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Total revenues were $3.08 billion, at the upper end of the guidance range of $2.95 billion +/- $150 million; GAAP diluted EPS was $6.16. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $8.20, near the upper end of the guidance range.
KLA Corporation exhibits strong metrics, including a 65,000% stock increase since the 1980s, stable margins, and high return on invested capital, indicating a wide economic moat. Despite high debt, KLA Corporation's robust operating income and substantial cash reserves ensure liquidity and solvency, mitigating balance sheet concerns. The company reported impressive Q1 fiscal 2025 results, with 18.6% YoY revenue growth and 29.6% YoY net income growth, driven by its semiconductor process control segment.
BofA Securities analyst Vivek Arya previewed fourth-quarter earnings for semiconductor capital equipment (semicap), where reporting kicks off with ASML Holding ASML, Lam Research Corp LRCX on January 29 and KLA Corp KLAC on January 30.
Over the weekend, Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek announced that, since December, it has been operating a new open-source, free-to-use large language model (LLM), and the news is shaking up the AI ecosystem.
KLAC is expected to benefit from strong demand in wafer inspection and advanced packaging growth despite lower sales in China.
KLA (KLAC) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
The monthly NASDAQ composite cycle bottomed last week. There may be a minor pullback next month, but the overall uptrend is intact.
Bloomberg Intelligence analysts identified 50 watchable firms for 2025, focusing on catalysts like new leadership, asset sales, acquisitions, and new products. 14 of 35 dividend-paying companies meet the "safer" criteria with free cash flow yields exceeding dividend yields, inviting closer investor scrutiny. Top ten Bloomberg Dividend Focus stocks for 2025 projected net gains between 11.62% and 48.92%, based on analyst target prices and dividend yields.
Shares of semiconductor equipment giants rallied big on Thursday, with Applied Materials (AMAT 4.66%), Lam Research (LRCX 4.12%), and KLA Corporation (KLAC 4.34%) jumping 4.5%, 4%, and 4.3%.
KLA Corporation KLAC shares are ripping higher on Thursday. They are trading in sympathy with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited TSM, which reported earnings ahead of estimates.