Notes
MARKET HIGHLIGHTS
AUTOS:
🔸 GM & Ford drop as Trump imposes 25% import tax on foreign cars (effective April 3); European & Asian automakers also down.
🔸 S&P Changes: Cava ( $CAVA) replaces Altair ( $ALTR) in S&P MidCap 400 (March 31) after Siemens acquires Altair.
🔸 Crypto: GameStop ( $GME) plans $1.3B convertible notes offering to buy Bitcoin.
EARNINGS:
🔸 MillerKnoll ( $MLKN): Q3 EPS $0.44 in line, revenue $876.2M (miss); Q4 guide below estimates.
🔸 Nio ( $NIO): Raises $450M via share placement for EV development.
🔸 Petco ( $WOOF): Q4 EBITDA beats, but weak Q1 & FY guidance.
🔸 Steelcase ( $SCS): Q4 EPS beats; Q1 revenue & EPS guidance above estimates.
INDUSTRIALS & MATERIALS:
🔸 Chemours ( $CC) upgraded at Mizuho;
🔸 Liberty Energy ( $LBRT) upgraded at Morgan Stanley.
🔸 HB Fuller ( $FUL) beats Q1 EPS, guides FY revenue lower.
FINANCIALS:
🔸 Jefferies ( $JEF) Q4 EPS misses; cites challenging capital markets.
HEALTHCARE:
🔸 Medicaid overpaid insurers ( $CI, $HUM, $UNH, $ELV), per WSJ.
🔸 Nkarta ( $NKTX): Q4 EPS beats, cash runway to 2029.
🔸 Soleno ( $SLNO): FDA approves Vykat XR for genetic disorder.
🔸 Zentalis ( $ZNTL): Files mixed shelf offering up to $250M.
TECH & MEDIA:
🔸 $AMD downgraded at Jefferies (AI concerns, competition).
🔸 S&P Changes: Angi ( $ANGI) replaces ODP in SmallCap 600.
🔸 3D Systems ( $DDD): Q4 EPS misses, weak FY guidance.
🔸 Concentrix ( $CNXC): Q1 EPS & revenue beat, reiterates FY outlook.
🔸 OpenAI nears $40B funding at $300B valuation (Bloomberg).
🔸 Verint ( $VRNT): Q4 EPS & revenue miss, weak FY guidance.
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DAILY RECAP
$AAPL saw minimal smartphone shipment growth in 2024 amidst a strong market rebound, according to IDC.
$AMBA Q3 adj EPS $0.11 vs $0.03 est., revenue $82.7M vs $79.02M est.; Q4 rev guidance $76-80M.
$ADSK Q3 EPS $2.17 vs $2.12 est., revenue $1.57B vs $1.562B est.; Q4 revs $1.623-1.638B, FY revs $6.115-6.13B.
$CRWD Q3 EPS $0.93 vs $0.81 est., revenue $1.01B vs $982.36M est.; Q4 revs $1.029-1.035B.
$DELL Q3 EPS $2.15 vs $2.06 est., revenue $24.4B vs $24.72B est.; strong growth in infrastructure, slight decline in client solutions.
$HPQ Q4 EPS $0.93 as expected, revenue $14.1B vs $13.986B est.; Q1 and FY EPS guidance lowered.
$NTNX Q1 EPS $0.42 vs $0.32 est., revenue $591M vs $571.8M est.; Q2 rev guidance $635M-$645M.
$PD Q3 EPS $0.28 vs $0.17 est., revenue $118.9M vs $116.52M est.; Q4 revs $118.5-120.5M, FY revs $464.5-466.5M.
$WDAY Q3 EPS $1.89 vs $1.76 est., revenue $2.16B vs $2.13B est.; Q4 subscription revs lower than expected.
$DDD Q3 EPS ($0.12) vs ($0.10) est., revenue $112.9M vs $115.27M est.; FY rev guidance $440-450M, improving adj EBITDA.
$GES reported Q3 EPS at $0.34, under $0.38 expected, with revenue up 13% to $738.5M. They've cut FY25 EPS and revenue growth forecasts.
$JWN beat with Q3 EPS of $0.33 vs. $0.22, revenues up 4.3% to $3.46B, and raised FY24 revenue outlook.
