Thursday, January 24, 2013

CREE Jumps 13%: FYQ2 Rev, EPS Beat; Q3 View Beats

LED technology maker Cree (CREE) this afternoon reported fiscal Q2 revenue and profit per share that topped analysts’ estimates.

Revenue in the three months ended in December rose to $346 million, yielding ESP of 32 cents, excluding some costs.

Analysts had been modeling $331 million and 29 cents.

For the current quarter, the company sees revenue in a range of $325 million to $345 million, and EPS of 30 cents to 35 cents. That is above the average estimate for $323 million and 28 cents.

Cree management will host a conference call with analysts at 5 pm, Eastern time, and you can catch the webcast of it here.

Cree shares are up $4.51, or 13.5%, at $37.98 in late trading. I would note that while not a direct comparable, shares of organic LED technology maker Universal Display (PANL) are up 15 cents, or 0.6%, at $27.20 in late trading.

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