Semiconductor quality control company Nova (NASDAQ: NVMI) will be reporting earnings tomorrow before market open. Here's what investors should know.
Last quarter Nova reported revenues of $122.7 million, down 13.4% year on year, in line with analyst expectations. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts' EPS estimates but an increase in its inventory levels.
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This quarter analysts are expecting Nova's revenue to decline 14.5% year on year to $123.1 million, a further deceleration on the 27.7% year-over-year decrease in revenue the company had recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.09 per share.
Majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last thirty days, suggesting they are expecting the business to stay the course heading into the earnings. The company has a history of exceeding Wall St's expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years on average by 3.5%.
Looking at Nova's peers in the semiconductor manufacturing segment, some of them have already reported Q3 earnings results, giving us a hint what we can expect. Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER)'s revenues decreased 14.9% year on year, beating analyst estimates by 2.9% and Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) reported revenue decline of 10.6% year on year, missing analyst estimates by 0.4%. both stocks (Teradyne and Entegris) traded flat on the results.
Read the full analysis of Teradyne's and Entegris's results on StockStory.
Tech stocks have had a rocky start since 2022 and while some of the semiconductor manufacturing stocks have fared somewhat better, they have not been spared, with share price declining 6% over the last month. Nova is down 7.2% during the same time, and is heading into the earnings with analyst price target of $137.5, compared to share price of $99.4.
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