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Broadcom (AVGO) stock rose by 0.3% on Tuesday, after reports that Apple (AAPL) could buy Broadcom’s RF (radio-frequency) chip business.

Broadcom (AVGO) plans to sell one of its wireless chip units. The Wall Street Journal stated that Broadcom wants to divest its radio-frequency segment.

Shares of Apple suppliers Qorvo and Skyworks are trading higher today. However, Apple stock is down by 0.4% today. We dig into why this may be.

Amid speculation that Apple plans to launch a low-cost iPhone in early 2020, noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects the smartphone to be called the iPhone SE 2.

Tech stocks Qorvo (QRVO), Fortinet (FTNT), and Arista Networks (ANET) just reported earnings and are big movers in today’s after-hours trading session.

Apple and Samsung plan to release their earnings on October 30 and 31, respectively. YoY, Apple expects flat revenue, and Samsung expects a 5.3% decline.

Pure Storage (PSTG), Skyworks Solutions, and Qorvo (QRVO) shares rose in early market trading today. So far, Skyworks has returned 4.6%, respectively.

It’s that time of year—Apple (AAPL), the world’s largest handset maker by revenue, is launching its new iPhones. Apple chip supplier stocks have rallied.

The recent delay in the tariffs on China has sent a wave of optimism throughout the tech sector—especially the semiconductor industry.

This earnings season, semiconductor companies mitigated the Huawei ban by identifying components that didn’t risk national security.

So far, semiconductor earnings have raised investors’ expectations about growth in the second half and next year.

Despite the markets hitting record highs, not many fund managers are in an optimistic mood.

The BAML survey highlighted the fact that investors are very bearish on growth expectations. A net 50% of the respondents expect global growth to weaken over the next 12 months. A record number of investors said that the global economy was in the late cycle.

Last week, Donald Trump blacklisted Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies amid rising US-China trade tensions.

The semiconductor industry—and smartphone chipmakers in particular—have started to feel the impact of the Huawei ban imposed by the United States.

Shares of semiconductor (SMH) company Qorvo (QRVO) fell 6.1% on May 17 to close trading at $63.93.

The semiconductor industry is at the start of the 5G (fifth generation) revolution.

In the second quarter, Micron’s gross margin fell by 820 basis points YoY to 50.2%. The operating margin fell from 49.4% to 36.2% on a YoY basis.

Skyworks has stronger revenue and earnings growth than Qorvo. Skyworks is relatively cheaper than Qorvo in terms of the valuation.

Analysts are mixed about Qorvo and Skyworks. Some analysts have a “buy” recommendation, while others have a “hold” recommendation.

Skyworks (SWKS) stock has shown some positive momentum in 2019. The stock has risen 22.5% YTD (year-to-date) after falling 28% in 2018.

Apple’s (AAPL) RF chip suppliers, Skyworks (SWKS) and Qorvo (QRVO) have strong long-term growth potential due to 5G technology.

The connectivity chip market has strong long-term growth potential. The advent of 5G will connect more devices to the Internet.

The 5G revolution is a connectivity technology that will offer high broadband speed with low latency.

In 2018, Skyworks and Qorvo stocks fell 28% and 8.8%, respectively, while Apple stock fell 7.7%. The stocks have improved in 2019.

Semiconductor giant Broadcom (AVGO) achieved quarterly revenue of nearly $5.79 billion in the first quarter fiscal 2019.

After Twenty-First Century Fox (FOX) (FOXA), Cheniere Energy (LNG) is Seth Klarman’s biggest bet.

Seth Klarman’s portfolio value at the end of the fourth quarter was $11.5 billion.

Qualcomm stock rose more than 1% on February 15 after Apple stated that it would sell only older iPhones powered by Qualcomm in Germany.

Apple and its chip suppliers reported further falls as systems suppliers Skyworks and Qorvo reported weaker-than-expected guidance.

Apple is considering pricing the iPhone in local currency outside the United States.

Yesterday, Apple (AAPL) announced its fiscal 2019 first-quarter earnings, just beating its lowered revenue guidance.

Among the most important earnings results of the season are those of Apple (AAPL), a major customer for several semiconductor companies.

Earlier this month, Apple revised the outlook for its first quarter of fiscal 2019.

As per the latest report on January 9, Apple is cutting the production of its latest iPhone models by ~10% in the first quarter.

Being a part of Apple’s (AAPL) supply chain can be a huge benefit to suppliers, but can also pose a liability.

On January 3, Apple (AAPL) stock nosedived ~10% to close at $142.19, its biggest single-day drop since July 2017.

Qualcomm (QCOM) has been in a legal battle with Apple (AAPL) for two years.

Apple (AAPL) stock has lost 33% in the last three months.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, Broadcom achieved quarterly revenue of nearly $5.45 billion.

Today hasn’t been a good day for Apple (AAPL) supplier Largan Precision in Taiwan. It reported about a 29% decline in its revenues in its latest earnings report.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone sales rose 29% YoY (year-over-year) to $37.2 billion.

Amid weakness in demand, on November 21, analyst Rod Hall of Goldman Sachs (GS) lowered his price target on Apple stock.

