Electronic system and device provider Bel Fuse (NASDAQ: BELFA) will be reporting results this Tuesday afternoon. Here’s what you need to know.
Bel Fuse beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 3.7% last quarter, reporting revenues of $179 million, up 44.8% year on year. It was an incredible quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Bel Fuse’s revenue to grow 15.7% year on year to $173.4 million, improving from the 7% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.10 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Bel Fuse has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates twice over the last two years.
Looking at Bel Fuse’s peers in the electronic components segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Advanced Energy delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 17.8%, beating analysts’ expectations by 3.3%, and Belden reported revenues up 8.1%, topping estimates by 3.3%. Advanced Energy traded up 10.7% following the results while Belden was also up 5.1%.
Read our full analysis of Advanced Energy’s results here and Belden’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the electronic components segment, with share prices up 8.1% on average over the last month. Bel Fuse is up 18.4% during the same time.
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