Marvell Technology shares soared nearly 17% in premarket trading after the infrastructure chip maker delivered investors a better-than-expected earnings report and outlook.
Marvell reported fiscal third-quarter non-GAAP net income of $364 million, or 43 cents a share. Revenue jumped 61% year-over-year to a record $1.21 billion. Wall Street’s consensus estimates called for adjusted earnings of 38 cents a share and revenue of $1.15 billion.
CEO Matt Murphy said in the earnings release that revenue growth grew in each of Marvell’s five businesses, including 109% year-over-year growth in its data center business, which accounted for 41% of Marvell’s total revenue.
The company forecasts fiscal fourth-quarter non-GAAP earnings between 45 cents a share and 51 cents a share with revenue of $1.32 billion at the midpoint of its outlook range. Wall Street’s consenus estimates anticipated January quarter non-GAAP earnings of 42 cents a share and revenue of $1.21 billion.
“For the fourth quarter, we are expecting sequential revenue growth of 9% at the midpoint of guidance, led by 5G, which is projected to increase by 30% sequentially and data center which is forecasted to continue to grow in the double digits on a percentage basis,” Murphy added.
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