- Mizuho analyst Vijay Rakesh maintained Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ:WDC) with a Neutral and lowered the price target from $38 to $35. WDC reported in-line December quarter.
- Cloud (~39% of revenue) was down 33% Q/Q, with softer capacity enterprise drives, while Client and Consumer segments were down 11%/ up 17% Q/Q, respectively, with weaker flash pricing. However, consumers saw an uptick in HDD and flash volumes but also saw challenging Y/Y pricing.
- WDC inventory was down 2% Q/Q and up 3% Y/Y.
- WDC guided March quarter revenue below consensus, with the gross margin down further to ~10% (consensus ~20.0%), reflecting a modest Q/Q rebound in HDD with nearline but significant declines in NAND, with WDC cutting NAND Capex.
- Underutilization at PC and Cloud challenged NAND (53% of revenue).
- HDD (47% of revenue) bottomed in the December quarter (down 34% Y/Y) with possible recovery in the March quarter. WDC noted reductions in capacity and production line idling to offset demand softness.
- WDC is lowering Gross Capex expectations to $2.3B and Cash Capex spending to $900M due to underutilization.
- WDC noted March quarter gross margins expected to be ~10%, down ~700bps Q/Q with $250M in underutilization charges (~75% NAND/25% HDD), as it expects NAND gross margins to be negative, and the analyst saw the potential for further challenges into the June quarter from pricing pressure and minimal cost-downs.
- WDC maneuvered a challenging NAND environment with an aggressive Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd (OTC:SSNLF) driving NAND supply.
- Near-term, the analyst lowered March quarter estimates.
- WDC faces NAND GM headwinds with underutilization and oversupply, though new strategic options expected could provide upside to shares.
- Price Action: WDC shares traded lower by 3.48% at $42.43 on the last check Wednesday.
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In Singapore, investment products and services available through the moomoo app are offered through Moomoo Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd. regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Moomoo Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd. is a Capital Markets Services Licence (License No. CMS101000) holder with the Exempt Financial Adviser Status. This advertisement has not been reviewed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
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