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Looking back on semiconductor manufacturing stocks' Q3 earnings, we examine this quarter's best and worst performers, including Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) and its peers.
The semiconductor industry is driven by demand for advanced electronic products like smartphones, PCs, servers, and data storage. The need for technologies like artificial intelligence, 5G networks, and smart cars is also creating the next wave of growth for the industry. Keeping up with this dynamism requires new tools that can design, fabricate, and test chips at ever smaller sizes and more complex architectures, creating a dire need for semiconductor capital manufacturing equipment.
The 14 semiconductor manufacturing stocks we track reported a mixed Q3; on average, revenues beat analyst consensus estimates by 0.6% while next quarter's revenue guidance was 3.9% below consensus. Inflation (despite slowing) has investors prioritizing near-term cash flows, but semiconductor manufacturing stocks held their ground better than others, with the share prices up 21% on average since the previous earnings results.
Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG)
With fabs representing the company’s largest customer type, Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) supplies products that purify, protect, and generally ensure the integrity of raw materials needed for advanced semiconductor manufacturing.
Entegris reported revenues of $888.2 million, down 10.6% year on year, falling short of analyst expectations by 0.4%. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a significant improvement in its inventory levels but underwhelming revenue guidance for the next quarter.
Bertrand Loy, Entegris’ president and chief executive officer, said: “The Entegris team delivered another quarter of solid results and execution, in what remains a challenging industry environment. Our revenue was down 1 percent sequentially, in line with expectations, and we continued to enjoy growth in product lines that are of increasing importance to our customers.”
The stock is up 27.1% since the results and currently trades at $112.97.
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Best Q3: Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI)
Headquartered in Israel, Nova (NASDAQ: NVMI) is a provider of quality control systems used in semiconductor manufacturing.
Nova reported revenues of $128.8 million, down 10.5% year on year, outperforming analyst expectations by 4.6%. It was a strong quarter for the company, with a significant improvement in its inventory levels and an impressive beat of analysts' EPS estimates.