NASDAQ$DIOD

Diodes Incorporated · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Diodes' Q3 2024 revenue exceeded expectations with sequential growth and double-digit POS growth in Asia, driven by automotive market expansion and design win initiatives.

Diodes Incorporated reported a strong third quarter with revenue exceeding expectations, driven by growth in Asia and the automotive market. The company is moderating capital expenditure investments to preserve earnings and cash flow amidst ongoing inventory and demand adjustments in the automotive and industrial markets. For Q4, the company expects revenue to be better than typical seasonality.

  • Third quarter revenue increased 9.5% sequentially, exceeding expectations, with double-digit POS growth in Asia.
  • Automotive market revenue increased 18% sequentially, representing 19% of product revenue, driven by content expansion and design win initiatives.
  • Channel inventory improved in Asia, with sequential decreases in both inventory dollars and days.
  • For the fourth quarter, revenue is guided to be better than typical seasonality.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$350M

Previous: $405M-13.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.43

Previous: $1.13-61.9%
Capital Expenditures

-$53.3M

Previous: -$123M+56.8%
Free Cash Flow

-$39.6M

Previous: -$74.8M+47.0%
Net Income

$13.7M

Previous: $48.7M-71.8%
Operating Income

$21.9M

Previous: $53.9M-59.4%
Gross Profit

$118M

Previous: $156M-24.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$312M

Previous: $295M+5.7%
Total Assets

$2.39B

Previous: $2.34B+2.1%
R&D Expense

$33.7M

Previous: $34.1M-1.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$6.77M

Previous: $5.97M+13.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Diodes · Revenue · Quarterly

$350M

Q3 2024-13.5%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 7 of 13 quarters(54%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

For the fourth quarter of 2024, Diodes expects revenue to be approximately $337 million, plus or minus 3%. GAAP gross margin is expected to be 33%, plus or minus 1%. Non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately 28% of revenue, plus or minus 1%.

Tailwinds

  • Revenue expected to be approximately $337 million, plus or minus 3%.
  • GAAP gross margin is expected to be 33%, plus or minus 1%.
  • Net interest income to be approximately $2.5 million.
  • Income tax rate is expected to be 18%, plus or minus 3%.
  • Shares used to calculate EPS for the fourth quarter are anticipated to be 46.7 million.

Headwinds

  • Sequential decrease expected at the midpoint.
  • Gross margin expectation continues to reflect factory under loading related to wafer service agreement and internal demand.
  • Automotive market will continue going through some inventory adjustments.
  • Industrial market inventory adjustment will be ongoing.
  • Enterprise inventory adjustment or rebalancing is ongoing.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

+0.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.5%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

34 / 68 earnings

Positive

+26.4%

Q4 2025

Best reaction

-14.9%

Q3 2011

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.2%-9.4%-10.2%
Q4 2025+26.4%+15.2%+3.5%
Q3 2025-14.5%-9.7%+1.5%
Q1 2025+12.1%+22.0%+23.7%
Q4 2024+3.1%+4.9%-9.7%
Q3 2024+0.1%-8.4%-5.3%
Q2 2024+9.4%+11.7%+3.6%
Q1 2024-7.0%-3.0%-4.1%
Q4 2023-1.0%+3.8%+5.2%
Q3 2023-10.9%-6.9%+5.7%
Q2 2023-7.0%-8.4%-10.1%
Q1 2023+3.0%+2.2%+9.3%
Q4 2022+1.3%+3.4%+1.2%
Q3 2022+5.8%+16.0%+21.4%
Q2 2022-3.0%-9.1%-18.5%
Q1 2022-0.2%-5.6%-0.6%
Q4 2021-0.7%-5.7%-12.2%
Q3 2021+4.5%+7.1%+7.4%
Q2 2021+4.2%+3.8%+12.4%
Q1 2021+2.7%-1.4%+5.7%
Q4 2020-0.2%+2.4%+3.5%
Q3 2020-0.3%+2.2%+8.7%
Q2 2020-0.4%-0.7%-8.0%
Q1 2020-12.2%-13.2%+1.4%
Q4 2019+7.6%+0.7%-31.5%
Q3 2019-3.3%-5.0%-2.7%
Q2 2019-2.9%-5.3%-9.7%
Q1 2019+8.3%+5.1%-8.8%
Q4 2018+12.1%+16.1%+3.9%
Q3 2018+14.7%+11.4%+6.1%
Q2 2018+4.1%+2.6%-3.2%
Q1 2018+11.7%+8.8%+22.0%
Q4 2017+2.4%+5.6%+15.4%
Q3 2017-7.5%-9.4%-18.8%
Q2 2017+0.6%-0.2%+2.8%
Q1 2017+9.4%+13.1%+17.7%
Q4 2016+5.4%+4.6%-0.7%
Q3 2016-5.1%+1.7%+19.2%
Q2 2016+3.4%+5.5%+11.9%
Q1 2016+6.7%
Q4 2015-4.0%
Q3 2015-10.2%
Q2 2015-5.0%
Q1 2015-1.0%
Q4 2014-1.0%
Q3 2014-2.0%
Q2 2014-2.6%
Q1 2014+1.5%
Q4 2013+8.6%
Q3 2013-9.9%
Q2 2013-10.3%
Q1 2013+10.3%
Q4 2012+8.7%
Q3 2012-11.0%
Q2 2012-2.7%
Q1 2012-7.2%
Q4 2011-1.6%
Q3 2011-14.9%
Q2 2011+7.9%
Q1 2010-8.5%
Q1 2011+0.5%
Q4 2008-1.7%
Q4 2010-1.7%
Q3 2009+3.4%
Q3 2010+3.4%
Q2 2009+5.4%
Q4 2009+5.4%
Q2 2010+5.4%

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