GlobalFoundries forecasts Q2 revenue, profit above estimates on chip market recovery
May 7 (Reuters) -GlobalFoundries GFS.O forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, betting on improving demand for semiconductors after a years-long slump that was caused by surplus inventory at its customers.
Shares of the contract chipmaker rose 4.2% before the bell.
The upbeat forecast is the latest positive sign for the industry after earnings of chip firms including NXP Semiconductors NXPI.O and Texas Instruments TXN.O showed that demand was picking up, aided by orders from the industrial sector.
"Pockets of the semiconductor industry" have started to emerge from inventory corrections, GlobalFoundries CEO Thomas Caulfield said in a statement.
The company expects revenue in the current quarter to be between $1.59 billion and $1.64 billion, the midpoint of which was higher than the LSEG estimates of $1.59 billion.
Its adjusted earnings per share forecast in the range of 24 cents to 34 cents for the second quarter was also above analysts' view of 27 cents.
GlobalFoundries — the world's third-largest contract chipmaker — had won $1.5 billion in subsidies from the U.S. government earlier this year, which it plans to use for the construction of a new semiconductor production facility in Malta, New York and expand existing operations there and in Burlington, Vermont.
For the first quarter, the company reported revenue of $1.55 billion, which was higher than expectations of $1.52 billion. Its adjusted profit per share of 31 cents also beat estimates.
Reporting by Aditya Soni in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar
Related Assets
Latest News
Disclaimer: The XM Group entities provide execution-only service and access to our Online Trading Facility, permitting a person to view and/or use the content available on or via the website, is not intended to change or expand on this, nor does it change or expand on this. Such access and use are always subject to: (i) Terms and Conditions; (ii) Risk Warnings; and (iii) Full Disclaimer. Such content is therefore provided as no more than general information. Particularly, please be aware that the contents of our Online Trading Facility are neither a solicitation, nor an offer to enter any transactions on the financial markets. Trading on any financial market involves a significant level of risk to your capital.
All material published on our Online Trading Facility is intended for educational/informational purposes only, and does not contain – nor should it be considered as containing – financial, investment tax or trading advice and recommendations; or a record of our trading prices; or an offer of, or solicitation for, a transaction in any financial instruments; or unsolicited financial promotions to you.
Any third-party content, as well as content prepared by XM, such as: opinions, news, research, analyses, prices and other information or links to third-party sites contained on this website are provided on an “as-is” basis, as general market commentary, and do not constitute investment advice. To the extent that any content is construed as investment research, you must note and accept that the content was not intended to and has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such, it would be considered as marketing communication under the relevant laws and regulations. Please ensure that you have read and understood our Notification on Non-Independent Investment. Research and Risk Warning concerning the foregoing information, which can be accessed here.
