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Vistance Networks Inc · Q2 2023 earnings

Q2 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

CommScope reported a decrease in net sales and adjusted EBITDA due to macroeconomic factors and customer inventory corrections, while managing costs and achieving record performance in the NICS segment.

CommScope's Q2 2023 results showed a decline in net sales by 16.6% to $1.918 billion and a decrease in adjusted EBITDA by 13.4% to $259.5 million compared to the prior year. The company faced challenges due to macroeconomic conditions and customer inventory adjustments, particularly in the CCS and OWN segments. However, cost efficiencies and strong performance in the NICS segment partially offset these declines. The company is reducing Core adjusted EBITDA guideposts to a range of $1.15 to $1.25 billion.

  • Net sales decreased by 16.6% year-over-year to $1.918 billion.
  • Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA decreased by 13.4% year-over-year to $259.5 million.
  • Core net sales decreased by 15.3% year-over-year due to declines in OWN and CCS segments.
  • NICS segment achieved a record quarter with adjusted EBITDA of $75 million, up $90 million year-over-year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.92B

Previous: $2.3B-16.6%
EPS (adj)

$0.19

Previous: $0.41-53.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$20.8M

Previous: -$27.7M+24.9%
Free Cash Flow

-$121M

Previous: -$88.7M-36.6%
Net Income

-$100M

Previous: -$61M-64.6%
Operating Income

$72.2M

Previous: $63.1M+14.4%
Gross Profit

$617M

Previous: $683M-9.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$418M

Previous: $229M+82.3%
Total Assets

$11.2B

Previous: $12.9B-13.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$10.7M

Previous: $12.4M-13.7%

Revenue & EPS history

CommScope · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.92B

Q2 2023-16.6%vs Q2 2022
Beat estimate in 8 of 15 quarters(53%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

CommScope · $299M total across 1 segment · Q1 2023

  • Aurora segment
    $299M

Forward guidance

CommScope reduced its Core adjusted EBITDA guideposts to a range of $1.15 to $1.25 billion based on current visibility driven by a weaker demand outlook for 2023.

Tailwinds

  • On track to reduce annualized costs by more than $150 million.
  • Continue to drive CommScope NEXT initiative plan including reducing fixed costs.
  • Continued de-leveraging by repurchasing and retiring $28 million of long-term debt, bringing total debt repurchases to $85 million since the beginning of the year.
  • Liquidity remained strong at more than $1 billion.
  • Excited about medium and long-term demand including the continued government and private investment in broadband and fiber.

Headwinds

  • Demand environment, particularly in CCS and OWN segments, remains uncertain.
  • Macroeconomic factors such as higher interest rates, inflation and concerns about a global economic slow-down have softened demand for CommScope's products.
  • Certain customers reducing purchases as they right-size their inventories and others pausing capital spending.
  • Net sales decreased across all regions.
  • Net loss attributable to common stockholders increased compared to the prior year period.

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 Q2 2023

Historical avgQ2 2023

-0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

-3.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.8%

Avg return

30 days after

61%

33 / 54 earnings

Positive

+34.3%

Q2 2024

Best reaction

-38.4%

Q4 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+22.2%+17.3%+19.1%
Q4 2025-0.7%-2.2%+0.8%
Q3 2025+6.8%+1.1%+25.3%
Q1 2025+21.7%+29.1%+61.5%
Q4 2024+26.2%+26.4%+9.8%
Q3 2024-32.4%-32.7%-23.6%
Q2 2024+34.3%+52.1%+91.1%
Q1 2024+0.0%+11.4%+54.3%
Q4 2023-38.4%-43.8%-29.2%
Q3 2023-7.0%-3.8%+17.2%
Q2 2023-27.1%-21.7%-20.8%
Q1 2023+0.2%-7.5%-3.1%
Q4 2022+5.7%-1.6%-18.2%
Q3 2022-28.8%-26.3%-33.3%
Q2 2022+0.2%-4.5%+31.1%
Q1 2022+16.2%+7.6%+23.1%
Q4 2021+9.4%+6.6%-8.5%
Q3 2021-11.4%-16.7%-12.7%
Q2 2021-20.1%-22.7%-24.3%
Q1 2021+10.3%+7.1%+25.3%
Q4 2020-14.7%-12.8%+0.1%
Q3 2020+2.6%+2.2%+34.5%
Q2 2020+16.2%+12.3%+9.4%
Q1 2020+9.6%-4.5%+7.7%
Q4 2019-12.9%-21.4%-50.0%
Q3 2019+33.6%+29.3%+12.0%
Q2 2019-5.4%-10.8%-12.6%
Q1 2019-17.2%-19.3%-28.3%
Q4 2018+1.6%-0.1%-9.4%
Q3 2018-20.8%-24.4%-30.9%
Q2 2018+4.0%+3.3%+3.0%
Q1 2018-25.7%-26.7%-23.3%
Q4 2017+0.4%-0.3%+5.2%
Q3 2017+4.2%+8.3%+12.2%
Q2 2017-12.2%-13.5%-11.3%
Q1 2017-13.0%-10.8%-8.7%
Q4 2016-7.4%-5.6%+2.3%
Q3 2016+6.2%+12.0%+18.3%
Q2 2016-5.9%-9.9%-7.5%
Q1 2016+13.8%
Q4 2015+11.5%
Q3 2015-14.0%
Q2 2015+2.7%
Q1 2015+5.6%
Q4 2014+1.6%
Q3 2014-9.3%
Q2 2014+3.4%
Q1 2013+9.2%
Q1 2014+9.2%
Q4 2013+15.7%
Q3 2012+1.7%
Q4 2012+1.7%
Q2 2013+1.7%
Q3 2013+1.8%
Q2 2012

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