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Globe and Mail
2 days ago
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Micro Cap Sees Lagged Positive Impact From After-Market Announcement
A micro cap in the corporate services space is already stealing the show on Wednesday following the company's announcement of its financial guidance for fiscal year ending December 31,2025 after market close yesterday. The company went on to say that it expects 41% year-over-year revenue growth and a 30% jump in net profit for 2025. It also confirmed its plans to list its capital market consulting arm, V Capital Consulting Group, via an initial public offering in Q3. Traders wasted no time scooping up shares of VCI Global Limited (Nasdaq:VCIG) during Wednesday's premarket hours, with shares of the micro cap current bid up at $4.27/share (+38.64% implied open for sellers) at the time of writing. It should be an exciting session for this stock! VCI Global Ltd is a holding company. The principal activities of the Company and its subsidiaries are the provision of business strategy consultancy and technology development solution consultancy. The firm organized its consulting services into three main segments: Business Strategy Consultancy; Technology Consultancy; and Others. It derives the majority of its revenue from the Business Strategy Consultancy segment which focuses on listing solutions, investor relations, and boardroom strategies consultancy. It has established a diverse local and international clientele, providing them its services in both local and cross-border listings. Its role begins from pre-listing diagnosis and planning to the finalization of the entire listing process. Copyright © 2025 All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. View more of this article on About Media, Inc.: Founded in 1999, is one of North America's leading platforms for micro-cap insights. Catering to both Canadian and U.S. markets, we provide a wealth of resources and expert content designed for everyone—from beginner investors to seasoned traders. is rapidly gaining recognition as a leading authority in the micro-cap space, with our insightful content prominently featured across numerous top-tier financial platforms, reaching a broad audience of investors and industry professionals. Want to showcase your company's story to a powerful network of investors? We can help you elevate your message and make a lasting impact. Contact us today. Contact: Media, Inc.
Bloomberg
29-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Synopsys Suspends Guidance After Letter About Export Curbs
Synopsys Inc. suspended its financial guidance for the current quarter and the full fiscal year after receiving word from the US government of new restrictions on exports to China. The company said it got a letter from the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security informing it of the new curbs on Thursday. 'Synopsys is currently assessing the potential impact of the BIS Letter on its business, operating results and financial condition,' the company said in a statement.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
HSBC Downgraded UnitedHealth (UNH) to Reduce Amid Leadership Change
On Wednesday, HSBC downgraded its rating of UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) to Reduce from Hold and cut its price target by ~45% to $270. This comes after the company announced a leadership change and withdrew its 2025 financial guidance earlier in May. UnitedHealth shares were down more than 1% in premarket US trading on Wednesday, extending a year-to-date slump to 40%. A senior healthcare professional giving advice to a patient in a clinic. UnitedHealth cited a larger-than-anticipated spike in medical costs, particularly from new beneficiaries in government-backed Medicare Advantage plans, as the reason for suspending its full-year financial forecast. Care activity has reportedly accelerated and broadened to more types of benefit offerings than seen in the quarter ended March 31, 2025. On May 13 CEO Andrew Witty stepped down for personal reasons and was replaced by Stephen Hemsley, who previously served as CEO from 2006 to 2017 and will continue as Chairman. Witty will serve as a senior adviser to Hemsley. HSBC analysts, led by Sidharth Sahoo, believe that the increased downside risk on 2025 estimated adjusted EPS provides a 'kitchen sinking opportunity' for the new CEO and foresee a delayed recovery for the company. Despite these challenges, UnitedHealth expects to return to growth in 2026 and projects high single-digit EPS growth in fiscal year 2027. UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) is a global healthcare company that operates through 4 segments: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. While we acknowledge the potential of UNH to grow, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than UNH and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock. READ NEXT: and . Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Wall Street Journal
12-05-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
How to Think About the Stock Market When Earnings Guidance Becomes Meaningless
Economist Burton Malkiel might have called the stock market 'a random walk,' but investors could at least use earnings guidance by companies as road signs. Now they are largely walking blind. Last week, BMW reiterated its 2025 financial guidance from mid-March, but included the assumption that the Trump administration would roll back some of the more-recent tariff increases starting in July.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Super Micro Computer Stock Sinks Again on Guidance. Is It Time to Buy the Dip?
