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Q: After a strong quarter the weakness seems strange in a strong market for tech. Was there something in the conferance call? I realize it's only a few trading days, but I'm a relatively new shareholder and dont like that ugly red color on my screen when most everything else in tech is a beautiful green color.
Asked by Charles on April 29, 2024
5i Research Answer:

Although the quarter was strong, semiconductor and AI names have been seeing some pressure recently amidst the broad market selloff, and this has impacted CLS. The quarter was strong, margins improved, its forward P/E is now at 13X, a slight compression, and its forward guidance was raised. Management noted its industrial business continues to experience softness across some submarkets, but it expects demand to improve as the year progresses. Management noted it continues to benefit from the growing investments in AI/ML compute by hyperscalers, and it expects this demand to remain strong in the coming quarters. We see the recent price weakness as more of a reflection of the current market dynamics, rather than company-specific. We continue to like this name as a long-term holding.