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Super Micro Computer's 15.5% jump on its Nvidia AI data-center launch looks hard to buy into, because one of its co-founders was charged in an alleged $2.5B scheme to divert AI servers to China. x.comÂ
Super Micro's management cannot be trusted, which is reason enough to stay away. Its claims, especially the "$60B in backlog," deserve heavy skepticism, and the company now sees fiscal Q4 revenue near the low end of its $11B-$12.5B guidance. Reliable management that turns words into action and does not engineer the books is a core requirement, and SMCI fails it. x.com x.comÂ
Super Micro's roughly 70% share of direct liquid cooling makes it essential AI plumbing, which the market is not pricing amid its scandals. Blackwell racks run over 100kW, too dense for air cooling, so every hyperscaler scaling inference needs DLC hardware. Q2 FY26 revenue rose 123% to $12.68B and FY26 guidance is at least $40B, yet it trades near 7x forward earnings versus 23x+ for peers. Cleaner governance could rerate it to $40-50; if the co-founder's indictment spreads, 30-50% downside. … Show more
Super Micro Computer's roughly $7B equity and equity-linked financing plan to fund AI server component purchases is a short-term overhang on the stock, even though it signals strong demand. The market reads it as shareholder dilution, further proof the business is highly capital intensive, execution risk in turning a huge backlog into profitable cash flow, and growth funded with new paper rather than internal cash. Broader AI hardware weakness played a smaller role. x.comÂ
Super Micro is burning shareholder money with a $7B equity and equity-linked financing. The company says proceeds will fund components for about $39 billion of AI server orders from more than 20 customers, but needing outside money to fill orders is either a sign of a very good business or what it hopes investors will believe. x.com x.com x.comÂ
Super Micro Computer's turnaround looks underway as selling pressure has been exhausted. Strength showed even before the stock reclaimed its 200-day moving average, as negative news used up the last supply, shares moved to stronger hands, and positive narratives replaced old negative ones. Past management practices and alleged fraud remain a concern. x.comÂ
Super Micro Computer's strong demand outlook and revenue growth do not guarantee long-term strength. Margins, capital intensity, supply-chain risks and competition all matter alongside growth. Management has moved past earlier allegations, but sentiment still weighs on the valuation, so the risks deserve as much weight as the growth potential. x.comÂ
Super Micro Computer's $7 billion equity raise is heavy dilution to fund AI spending, and the market is never going to like a raise that large. The stock sold off on the news, fitting a broader weakness theme around dilution for AI spend. x.com x.com x.comÂ
Supermicro's sharply higher preliminary revenue and margin guidance suggests AI server orders are still being pulled through despite capex-fatigue fears. Q1 FY2027 revenue guidance rose from $14.5-$15.5B to $18.5-$19.5B, and gross margin guidance to 12.0%-12.5%. Scale into fatigue pullbacks, but these are unaudited figures; customer concentration, tariffs or a weak November 3 report could reverse the case. x.comÂ
Meta's AI infrastructure financing raises the risk that a long wait for revenue and profit will keep its shares volatile. It disclosed plans to raise up to $95 billion. @amitisinvesting warns that further dilution could keep the stock stuck even if the buildout eventually pays off. Meta's selloff is still a massive buying opportunity. x.com x.com x.comÂ