Marvell Technology, Inc. Q4 FY2020 Earnings Call

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Quarter & Fiscal Year Highlights

  • Fiscal year 2020 GAAP revenue was $2.7B; GAAP gross margin 50.3%; GAAP EPS $2.34.
  • Non‑GAAP gross margin was 63.3%; non‑GAAP EPS $0.66.
  • Q4 revenue was $718M, above the revised guidance midpoint of $710M.
  • Q4 GAAP EPS was $2.62, including gains from the Wi-Fi divestiture and tax benefits; non‑GAAP EPS was $0.17.
  • Significant portfolio reshaping completed: acquisitions of Aquantia and Avera; divestiture of Wi‑Fi business.
  • Integration of Aquantia and Avera running ahead of schedule.

Business Segment Performance

Networking (52% of Q4 revenue)

  • Q4 revenue was $377M, up 14% sequentially.
  • Growth driven by full-quarter contributions from Avera and Aquantia.
  • Wireless infrastructure shipments solid; enterprise demand met expectations.
  • Strong bookings heading into FY2021 before coronavirus‑related impacts.
  • Q1 FY2021 outlook: low single‑digit growth vs. Q4 (adjusted for divested Wi‑Fi). Relative to the reported $377M including Wi‑Fi, networking expected to decline low-to-mid single digits sequentially.

5G Infrastructure Update

  • Expanded multiyear collaboration with Samsung, covering baseband, control plane, and radio unit processing.

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Operator: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Fourth Quarter 2020 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, today's program is being recorded. I would now like to introduce your host for today's program, Ashish Saran, Vice President, Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir. Ashish Saran: Thank you, and good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to Marvell's Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2020 Earnings Call. Joining me today are Matt Murphy, Marvell's President and CEO; and Jean Hu, our CFO. I would like to remind everyone that certain comments today may include forward-looking statements, which are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and which could cause our actual results to differ materially from management's current expectations. Please review these cautionary statements and risk factors contained in our earnings press release, which we filed with the SEC today and posted on our website as well as our most recent 10-K and 10-Q filings. We do not intend to update our forward-looking statements. During our call today, we will refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation between our GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures is available on our website in the Investor Relations section. With that, I'll turn the call over to Matt for his comments on our performance. Matthew Murphy: Great. Thanks, Ashish, and good afternoon, everyone. Let me start with a quick recap of Marve

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