Key Takeaways From Ericsson’s Q1 Results
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) published its Q1 FY’19 earnings on Wednesday, reporting a stronger than expected set of results. Below, we take a look at some of the key trends that drove the company’s performance.
How did Ericsson fare in Q1 2019?
- Revenues grew by about 13% year-over-year to SEK 48.9 billion ($5.3 billion)
- Adjusted EPS came in at $0.09, vs. consensus of $0.05
How did the Networks business fare?
- The Networks business accounts for over 65% of Ericsson’s total revenue mix.
- Networks revenues grew ~17% year-over-year, driven by sales of 5G equipment in North America where commercial deployments are gathering steam.
- However, this was partially offset by weakness in Europe, where a lack of spectrum hurt growth.
- Ericsson now expects the Radio Access Network (RAN) market to grow by 3% in 2019, up from an earlier 2% estimate.
- Networks gross margin improved to 43.2%, up 280 bps year-over-year, driven by higher hardware capacity sales and IPR revenues.
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How did the Digital Services business fare?
- Reported revenues grew by about 8% year-over-year to SEK 7.8 billion ($850 million)
- Growth is being driven by momentum for the new portfolio of 5G-ready and cloud-native products.
- While operating margins remained negative, at about –23.0%, the company is looking to turn around its operations via a revised strategy for its business support systems operations (related: How’s Ericsson’s Digital Services Business Faring?).
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