CFRA MAINTAINS BUY OPINION ON SHARES OF NVIDIA CORP.
NVDA provides preliminary Jul-Q update and now sees revenue of $8.1B (-19% from Apr-Q but +3% Y/Y), below its original $6.7B guidance. We attribute the massive shortfall to lower gaming sales (-44% from Apr-Q), which is seeing lower sell-through and forcing pricing cuts as channel partners lower inventory. Data Center held up well, up 1% from Apr-Q (+61% Y/Y), partly hurt by supply chain issues. Gross margin is being impacted by charges (about 46% seen for Jul-Q vs. 67% initial outlook), but we see expenses more tightly managed amid the consumer led industry correction. While we are clearly disappointed by the magnitude of the miss, we believe lower gaming sales de-risk many concerns - resides at the lowest level since the start of the pandemic (and 25% revenue representation a new low point). Instead, investors should look ahead to new product launches/catalysts (e.g., Hopper, Grace, auto inflection), with the biggest risk for NVDA/chip industry being the sustainability of data center demand in '23. |