Company Sees Q3 Adjusted EBITDA of $20M to $48M
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 5 days ago
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Should l Buy SONO?
Sees Q3 adjusted EBITDA $20M-$48M. Sees Q3 GAAP gross margin 42%-44.5%. Sees Q3 operating expenses $132M-$142M. Says guidance represents modest year over year acceleration from Q2 on a constant currency basis, as the company expects foreign exchange to have a negligible contribution to growth in Q3. Says gross margin guidance range embeds an approximately 400 basis point year-over-year headwind from higher memory costs in Q3, roughly 200 basis points more than Q2. Says do not expect to receive any tariff refunds during Q3. Says currently expects memory cost inflation to rise from Q3, which is likely to pressure gross margin in Q4. Comments and guidance taken from Q2 earnings conference call.
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Analyst Views on SONO
Wall Street analysts forecast SONO stock price to rise
3 Analyst Rating
2 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 14.890
Low
17.00
Averages
19.67
High
21.00
Current: 14.890
Low
17.00
Averages
19.67
High
21.00
About SONO
Sonos, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiaries designs, develops, manufactures, and sells audio products and services. It offers customers a proprietary software platform, and the ability to stream content from a variety of sources over the customer’s wireless network or over Bluetooth. Its product lineup includes wireless, portable, and home theater speakers, headphones, components, and accessories. Its products are sold through third-party physical retailers, including custom installers of home audio systems, e-commerce retailers, and its Website sonos.com. Its products include Era 100, Era 300, Five, Roam 2, Move 2, Ray, Beam (Gen 2), Arc, Sub Mini, and Sub (Gen 3). Its proprietary software includes multi-room, multi-service experience, open platform for content partners, and smart audio tuning. Its products are distributed in more than 60 countries through retailer's physical stores and their websites, online retailers, custom installers who bundle its products with their services.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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