Semiconductor Companies Shares Jump After Apple Nearly Doubles Profits
April 27 2012 - 8:20AM
Marketwired
The Semiconductor Industry have posted some impressive gains as the
demand for mobile devices is rapidly growing. Shares of Apple's
chip suppliers surged earlier this week as the company reported it
nearly doubled its earnings in the first quarter. "The whole apple
semiconductor food chain likely benefits," said RBC Capital analyst
Doug Freedman. Five Star Equities examines the outlook for
companies in the Semiconductor Industry and provides equity
research on Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRUS) and TriQuint
Semiconductor (NASDAQ: TQNT).
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Apple on Tuesday reported their profits jumped 93 percent in the
March quarter, fueled by strong iPhone sales. iPhone shipments for
the first quarter totaled 35.1 million units beating analysts'
estimates by nearly 15 percent. Buying in China was a major factor
for the surprising sales total as the country was responsible for
20 percent of total sales, up from the 12 percent in 2011.
"They are truly just beginning to grow in Asia, and China is
possibly their most important market, where they just really
started expanding," said Michael Obuchowski, chief investment
officer at First Empire Asset Management, "For Apple right now, the
most important part of thinking about their business is the
international growth."
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Shares of Cirrus Logic, who makes audio processors for Apple,
jumped significantly after the company reported fourth quarter
revenue above estimates. "We are pleased with our progress in
fiscal year 2012. Quarterly revenue in Q4 grew 21 percent on a
year-over-year basis, and revenue for the full fiscal year grew at
our target goal of 15 percent, well ahead of the semiconductor
industry. Our earnings per share for the year were up on a non-GAAP
basis and gross margins remained strong for the overall year at 54
percent." the company said in their recent letter to
shareholders.
Shares of Triquint rose 7.6 percent Wednesday but have since
dropped after the company reported disappointing revenues for the
first quarter. The company reported Revenues for the first quarter
of 2012 were $216.7 million, down 3% from the first quarter of 2011
and down 5% sequentially. Networks market revenue grew 10%
sequentially while mobile devices market revenue and defense &
aerospace market revenue decreased 8% and 4%, respectively.
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