Reply to this post Fitbit showing every sign of doing a GoPro. Fitbit reported blowout Q2 15A results but the shares fell 16% as gross margins saw some pressure from product mix. Q2 15A revenues / EPS were $400m / $0.21 compared to estimates at $319m / $0.08. Q3 15E revenues / EPS are forecast...
Reply to this post User experience likely to aid Microsoft in the next generation. Sony has crushed Microsoft when it comes to hardware volumes in the current generation, but it is so far behind on the user experience that the next generation might be quite another story. Microsoft has announced the new user experience coming...
Reply to this post Yahoo! needs to tidy its house before it can successfully expand. Yahoo! is going to spend $230m on Polyvore which is a website that has created a community around discovering and buying fashion. The value in this company is the community of style conscious consumers that it has created. On Polyvore,...
Reply to this post Sale of HERE is a reasonable deal for shareholders. Nokia has agreed to sell its mapping business, HERE, to a consortium of German auto manufacturers for USD3.1bn. This is 50% more than was rumoured (US$2.2bn – see here) but 22% less (US4bn) than I think could have been achieved if Nokia...
Reply to this post Product mix saves the day. Samsung reported another difficult set of results and the prospect of price cuts on the Galaxy s6 was met with some alarm. That being said despite losing a substantial amount of scale in its handset business, the fact that Samsung managed to keep handset profits and...
Reply to this post Facebook is making long-term ecosystem investments. Facebook reported good Q2 15A results but slowing growth in its core business and heavy investments caused short term investors to pause for thought. Q2 15A revenues / EPS were $4.04bn / $0.50m compared to consensus at $3.99bn / $0.47 despite a currency headwind that...
Reply to this post Twitter must broaden its product offering to grow again. A reasonable set of results was marred by the frank admission that the company has a lot to do before growth comes back. Q2 15A Revenues / Adjusted-EPS was $502.4m / $0.07 compared to consensus estimates at $481.9m / $0.04. However these...
Reply to this post Baidu is looking to create a Rocket Internet of China. Baidu is investing heavily in its e-commerce services and the platform that powers them to augment the slowing growth that is coming from its core businesses. Baidu reported difficult results and guidance as the slowdown in the Chinese economy and signs...
Reply to this post The signs are good for Windows 10. Some of the first in-depth reviews of Windows 10 are in and while there are still some problems, Windows 10 looks to be the most promising release since Windows XP. The fact that the upgrade is free, the new start menu, Cortana, search and...
Richard is founder, owner of research company, Radio Free Mobile. He has 16 years of experience working in sell side equity research. During his 11 year tenure at Nomura Securities, he focused on the equity coverage of the Global Technology sector.
HTC Q2 15A – Virtual Reality
Reply to this post Hopes for recovery exist in virtual reality. HTC reported Q2 15A results that were in line with reduced expectations but admitted that there is far worse to come in Q3 15E. Q2 15A revenues / EBIT was NT$33.0bn / LOSS NT$5.1bn which was in line with the guidance given at the...