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Apple ( AAPL ) supplier NXP Semiconductors ( NXPI ) late Monday reported first-quarter earnings that fell a little less than estimates, a day before Apple itself is expected to report declining profit and a sharp drop in iPhone sales. NXP Semi gave guidance that was in line to slightly above forecasts. Earnings per share fell nearly 16% to $1.14 a share excluding various items vs. $1.35 a year earlier. Revenue, fueled by acquisitions, climbed about 52% to $2.224 billion from $1.467 billion a year earlier. Economists had expected EPS of $1.09 and sales of $2.21 billion. Comparable revenue fell 11% vs. a year earlier, NXP said, citing “semiconductor industry weakness that accelerated throughout the second half of 2015.” For Q2, NXP Semiconductors sees revenue of $2.295 billion to $2.395 billion, with the midpoint at $2.345 billion. It expects EPS of $1.30-$1.40, with the midpoint at $1.35. Analysts expected EPS of $1.32 and revenue of $2.34 billion. NXP Semiconductors is a leading chip supplier for the Apple iPhone and Samsung smartphones. But it’s also a major supplier of chips for the auto industry, especially after its recent acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor. Auto-related chip sales hit $805 million, up 167% vs. a year earlier on a reported basis, or just 1% with Freescale’s year-earlier results included. But auto-related sales should rise in the “mid- to high-single digit” percentages in Q2, NXP said in its Tuesday morning conference call. NXP is aiming for a long-term gross profit margin of 51%-55 and an operating margin above 30%. In Q1, NXP’s gross profit was 26.8% on a GAAP basis and 50% non-GAAP. Operating profit was -21.2%, or 23.3% non-GAAP. NXP shares jumped 5.3% to 87.75 in morning trade on the stock market today after rising as high as 89.79. Shares closed down 1.2% to 83.34 on Monday, closing just above the 200-day line, where NXP has been finding support lately. Apple fell 0.5% to 104.51 intraday, after falling below its 50-day line intraday. The stock retreated 0.6% to 105.08 on Monday. Analysts expect Apple earnings to fall 14% to $2 a share and sales 10% to $51.97 billion, with iPhone unit sales down 21%. On Monday, NXP investors reacted to news that its chips are not in the latest Apple Retina MacBook, according to an iFixit teardown , after having several chips in the 2015 model. Broadcom ( AVGO ) and Texas Instruments ( TXN ) remain big chip suppliers. Texas Instruments reports earnings on Wednesday. Texas Instruments rose 0.5% Tuesday morning while Broadcom climbed 1.4%. Scalper1 News
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