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Supermicro Stock Just Jumped 20%. Why I'm Passing and Buying This AI Leader Instead.
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Super Micro Computer (SMCI) projected second-quarter gross margins to rise to 15%-17%, significantly exceeding previous guidance of 8.2%-8.4%. — A massive beat in margin guidance for a historically low-margin business suggests a significant shift in pricing power or product mix.
+0.60Super Micro Computer's preliminary second-quarter revenue is expected to be between $11 billion and $12.5 billion, roughly double the revenue from a year ago. — Double-digit year-over-year growth confirms the scale of the AI infrastructure build-out remains aggressive.
+0.50The surge in SMCI's margins and revenue serves as a leading indicator of sustained, high demand for Nvidia's GPUs and components. — Since integrators like SMCI rely on Nvidia hardware, their success validates the strength of the primary supplier's market position.
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Super Micro Computer's Taiwan offices were raided in late June regarding allegations of employees smuggling chips to China. — Legal and regulatory controversies regarding chip smuggling introduce significant compliance and geopolitical risk for the company.
-0.30The recent improvement in SMCI margins is likely temporary and driven by supply shortages of key AI components like CPUs and GPUs. — If margin expansion is based on transitory supply chain gaps rather than structural efficiency, the long-term valuation may be inflated.
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Strong demand for AI infrastructure and high margins make it a safer and smarter investment than integrators.
Strong preliminary revenue and margin growth are offset by regulatory controversy and the temporary nature of the margin gains.
Briefly mentioned in the context of increased capex and foundry demand for AI infrastructure.
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