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Return to Profitability
The positive wave in the stock market is supported primarily by Broadcom’s key fundamental parameters. Starting with revenue, the figure increased by 22% year-over-year, specifically to $15.96 billion, which also exceeded the consensus estimate of analysts from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). Following that, net income recorded an even more dramatic increase. However, it is important to add that during the same period last year, the company reported the aforementioned one-off tax charge of $4.5 billion. In any case, net income climbed to $4.14 billion, resulting in adjusted earnings per share of $1.69 – again exceeding analysts’ estimates.*
Source: Trading Economics
Broadcom’s Growth Engines
Looking more closely at revenue sources, the most attention-grabbing figure is the year-over-year growth in AI revenue. For the third quarter, Broadcom reported $5.2 billion, representing growth of as much as 63% compared to last year. At the same time, the company announced a new contract for its own chips called XPU, valued at $10 billion, with a fourth undisclosed customer. Broadcom has not provided an official statement yet, but according to unofficial information published by the Financial Times, it could be OpenAI. Strong growth was also seen in the semiconductor solutions segment, which increased by $9.17 billion, equivalent to 57% growth. Lastly, infrastructure software, where VMware dominates, brought in $6.79 billion.
Outlook for the Future
A standard part of quarterly results is the outlook for the next period, provided by the company’s management. Once again, this pleased investors, Broadcom expects to reach revenue of around $17.4 billion in the fourth quarter, exceeding analysts’ expectations. Of this total, $6.2 billion should come directly from AI-related solutions. Ultimately, it can be stated that Broadcom continues its effort to be a comprehensive player with a clear goal, while the stock price reflects all of this—since the beginning of the year, investors have seen a 45% gain in the company’s shares.[1]
* Past performance data is not a guarantee of future results.
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