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MaxLinear: AI Ramp Is Real but Valuation Requires Patience

Writer: Brigette Mwaura
Brigette Mwaura
15 hours ago
8 min read

Summary

  • I am downgrading the rating for Maxlinear from a STRONG BUY to a HOLD. The business is executing, but I think that the current valuation offers no base-case margin of safety.Q2 revenue rose 55% y/y to $168.8Mn, while Non-GAAP operating margin reached 22.3% and Q3 revenue guidance rose to $210Mn to $220Mn.


  • The AI connectivity and operating leverage pillars strengthened, but first-half free cash flow remained negative and the 2027 product layer is not yet reported revenue.


  • My base case values MXL at $83 per share.

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Night city skyline with glowing network arcs and a green microchip labeled MxL Sierra floating in the center.
Sierra is a highly-integrated single-chip 4G / 5G open radio solution. One platform that powers all radio applications from small cells to massive MIMO arrays. The combined hardware and software solution provides RU designers with a flexible system building block. Source: Maxlinear.

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