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研究快訊:Klac業績表現雖略低於預期,但2027財年業績指引仍高於市場預期。

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-- 獨立研究機構CFRA向提供了以下研究報告。 CFRA分析師總結如下:KLAC第三季業績略超預期,營收為34.2億美元(年增11%),高於市場普遍預期的33.8億美元;非GAAP每股收益為9.40美元(年增12%),高於市場普遍預期的9.17美元;毛利率為62.2%,高於KLAC%給出的61.2%。半導體製程控制業務(佔銷售額的90%)年增13%,高於去年12月季度的9%,反映出人工智慧業務的持續強勁成長。令人欣喜的是,儘管KLAC將在中國的業務佔比降至24%(季減600個基點),但其表現仍超出預期。管理階層預估6月季銷售額約為35.75億美元(接近市場預期),2026財年成長率將達到兩位數以上,高於15%的市場普遍預期。令人意外的是,管理階層也預測2027財年成長率將超過2026財年(同樣高於15%的市場普遍預期),反映出前所未有的業績可預測性。 KLAC預計,受高企的記憶體價格影響,未來利潤率將面臨100個基點的下行壓力,但仍對確保必要的供應充滿信心。邏輯電路客戶的銷售額預計將在第四季達到82%,高於第三季的62%,但我們仍預期記憶體客戶的貢獻將在未來幾季持續成長。

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