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MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI)

Q3'23 earnings call · held August 3, 2023 · compared with the Q2'23 call · management-credibility review
6/12
Disclosure score
3 high, 4 medium, 1 low flags
Financial quality
Bottom line
The sleeper story is data center 800G becoming the only real growth driver while they dress up the window with 'defense strength' that's actually just one segment hitting a record on easy comps. The market will focus on the book-to-bill improvement to 0.9, but that still means burning $30M+ of backlog per quarter while inventory paradoxically builds. The binding constraint is telecom inventory digestion; until that clears, they're a one-trick pony riding the AI infrastructure wave. Management's tell: 'We try not to call the bottoms' while guiding Q4 revenue flat, classic hedge for another leg down. My view changes if book-to-bill exceeds 1.0 next quarter with telecom orders returning.

The 30-second version

  • Data Center 800G is becoming the real growth driver while everyone focuses on the telecom disaster
  • The book-to-bill improved to 0.9 from 0.5, but that's still burning backlog at $300M
  • They stopped disclosing segment gross margins and exact backlog dollars

What changed this quarter

MetricQ2'23Q3'23Change
Revenue$169.4M (YoY not disclosed)$148.5M (YoY not disclosed)-12.3% sequential collapse
EPS (Adjusted)$0.79$0.54-32% sequential decline
Operating Income (Adjusted)$56.6M$37.0M-35% sequential drop
Operating Margin33.4%24.9%-850 bps margin compression
Industrial & Defense Revenue$77.2M$83.5M (company record)+8% sequential growth
Telecom Revenue$53.9M$38.3M-29% sequential collapse
Data Center Revenue$38.3M$26.6M-31% sequential decline
Operating Cash Flow$32.5M$45.8M+41% sequential surge
Book-to-Bill Ratio0.50.9+80% improvement but still burning
Turns Business %9% of revenue18% of revenueDoubled, approaching normal

Accountability tracked

7 new promises made5 narrative shifts flagged7 prior promises scored
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