Broadcom Inc. Q3 FY2022 Earnings Call

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Quarter Highlights

  • Record consolidated net revenue of $8.5 billion, up 25% year-over-year (YoY).
  • Semiconductor Solutions revenue: $6.6 billion, up 32% YoY.
  • Infrastructure Software revenue: $1.8 billion, up 5% YoY.
  • Gross margin increased to 76%, up 80 basis points YoY.
  • Operating income grew 32% YoY to $5.2 billion; operating margin expanded to 61% (up 320 basis points YoY).
  • Free cash flow: $4.3 billion (51% of revenue).
  • Backlog increased to $31 billion from $25 billion in the prior quarter (Q2 FY22).

Business Segment Performance

Semiconductor Solutions (78% of total revenue)

  • Revenue up 32% YoY; operating profit up 44% YoY.
  • Gross margin improved to 72% (up 220 basis points YoY) driven by favorable product mix and next-generation product adoption.

End Market Details

  • Networking: $2.3 billion, up 30% YoY. Continued adoption of Tomahawk, Trident, and Jericho platforms. Tomahawk 5 announced with industry-leading bandwidth.
  • Server Storage Connectivity: $1.1 billion, up 70% YoY. Strong cloud and enterprise deployment demand.
  • Broadband: $1.1 billion, up 20% YoY. Growth driven by fiber-to-home and Wi-Fi 6/6E adoption.

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Operator: Welcome to Broadcom Inc.’s Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, for opening remarks and introductions, I would now like to turn the call over to Ji Yoo, Head, of Investor Relations of Broadcom Inc. Ji Yoo: Thank you, Sherri, and good afternoon, everyone. Joining me on today's call are Hock Tan, President and CEO; Kirsten Spears, Chief Financial Officer; and Charlie Kawwas, President, Semiconductor Solutions Group. Broadcom disturbed press release and financial tables after the market close, describing our financial performance for the third quarter of fiscal year of 2022. If you did not receive a copy, you may obtain the information from the Investors section of Broadcom's website at broadcom.com. This conference call is being webcast live, and an audio replay of the call can be accessed for one year through the Investors sections of the Broadcom's website. During the prepared comments, Hock and Kirsten will be providing details of our third quarter fiscal year '22 results, guidance for our fourth quarter as well as commentary regarding the business environment. We'll 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 statements made on this call. In addition to U.S. GAAP reporting, Broadcom reports certain financial me

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