Yahoo Finance Cirrus Logic (CRUS) Q3 Earnings Top Estimates, Revenues Up Y/Y
Cirrus Logic Inc CRUS reported adjusted third-quarter fiscal 2023 earnings of $2.40 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 20.6%. However, the bottom line decreased 5.5% from the prior-year quarter’s $2.54 per share.
Total revenues of $590.6 million surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 9.8% and increased 7.7% year over year. The performance was driven by its increasing demand for its solutions amid rising smartphone demand. along with higher ASPs that offset increases in costs.
Segment Details
This Texas-based company rearranged its reportable segments and created a separate category in fourth-quarter fiscal 2021, High-Performance Mixed-Signal and Audio. Cirrus Logic is expanding into other applications such as laptops, gaming, tablets and AR/VR.
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CRUS’ High-Performance Mixed-Signal segment includes a few of its non-audio products. It contributed 41% to total revenues in the fiscal third quarter and surged 17.8% year over year to $243.3 million.
The Audio segment’s sales increased 1.6% to $347.3 million and contributed 59% to the total revenues.
Margins
Non-GAAP gross margin was 50.3%, which contracted 250 basis points (bps) year over year.
Cirrus Logic’s non-GAAP operating expenses rose 6.6% year over year to $123.1 million.
Non-GAAP operating income of $173.9 million decreased 0.2% year over year. Moreover, the non-GAAP operating profit margin contracted 240 bps to 29.4% from the year-ago quarter.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
The company exited the fiscal third quarter with cash and marketable securities of $434.5 million compared with $427.9 million as of Sep 24, 2022.
As of Dec 24, 2022, accounts receivable were $270.5 million compared with $304.6 million as of Sep 24, 2022.
In the fiscal third quarter, CRUS reported $180.9 million as net cash provided from operations compared with $135.6 million of cash used in the prior-year quarter. Free cash flow was $173.3 million in the quarter under review.
The company repurchased 712,883 shares worth $50 million in the quarter under review. As of Dec 24, 2022 the company had $536.1 million worth of shares remaining under its existing share repurchase authorization. The company also announced an additional share buyback worth $500 million in the fiscal first quarter of 2023.
Outlook
For fourth-quarter fiscal 2023, the company projects revenues between $340 million and $400 million. Combined R&D and SG&A are projected to be between $153 million and $159 million. The gross margin is expected to be in the range of 49-51%.
Zacks Rank & Other Stocks to Consider
Cirrus Logic currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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