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Nvidia Earnings Beat: If the Music is Playing, You Better Get Up and Dance
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Nvidia (NVDA - Free Report) reported earnings Tuesday after the market closed, and once again it has beat analysts’ estimates on both the top and bottom line.
Although it seems many traders believe Nvidia’s valuation has reached bubble-like territory, a closer look at the data should reveal that it is still very much based in reality. The company has more than tripled its sales in the last year and still has a major edge in the AI infrastructure space, which is likely to remain in hyper growth.
However, if the recent NVDA earnings aren’t enough to convince you to buy the stock, I will also share a relatively cheap semiconductor stock, that is also likely to benefit over the coming months and years.
Earnings
Sales of $18.12 billion in the quarter came in 12.5% above analysts' expectations and showed a 34% QoQ increase and a 206% YoY increase. Data center revenue was the major contributor at $14.5 billion and grew a whopping 279% YoY.
EPS of $4.02 per share were 18.7% above estimates and were up nearly 6x from a year ago and up 49% from the previous quarter.
The AI revolution continues, and CEO Jensen Huang noted that “Our strong growth reflects the broad industry platform transition from general-purpose to accelerated computing and generative AI… NVIDIA GPUs, CPUs, networking, AI foundry services and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software are all growth engines in full throttle. The era of generative AI is taking off.”
Today, Nvidia is trading at a one year forward earnings multiple of 50x, which is above the industry average of 46.7x, and below its five-year median of 55.6x. Also worth noting is that FY24 ends in February 2024, meaning FY25, or the forward multiple will shift in just a few months.
So, if we were to use FY25 earnings estimates of $16.60 per share, NVDA is actually trading at just 30x forward earnings!
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Hedge Funds Still Long
Another interesting piece of information is that two of the most respectable traders on Wall Street continue to hold Nvidia stock as a major holding in their portfolios. According to the most recent 13f documents, Stanley Druckenmiller still holds NVDA as the largest equity holding in his portfolio at 13.65% of the total.
Additionally, David Tepper has Nvidia stock as the fourth largest holding at 8.8% of the total portfolio.
Semiconductor Industry
But let’s say you just can’t see yourself buying Nvidia stock, I understand. It has every eyeball in the market on it, so you think all the good news is priced in.
The good news is that the broader semiconductor industry still looks extremely compelling. The Semiconductor ETF (SMH - Free Report) just printed all-time highs this week, demonstrating broad strength across the sector.
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One semiconductor stock that jumps out to me is Super Micro Computer(SMCI - Free Report) , which has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) rating but has indeed experienced some strong earnings revisions in the last month. Current quarter earnings estimates have increased 21% over the last month and FY24 by 8.6%.
Super Micro Computer is also projecting huge sales and earnings growth in the coming year, with current quarter sales and earnings expected to climb 55% and 40% YoY respectively and FY24 sales and earnings to grow 47% and 43% YoY.
Furthermore, the company is trading at a forward earnings multiple of just 17x and has been building out a convincing technical chart pattern over the last six months. If SMCI price can breakout from the bull flag, it very likely begins another major move higher.
Image Source: TradingView
Final Thoughts
As I noted, many traders feel that Nvidia stock has gotten too far ahead of its skis and is untouchable, and although that is debatable, the stock and industry continue to trudge higher.
The economy is strong, interest rates are likely to fall over the next year, and semiconductors are only becoming a more critical piece of infrastructure in the modern world.
There is often a long list of reasons why investors should be cautious about the future, but markets almost always climb that wall of worry, leaving the bears behind.
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Nvidia Earnings Beat: If the Music is Playing, You Better Get Up and Dance
Nvidia (NVDA - Free Report) reported earnings Tuesday after the market closed, and once again it has beat analysts’ estimates on both the top and bottom line.
Although it seems many traders believe Nvidia’s valuation has reached bubble-like territory, a closer look at the data should reveal that it is still very much based in reality. The company has more than tripled its sales in the last year and still has a major edge in the AI infrastructure space, which is likely to remain in hyper growth.
However, if the recent NVDA earnings aren’t enough to convince you to buy the stock, I will also share a relatively cheap semiconductor stock, that is also likely to benefit over the coming months and years.
Earnings
Sales of $18.12 billion in the quarter came in 12.5% above analysts' expectations and showed a 34% QoQ increase and a 206% YoY increase. Data center revenue was the major contributor at $14.5 billion and grew a whopping 279% YoY.
EPS of $4.02 per share were 18.7% above estimates and were up nearly 6x from a year ago and up 49% from the previous quarter.
The AI revolution continues, and CEO Jensen Huang noted that “Our strong growth reflects the broad industry platform transition from general-purpose to accelerated computing and generative AI… NVIDIA GPUs, CPUs, networking, AI foundry services and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software are all growth engines in full throttle. The era of generative AI is taking off.”
Nvidia enjoys a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) rating, reflecting upward trending earnings revisions.
Valuation
Today, Nvidia is trading at a one year forward earnings multiple of 50x, which is above the industry average of 46.7x, and below its five-year median of 55.6x. Also worth noting is that FY24 ends in February 2024, meaning FY25, or the forward multiple will shift in just a few months.
So, if we were to use FY25 earnings estimates of $16.60 per share, NVDA is actually trading at just 30x forward earnings!
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
Hedge Funds Still Long
Another interesting piece of information is that two of the most respectable traders on Wall Street continue to hold Nvidia stock as a major holding in their portfolios. According to the most recent 13f documents, Stanley Druckenmiller still holds NVDA as the largest equity holding in his portfolio at 13.65% of the total.
Additionally, David Tepper has Nvidia stock as the fourth largest holding at 8.8% of the total portfolio.
Semiconductor Industry
But let’s say you just can’t see yourself buying Nvidia stock, I understand. It has every eyeball in the market on it, so you think all the good news is priced in.
The good news is that the broader semiconductor industry still looks extremely compelling. The Semiconductor ETF (SMH - Free Report) just printed all-time highs this week, demonstrating broad strength across the sector.
Image Source: TradingView
One semiconductor stock that jumps out to me is Super Micro Computer (SMCI - Free Report) , which has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) rating but has indeed experienced some strong earnings revisions in the last month. Current quarter earnings estimates have increased 21% over the last month and FY24 by 8.6%.
Super Micro Computer is also projecting huge sales and earnings growth in the coming year, with current quarter sales and earnings expected to climb 55% and 40% YoY respectively and FY24 sales and earnings to grow 47% and 43% YoY.
Furthermore, the company is trading at a forward earnings multiple of just 17x and has been building out a convincing technical chart pattern over the last six months. If SMCI price can breakout from the bull flag, it very likely begins another major move higher.
Image Source: TradingView
Final Thoughts
As I noted, many traders feel that Nvidia stock has gotten too far ahead of its skis and is untouchable, and although that is debatable, the stock and industry continue to trudge higher.
The economy is strong, interest rates are likely to fall over the next year, and semiconductors are only becoming a more critical piece of infrastructure in the modern world.
There is often a long list of reasons why investors should be cautious about the future, but markets almost always climb that wall of worry, leaving the bears behind.