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Microchip Q3 revenue drops 21.7% sequentially; GAAP EPS beats guidance but non-GAAP misses
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC
2024-Q3 EPS reported
$3.19
revenue$6,308,600,000
- Net sales $1.766B, down 21.7% QoQ and 18.6% YoY; preliminary guidance had indicated a 22% sequential decline.
- GAAP EPS $0.77 (guidance $0.68-$0.76); non-GAAP EPS $1.08 (guidance $1.09-$1.17).
- Dividend increased 25.7% to $0.45/share for the March quarter, a record quarterly dividend.
- Paid down $392M of debt in the quarter; cumulative $7.1B over 22 quarters; net leverage 1.27x.
- Returned $352M to shareholders via $237.4M dividends and $114.6M share repurchases (1.4M shares at avg $82.66).