Teradyne TER reported fourth-quarter 2024 earnings of 95 cents per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.56% and increased 20.3% year over year.
Revenues of $753 million beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.65% and increased 12.2% year over year. The growth is driven by strong AI-related demand.
TER’s shares have risen 26.4% compared with the Zacks Computer and Technology sector’s rise of 29.8% year to date. We believe the raised guidance will help TER stock recover.
TER’s Q4 Top-line Details
Revenues from Semiconductor Test platforms, System Test business, Wireless Test business and Robotics were $561 million (74.5% of total revenues), $58 million (7.7%), $36 million (4.8%) and $98 million (13%), respectively.
Teradyne, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Strong momentum in the memory test end market, driven by High Bandwidth Memory and increased compute demand for AI applications, led to top-line growth.
Gross margin was 59.4%, which expanded 280 basis points (bps) year over year.
In the reported quarter, selling and administrative expenses increased 9.4% year over year to $155.7 million. As a percentage of revenues, selling and marketing expenses were 20.7%, down 50 bps year over year.
Engineering and development expenses increased 25.6% year over year to $128.4 million. As a percentage of revenues, engineering and development expenses expanded 180 bps on a year-over-year basis to 17.1%.
TER’s Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
As of Dec. 31, 2024, Teradyne’s cash and cash equivalents (including marketable securities) were $599.6 million, higher than $551.7 million as of Sept. 29, 2024.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $2.82 billion in the fourth quarter, up from $1.66 billion in the prior quarter.
TER’s Raises Q1 Guidance
For first-quarter 2025, Teradyne expects revenues between $660 million and $700 million.
Non-GAAP earnings are expected to be between 58 cents and 68 cents per share.
TER’s Zacks Rank & Other Stocks to Consider
Teradyne currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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