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Fabrinet Announces Q2 Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results
February 7, 2025 | FabrinetEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Fabrinet, a leading provider of advanced optical packaging and precision optical, electro-mechanical and electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers of complex products, announced its financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended December 27, 2024.
Seamus Grady, Chief Executive Officer of Fabrinet, said, “With continued business momentum, we exceeded our guidance for revenue and net income per share in the second quarter. Our telecom performance was very strong and benefited from both increasing demand for datacenter interconnect products as well as early progress from recent systems wins. While datacom demand has slightly moderated near-term we continue to anticipate more rapid growth as next-generation products ramp production. With several positive trends, we are very optimistic as we look to the third quarter and beyond.”
Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Highlights
GAAP Results
- Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $833.6 million, compared to $712.7 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.
- GAAP net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $86.6 million, compared to $69.1 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.
- GAAP net income per diluted share for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $2.38, compared to $1.89 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.
Non-GAAP Results
- Non-GAAP net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $95.1 million, compared to $76.1 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.
- Non-GAAP net income per diluted share for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $2.61, compared to $2.08 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.
Share Repurchase Program Expanded
Fabrinet also announced that its Board of Directors has approved an expansion of its share repurchase program, authorizing the repurchase of up to an additional $100.0 million of Fabrinet’s ordinary shares. The addition brings the aggregate authorization under Fabrinet’s existing share repurchase program to $534.3 million.
Business Outlook
Based on information available as of February 3, 2025, Fabrinet is issuing guidance for its third fiscal quarter ending March 28, 2025, as follows:
- Fabrinet expects third quarter revenue to be in the range of $850 million to $870 million.
- GAAP net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $2.32 to $2.40, based on approximately 36.3 million fully diluted shares outstanding.
- Non-GAAP net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $2.55 to $2.63, based on approximately 36.3 million fully diluted shares outstanding.
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