NASDAQ$PLXS

Plexus Corp · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 2, 2021.

Plexus Corp. reported Q4 revenue of $843 million and GAAP diluted EPS of $1.16. The company won 38 manufacturing programs during the quarter, representing $251 million in annualized revenue when fully ramped into production. Supply chain shortages and workforce absences resulting from the pandemic impacted revenue.

  • Fiscal fourth quarter revenue of $843 million, GAAP operating margin of 5.0% and GAAP diluted EPS of $1.16, including $0.23 of stock-based compensation expense
  • Trailing four quarter wins total $1.0 billion in annualized revenue when fully ramped into production
  • Purchased $29.3 million of shares at an average price of $88.39 per share under share repurchase programs
  • Exited fiscal 2021 with trailing four-quarter wins of $1.03 billion, an increase of 8% year-over-year

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$843M

Previous: $913M-7.7%
EPS (adj)

$1.16

Previous: $1.26-7.9%
Economic return

7.3%

Previous: 5.2%+40.4%
Capital Expenditures

$22.7M

Previous: $8.87M+156.2%
Free Cash Flow

-$11.7M

Previous: $109M-110.7%
Net Income

$33.3M

Previous: $37.7M-11.6%
Operating Income

$42.3M

Previous: $50.4M-15.9%
Gross Profit

$79M

Previous: $89.2M-11.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$270M

Previous: $386M-30.0%
Total Assets

$2.46B

Previous: $2.29B+7.5%
Stock-Based Comp

$6.72M

Previous: $6.91M-2.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Plexus · Revenue · Quarterly

$843M

Q4 2021-7.7%vs Q4 2020
Beat estimate in 12 of 16 quarters(75%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

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

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

Forward guidance

Plexus is guiding fiscal first quarter revenue of $825 to $865 million, GAAP operating margin of 4.6% to 5.0% and GAAP diluted EPS of $1.01 to $1.17. Guidance assumes supply chain constraints and COVID-19 do not further materially impact end markets or operations.

Tailwinds

  • Customer demand remains robust as a result of improved end markets
  • New program wins
  • Participation in secular growth markets
  • Continued solid operating performance
  • Achieve quarterly sequential revenue growth

Headwinds

  • Constrained component market
  • Supply chain constraints are a limiting factor in our ability to fulfill all the available demand
  • COVID-19, including potential vaccination and testing mandates
  • Supply chain constraints
  • COVID-19

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 Q4 2021

Historical avgQ4 2021

-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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