NASDAQ$PLXS

Plexus Corp · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Plexus reported fiscal first quarter 2024 results and initiated fiscal second quarter 2024 revenue guidance.

Plexus announced fiscal first quarter 2024 revenue of $983 million, GAAP operating margin of 4.6% and GAAP diluted EPS of $1.04. They initiated fiscal second quarter 2024 revenue guidance of $930 million to $970 million with GAAP diluted EPS of $0.48 to $0.63.

  • Won 30 manufacturing programs during the quarter representing $261 million in annualized revenue when fully ramped into production.
  • Trailing four-quarter manufacturing wins of $1.05 billion in annualized revenue when fully ramped into production.
  • The Board of Directors approved a new $50.0 million share repurchase program that will commence upon completion of the current share repurchase authorization, which has $5.7 million remaining.
  • Funnel of qualified manufacturing opportunities significantly expanded by more than $300 million from the prior quarter to $4.0 billion.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.01B

Previous: $1.12B-10.1%
EPS

$1.04

Previous: $1.49-30.2%
Economic return

2.1%

Previous: 4.8%-56.3%
Capital Expenditures

-$28.7M

Previous: -$23.1M-24.1%
Free Cash Flow

$559K

Previous: $19.1M-97.1%
Net Income

$29.2M

Previous: $42.2M-30.8%
Operating Income

$45.2M

Previous: $57.3M-21.2%
Gross Profit

$88.1M

Previous: $101M-12.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$232M

Previous: $248M-6.4%
Total Assets

$3.3B

Previous: $3.4B-2.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$5.18M

Previous: $5.68M-8.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Plexus · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.01B

Q1 2024-10.1%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 7 of 15 quarters(47%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Plexus · $946M total across 2 segments · Q4 2023

  • Asia-Pacific
    $557M
  • Americas
    $389M

Forward guidance

Plexus is guiding fiscal second quarter revenue of $930 million to $970 million, non-GAAP operating margin of 4.0% to 4.4% and non-GAAP EPS of $0.80 to $0.95. The fiscal second quarter is anticipated to represent a revenue trough, with sequential expansion in revenue and operating margin during the second half of fiscal 2024.

Tailwinds

  • Expect to deliver improved profitability resulting from the restructuring actions.
  • Expect to deliver improved profitability resulting from increased manufacturing revenue.
  • Expect to deliver improved profitability resulting from improved utilization of our engineering team.
  • Remain committed to delivering 5.5% GAAP operating margin in fiscal 2025.
  • Expect Plexus will continue to drive share gain from large and increasing addressable markets by leveraging our differentiated service offering.

Headwinds

  • Continued demand softening in the Healthcare/Lifesciences market has created inefficiencies within our engineering and manufacturing teams.
  • Continued demand softening in certain subsectors of our Industrial sector has created inefficiencies within our engineering and manufacturing teams.
  • Implementing a series of actions that we believe will result in fiscal second quarter restructuring charges of approximately $10 million, or $0.32 per share.
  • Guiding slightly higher cash cycle days for our fiscal second quarter related to additional working capital investments in support of new program ramps.
  • Expect to complete these actions by our fiscal third quarter.

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 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

-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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