NASDAQ$CEVA
Ceva Inc. · Q3 2024 earnings
Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Ceva reported strong Q3 2024 results with double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, driven by both licensing and royalties.
Ceva's Q3 2024 revenue increased by 13% year-over-year to $27.2 million, with growth in both licensing and royalties. The company signed strategic licensing deals and achieved a milestone in embedded AI with the first NeuPro-Nano NPU licensing deal. Ceva raised its full-year revenue guidance and expanded its share repurchase program.
- Total revenue reached $27.2 million, a 13% increase year-over-year.
- Ceva-powered device shipments totaled 522 million units, with over 400 million from Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and cellular IoT.
- Strategic licensing deals were signed with a satellite OEM for a 5G-Advanced platform and a smartphone OEM for Spatial Audio software.
- The first licensing deal was signed for the NeuPro-Nano embedded AI NPU, targeting consumer AIoT.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Ceva · Revenue · Quarterly
$27.2M
Revenue by segment
Ceva · $24M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023
- Licensing and related revenues$13.9M—57.9%
- Royalties$10.1M-11.4%42.1%
Forward guidance
Ceva expects overall revenues to be higher than previous guidance, projecting a 7%-9% growth for the full year 2024. Non-GAAP fully diluted EPS is expected to double year-over-year.
Tailwinds
- Overall revenues expected to grow by 7%-9% for the full year 2024.
- Non-GAAP fully diluted EPS is expected to double year-over-year.
- Strong third quarter earnings with non-GAAP net income and diluted income per share more than doubled year-over-year.
- Continued stock repurchase program with an additional 700,000 shares authorized.
- Cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and bank deposits were approximately $158 million.
Headwinds
- Intense industry competition.
- The ability of Ceva's technologies and products incorporating Ceva's technologies to achieve market acceptance.
- Ceva's ability to meet changing needs of end-users and evolving market demands.
- The cyclical nature of and general economic conditions in the semiconductor industry.
- Instability and disruptions related to the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2024
-1.0%
Avg return
Earnings day
-1.2%
Avg return
5 days after
-2.6%
Avg return
30 days after
43%
28 / 65 earnings
Positive
+26.8%
Q2 2024
Best reaction
-20.8%
Q4 2015
Worst reaction
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -0.4% | -1.3% | +11.1% | |
| Q4 2025 | -9.8% | -14.2% | -16.3% | |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6% | -6.1% | -10.9% | |
| Q1 2025 | -20.0% | -18.8% | -23.6% | |
| Q4 2024 | +10.2% | +12.8% | -2.7% | |
| Q3 2024 | +12.3% | +11.2% | +25.7% | |
| Q2 2024 | +26.8% | +25.1% | +42.7% | |
| Q1 2024 | -7.4% | -5.1% | -5.2% | |
| Q4 2023 | +21.3% | +14.2% | +14.8% | |
| Q3 2023 | -8.2% | -2.1% | +6.0% | |
| Q2 2023 | -12.5% | -17.4% | -8.4% | |
| Q1 2023 | -15.4% | -13.3% | -1.2% | |
| Q4 2022 | -5.8% | -4.7% | -15.4% | |
| Q3 2022 | -3.8% | -4.4% | -8.6% | |
| Q2 2022 | -10.8% | -8.9% | -25.2% | |
| Q1 2022 | -6.0% | +1.0% | +4.8% | |
| Q4 2021 | +13.2% | +8.4% | +5.5% | |
| Q3 2021 | -7.4% | -2.8% | -9.2% | |
| Q2 2021 | -6.1% | -10.8% | -10.0% | |
| Q1 2021 | -12.3% | -18.1% | -15.0% | |
| Q4 2020 | +2.1% | +0.6% | -19.2% | |
| Q3 2020 | -0.8% | -4.2% | -4.6% | |
| Q2 2020 | +1.7% | +1.8% | -9.2% | |
| Q1 2020 | -3.3% | -5.7% | +3.7% | |
| Q4 2019 | +20.2% | +11.4% | -25.9% | |
| Q3 2019 | -0.8% | +0.4% | -2.1% | |
| Q2 2019 | +13.3% | +19.4% | +16.2% | |
| Q1 2019 | -3.8% | -4.3% | -5.5% | |
| Q4 2018 | -11.0% | -6.9% | -8.2% | |
| Q3 2018 | +4.7% | +0.6% | -6.6% | |
| Q2 2018 | -12.3% | -9.1% | -7.4% | |
| Q1 2018 | -11.7% | -7.7% | -0.6% | |
| Q4 2017 | -10.7% | -9.7% | -1.7% | |
| Q3 2017 | -6.5% | -3.3% | -2.8% | |
| Q2 2017 | -6.0% | -5.4% | -11.1% | |
| Q1 2017 | +12.7% | +20.6% | +20.7% | |
| Q4 2016 | -5.0% | +0.6% | -5.4% | |
| Q3 2016 | +1.0% | +2.0% | -1.0% | |
| Q2 2016 | +10.2% | +7.5% | +9.2% | |
| Q1 2016 | +15.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | -20.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +5.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +8.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | -10.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | +7.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | -0.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | -1.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +0.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | +9.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | +3.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | +1.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | +1.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | -0.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | -14.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | +0.5% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | -4.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | -0.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | -20.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | +1.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | -7.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | -7.3% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | +2.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | +2.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | +2.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | +8.2% | — | — |
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