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A Look at Texas Instruments’ Cash Flow

Texas Instruments (TXN) has been improving its profit margins by increasing its revenue and reducing production costs. The company’s main focus is on increasing its earnings and free cash flow per share. Texas Instruments expects its third-quarter EPS to rise 20.6% YoY to $1.52 (including an estimated discrete tax benefit of $10 million). Analysts expect Texas Instruments’ EPS to increase to $1.53 in the third quarter and to $1.38 in the fourth quarter, resulting in its EPS rising 56.7% YoY to $5.66 in fiscal 2018.

A Look at Intel’s Return on Equity Trend

Intel (INTC) has been improving its profits by investing in areas that either grow fast such as modems and memory or have high ASPs (average selling prices) such as server CPUs (central processing units). While Intel stock remains low, its profits are increasing, thus improving its overall efficiency ratio. A company’s RoE (return on equity) shows the net profit it can generate from shareholder equity in a particular time period.

Could Personal Electronics’ Slowdown Affect Texas Instruments?

In addition to being involved in the industrial and enterprise markets, Texas Instruments (TXN) caters to companies that make consumer electronics such as PCs, handsets, TVs, and home appliances. In 2017, the company earned 25% of its revenue from the personal electronics market. In the second quarter, the company’s personal electronics revenue grew by low-single digits as strength in some sectors was offset by weakness in others.

What Intel’s Stock Valuation Tells Long-Term Investors

Intel’s (INTC) strong fundamentals and lower stock price could make it an attractive stock for long-term investors who search for cheap stocks with strong growth potential. A stock’s valuation is determined by measuring a stock’s current trading price against fundamentals such as revenue and EPS. On October 12, Intel had a PS ratio of 3.27x, which is lower than Advanced Micro Devices’ (AMD) and Nvidia’s (NVDA) ratios of 4.0x and 12.6x, respectively. Analysts expect Intel’s sales to rise 10.8% YoY (year-over-year) in 2018.

Micron to buy Intel's stake in joint venture IM Flash Technologies

The deal terms include payment of about $1.5 billion in cash, as well as taking over Intel's debt to the venture, which was about $1 billion as of Aug. 30, Micron said. Intel and Micron initially contributed about $1.2 billion each to set up IM Flash Technologies in 2006. IM Flash (Intel-Micron Flash) makes 3D XPoint used in data centers and high-end computers and the joint venture is already consolidated in Micron's reported financial statements.

What Do Analysts Expect from Western Digital in Q1 2019?

On October 25, Western Digital (WDC) plans to announce its earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2019, which ended on September 28. The stock prices of Micron Technology (MU), Seagate Technology (STX), and Intel (INTC) are expected to increase 19.0%, 13.0%, and 12.0%, respectively, in their current quarters. Western Digital expects its non-GAAP EPS to fall 14.6% year-over-year to $3.04 from $3.56 in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. Analysts have a low EPS estimate of $2.65 and a high EPS estimate of $3.13 for WDC in the first quarter of fiscal 2019.