Nvidia Corporation ( (NASDAQ:NVDA) ) just released its third-quarter financial results, posting earnings of $1.33 per share and revenues of $2.64 billion.
Currently, NVDA is a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and is relatively flat in after-hours trading shortly after its earnings report was released. The stock closed about 1.8% lower on Thursday.
Nvidia:
Beat earnings estimates. The company posted earnings of $1.33 per share, crushing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.94.
Beat revenue estimates. The company saw revenue figures of $2.64 billion, beating our consensus estimate of $2.36 billion.
Earnings per share climbed 60% from the year-ago period, while total revenues gained 32%.
Gaming revenues were $1.561 billion, up from $1.244 billion last year. Professional Visualization witnessed revenues of $239 million, up from $207 million in the comparable quarter. Datacenter revenues were $501 million, more than double the $240 million recorded in the prior-year quarter.
“We had a great quarter across all of our growth drivers,” said CEO Jensen Huang. “Our Volta GPU has been embraced by every major internet and cloud service provider and computer maker. Our new TensorRT inference acceleration platform opens us to growth in hyperscale datacenters. GeForce and Nintendo Switch are tapped into the strongest growth dynamics of gaming. And our new DRIVE PX Pegasus for robotaxis has been adopted by companies around the world. We are well positioned for continued growth.”
Here’s a graph that looks at Nvidia’s earnings surprise history:
NVIDIA Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
NVIDIA Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise | NVIDIA Corporation Quote
Nvidia Corporation is a worldwide leader in graphics processors and media communications devices. The company designs graphics processing units for the gaming, professional, and cryptocurrency markets, as well as system on a chip units for the mobile computing and automotive markets. Nvidia has shifted toward a platform-based model, with focuses on gaming, professional visualization, datacenters, and auto.
Check back later for our full analysis on NVDA’s earnings report!
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