Chip Stock Investor Podcast

Discover Allegro MicroSystems' pivotal role in the semiconductor landscape, focusing on power chips and sensors for automotive and robotics. Learn about the cutting-edge Tunneling Magneto-resistance technology, which offers high precision for EVs and industrial automation. The discussion reveals a sequential revenue increase despite seasonal slowdowns, highlighting potential market recovery. Find out how robotics demand a diverse array of power and sensor chips, driving innovation in physical AI and automation.

The discussion kicks off with AppLovin's impressive role in digital advertising and how it continues to harness AI for profitability. Regulatory concerns surrounding data privacy and the SEC probe are thoroughly examined. The hosts reveal a staggering $1.4B revenue surge and a remarkable 68% growth rate for Q3 2025. Exciting developments include AppLovin's push into e-commerce with a self-serve ads platform, designed to cater to small merchants. The conversation wraps up with insights on free cash flow performance and the company’s ambitious growth outlook.

Explore Ouster's fascinating journey in the LIDAR space as it aims to enhance AI infrastructure. Discover how supply chain shifts and strategic partnerships, particularly with Amazon and Serve Robotics, are shaping its growth. Despite impressive revenue acceleration and gross margin performance, the podcast highlights the challenges of rising operating expenses and free cash flow issues. Delve into a unique valuation approach for this 'prove it' stock and consider the potential of buying the dip, weighing the risks and rewards of investing in this high-growth small-cap.

The discussion centers around AMD's significant shift towards CPU-driven revenue growth, especially with EPYC sales tripling year-over-year. The potential partnerships with OpenAI and Oracle could generate over $100 billion in the coming years, despite risks tied to the MI400 GPU rollout. Investors are urged to reconsider AMD due to its promising profitability in client and gaming sectors. A new Reverse DCF valuation suggests a compelling future, marking AMD as a strong candidate in semiconductor investments.

ServiceNow and Netflix are set for major stock splits in late 2025, with ServiceNow opting for a 5-for-1 split and Netflix going for a 10-for-1. The hosts explore the surprising motivations behind these decisions, primarily linked to employee stock compensation strategies. They highlight that while stock splits can boost market perception, the real indicators for investors should be Free Cash Flow per Share and sustainable growth. Plus, they discuss the historical tendency of stocks to rise post-split.

Discover how NVIDIA's $1 billion investment in Nokia is set to revolutionize the telecom industry. The discussion reveals AI's shift from data centers to real-world applications like 6G communication. Explore the dramatic differences between 5G and 6G, including speeds that could be 100 times faster and near-zero latency. The hosts dive into Nokia's supply chain dynamics and the implications for industrial use, focusing on advanced technologies like digital twins and robotics. This collaboration positions both companies at the forefront of future telecom innovations.

Lam Research (LRCX) just released its September 2025 quarter earnings. Can the wafer fab equipment leader sustain its run?<br>We break down the critical China sales concern (43% of revenue) and the US BIS affiliate rule impact, which forecasts a $200 million revenue hit in the December quarter and $600 million for calendar year 2026. Management expects demand from other regions (U.S., Taiwan, Korea) to offset these restrictions.<br>Foundry, led by TSMC and other chip fabs, drove 60% of sales. Rising NAND demand is a key long-term tailwind. Q3 revenue was $5.32 billion. Lam’s large customer service revenue (roughly one-third of the business) remains a vital asset for customers repurposing equipment.<br>We discuss why we're now advocating for patience with the stock after a 40% run-up, while noting the 2026 outlook may be stronger than current forward valuations imply.<br>Join us on Discord with Semiconductor Insider, sign up on our website: www.chipstockinvestor.com/membership<br>Supercharge your analysis with AI! Get 15% of your membership with our special link here: https://fiscal.ai/csi/<br>Sign Up For Our Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/b1228c12f284/sign-up-landing-page-short-form<br>If you found this video useful, please make sure to like and subscribe!<br>*********************************************************<br>Affiliate links that are sprinkled in throughout this video. If something catches your eye and you decide to buy it, we might earn a little coffee money. Thanks for helping us (Kasey) fuel our caffeine addiction!<br>Content in this video is for general information or entertainment only and is not specific or individual investment advice. Forecasts and information presented may not develop as predicted and there is no guarantee any strategies presented will be successful. All investing involves risk, and you could lose some or all of your principal.<br> #lamresearch #lrcxstock #wfecompanie #fabequipment #semiconductors #chips #investing #stocks #finance #financeeducation #silicon #artificialintelligence #ai #financeeducation #chipstocks #finance #stocks #investing #investor #financeeducation #stockmarket #chipstockinvestor #fablesschipdesign #chipmanufacturing #semiconductormanufacturing #semiconductorstocks <br>Nick and Kasey own shares of Lam Research