China (FXI) is the second-largest market for iPhones after the United States since the launch of the iPhone 6 series.

Qorvo (QRVO) stock fell 5.7% on Friday to close trading at $74.

However, the growth might not be that strong this year, as Broadcom’s fiscal Q4 2018 wireless revenue represents a 10% decline on a YoY (year-over-year) basis.

Apple (AAPL) made several changes in its iPhone suppliers in 2018. It completely ditched its long-term modem supplier Qualcomm for Intel (INTC) due to licensing disputes with the former.

Apple (AAPL) is replacing some of its Taiwanese suppliers with Chinese (FXI) suppliers to reduce production costs for its less expensive iPhones and MacBooks.

KeyBanc estimates that Cirrus Logic and Skyworks Solutions could earn $0.05–$0.08 in earnings per share for every 5 million iPhone 8 and iPhone X models sold by Apple.

The constrained supply of the iPhone X is making it difficult to assess the true demand for the device.

Apple (AAPL) earns more than 60% of its revenues from its iPhone line. In this series, we’ll see how its manufacturing and supply chain affects its earnings.

The stock of Apple (AAPL) iPhone lens manufacturer Largan Precision fell 10% on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, after it announced that revenue for December 2017 is expected to decline.

In fiscal 2Q17, Broadcom’s operating cash flow increased 17% sequentially to ~$1.6 billion.

Apple is expected to launch the iPhone 8 in September 2017, marking the ten-year anniversary since the launch of the first iPhone.

The early production ramp up for Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 8 doesn’t seem to indicate an early launch of the smartphone.

Broadcom’s wireless communications segment In the previous part of this series, we saw that Broadcom (AVGO) is expected to witness flat revenue in its wired infrastructure segment. This revenue could partially offset seasonal declines from wireless communications segment, which accounts for 32% of the company’s revenue. The wireless segment offers wireless connectivity and custom analog handset […]

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On July 5, 2016, shares of Apple’s suppliers, including Skyworks Solutions, Qorvo, and Cirrus fell over concerns about the iPhone.

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Like Skyworks, Cirrus Logic improved its non-GAAP gross margin from 46.6% in fiscal 4Q15 to 49.8% in fiscal 4Q16 due to a favorable product mix.

In fiscal 4Q16, Qorvo’s revenue from IDP rose by 9% quarter-over-quarter to $142 million, accounting for 23% of the company’s revenue. The increasing demand for data is driving the IDP growth.

Qorvo’s (QRVO) fiscal 4Q16 earnings came as a surprise as its fellow Apple suppliers Skyworks and Cirrus Logic (CRUS) reported weaker earnings. This turn of events made some analysts pessimistic about Qorvo’s earnings.

On April 26, 2016, Apple announced its fiscal 2Q16 results. Its revenues of $50.6 billion were lower than analysts’ consensus estimate of $51.5 billion.

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Apple may launch the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in September 2016. This is expected to drive Jabil Circuit’s revenues in the coming quarters.

Semiconductor stocks have been falling in 2016. A major player hit by this trend has been Korean smartphone maker Samsung.

kyworks Solutions’ (SWKS) shares rose ~4% at $67.21 in the after-hours trading session on January 28 despite the company reporting lower-than-expected guidance

Apple’s iPhone sales have been flat year-over-year, not growing for the first time since fiscal 2007. This indicates that the incremental upgrades to the iPhone 6S didn’t boost sales.

Apple is TSMC’s major customer in the communication segment. The recent production scale-back by Apple in December 2015 affected TSMC’s fiscal 4Q15 revenue.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s fourth quarter earnings fell for the first time in four years due to slowdown in demand for high-end smartphones.

Analog announced that it expects its revenue in fiscal 1Q16 to be $745–$765 million due to weaker demand in its portable consumer business segment.

On average, analysts expect AMD to post an EPS (earnings per share) of -$0.12 in fiscal 4Q15. It’s better than the EPS of $0.47 in fiscal 4Q14.

Shares of Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) fell 4.5% to $62.16 on January 13, 2016. Investors believe that the JV will pose a substantial threat from a stronger Qualcomm.

The RFFE space is projected to be an $18 billion market by 2020, according to Qualcomm. The filter assets in RF360 Holdings, the new joint venture, will be among the top three in the industry.

Many analysts have maintained a “Buy” rating for Qorvo as it still shows strength in various areas and as the sales of other Apple products remain strong.

Shares of Apple supplier Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) fell 3.6% on December 14, 2015, after three investment banks lowered Apple’s iPhone estimates.

Morgan Stanley (MS) analyst Katy Huberty noted that iPhone sales in China rose while they declined in most regions globally.

The American Funds AMCAP Fund Class A rose by 7.0% in October 2015 over the previous month. But the energy sector made this fund a bottom performer.

Qorvo is a company involved in radio frequency systems and defense. It issued junk bonds worth $1.0 billion last week that were rated as Ba1/BB+.

In fiscal 2Q16, Qorvo’s (QRVO) revenue almost doubled year-over-year to $708 million, beating the consensus estimate of $700 million.

The stock price of Skyworks has declined by 5.60% in the last week of June. The last traded price of the firm on June 30, 2015, was $104.10.