AI boosts Dell demand
Dell Inc (NASDAQ:DELL) surged over 9% in early premarket deals to $6.13, boosted by second-quarter revenue and earnings easily exceeding expectations.
For the quarter, Dell posted revenue of $22.9 billion - down 13% year-over-year but well above the Street expectations of $20.9 billion. Adjusted earnings were $1.74, topping expectations of $1.14.
Dell benefitted from a stronger demand environment for artificial intelligence-optimized servers, according to COO Jeff Clarke.
Lacklustre Broadcom disappoints
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:AVGO) stock dipped 4.6%, to $880.00, on softer guidance despite third-quarter revenue being up 5% on last year and earnings coming in ahead of expectations.
The chipmaker disappointed the Street as it forecast fourth-quarter revenue of $9.27 billion, versus the $9.28 billion consensus, and cautioned over sluggish demand for its semiconductors.
Nutanix guidance upgrade impresses
Nutanix Inc (NASDAQ:NTNX) was up 19% in early premarket deals, at $37.00, with a better-than-expected quarter supported by a customer base that continues to modernize their IT services, increasingly onto the cloud.
At $494.2 million fourth-quarter revenue was up 28% year-over-year and surpassed analyst forecasts of $475 million.
It expects to generate even more in the next quarter, with upgraded sales guidance pitched at $495-505 million versus the $487 million previously pencilled in by analysts.
Strong AI outlook boosts MongoDB
MongoDB Inc (NASDAQ:MDB) was up over 6% in early deals at $450.70, following much better-than-expected quarterly financials driven by rising AI-related activity. The database software specialist reported a 40% jump in revenue, allowing a significant narrowing of its second-quarter loss – shrinking to $37.6 million from $118.9 million a year ago.
AI makes MongoDB’s competitive advantage (in flexible database schemas) even stronger, the company told investors.
Lululemon stretches higher
Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) stretched 2% higher in premarket to $388.87, after it posted strong second-quarter numbers well ahead of expectations and triggered a guidance upgrade for the full year.
Sales rose 18% to $2.2 billion, beating both in-house guidance and Wall Street forecasts. At the same time, earnings per share of $2.68 also handily beat analyst expectations of $2.53.
No excitement for VMware
Cloud compute firm VMare (NYSE:VMW) failed to excite with its second-quarter earnings, despite beating market forecasts.
The stock nudged 1.4% lower, to $166.35, after it reported adjusted earnings of $1.83 per share on revenue of $3.41 billion, versus consensus forecasts of $1.71 and $3.46 billion respectively. It also flagged a 34% jump in subscription and software-as-a-service revenue, up to $1.26 billion, but still did not wow investors during late or early trading.
Tommy Bahama warns of cautious customers
Oxford Industries Inc (NYSE:OXM), owner of the Tommy Bahama brand, saw its shares fall 4.2% to $96.75 on missed quarterly financial expectations and downgraded full-year guidance.
The maker of ‘Hawaiian’ shirts for middle-aged men generated $420 million of revenue in its second quarter and reported adjusted earnings of $3.45 per share, versus analyst forecasts of $424.27 million and $3.45 respectively.
OXM meanwhile cautioned over "more cautious" spending amongst customers and noted the negative impact of the Maui wildfires (because of its "significant presence" on the island).