Diodes Incorporated


DIOD

is set to release second-quarter 2021 results on Aug 5.

For the quarter, the company expects revenues of $434 million (+/-3%). The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $434.8 million, suggesting an improvement of 50.6% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.

The consensus mark for earnings is pegged at $1.12 per share, unchanged over the past 30 days and indicating growth of 107.4% from the figure reported in the year-ago quarter.

Diodes’ earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all of the trailing four quarters, delivering an earnings surprise of 10.4%, on average.

Let’s see how things have shaped up for Diodes prior to this announcement.

Factors to Consider

Diodes’ strong portfolio of products has positioned it well to capitalize on high-growth areas like IoT: wearables, home automation, smart infrastructure, smartphones, 5G, cloud computing, server, storage, data centers, connected cars, embedded systems and precision controls. This is expected to have contributed to the company’s growth in the second quarter.

Recovery in the automotive market bodes well for Diodes. Infotainment & Telematics, Body Control Electronics, Power Train, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Interior and Exterior Lighting, and Motor control are some of the areas the company is expanding its footprint in. This is expected to have driven Diodes’ top-line growth in the to-be-reported quarter.

Increasing IC content in embedded systems is expected to boost Diodes’ industrial top-line growth. Strong demand for the company’s Pericom product is likely to have aided top-line growth as well.

Synergies from the acquisition of LITE-ON Semiconductor are expected to have benefited Diodes’ revenues in the to-be-reported quarter.

What Our Model Says

Per the Zacks model, the combination of a positive

Earnings ESP

and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. But that’s not the case here.

Diodes has an Earnings ESP of 0.00% and carries a Zacks Rank #2 currently. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our

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Stocks to Consider

Here are a few companies you may want to consider, as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming releases:

Avnet


AVT

has an Earnings ESP of +9.82% and a Zacks Rank #1. You can see

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CyberArk Software


CYBR

has an Earnings ESP of +37.93% and a Zacks Rank #2.

Waters Corporation


WAT

has an Earnings ESP of +2.71% and a Zacks Rank #3.

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