- Avago (NASDAQ:AVGO) expects FQ1 revenue from continuing ops to be flat to up 4% Q/Q; that implies a range of $1.59B-$1.65B, above a $1.51B consensus.
- FQ4 gross margin was 58%, up from 57% in FQ3 and 51% a year ago, and above guidance of 56% (+/- 1%). FQ1 GM guidance is at 57.5% (+/- 1%).
- Wireless revenue, boosted by iPhone-related sales, rose 73% Q/Q and 83% Y/Y, and made up 39% of total revenue. Enterprise storage (a product of the LSI acquisition) rose 15% Q/Q, and was 29% of revenue. Wired infrastructure (boosted by the PLX acquisition) rose 1% Q/Q and 43% Y/Y, and was 22% of revenue. Industrial/other fell 2% Q/Q and rose 13% Y/Y, and was 10% of revenue.
- Thanks to cost cuts and the sale of the flash storage and Axxia (network processor) units, opex was 18.9% of revenue, down from 23.8% in FQ3 and 19.6% a year ago. In addition, opex is expected to decline by $2M in FQ1 to $301M.
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FQ4 results, PR