NASDAQ$HLIT

Harmonic Inc · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Harmonic reported record fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024 results, with revenue up 33% year over year and record Adjusted EBITDA.

Harmonic achieved record quarterly total company revenue and Adjusted EBITDA, with both Broadband and Video revenue exceeding expectations. The company's strong performance in Broadband demonstrates its ability to scale to customer needs and its technology leadership, positioning it well for long-term growth in broadband DOCSIS 4.0 and Fiber.

  • Record total quarterly revenue of $222.2 million, up 33% year over year.
  • Record quarterly Adjusted EBITDA of $71.8 million, significantly up from $21.7 million in the prior year period.
  • Broadband segment revenue increased to $171.0 million, compared to $115.2 million in the prior year period.
  • The board of directors authorized a new three-year, $200 million share repurchase program.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$222M

Previous: $167M+33.0%
EPS (adj)

$0.45

Previous: $0.13+246.2%
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA

$65.7M

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

38.4%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$2.35M

Previous: -$2.73M+13.9%
Net Income

$38.1M

Previous: $83.8M-54.5%
Operating Income

$52.9M

Previous: $9.63M+448.8%
Gross Profit

$125M

Previous: $81.9M+52.3%
R&D Expense

$31.4M

Previous: $30.3M+3.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Harmonic · Revenue · Quarterly

$222M

Q4 2024+33%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 11 of 14 quarters(79%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

For Q1 2025, Harmonic expects revenue between $120 million and $135 million, and non-GAAP diluted net income per share between $0.02 and $0.08. For the full year 2025, revenue is expected between $585 million and $645 million, and non-GAAP diluted net income per share between $0.43 and $0.68.

Tailwinds

  • Expected non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA for Q1 2025 between $9 million and $17 million.
  • Expected non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA for FY 2025 between $85 million and $123 million.
  • Anticipated non-GAAP gross margin for Q1 2025 between 56.0% and 57.7%.
  • Anticipated non-GAAP gross margin for FY 2025 between 54.8% and 57.3%.
  • Confidence in long-term outlook with expected above-market growth in 2026 as DOCSIS 4.0 adoption accelerates.

Headwinds

  • Q1 2025 GAAP net income (loss) per share expected between $(0.05) and $0.01.
  • Q1 2025 GAAP operating income (loss) expected between $(4) million and $4 million.
  • Full year 2025 GAAP net income expected between $22 million and $53 million.
  • Full year 2025 GAAP operating income expected between $38 million and $76 million.
  • 2025 Broadband revenue guidance reflects shifts in customer deployment timing as operators transition to Unified DOCSIS 4.0.

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 Q4 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

+1.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

+3.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+5.5%

Avg return

30 days after

47%

32 / 68 earnings

Positive

+29.8%

Q3 2017

Best reaction

-24.9%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-2.8%-2.4%+13.1%
Q4 2025+1.7%-3.6%-16.1%
Q3 2025-2.1%-6.2%-10.2%
Q2 2025+4.1%+2.5%+15.7%
Q1 2025+1.3%-3.3%-1.3%
Q4 2024-15.3%-9.5%-7.4%
Q3 2024-24.9%-25.8%-15.0%
Q2 2024+18.3%+15.6%+18.4%
Q1 2024+16.7%+19.1%+28.6%
Q4 2023+5.3%+16.8%+14.7%
Q3 2023+9.1%+9.9%+12.5%
Q2 2023-22.2%-26.0%-28.4%
Q1 2023+20.1%+20.5%+34.0%
Q4 2022-10.7%-3.1%-11.5%
Q3 2022-11.3%-10.9%-2.0%
Q2 2022-0.4%+3.8%+3.1%
Q1 2022+17.0%+10.4%+19.8%
Q4 2021-10.7%-9.1%-10.4%
Q3 2021+15.8%+18.4%+16.1%
Q2 2021+20.1%+13.0%+4.0%
Q1 2021-9.8%-7.3%-10.0%
Q4 2020+1.7%-1.5%+4.6%
Q3 2020-8.6%-16.0%-4.7%
Q2 2020+25.8%+19.2%+7.3%
Q1 2020-15.4%-14.5%-12.4%
Q4 2019+1.2%-3.7%-9.7%
Q3 2019+22.1%+25.6%+27.3%
Q2 2019-5.8%-5.5%-14.4%
Q1 2019+0.4%+1.8%-6.4%
Q4 2018-6.4%+0.9%+4.9%
Q3 2018+1.1%+13.2%+7.5%
Q2 2018+2.2%+14.4%+23.3%
Q1 2018+11.3%-4.2%+9.9%
Q4 2017+17.6%+20.8%+27.5%
Q3 2017+29.8%+33.3%+52.6%
Q2 2017+2.5%+0.0%-17.5%
Q1 2017-8.2%-12.9%-12.9%
Q4 2016+7.3%+6.4%+7.3%
Q3 2016-9.1%+2.0%+4.0%
Q2 2016+21.2%+27.9%+54.6%
Q1 2016-6.3%
Q4 2015-1.9%
Q3 2015-0.7%
Q2 2015-8.5%
Q1 2015-4.8%
Q4 2014+8.7%
Q3 2014-0.3%
Q2 2014-9.0%
Q1 2014+8.1%
Q4 2013+0.3%
Q3 2013-3.1%
Q2 2013+8.5%
Q1 2013-1.7%
Q4 2012-5.3%
Q3 2012-1.0%
Q2 2012-0.9%
Q1 2012+3.6%
Q4 2008-4.7%
Q4 2011-4.7%
Q3 2011-4.5%
Q2 2011+2.1%
Q1 2011-1.9%
Q1 2010-0.3%
Q4 2010-0.3%
Q3 2010+0.4%
Q3 2009+0.4%
Q2 2010-8.1%
Q2 2009-8.1%

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