Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) Misses Q3 Sales Targets

Analog chip manufacturer Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:)
fell short of analysts’ expectations in Q3 FY2023, with revenue down 13.5% year on year to $4.53 billion. Turning to EPS, Texas Instruments made a GAAP profit of $1.85 per share, down from its profit of $2.47 per share in the same quarter last year.

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Texas Instruments (TXN) Q3 FY2023 Highlights:

• Revenue: $4.53 billion vs analyst estimates of $4.59 billion (1.22% miss)
• EPS: $1.85 vs analyst estimates of $1.82 (1.88% beat)
• Revenue Guidance for Q4 2023 is $4.1 billion at the midpoint, below analyst estimates of $4.5 billion
• Free Cash Flow of $442 million is up from -$47 million in the previous quarter
• Inventory Days Outstanding: 207, down from 209 in the previous quarter
• Gross Margin (GAAP): 62.1%, down from 69% in the same quarter last year

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas since the 1950s, Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) is the world’s largest producer of analog semiconductors.

Analog SemiconductorsDemand for analog chips is generally linked to the overall level of economic growth, as analog chips serve as the building blocks of most electronic goods and equipment. Unlike digital chip designers, analog chip makers tend to produce the majority of their own chips, as analog chip production does not require expensive leading edge nodes. Less dependent on major secular growth drivers, analog product cycles are much longer, often 5-7 years.

Sales GrowthTexas Instruments’s revenue growth over the last three years has been unremarkable, averaging 11% annually. This quarter, its revenue declined from $5.24 billion in the same quarter last year to $4.53 billion. Semiconductors are a cyclical industry, and long-term investors should be prepared for periods of high growth followed by periods of revenue contractions (which can sometimes offer opportune times to buy).

Texas Instruments had a difficult quarter as revenue dropped 13.5% year on year, missing analysts’ estimates by 1.22%. This could mean that the current downcycle is deepening.

Texas Instruments’s revenue growth has slowed over the last three quarters and its management team projects growth to turn negative next quarter. As such, the company is guiding for a 12.2% year-on-year revenue decline, but Wall Street thinks there will be a recovery next year. Analysts’ estimates call for 3.46% growth over the next 12 months.

Product Demand & Outstanding InventoryDays Inventory Outstanding (DIO) is an important metric for chipmakers, as it reflects a business’ capital intensity and the cyclical nature of semiconductor supply and demand.
In a tight supply environment, inventories tend to be stable, allowing chipmakers to exert pricing power.
Steadily increasing DIO can be a warning sign that demand is weak, and if inventories continue to rise, the company may have to downsize production.

This quarter, Texas Instruments’s DIO came in at 207, which is 61 days above its five-year average. These numbers suggest that despite the recent decrease, the company’s inventory levels are higher than what we’ve seen in the past.

Key Takeaways from Texas Instruments’s Q3 Results
Sporting a market capitalization of $133 billion, more than $8.95 billion in cash on hand, and positive free cash flow over the last 12 months, we believe that Texas Instruments is attractively positioned to invest in growth.

We struggled to find many strong positives in these results. Its revenue missed and revenue guidance for next quarter underwhelmed. Additionally, while EPS this quarter beat by a bit, EPS guidance for next quarter missed Wall Street’s estimates. Overall, the results could have been better. The company is down 4.3% on the results and currently trades at $140.6 per share.

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