NASDAQ$SIMO

Silicon Motion Technology-ADR · Q1 2025 earnings

Q1 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Silicon Motion reported a decrease in sales and net income for the first quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter and the same period last year.

Silicon Motion announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, with net sales decreasing to $166.5 million from $191.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. GAAP net income decreased to $19.5 million, or $0.58 per diluted ADS, while non-GAAP net income decreased to $20.3 million, or $0.60 per diluted ADS.

  • First quarter 2025 sales decreased 13% quarter-over-quarter and 12% year-over-year.
  • GAAP net income for Q1 2025 was $19.5 million, down from $21.6 million in Q4 2024.
  • Non-GAAP net income for Q1 2025 was $20.3 million, down from $29.4 million in Q4 2024.
  • The company announced a new $50 million share repurchase program and repurchased $24.3 million of ADSs in Q1 2025.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$167M

Previous: $188M-11.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.60

Previous: $0.64-6.3%
Gross margin

47.1%

No prior period
Operating margin

5.9%

No prior period
Non-GAAP gross margin

47.1%

No prior period
Non-GAAP operating margin

8.9%

No prior period
Net margin

11.7%

No prior period
Routine capex

$7M

No prior period
Dividend payments

$17M

No prior period
Net Income

$19.5M

Previous: $15.9M+22.3%
Operating Income

$9.77M

Previous: $17.8M-45.3%
Gross Profit

$78.4M

Previous: $84.6M-7.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Silicon Motion · Revenue · Quarterly

$167M

Q1 2025-11.5%vs Q1 2024
Beat estimate in 10 of 13 quarters(77%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

For the second quarter of 2025, Silicon Motion expects revenue to be between $175 million and $183 million, representing a 5% to 10% sequential increase. Gross margin is expected to be between 47.0% and 48.0%, and non-GAAP operating margin between 8.9% and 10.9%.

Tailwinds

  • Anticipates improved revenue and profitability driven by new product introductions and market expansion.
  • Expects to benefit from the introduction of several new products, including 8-channel PCIe Gen 5 controller and 4-channel PCIe Gen 5 controller targeting the mass market.
  • Higher-end UFS 4.1 and new low-cost UFS 2.2 controllers are expected to ramp in the second half of 2025.
  • First MonTitan enterprise/AI-class products introduced in late 2024 are expected to ramp-up production with first customers in the second half of 2025.
  • Believes there will be a strong rebound in consumer markets in the second half of 2025, targeting a revenue run rate of $1 billion by year-end.

Headwinds

  • Near-term environment remains challenging.
  • Broader economic challenges are anticipated.
  • Potential impact of tariffs and trade wars could affect performance.
  • The company acknowledges that the macro environment remains challenging.
  • Unpredictable volume and timing of customer orders could impact results.

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 2025

Historical avgQ1 2025

+2.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+3.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.7%

Avg return

30 days after

47%

31 / 66 earnings

Positive

+45.9%

Q1 2026

Best reaction

-18.0%

Q2 2012

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2025+7.2%+12.0%+26.4%
Q1 2026+45.9%+52.2%+85.3%
Q3 2025-1.9%-1.2%-11.0%
Q2 2025-0.3%-2.5%+4.0%
Q1 2025+9.6%+16.7%+35.5%
Q4 2024-1.9%-4.3%-6.8%
Q3 2024-7.0%-9.6%-8.2%
Q2 2024-10.0%-10.0%-2.0%
Q1 2024+3.2%+10.5%+8.9%
Q4 2023+4.1%+6.4%+13.1%
Q3 2023+4.8%+4.1%+9.8%
Q2 2023-9.0%-3.0%-17.1%
Q1 2023-3.5%-2.8%+5.7%
Q4 2022+0.9%-0.3%-2.2%
Q3 2022+9.5%+11.9%+17.8%
Q2 2022+1.2%+1.5%-7.9%
Q1 2022+14.1%+15.1%+13.0%
Q4 2021-5.3%-5.4%-11.5%
Q3 2021-0.8%+3.7%-1.9%
Q2 2021+21.8%+25.9%+20.2%
Q1 2021-2.7%+1.5%-0.3%
Q4 2020+6.5%+21.2%+11.4%
Q3 2020-2.4%-0.8%+3.2%
Q2 2020-0.4%+2.7%-7.8%
Q1 2020+2.5%-6.9%+1.1%
Q4 2019-2.7%-0.2%-22.9%
Q3 2019+8.3%+6.7%+10.8%
Q2 2019-10.7%-16.1%-20.7%
Q1 2019+9.1%+8.8%+4.4%
Q4 2018+2.3%+2.6%+7.8%
Q3 2018+2.8%+11.4%-3.0%
Q2 2018+3.8%+2.9%+11.6%
Q1 2018-1.7%-3.1%+4.2%
Q4 2017-6.6%-8.6%-2.9%
Q3 2017-5.4%-3.1%-1.0%
Q2 2017+7.1%+2.5%+9.0%
Q1 2017+9.0%+12.4%+15.6%
Q4 2016-3.7%-6.8%-0.9%
Q3 2016-13.3%-11.0%-1.0%
Q2 2016-7.2%-5.5%-2.5%
Q1 2016-4.3%
Q4 2015+1.7%
Q3 2015-3.6%
Q2 2015-1.7%
Q1 2015-1.6%
Q4 2014+8.0%
Q3 2014+4.7%
Q2 2014-1.3%
Q1 2014+13.6%
Q4 2013+15.7%
Q3 2013+12.6%
Q4 2009+0.9%
Q2 2013-5.5%
Q1 2013-0.3%
Q4 2012-2.2%
Q3 2012+22.9%
Q4 2010-4.4%
Q4 2011-4.4%
Q2 2012-18.0%
Q1 2012-5.3%
Q3 2011-2.0%
Q2 2011+6.7%
Q1 2011+33.3%
Q3 2010-6.1%
Q2 2010+16.4%
Q1 2010-9.7%

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