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a. Key Points

  • Supply tightness expected to last through 2027.

  • Signing more multi-year customer commitments.

  • Record growth and margins.

b. Demand

  • Beat revenue estimate by 16.8% & beat guide by 23.7%.

  • Beat cloud memory revenue estimate by 15%.

  • Beat core data center revenue estimate by 69%.

  • Beat mobile & client revenue estimate by 18%.

  • Beat auto & embedded revenue estimate by 32%.

c. Profits & Margins

  • Beat 82.2% GPM estimates by 270 basis points (bps) & beat guidance by 390 bps.

  • Beat EBIT estimates by 22% and beat guidance by 25%.

  • Beat $20.39 EPS estimates by $4.72 & beat guidance by $5.96.

    • The company earned $1.91 last year compared to $25.11 this year. Incredible earnings growth.

d. Balance Sheet

  • $26B cash & equivalents.

  • $5B investments.

  • 4% Y/Y inventory growth.

  • $5.6B debt.

  • 1.8% Y/Y dilution.

  • Received credit rating upgrades from the 3 major agencies.

e. Q4 Guidance & Valuation

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