Marvell Technology(US:MRVL) 智通财经网·2025-08-29 03:42Core Viewpoint - Marvell Technology's disappointing earnings guidance led to a significant drop in its stock price, highlighting investor dissatisfaction with merely meeting expectations in a high-demand AI market [1] Financial Performance - Marvell reported Q2 revenue of $2.01 billion, a 58% year-over-year increase, which met analyst expectations [1] - Data center revenue grew 69% year-over-year to $1.49 billion, slightly below the analyst average expectation of $1.51 billion [1] - Adjusted earnings per share were $0.67, also in line with analyst expectations [1] Earnings Guidance - The company provided a Q3 revenue guidance midpoint of $2.06 billion, falling short of the analyst average expectation of $2.11 billion [1] - CEO Matthew Murphy indicated that Q3 data center revenue would remain flat sequentially but is expected to strengthen significantly in Q4 [1] Market Expectations - Despite strong demand for custom AI chips and optical products, the market had higher expectations for Marvell's performance [1] - Analyst Kinngai Chan noted that the weak guidance for Q3 suggests a decline in custom ASIC business, which was unexpected given the anticipated acceleration in growth due to design orders from large clients [2] Client Impact - Delays in Microsoft's self-developed AI chips until 2028 or later could negatively impact Marvell, as it was set to design components for these chips [2] - Amazon's AWS is reportedly losing market share to competitors like Microsoft Azure and Alphabet's Google Cloud, which may also affect Marvell's business [2] Future Outlook - Analyst Tore Svanberg believes Marvell remains well-positioned in the ASIC sector but may require 12-18 months for the business to diversify and achieve sustained outperformance and upward guidance revisions [2]