IDT +6.9% on FQ3 beat, very strong FQ4 guidance
- IDT (NASDAQ:IDTI) has guided on its FQ3 CC for FQ4 revenue of $154M-$162M, well above a $141.9M consensus. Consumer, computing, and telecom chip sales are respectively expected to rise 8%, 6%, and 3% during the seasonally weak quarter.
- CEO Greg Waters: "We have become the clear leader in the latest generation of DDR4 memory interface, and our [Serial RapidIO] business is benefiting from the continued deployment of 4G LTE base stations on a global basis." He asserts IDT gained share "at key customers across all of our key business lines" in FQ3. No "meaningful contribution" was provided by IDT's wireless charging IC business, which is expected to ramp in 2015.
- Gross margin was 61.5%, up from 61.2% in FQ2 and down from 62.4% a year ago. R&D spend rose by $400K Y/Y to $29.7M, and SG&A spend by $2.8M to $23.9M.
- Shares are up to $19.92 in AH trading. The 52-week high is $20.41.
- FQ3 results, PR
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