Broadcom Q2: Undervalued After The Post-Earnings Selloff (Archive)
There's AI capex scrutiny and margin pressure, but valuation discount supports patient holders.
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Elevator Pitch
- Hyperscalers' AI capex ROI looks only roughly in line with equity market return expectations. This may prompt greater scrutiny of AI spend from here on.
- Tighter scrutiny of AI budgets may pressure Broadcom's pace of growth, but rising demand for custom AI accelerators and networking should partially offset slower generic accelerator spending.
- A mix shift toward lower-margin AI hardware is pressuring Broadcom's gross margins and weakening its working capital profile.
- Broadcom trades at a notable discount to semiconductor peers on forward P/E despite historically commanding a premium multiple.
- AVGO's long-term uptrend remains intact, but the recent post-earnings selloff has paused bullish momentum near a key resistance level.
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