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Dec 31, 2022

Plexus Q1 2023 Earnings Report

Reported fiscal first quarter 2023 results, including revenue of $1.09 billion and GAAP diluted EPS of $1.49.

Key Takeaways

Plexus Corp. announced strong fiscal first quarter results with revenue of $1.09 billion, a 34% year-over-year increase. GAAP operating margin was 5.2% and GAAP earnings per share nearly doubled year over year to $1.49. The company won 29 new manufacturing programs worth $158 million in annualized revenue.

Revenue expanded 34% year over year to $1.09 billion.

GAAP operating margin of 5.2%.

GAAP earnings per share nearly doubled year over year to $1.49.

Won 29 new manufacturing programs worth $158 million in annualized revenue.

Total Revenue
$1.09B
Previous year: $817M
+33.8%
EPS
$1.49
Previous year: $0.88
+69.3%
Return on Invested Capital
13.8%
Economic Return
4.8%
Previous year: 0.7%
+585.7%
Gross Profit
$101M
Previous year: $70M
+44.6%
Cash and Equivalents
$248M
Previous year: $217M
+14.2%
Free Cash Flow
-$71.9M
Previous year: -$122M
-41.2%
Total Assets
$3.4B
Previous year: $2.71B
+25.3%

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Plexus Revenue by Geographic Location

Forward Guidance

Plexus is guiding fiscal second quarter revenue of $1.02 billion to $1.07 billion, GAAP operating margin of 4.5% to 5.0% and GAAP EPS of $1.06 to $1.24.

Positive Outlook

  • Potential for strong performance in fiscal 2023.
  • Industry-leading profitability.
  • Revenue growth rates in excess of the markets served.
  • Anticipate a return to sequential revenue growth for the second half of fiscal 2023.
  • Focused on achieving 5.5% GAAP operating margin goal exiting the fiscal year.

Challenges Ahead

  • Ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties.
  • Near-term demand dynamics that affected our fiscal first quarter.
  • Typical seasonal payroll cost increases.
  • Sequential increase in interest and income tax expense.
  • Higher cash cycle days for our fiscal second quarter related to additional working capital investments in support of customer demand and new programs ramps.

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