GARP Research maintains a 'Buy' on Synaptics (SYNA); Transition From Modules to Chips Largely Complete

May 2, 2012 7:50 AM EDT
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GARP Research maintains a 'Buy' on Synaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA).

Analyst, Diron Tappin, said, "Synaptics’ sales declined as the transition from modules to chips continued. However, this is largely complete, and the chip business within mobile is growing rapidly. We expect this to continue with the debut of on-cell and in-cell solutions. Despite a stagnant PC market and increasing competition within the mobile business, we believe the firm can push top-line expansion by 20% annually and nearly double earnings within the next three years, driven largely by three trends. First, unit growth in important end markets (smart phones and tablets) continues expanding at a strong double-digit pace. Second, ASP compression from a transition from modules to chips is largely over. Lastly, we expect the company to begin taking back share lost over the past few years when it begins shipping its industry leading on and in-cell solutions in the next two quarters. In the meantime, the company boasts more than $9 of net cash per share. When this excluded from the price, shares trade at just 9x our FY14 earnings, making it a very compelling blend of value and growth, in our opinion."

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Shares of Synaptics closed at $30.99 yesterday.


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