Jason Del Vicario
Broadcom Corp.
BRCM-Q
BUY
Nov 17, 2023
Good business with steady compounding ability. Asset light business. High cash flow. Actively buying back shares. Paying steady dividend. Returns on invested capital in 30-50% range. Not founder led and founder owned, but very strong business. Would recommend holding as business is able to compound. Very good long term hold.
They've diversified away from semis. They reported a good quarter this month. He likes them buying VMware they will give them data centre exposure. Pays a 3.3% dividend yield, trades at a cheap 14x earnings, rolled out a $10 billion buyback, and boosted the dividend 12%. Is down 16% this year for a nice entry point. If Micron misses tomorow and semi stocks fall, then buy.
Broadcomm delivered the best quarter among semis last quarter. AI is important for them, and their enterprise business remains big for them and strong. Trades at 14x. Their data centre amounts to 35% of their revenues, and their AI is also important.
Broadcom re-rated like all AI names, trading at 14x PE to start the year and 21x (vs. peers' 25-29x). Yesterday, they raised guidance from 10% AI exposure to 25% or more in 2024. A huge move. Has long owned this. Down 6% today, which is a gift.
Down 6% today, but up 4% yesterday to hit a 42-week high. They are clearly shifting to AI, a positive. They have a solid base to move from. This is a lot cheaper than Nvidia. Likes to own this. Buy it on sale. They beat EPS.
It reports next week. He wants to see around 5% revenue and earnings growth with demand growing as margins hold steady. Watch for guidance about data centre demand. A great way ex-Nividia to play AI.
Recent market sell-off creating buying opportunity. Earnings have been strong, and getting better. A.I. cycle just beginning to start. Fundamental story appears to be getting better (earnings etc.)
Fantastic company. Stock performance has been incredible the past 10 years. Mistake has only been to sell shares. Would recommend buying and/or holding.
Good business with steady compounding ability. Asset light business. High cash flow. Actively buying back shares. Paying steady dividend. Returns on invested capital in 30-50% range. Not founder led and founder owned, but very strong business. Would recommend holding as business is able to compound. Very good long term hold.