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NVIDIA Q1 2023 Earnings Hit $8.29B Quarterly Revenue Record

The News: NVIDIA Q1 2023 earnings were reported on May 25, boasting record quarterly revenue of $8.29 billion, up 46 percent from one year ago when fiscal Q1 revenue came in at $5.7 billion. Q1 2023 fiscal net income was $3.4 billion, up 49 percent from $2.3 billion one year ago. Read the full earnings report from NVIDIA.

NVIDIA Q1 2023 Earnings Hit $8.29B Quarterly Revenue Record

Analyst Take: NVIDIA’s Q1 2023 earnings numbers hit a record of $8.29 billion in quarterly fiscal revenue for the company, beating Refinitiv consensus analyst estimates of $8.1 billion, and delivered earnings per share of $1.36 per share adjusted, beating Refinitiv estimates of $1.29 per share representing a good result for NVIDIA, particularly because the stock market has been so volatile lately.

This quarter had a very interesting setup as macro forces were in focus and speculation that demand for gaming GPUs had softened, which would cause prices to drop and serve as a drag on NVIDIA’s results.

The fear didn’t materialize as the gaming business continued its growth and the company delivered record revenue, and earnings also came in just above where consensus was at.

After a substantial period of reporting massive results, NVIDIA’s margin for error was smaller as the general sentiment toward tech has been negative and the initial sell off wasn’t surprising based upon the more cautious guidance.

Shares of NVIDIA were down nine percent after the close of the markets Wednesday before rising by almost six percent just before the close on Thursday, according to Yahoo Finance.

Here are the NVIDIA Q1 2023 fiscal results by the numbers:

  • Q1 2023 revenue of $8.29 billion, up 46 percent from the same quarter one year ago when Q1 revenue came in at $5.7 billion.
  • Q1 2023 non-GAAP net income was $3.4 billion, up 49 percent from $2.3 billion one year ago.
  • Q1 2023 non-GAAP diluted net income per share of $1.36, up 49 percent from $0.91 cents per share one year ago.

NVIDIA Quarterly Revenue Trend

Overall, it was a largely strong quarter for NVIDIA. As noted, the growth of gaming was solid, and Data Center and ProViz also came in really strong. OEM and Auto declined, but it is worth noting that automotive has been slow growth, if not declining, in all of the past four quarters.

Some highlights include:

  • NVIDIA’s Q1 2023 revenue for its data center division hit a record $3.75 billion, up 83 percent from a year ago and up 15 percent from the previous quarter.
  • NVIDIA’s Q1 2023 revenue for its gaming division hit a record of $3.62 billion, up 31 percent from one year ago and up six percent from the previous quarter.
  • And NVIDIA’s Q1 2023 revenue for its professional visualization division was $622 million, up 67 percent from one year ago and down three percent from the previous quarter.
  • NVIDIA’s automotive and robotics Q1 2023 revenue faltered a bit, coming in at $138 million, down 10 percent from a year ago. The figure was up by 10 percent, however, over the previous quarter.

Market Pull Back, Heightened Sensitivity: Where Does NVIDIA Go?

This quarter’s wave of tech earnings also feels different. As the fed induced economic slowdown is being monitored closely, high-growth companies such as NVIDIA have seen massive pull backs. The markets expect growth to slow and companies like NVIDIA to slow down as well.

While other tech companies have seen growth slow as the accommodative fed policies taper off, NVIDIA’s quarter largely delivered.

In spite of the challenges and volatility of the market at this time, we remain bullish on GPU and CPU maker NVIDIA because of its long and impressive track record of innovation, its strong product lines, and its solid customer and vendor base.

While parts of NVIDIA’s business could slow due to lowered discretionary spend that may creep into gaming and automotive, NVIDIA stands to benefit as demand for AI is likely not going to be impacted as severely. Enterprise companies are going to increase investment in cloud, data, AI, and automation and NVIDIA plays a significant role in all of these areas. Whether it is industrial automation using its Omniverse products or artificial intelligence and automation to mine and optimize business processes, NVIDIA’s products will be in high demand. This lasting demand for enterprise solutions were evident by the performance of the datacenter and ProViz business units.

Our positive view of NVIDIA can be summarized by our fundamental belief that NVIDIA is a company with innovation in its very DNA, and one that’s on the move in a wide range of compute-intensive markets, from AI to HPC, digital twins, enterprise data centers, science, research and more — we don’t expect that to change.

NVIDIA Gives Q2 2023 Fiscal Earnings Outlook

NVIDIA did provide its earnings outlook for fiscal Q2 2023 as well, calling for revenue of $8.1 billion, plus or minus two percent for the upcoming quarter. That is, however, below analyst consensus expectations of $8.44 billion.

NVIDIA noted that the war in Ukraine and the renewing Covid-19 lockdowns in China are expected to take a continued earnings toll on the company, with an estimated revenue reduction for fiscal Q2 of about $500 million due to both scenarios.

NVIDIA shares are off more than 28 percent over the last three months, while shares of rival AMD are off more than 20 percent, according to Yahoo Finance. This is the pattern for a wide range of tech companies as of late. AMD, like NVIDIA, beat expectations and posted some terrific numbers — further indicating that the selling pressure is less related to performance than the generally bearish sentiment that is being caused by the lingering economic slowdown.

The guidance was likely the catalyst for the selling after the report hit. While this quarter’s numbers came in on top of expectations, investors are forward looking and the company suggesting slowing revenue growth would certainly be met with some ire. I don’t see a lot of weakness in these results and the idea that semiconductors will slow is far from accurate on a broader scale. Perhaps some discretionary items like mobile phones and PCs could slow, but even those aren’t falling yet. Apple’s recent results are evidence, and this week’s growth from Dell and Lenovo are also evidence that PC demand remains high. What I believe has happened is a decoupling, as expected downturns are almost acting as a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Overview on NVIDIA

It will be interesting to see how NVIDIA performs for the remainder of 2022 and the accompanying volatile market, other global impacts, and the continuing supply chain challenges that are likely to remain into the next several quarters.

Having said that, it is hard to make a case to bet against NVIDIA, especially after it had fallen nearly 50% from its highs despite continuous growth in key business areas and its important contributions to secular trends that will outlast any downtown. In summation, NVIDIA’s smart business strategies, excellent leadership team, focus on innovation, and its broad and powerful product lines that continue to bring higher performance and more flexible capabilities for customers around the world position the company well for continued success.

Disclosure: Futurum Research is a research and advisory firm that engages or has engaged in research, analysis, and advisory services with many technology companies, including those mentioned in this article. The author does not hold any equity positions with any company mentioned in this article.

Analysis and opinions expressed herein are specific to the analyst individually and data and other information that might have been provided for validation, not those of Futurum Research as a whole.

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Daniel is the CEO of The Futurum Group. Living his life at the intersection of people and technology, Daniel works with the world’s largest technology brands exploring Digital Transformation and how it is influencing the enterprise.

From the leading edge of AI to global technology policy, Daniel makes the connections between business, people and tech that are required for companies to benefit most from their technology investments. Daniel is a top 5 globally ranked industry analyst and his ideas are regularly cited or shared in television appearances by CNBC, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal and hundreds of other sites around the world.

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