Supertex Whiffs on Earnings

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Supertex (NAS: SUPX) reported earnings on Jan. 24. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q3), Supertex met expectations on revenues and whiffed on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue shrank significantly, and earnings per share shrank significantly.

Margins shrank across the board.

Revenue details
Supertex tallied revenue of $14 million. The six analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw revenue of $14 million. Sales were 29% lower than the prior-year quarter's $20 million.

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Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions.

EPS details
EPS came in at $0.01. The five earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.02 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.01 for Q3 were 95% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.22 per share.

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Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Figures may be non-GAAP to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 38.1%, 1,440 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -9.9%, 2,590 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 0.7%, 1,380 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $14 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.04.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $63 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.32.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a five-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 94 members out of 105 rating the stock outperform, and 11 members rating it underperform. Among 39 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 38 give Supertex a green thumbs-up, and one give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Supertex is hold, with an average price target of $21.50.

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