In this research update, we dissect GE Vernova's recent strategic announcement: the Prolec Acquisition, where GEV plans to buy the remaining 50% stake in the Prolec GE joint venture for $5.275 billion. This move is a major catalyst for GEV's growth story, shifting its focus from primarily revenue growth to accelerated profit margin expansion.<br>The full ownership of Prolec, a key supplier of transformers, is immediately accretive to adjusted EBITDA beginning in 2026. Critically, the acquisition removes a non-compete clause that previously restricted GEV's direct participation in the North American market. <br>This is strategically timed to capitalize on the estimated doubling of the total North American Energy Grid market by 2030, driven significantly by the massive demand for Data Center Power, especially for AI infrastructure. With this use of its strong, nearly $10 billion net cash balance—funding the purchase with a mix of cash and debt—GEV is solidifying its position in the high-growth Electrification segment. <br>Join us on Discord with Semiconductor Insider, sign up on our website: www.chipstockinvestor.com/membership<br>Supercharge your analysis with AI! Get 15% of your membership with our special link here: https://fiscal.ai/csi/<br>Sign Up For Our Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/b1228c12f284/sign-up-landing-page-short-form<br>If you found this video useful, please make sure to like and subscribe!<br>*********************************************************<br>Affiliate links that are sprinkled in throughout this video. If something catches your eye and you decide to buy it, we might earn a little coffee money. Thanks for helping us (Kasey) fuel our caffeine addiction!<br>Content in this video is for general information or entertainment only and is not specific or individual investment advice. Forecasts and information presented may not develop as predicted and there is no guarantee any strategies presented will be successful. All investing involves risk, and you could lose some or all of your principal.<br>#GEVernova #GEV #ProlecAcquisition #EnergyGrid #DataCenterPower #AdjustedEBITDA #StockAnalysis #IndustrialStocks #SiemensEnergy #ABB#semiconductors #chips #investing #stocks #finance #financeeducation #silicon #artificialintelligence #ai #financeeducation #chipstocks #finance #stocks #investing #investor #financeeducation #stockmarket #chipstockinvestor #fablesschipdesign #chipmanufacturing #semiconductormanufacturing #semiconductorstocks

Check out last week's video on ANET, AVGO, & Nvidia: https://youtu.be/FYBaX9tqWAA<br>Astera Labs and its peer Credo Technology Group is pulling back substantially from recent all-time highs. We dive into the narrative about what's causing the drop—including new product announcements from competitors like Broadcom and Nvidia—and explain the more fundamental reason for the recent volatility: statistics and a hefty valuation.<br>Astera Labs is a fabless chip designer. Its original product was the PCIe re-timer (a chip that recovers and retransmits degraded data signals in a data center) but has since expanded into fabric switches, memory controllers, and Ethernet smart cable modules.<br>Despite incredible triple-digit year-over-year revenue increases and a flip to profitability with a massive 69% free cash flow margin in Q2 2025, the market expects growth and margins to moderate. Learn why a current 60× Price-to-Sales ratio for a hardware business is a "hefty valuation" and what this means for investors.<br>Join us on Discord with Semiconductor Insider, sign up on our website: www.chipstockinvestor.com/membership<br>Supercharge your analysis with AI! Get 15% of your membership with our special link here: https://fiscal.ai/csi/<br>Sign Up For Our Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/b1228c12f284/sign-up-landing-page-short-form<br>If you found this video useful, please make sure to like and subscribe!<br>*********************************************************<br>Affiliate links that are sprinkled in throughout this video. If something catches your eye and you decide to buy it, we might earn a little coffee money. Thanks for helping us (Kasey) fuel our caffeine addiction!<br>Content in this video is for general information or entertainment only and is not specific or individual investment advice. Forecasts and information presented may not develop as predicted and there is no guarantee any strategies presented will be successful. All investing involves risk, and you could lose some or all of your principal.<br>Timestamps:[00:00] Introduction: Astera Labs Stock is Crashing[01:36] What Astera Labs Does (PCIE Re-timers & More)[03:15] Astera's Competitors: Broadcom, Nvidia, and the 'Narrative'[04:08] The Fundamental Reason for the Crash: Statistics and Volatility[04:47] A Growth and Profitability Story: Triple-Digit Revenue & Free Cash Flow[06:40] Why Growth Will Moderate in H2 2025 and 2026[07:07] The Valuation Problem: High Price-to-Sales for a Cyclical Business[08:58] Final Thoughts: Should You Panic?<br> #asteralabs #ALABstock #dataenters #aidatacenter #semiconductors #chips #investing #stocks #finance #financeeducation #silicon #artificialintelligence #ai #financeeducation #chipstocks #finance #stocks #investing #investor #financeeducation #stockmarket #chipstockinvestor #fablesschipdesign #chipmanufacturing #semiconductorstocks <br>Nick and Kasey own shares of Credo, Broadcom, Nvidia

The announcement that NVIDIA's Spectrum X Ethernet is being used by Meta and Oracle has caused concern to investors regarding other networking companies. But should investors really freak out about this new competition? We break down what Spectrum X is—NVIDIA's open-standards Ethernet system that competes with companies like Arista Networks. We also differentiate it from NVIDIA's proprietary AI training technology, Quantum X InfiniBand.Discover the powerful counter-narrative: the strong partnership between Arista and Broadcom. They are working together on Ethernet-based XPU systems for hyperscalers. Broadcom has secured a massive $110 billion backlog and added new customers, including OpenAI, for these XPU-based computing racks.With the market for AI networking and inference growing into a tidal wave, we explore whether there is plenty of new business to go around for Arista and Broadcom.Join us on Discord with Semiconductor Insider, sign up on our website: www.chipstockinvestor.com/membershipSupercharge your analysis with AI! Get 15% of your membership with our special link here: https://fiscal.ai/csi/Sign Up For Our Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/b1228c12f284/sign-up-landing-page-short-formIf you found this video useful, please make sure to like and subscribe!*********************************************************Affiliate links that are sprinkled in throughout this video. If something catches your eye and you decide to buy it, we might earn a little coffee money. Thanks for helping us (Kasey) fuel our caffeine addiction!Content in this video is for general information or entertainment only and is not specific or individual investment advice. Forecasts and information presented may not develop as predicted and there is no guarantee any strategies presented will be successful. All investing involves risk, and you could lose some or all of your principal.#Nvidia #AristaNetworks #Broadcom #NVDA #ANET #AVGO #Meta #Oracle #OpenAI #SpectrumX #InfiniBand #QuantumX #Ethernet #Networking #AIInference #XPU #Tomahawk#AINetworking #DataCenter #Hyperscaler #AINick and Kasey own shares of Nvidia, Broadcom, and Arista Networks