Netgear, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTGR) reported Q3 EPS of $0.83, $0.17 better than the analyst estimate of $0.66. Revenue for the quarter came in at $378.1 million versus the consensus estimate of $313.51 million.

• Third quarter 2020 net revenue of $378.1 million, an increase of 42.2% from the comparable prior year quarter.
• Third quarter 2020 GAAP operating income of $32.2 million, or 8.5% of net revenue, as compared to operating income of $12.1 million, or 4.5% of net revenue, in the comparable prior year quarter.
  • Third quarter 2020 non-GAAP operating income of $41.4 million, or 10.9% of net revenue, as compared to $20.8 million, or 7.8% of net revenue in the comparable prior year quarter.
• Third quarter 2020 GAAP net income per diluted share of $0.83, as compared to $0.39 in the comparable prior year quarter.
  • Third quarter 2020 non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $1.13, as compared to $0.65 in the comparable prior year quarter.

The accompanying schedules provide a reconciliation of financial measures computed on a GAAP basis to financial measures computed on a non-GAAP basis.

Patrick Lo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NETGEAR, commented, “The robust demand for WiFi that reliably covers the entire household continued in Q3 and signs point to this trend continuing well into next year. We entered the quarter sharply focused on delivering to this demand and our team worked tightly with our supply chain and retail partners to produce outstanding results. In Q3 we grew revenue 42% year over year to $378 million. With the elevated revenue level unlocking leverage in the business, the result was record earnings per share. As the pandemic persists, it is clear that families are adapting their lives to accommodate the need to pursue more of their daily activities virtually from home. This “more from home” transition is stretching well beyond work and school to include movie premieres, doctor visits, grocery shopping, fitness classes and visiting loved ones, and they now all require a whole home, fast and reliable WiFi connection. As the innovation and technology leader, NETGEAR is uniquely suited to help families seamlessly adjust to this new environment.”

Mr. Lo continued, “This trend naturally buoys the CHP side of the business, where our growth is strong across wireless routers and mesh systems and mobile hot spots. We continued to adapt our SMB offerings in Q3 to drive more sophisticated home office setups, including low port count switches and commercial grade WiFi, generating 23% sequential growth. In Q3 we added seventy six thousand subscribers for a total of three hundred and sixty nine thousand, and have already exceeded our full year goal of doubling our subscribers from the end of last year. We are poised to continue this momentum.”

Bryan Murray, Chief Financial Officer of NETGEAR, added, “We had another quarter of strong cash flow, generating $42.9 million in cash from operations in the third quarter. Preserving strong liquidity and generating cash are paramount during these uncertain times, and we are confident in our ability to do so in the near term. Although the full economic impact and duration of the current pandemic remain unclear, we believe we remain well positioned to serve the demand trends we are currently seeing in the marketplace.”

Business Outlook

Mr. Murray continued, “We expect continued strength in our end market demand for home networks. With that said, new cases of COVID-19 have reaccelerated across many countries and there is still considerable uncertainty around the effects on many of our major markets. This makes our business difficult to forecast, and heightens the risk of supply chain disruption. Given this, we feel it is prudent to continue to suspend our practice of giving guidance for the fourth quarter of 2020.”

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