Super Micro Computer, Inc. Q4 FY2022 Earnings Call

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Quarter & Full-Year Performance Highlights

  • Fiscal Q4 2022 revenue was 1.64 billion, up 53% year-over-year and 21% quarter-over-quarter, exceeding guidance of 1.40–1.48 billion.
  • Full-year revenue reached 5.2 billion, up 46% from 3.56 billion in FY21.
  • Q4 non-GAAP EPS was 2.62, up from 0.81 a year ago and above guidance of 1.51–1.59.
  • Full-year non-GAAP EPS grew 128% to 5.65 versus 2.48 in FY21.
  • Gross margin rose to 17.6%, up 200 basis points sequentially and 390 basis points year-over-year, driven by price discipline, lower freight costs, and improved product/customer mix.
  • Non-GAAP operating margin improved to 10.7%, up from 7.5% in Q3 and 4.4% in the prior year period.
  • Q4 free cash flow improved significantly, with negative 36 million versus negative 239 million in Q3.

Business Drivers & Strategic Developments

  • Strong growth driven by rack-scale total IT solutions, AI platforms, GPU systems, and green computing demand.
  • Super Micro shipped over 1,000 plug‑and‑play racks in the quarter; capacity doubled to support up to 6,000 racks per quarter.
  • Large enterprise, OEM appliance, and data center customers contributed significantly to growth. Year-over-year:
    • OEM & large data center revenue +95%
    • 5G/telco/IoT revenue +172%
    • Enterprise/channel +24%

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Operator: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. And welcome to Super Micro Computer, Inc’s Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2022 Results Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Thank you. Nicole Noutsios, Investor Relations, you may begin your conference. Nicole Noutsios: Good afternoon. And thank you for attending Super Micro's call to discuss financial results for the fourth quarter, which ended June 30, 2022. With me today are Charles Liang, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Dave Weigand, Chief Financial Officer. By now, you should have received a copy of the news release from the company that was distributed at the close of regular trading and is available on the company's website. As a reminder, during today's call, the company will refer to a presentation that is available to participants on the Investor Relations section of the company's website under Events & Presentations tab. We have also published management's scripted commentary on our website. Please note that some of the information you'll hear during our discussion today will consist of forward-looking statements, including without limitation those regarding revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, other income and expenses, taxes, capital allocation and future business outlook, including guidance for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 and the full ye

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