Investors tend to be weary of companies that experience the combined impacts of an abrupt departure by a key member of the management team, and a shift in the company’s overall focus. But there are times when that is just what the company needed. This is the case of the Zacks Bull of the Day, Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) who in July saw their CFO leave the company during a time when management began to refocus on growing their market share and new semicap opportunities.
This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company is a developer and supplier of critical subsystems for the semiconductor capital equipment, flat panel, solar and medical device industries. Ultra Clean offers its customers an integrated outsourced solution for gas delivery systems and other subassemblies, improved design-to-delivery cycle times, component neutral design and manufacturing and component testing capabilities. Ultra Clean's customers are primarily original equipment manufacturers for the semiconductor capital equipment, flat panel, solar and medical device industries. Ultra Clean is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
Recent Earnings Data
Management announced Q3 earnings on October 26th where they easily beat both the Zacks consensus earnings and revenue estimates. Specifically, on a year over year basis, the company saw gains in Total revenues +19%, Semiconductor revenues +14.6%, Total revenues outside the U.S. +66.1%, Net income +52.9%, Gross margins +0.7%, and Net cash increased by $3.2 million.
Management’s Take
According to Jim Scholhamer, President and CEO, “Strong momentum led to record revenues and significant improvement on the bottom line this quarter. As a result of our strategic focus on the semiconductor capital equipment market, we are expanding our capabilities to cost-effectively meet customers' dynamic needs. As the market continues its upward trajectory, our solid customer relationships and growing market position are enabling us to outpace the broader industry.”
Price and Consensus Chart
As you can see below, the company’s stock price and future earnings estimates have been steadily climbing for the majority of 2016.
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