NASDAQ$PLXS

Plexus Corp · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year 2023 financial results and initiated fiscal first quarter 2024 guidance.

Plexus reported fiscal fourth quarter revenue of $1.02 billion, GAAP operating margin of 5.2% and GAAP diluted EPS of $1.44. Fiscal year 2023 revenue reached a record $4.21 billion, with a GAAP operating margin of 4.7% and GAAP diluted EPS of $4.95.

  • Delivered fiscal fourth quarter revenue of $1.02 billion, in line with expectations.
  • Achieved a GAAP operating margin of 5.2% for the fiscal fourth quarter, meeting the high-end of guidance.
  • Reported GAAP EPS of $1.44 for the fiscal fourth quarter, exceeding guidance.
  • Generated $66 million in free cash flow for the fiscal fourth quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.02B

Previous: $1.12B-8.9%
EPS (adj)

$1.44

Previous: $1.78-19.1%
Cash cycle days

87

Previous: 100-13.0%
ROIC

13.4%

No prior period
Economic return

4.4%

Previous: 3.7%+18.9%
Capital Expenditures

$24.3M

Previous: $16.6M+46.3%
Free Cash Flow

$65.6M

Previous: -$17.1M+483.6%
Net Income

$40.3M

Previous: $50.5M-20.2%
Operating Income

$53.3M

Previous: $62.3M-14.4%
Gross Profit

$96.7M

Previous: $107M-9.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$256M

Previous: $275M-6.8%
Total Assets

$3.32B

Previous: $3.39B-2.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$5.76M

Previous: $5.08M+13.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Plexus · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.02B

Q4 2023-8.9%vs Q4 2022
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 first quarter revenue of $990 million to $1.03 billion, GAAP operating margin of 4.8% to 5.3% and GAAP EPS of $1.15 to $1.33.

Tailwinds

  • Sustained, robust commercial aerospace demand
  • Improving semiconductor capital equipment demand
  • New program ramps
  • Accelerating revenue growth as fiscal 2024 progresses
  • Operating margin expansion

Headwinds

  • Short-term inventory corrections with a small number of Healthcare/Life Sciences customers
  • Ongoing supply chain challenges with certain lagging edge semiconductors
  • Headwinds as a result of short-term inventory corrections
  • Supply chain challenges
  • Unfulfilled backlog of customer demand

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 2023

Historical avgQ4 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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