Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Announces Preliminary Estimate of Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2019
- Marvell expects fourth-quarter revenue to be in the range of $735 million to $745 million, below its previously announced guidance range of $790 million to $830 million.
- Demand for storage controllers was weaker than expected.
- Marvell will report full financial results and provide additional detail on March 7.
Santa Clara, California (February 6, 2019) – Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL), a leader in infrastructure semiconductor solutions, today announced an estimated revenue range for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, which ended on February 2, 2019.
Marvell now expects its fourth-quarter fiscal 2019 preliminary unaudited revenue to be in the range of $735 million to $745 million, below its previously announced guidance range of $790 million to $830 million.
The majority of Marvell’s fourth-quarter revenue shortfall was due to a weaker than expected storage controller business. Marvell believes that demand for its products was impacted primarily by macroeconomic uncertainty, reduction in cloud capital spending and PC CPU shortages. The exception was embedded processors for networking and 4G & pre-5G wireless infrastructure which met expectations.
The company expects the weakness in demand that it saw in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 to continue in the first quarter of fiscal 2020.
“Although we are disappointed with our fourth quarter revenue, we continued to run the business efficiently under difficult end market conditions and are satisfied with gross margin execution and operating expense management,” said Matt Murphy, President and CEO. “We are optimistic that demand will begin to improve later this year, as inventory levels adjust in customer’s supply chains, and capital spending picks up. While we will prudently manage our operating expenses to reflect this softer demand environment, we remain committed to the key initiatives that we outlined at our Investor Day and are on track to launch our 5G base station products later this fiscal year. We have conviction in our strategy to drive long-term growth and we remain focused on execution.”
This update is an estimate, based on information available to management as of the date of this release, and may be subject to further changes upon completion of Marvell’s standard quarter and year-end closing procedures. This update does not present all necessary information for an understanding of Marvell’s financial condition as of February 2, 2019, or its results of operations for the quarter and fiscal year ended February 2, 2019.
Conference Call Webcast for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Results
Marvell will release its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2019 results on Thursday, March 7, 2019 after close of market. The company will host a conference call that day at 1:45 p.m. Pacific Time.
Interested parties may join the conference call by dialing 1-844-647-5488 or 1-615-247-0258, passcode 1885417. The call will be webcast and can be accessed at the Marvell Investor Relations website at http://investor.marvell.com/ with a replay available following the call until Friday, March 15, 2019.
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