NASDAQ$PLXS

Plexus Corp · Q1 2023 earnings

Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported fiscal first quarter 2023 results, including revenue of $1.09 billion and GAAP diluted EPS of $1.49.

Plexus Corp. announced strong fiscal first quarter results with revenue of $1.09 billion, a 34% year-over-year increase. GAAP operating margin was 5.2% and GAAP earnings per share nearly doubled year over year to $1.49. The company won 29 new manufacturing programs worth $158 million in annualized revenue.

  • Revenue expanded 34% year over year to $1.09 billion.
  • GAAP operating margin of 5.2%.
  • GAAP earnings per share nearly doubled year over year to $1.49.
  • Won 29 new manufacturing programs worth $158 million in annualized revenue.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.12B

Previous: $842M+33.1%
EPS (adj)

$1.49

Previous: $0.88+69.3%
ROIC

13.8%

No prior period
Economic return

4.8%

Previous: 0.7%+585.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$23.1M

Previous: -$33.2M+30.6%
Free Cash Flow

$19.1M

Previous: -$9.82M+294.5%
Net Income

$42.2M

Previous: $23.4M+80.1%
Operating Income

$57.3M

Previous: $30.5M+88.2%
Gross Profit

$101M

Previous: $70M+44.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$248M

Previous: $217M+14.2%
Total Assets

$3.4B

Previous: $2.71B+25.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$5.68M

Previous: $6.36M-10.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Plexus · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.12B

Q1 2023+33.1%vs Q1 2022
Beat estimate in 7 of 15 quarters(47%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Plexus · $1.03B total across 2 segments · Q1 2023

  • Asia-Pacific
    $642M+30.8%
  • Americas
    $390M+40.8%

Forward guidance

Plexus is guiding fiscal second quarter revenue of $1.02 billion to $1.07 billion, GAAP operating margin of 4.5% to 5.0% and GAAP EPS of $1.06 to $1.24.

Tailwinds

  • Potential for strong performance in fiscal 2023.
  • Industry-leading profitability.
  • Revenue growth rates in excess of the markets served.
  • Anticipate a return to sequential revenue growth for the second half of fiscal 2023.
  • Focused on achieving 5.5% GAAP operating margin goal exiting the fiscal year.

Headwinds

  • Ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties.
  • Near-term demand dynamics that affected our fiscal first quarter.
  • Typical seasonal payroll cost increases.
  • Sequential increase in interest and income tax expense.
  • Higher cash cycle days for our fiscal second quarter related to additional working capital investments in support of customer demand and new programs ramps.

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 Q1 2023

Historical avgQ1 2023

-0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.5%

Avg return

30 days after

51%

35 / 68 earnings

Positive

+13.2%

Q1 2016

Best reaction

-18.1%

Q1 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026+2.7%+5.8%+7.1%
Q1 2026+9.3%+12.7%+7.3%
Q4 2025+2.8%-1.7%-5.2%
Q2 2025-1.4%-1.1%+1.9%
Q1 2025-10.1%-15.2%-19.4%
Q4 2024+7.5%+6.3%+20.2%
Q3 2024+9.0%+6.3%+7.7%
Q2 2024+2.6%+5.9%+17.3%
Q1 2024-5.1%-6.7%-4.2%
Q4 2023+5.9%+9.4%+17.8%
Q3 2023-3.9%-3.9%-2.9%
Q2 2023-0.5%+0.0%+5.4%
Q1 2023-18.1%-19.6%-16.1%
Q4 2022-1.2%+1.4%+11.7%
Q3 2022+6.5%+9.6%+9.9%
Q2 2022+6.2%+6.5%+9.2%
Q1 2022-6.0%-2.3%+2.8%
Q4 2021-8.0%-5.8%-9.8%
Q3 2021-0.3%+1.4%+2.8%
Q2 2021-1.0%+4.0%+8.9%
Q1 2021-3.7%-3.2%+0.6%
Q4 2020-3.3%-1.2%+8.7%
Q3 2020+2.8%-1.6%+3.4%
Q2 2020+7.0%+9.9%+14.7%
Q1 2020+2.6%-3.2%-7.6%
Q4 2019+9.1%+13.0%+15.4%
Q3 2019-9.1%-8.4%-7.1%
Q2 2019-7.8%-8.8%-17.5%
Q1 2019-2.1%+1.6%+9.3%
Q4 2018+4.1%+3.1%+4.8%
Q3 2018-0.5%-1.5%-1.7%
Q2 2018-11.6%-11.4%-6.3%
Q1 2018-5.7%-6.0%-7.2%
Q4 2017+5.8%+4.9%+8.4%
Q3 2017+3.5%+3.2%-6.2%
Q2 2017-6.8%-7.7%-13.0%
Q1 2017+0.4%-0.0%+8.1%
Q4 2016+1.3%+2.3%+14.7%
Q3 2016-2.2%-0.4%+2.1%
Q2 2016+7.6%
Q1 2016+13.2%
Q4 2015-12.4%
Q3 2015-6.2%
Q2 2015+0.8%
Q1 2015-0.7%
Q4 2014+5.2%
Q3 2014-3.7%
Q2 2014+9.2%
Q1 2014-3.3%
Q4 2013+3.1%
Q3 2013-1.7%
Q2 2013+0.0%
Q1 2013+6.0%
Q4 2012-0.3%
Q3 2012+4.9%
Q2 2012-2.2%
Q1 2012+2.1%
Q3 2009+0.3%
Q4 2011+0.3%
Q3 2011-13.6%
Q2 2011+1.4%
Q1 2010+1.3%
Q1 2011+2.7%
Q2 2010-1.6%
Q4 2008-1.6%
Q4 2010-1.6%
Q4 2009+0.2%
Q3 2010+0.2%

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