Supermicro shares fell once again after the company issued weak guidance. It has struggled with margin pressure and forecasting revenue. While its stock looks cheap, it is in a low-margin business with no moat. 10 stocks we like better than Super Micro Computer › After seeing its shares tumble when the company pre-announced disappointing fiscal third-quarter results, Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) stock was once again falling after the company reported its full results and issued weak guidance. It's been a crazy 2025 for the stock, which finds itself near breakeven on the year. However, it's also down nearly 50% since mid-February. The stock initially posted a huge rally after Supermicro was able to file its annual reports, potentially ending a saga related to its accounting. A short-seller initially accused Supermicro of manipulating its accounting, and the company subsequently delaying its annual report and its auditor resigning only added fuel to the fire. The fact that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had fined the company a few years earlier over accounting issues also didn't help its image. Even as the stock rallied, though, underlying issues have been popping up with Supermicro's operational results. This is not the first time the company has lowered its fiscal-year guidance. It's been a consistent theme. In November, it slashed its fiscal first-quarter revenue guidance to a range of $5.9 billion to $6 billion from earlier guidance of between $6 billion and $7 billion. In February, meanwhile, it also announced that its fiscal Q2 revenue would fall short of expectations. In addition to its struggles forecasting revenue, Supermicro has also seen gross margin pressure. This began in its fiscal Q4 ending in June 2024, when its gross margin sank to 11.3% from 17% a year earlier. The company said that this was because it reduced prices in order to secure new design wins. The lower gross margins are, the more difficult it is to turn revenue into profits. With its fiscal Q3 report and guidance, Supermicro's past issues show no signs of letting up. For the quarter, its revenue rose 19% to $4.6 billion, but that was well short of its earlier guidance for sales to range between $5 billion and $6 billion. Meanwhile, its fiscal Q4 guidance calling for sales of $5.6 billion to $6.4 billion also fell well short of the $6.82 billion analyst consensus, as compiled by LSEG. At the time of its pre-announcement, Supermicro said customers were delaying platform decisions, which would move sales into its fiscal Q4. On its conference call, the company expanded on this, noting that it was due to customers waiting to evaluate the difference between Nvidia's Hopper and Blackwell graphics processing units (GPUs). However, with its fiscal Q4 forecast far below estimates, it appears not enough of these sales were pushed into its June quarter. It now expects these commitments to come in the June and September quarters. It also cited tariffs and current macroenvironment uncertainty for its cautious outlook. Gross margins also remained an issue, falling to 9.6% in the quarter. As a hardware integrator, Supermicro operates in a low-margin business. While it adds value by helping customers customize their server setups, the industry is highly competitive, with limited room for differentiation. Meanwhile, much of its revenue comes from passing through expensive components like GPUs. However, the big drop in gross margins over the past year-and-a-half has been concerning. Meanwhile, it forecast gross margins to be around 10% in fiscal Q4, showing little sign of a recovery in the near term. It said its latest margin pressure stems from the GPU transition, with more price competition surrounding older platforms. It also noted pressure coming from tariffs. Brushing aside the accounting accusations and everything that went along with them, Supermicro is a company that has had its struggles. Revenue growth expectations have consistently been pushed lower over the past year, while already low gross margins have also come down considerably. Now the stock appears cheap, with a forward price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of under 9x based on fiscal-year 2026 analyst estimates. However, it is still to be seen if these estimates need to come down, as the company did not give fiscal 2026 guidance. Supermicro should benefit from increased artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure spending. However, it is in a low-margin, low-moat business, and the company has struggled. This is far different than a company like Nvidia that has gross margins above 70% and a wide technological moat. Overall, I think the best way to play AI infrastructure is with the stocks of companies that have strong technology and attractive margin profiles. 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