$URBN excelled with Q3 EPS at $1.10 vs. $0.85, revenue up 6.3% to $1.36B. Growth in Anthropologie, Free People, and Nuuly, but a decline at Urban Outfitters.
$GRO priced its IPO at $15/share, offering 2M shares instead of the planned 4.25M.
$BYDDY is seeking supplier price reductions, bracing for tougher competition in China's EV market.
$SEDG is ending its storage division, cutting jobs by 500, with expected charges for assets and inventory.
$VWAGY has agreed to divest from its Xinjiang plant amidst human rights concerns.
$IREN reported a Q1 Bitcoin mining revenue drop to $49.6M from $54.3M due to higher network difficulty and lower Bitcoin prices, despite increased hashrate. AI Cloud Services revenue rose by 28% to $3.2M from $2.5M with new GPU's added. Adjusted EBITDA fell to $2.6M from $12.2M, with 813 Bitcoins mined compared to 821 in the prior quarter.
$ACAD has secured exclusive rights to SAN711 from Saniona for global development and sales.
$GRFS stock fell after Bloomberg reported Brookfield is set to abandon its €6.45 billion acquisition attempt due to pricing disagreements.
RECAP
• $AAP Q3: Sales down 21% to $2.15B, below $2.67B forecast; EPS at -$0.04 vs. $0.49 expected. Plans include store and distribution center closures, and headcount cuts.
• $BZH Q4: Revenue up 25% to $806.2M vs. $777.8M expected; Adjusted EBITDA down 10.5%. Home closings up 4.8%, but gross margin decreased.
• $BV Q4: Adj. EPS $0.30 vs. $0.31 est., revenue slightly below at $728.7M. FY guidance lower than expected.
• $CPRI ends merger with Tapestry, which then ups its share buyback plan.
• $IBTA Q3: EPS $0.94 vs. $0.35 forecast, revenue up 16% to $98.6M. Q4 revenue guidance below expectations.
• $JJSF Q4: Adj. EPS $1.60 vs. $1.85 expected, sales slightly under $429.75M estimate.
• $HP Q4: EPS $0.76 vs. $0.81 expected, revenue $694M vs. $695.24M forecast. FY25 CapEx guidance $290M-$325M, depreciation around $400M, R&D $32M.
• $HI Q4: Adj. EPS $1.01 vs. $0.92 expected, revenue $837.6M vs. $792.98M. Q1 and FY25 EPS guidance below estimates.
• $OVV agrees to acquire Montney assets for $2.377B cash from Paramount Resources Ltd.
• $TTEK Q4: EPS $0.38 vs. $0.37 expected, revenue $1.37B vs. $1.135B. Provides next quarter and FY guidance.
• $NU Q3: Adjusted net income $592M vs. $559M est., revenue $2.9B as expected, ROE at 30%.
• $OPRX Q3: EPS $0.12 vs. $0.06 est., revenue $21.3M vs. $25M. FY guidance below expectations.
• $TARS Q3: EPS ($0.61) vs. ($0.97) est., sales $48.1M vs. $43.44M.
• $CSCO Q1: EPS $0.91 vs. $0.87, revenue $13.84B vs. $13.77B. Provides Q2 and FY guidance.
• $DIS Q2: EPS $1.14 vs. $1.10, revenue $22.57B vs. $22.47B. Forecasts high-single digit EPS growth for FY25.
• $ASML expects sales to reach €44B-€60B by 2030, with 8%-14% annual growth.
• $DDD Q3 prelim: Revenue about $113M, with growth in materials but decline in printer sales.
• $DIGI Q4: EPS $0.52 vs. $0.50, revenue $105.1M vs. $104.08M. Q1 guidance set.
• $JD Q3: EPS $1.24 vs. $1.05, revenue up 5.1% to $37.1B. No Q4 guidance.
• $KLIC Q4: EPS $0.34 vs. $0.35, revenue $181.3M vs. $180M. Announces share repurchase and dividend increase.
• $NN Q3: EPS ($0.11) vs. ($0.16), revenue $1.61M vs. $1.105M.
• $SONO Q4: EPS ($0.18) vs. ($0.41), revenue $255.38M vs. $247.36M. No forward guidance.
• $SYNA to issue $400M in convertible notes due 2031.