Underweight | |
Jul 2017 | Baird | Initiates Coverage On | Outperform | |
Jul 2017 | BMO Capital | Downgrades | Outperform | Market Perform |
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