Broadcom Inc. Q1 FY2021 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview

  • Net revenue reached $6.7 billion, up 14% year-over-year (compared to Q1 FY2020).
  • Semiconductor Solutions revenue was $4.9 billion, up 17% year-over-year.
  • Infrastructure Software revenue was $1.7 billion, up 5% year-over-year.
  • Management highlighted strong demand and extended lead times, with customers booking earlier and in larger quantities to secure supply.

Semiconductor Solutions Performance

  • Wireless revenue increased 52% year-over-year, reaching 40% of semiconductor revenue. Growth driven by higher FBAR content and Wi-Fi 6/6E shipments.
  • Wireless expected to decline seasonally in Q2 but still remain up 30%–40% year-over-year.
  • Networking revenue represented 29% of semiconductor revenue and grew 15% year-over-year. Bookings surged 80% year-over-year and 62% sequentially, driven by cloud and telco demand.
  • Broadband revenue grew 8% year-over-year due to work-from-home demand and continued PON/DOCSIS rollouts.
  • Server storage connectivity revenue fell 22% year-over-year due to enterprise softness and OEM inventory drawdowns.
  • Industrial revenue grew 13% year-over-year, with rebound led by China and early signs of recovery in Japan and Europe.

Infrastructure Software Performance

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Operator: Welcome to Broadcom Inc.'s First Quarter Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, for opening remarks and introductions, I'd like to turn the call over to Ji Yoo, Director of Investor Relations of Broadcom Inc. Please go ahead, ma'am. Ji Yoo: Thank you, operator, and good afternoon, everyone. Joining me on today's call are Hock Tan, President and CEO; Kirsten Spears, Chief Financial Officer; Tom Krause, President, Infrastructure Software Group; and Charlie Kawwas, Chief Operating Officer. Broadcom also distributed a press release and financial tables after the market closed, describing our financial performance for the first quarter of fiscal year '21. If you did not receive a copy, you may obtain the information from the Investors section of Broadcom's Web site at broadcom.com. This conference call is being webcast live, and a recording will be available via telephone playback for one week. It will also be archived in the Investors section of our Web site at broadcom.com. During the prepared comments, Hock and Kirsten will be providing details of our first quarter fiscal year '21 results, guidance for our second quarter, as well as commentary regarding the business environment. We will take questions after the end of our prepared comments. Please refer to our press release today and our recent filings with the SEC for information on the specific risk factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking s

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