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| In summary, we are excited to continue with our strong track record of exceeding guidance as well as achieving new records for both revenue and EPS |
| We had a very strong second quarter, which again set new records for revenue and EPS, and also exceeded our guidance ranges |
| Rapid datacom growth continues to fuel our overall performance, driven by next-generation AI interconnect |
| With another quarter of record revenue and EPS behind us, we are optimistic that we are well-positioned to continue our strong execution track record in the third quarter |
| We are pleased to have exceeded our guidance again in the quarter |
| Our strong execution helped to improve operating margins from the first quarter, and generate non-GAAP net income of $2.08 per share, a new quarterly record |
| So -- but we are excited to see that it returned to growth sequentially and the outlook is very promising for us |
| So, we think we're very well-positioned to capture more business in that space from other -- as other companies push into that space and start to capture market share, they will all need optical interconnect |
| We're very good at this |
| Datacom revenue growth was strong again in the second quarter, driven by AI optical interconnect products |
| We have a very strong track record of producing transceivers generally, but these very high speed, low power, low latency, short reach transceivers, we have a very good reputation |
| And we think we're well-positioned |
| So, we're quite optimistic about that |
| Operationally, we performed very well in the second quarter, with operating margins improving to 10.7%, a 20 basis point improvement from the first quarter |
| Looking to the third quarter, we are optimistic that we can deliver another strong performance for revenue and profitability |
| Despite softer near-term automotive trends, we believe telecom is positioned to show sequential revenue improvement, led by growth in ZR |
| In addition, we expect further growth in datacom revenue, which continues to be driven primarily by strength in AI programs |
| At the same time, we expect to extend our track record, a strong operational execution and profitability |
| In summary, we are excited to have delivered another record quarter for both revenue and earnings per share, and we are confident that we can deliver another strong performance in the third quarter |
| Second quarter revenue was above our guidance range at a record $712.7 million, up 7% from a year ago and up 4% from the first quarter |
| This strong top-line performance led to non-GAAP earnings per share of $2.08, which was also above our guidance range |
| It's a little too early to call out specific future programs, new programs, and we don't have anything to announce today, but we believe we're very well-positioned to win additional AI programs |
| So, I wouldn't feel comfortable sizing it exactly at 20% or 25%, but what I would say is we remain confident we can keep capacity added ahead of demand |
| Seamus Grady So, the pace of capacity ads has been very strong, and we have been able to more than keep up with the demand |
| We remain optimistic about our -- I would call it our pipeline of new business that we're working on in that space |
| With any of these new products especially when they're ramping very quickly, component constraints can catch you out sometimes, but overall we've been very happy with the pace of growth and with the strength of the pipeline |
| We are optimistic that in the third quarter we could see a small sequential increase in telecom revenue |
| Demand in particular for optical interconnect for AI applications is very strong and has been probably the biggest driver of our capacity additions in building 9 |
| This produced operating income of $76 million, representing an operating margin of 10.7%, an improvement of 20 basis points from the first quarter |
| With a strong balance sheet, we benefited from $7.7 million of interest income, which more than offset the $3.8 million FX loss from foreign currency assets and liability revaluations at the end of the second quarter |
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| We foresee another quarter of softness in our automotive business due to inventory absorption in the channel |
| Telecom revenue declined 4% sequentially as we continue to see softness due to excess inventory in the channel |
| Within optical communications, telecom revenue decreased sequentially as anticipated |
| Our non-optical communications business saw a small sequential revenue decline in the second quarter |
| I think if you -- over the next couple of quarters, you'd see that 100-gig business decline and really that as that 100-gig business transfers out, but it's factored into our guidance |
| Non-optical communications revenue decreased 5% sequentially to $144.8 million and comprised 20% of total revenue |
| And sequentially, and certainly there's a piece falling out, but that's a lot slower growth than you had been posting |
| This decline was driven primarily by inventory absorption of certain automotive products as we indicated last quarter |
| And secondly, as I said, the growth in datacom will temporarily moderate as our initially AI programs begin to be lapped at this point, if that makes sense |
| We have, I would say, two ways that we see, or two causes for optimism in that space |
| I think we are pleasantly surprised by the pace at which we've been adding capacity and ramping in building 9 |
| On the AI side, I assume that you're still capacity constrained on production, as opposed to any demand issues, and that's probably going to stay that way all year |
| This record EPS includes the impact of a foreign exchange evaluation loss, which reduced net income by $0.10 per share |
| And we have also not been constrained by capacity |
| Secondly, growth in datacom will moderate somewhat as our initial AI programs pass the initial part of the growth curve |
| And so I could take some stuff out of that for the Intel piece, but it's still a meaningful deceleration in the AI |
| But the inventory digestion, of course, is temporary |
| I don't know if you touched on this, but can you -- I mean, it seemed that's going over to Jabil or associated with their acquisition of the Intel transceiver assets, but can you quantify the impact of that? I mean, I know it's come down a lot, but it seems like it could still be significant |
| Any constraints we've seen, Alex, have been at the component level |
| Just looking at the overall guidance as well, appears to be a bit more moderate than what you've seen in the past couple of quarters |
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