What To Expect From Friday's Jobs Report
Are President Donald Trump's tariffs against trading partners hurting the job market? A widely watched labor report this week could tell the tale.
Are President Donald Trump's tariffs against trading partners hurting the job market? A widely watched labor report this week could tell the tale.
Building materials manufacturer UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales falling 2.7% year on year to $1.60 billion. Its GAAP profit of $1.30 per share was 16.9% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Semiconductor packaging and testing company Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) reported Q1 CY2025 results exceeding the market’s revenue expectations, but sales fell by 3.2% year on year to $1.32 billion. On top of that, next quarter’s revenue guidance ($1.43 billion at the midpoint) was surprisingly good and 5.6% above what analysts were expecting. Its GAAP profit of $0.09 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
Chip manufacturer NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales fell by 9.3% year on year to $2.84 billion. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $2.9 billion, coming in 1.1% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.64 per share was 1.4% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Semiconductor design software provider Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 23.1% year on year to $1.24 billion. The company’s outlook for the full year was close to analysts’ estimates with revenue guided to $5.19 billion at the midpoint. Its GAAP profit of $1 per share was 1.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Network application delivery and security specialist F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) reported Q1 CY2025 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with sales up 7.3% year on year to $731.1 million. Guidance for next quarter’s revenue was better than expected at $750 million at the midpoint, 1.6% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $3.42 per share was 10.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Manufacturing company Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales fell by 6.8% year on year to $1.02 billion. On the other hand, the company’s full-year revenue guidance of $4.15 billion at the midpoint came in 0.6% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.24 per share was 10.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Investors are still looking to potential trade deals to offer some certainty moving forward.
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