Super Micro Computer (SMCI) reports this evening, after market close. If you recall, Super Micro had shot up from $300 just two weeks back to the $490 it is now, because of its revised guidance – it too had its Nvidia moment!
Second-quarter anticipated sales now expected to be between $3.60 billion and $3.65 billion, which was a significant increase from the previous forecast of $2.70 billion to $2.90 billion. The company anticipates an improvement in adjusted earnings to the range of $5.40 to $5.55, up from the initial estimate of $4.40 to $4.48.
This new guidance handily surpasses analysts’ expectations for the second quarter, set at $2.84 billion in revenue and earnings per share of $4.55. At midpoints, these revised projections indicate a 29% rise in revenue and a 24% increase in non-GAAP net income compared to Super Micro Computer’s earlier guidance.
I’m more interested in SMCI’s results as a good indicator for AMD and Nvidia (Nvidia), since they are the largest supplier for scalable rack systems for the data center GPU’s. If they overshoot even this revised estimate, I would look at AMD more closely.