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| So I think it's more just a reflection of that, that we've been on a nice trend of growing operating income faster than revenue |
| We think that this is going to serve us extremely well as we come out through the other side of this down cycle |
| But with the growth that we've seen in the other sectors over the year-over-year from '22 to '23, the load we're seeing across our factories, the improved absorption, our focused operational productivity, we're positioned well to continue to drive improving operating performance |
| So we feel pretty good about our competitive position |
| Whether including or excluding SCP, we expanded gross margin both sequentially and year-over-year, primarily through operational improvements we put in place over the last few quarters |
| This enabled us to grow non-GAAP operating income an impressive 22% year-over-year |
| I want to congratulate the entire team for delivering such a strong set of results, which was key to allowing us to report $0.57 in both GAAP and non-GAAP earnings |
| I remain confident that our diversified portfolio will help us to weather this and come out stronger as the market turns |
| Turning to working capital and free cash flow, aided by our continued focus on reducing inventory, we delivered the second consecutive quarter of positive free cash flow and expect this trend to continue |
| I'm pleased to report that we delivered this for the second quarter in a row, aided largely by reductions in inventory |
| So I think there's an opportunity for us to continue to improve on our operating margin performance |
| Non-GAAP operating income growth in the third quarter was 22%, which was our 10th consecutive quarter of double-digit growth year-over-year |
| At the same time, we grew non-GAAP operating margin by better than one point year-over-year |
| We again delivered solid growth in four of our six sectors |
| Growth was fueled by strength in existing programs, coupled with improved supply availability, allowing us to more fully meet demand |
| I'm pleased that, once again, we were able to exceed the midpoint of guidance and deliver a 10% upside to non-GAAP earnings estimates |
| A&D revenue was up 20% year-over-year due to continued strength in commercial aerospace defense programs that continue ramping and improved supply availability, enabling us to address more of our previously unmet demand |
| Industrials revenue for the third quarter increased 9% year-over-year, driven by strength with existing customers and new customer programs ramping in energy efficiency |
| We are now more optimistic about future growth within defense, which is both a reflection of both strong demand and improving supply chain |
| But we feel -- we're bullish long term on the sector just given the growth in outsourcing that it really is poised to continue |
| Non-GAAP operating margin was 4.7%, up 70 basis points sequentially and 110 basis points year-over-year as a result of improved gross margin |
| For Q3, our non-GAAP gross margin was 9.6%, a 50 basis point sequential increase and a 100 basis point improvement year-over-year due to our mix of revenue and improved operational utilization |
| But with the operational efficiencies and utilization focus, productivity, we do anticipate operating margin continue to strengthen into future periods |
| So when the revenue comes back, as we've indicated later into '24, we expect that to be a strong tailwind to our overall operating performance and operating margins |
| Our industrials sector domestically continues to show resilience |
| In medical, this past quarter, we did a good job meeting demand as the supply chain continues to improve |
| We continue to build on our future success in medical during this past quarter, securing new wins that we expect to ramp in 2024 into 2025 |
| The third quarter was another period of solid execution for the company |
| With the strong second half expected, we anticipate A&D sector revenue has the opportunity to grow double digits on a full year basis |
| So we are seeing pretty good improvement in ability to close on supply gaps to support the growth |
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| Finally, it's true we're heading to a more uncertain economic environment |
| Semi-cap revenue decreased 10% year-over-year, in line with our expectations |
| Finally, the next-generation communications, last quarter, we highlighted some risk of infrastructure deployment delays amid macro sensitivity |
| Partially offsetting this, however, is demand softening from some customers as they rebalance going into year-end |
| I noticed that they've been suffering from the increased pesos |
| While the current downturn in the market appears poised to last longer than recent cycles, the long-term growth drivers are undeniable |
| Advanced computing decreased 30% year-over-year due to the completion of multiple high-performance computing programs in the first half as expected |
| And plugging an alternative parts, re-qualifying, that is a really challenging proposition in A&D |
| As such, we're expecting industrial revenue to be down sequentially in Q4, while still growing solidly in the double digits year-over-year, both for the quarter and full year |
| And then just you had mentioned the uncertain economic environment |
| They have come down sequentially throughout 2023, and obviously, on a year-over-year basis, are considerably down |
| In Q3, SCP declined to $16 million versus $17 million in Q2 2023 and $74 million in Q3 2022 and continues to decline consistent with expectations |
| That's a market that I would say we saw maybe slower recovery, right, with commercial aero was really down |
| Excluding this, our revenue in the third quarter was $704 million, a sequential decrease of $12 million or 2% and a year-over-year increase of $6 million or 1% |
| In Q3 2023, supply chain premiums were less than $16 million, down $58 million versus a year ago |
| Actual results may differ materially from these statements most notably due to ongoing supply chain constraints, macroeconomic conditions and semi-cap equipment spending |
| So we do expect that to continue into the future in terms of that supply chain premium value coming down |
| Considering all of this, we're expecting medical sector revenue to likely decline sequentially in Q4, while still growing nicely on a full year basis |
| We've seen -- obviously, through the pandemic, there was quite a bit of slowdown in that area |
| I mean supply chain premiums, we anticipated coming down |
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