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SEC filingRevenue grew 20% YoY driven by data center and IoT demand; gross margin expanded 310 bps to 52.1%.
For the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 (ended July 27, 2025), Semtech reported net sales of $257.6 million, a 19.6% increase from $215.4 million in the same quarter last year. The growth was broad-based, with all three end markets—infrastructure, high-end consumer, and industrial—contributing positively. Infrastructure sales surged 39% to $73.4 million, driven by a $25.0 million increase in data center sales, partially offset by a $5.9 million decline in telecommunications. Industrial sales rose 14% to $143.0 million, led by a $12.5 million increase in IoT Hardware and an $8.2 million increase in LoRa-enabled industrial applications. High-end consumer sales grew 11% to $41.2 million, primarily from a $3.8 million increase in consumer TVS products.
Gross profit increased 27.1% to $134.1 million, and gross margin expanded 310 basis points to 52.1%, driven by higher volume and favorable product mix across all segments. Signal Integrity gross margin improved to 62.4% (from 61.9%), Analog Mixed Signal and Wireless to 59.3% (from 57.2%), and IoT Systems and Connectivity to 39.5% (from 35.4%).
Operating expenses rose 54% to $150.3 million, largely due to a $42.0 million goodwill impairment charge for the IoT Connected Services reporting unit. Excluding this impairment, operating expenses increased modestly. Interest expense fell sharply to $5.2 million from $28.6 million, reflecting debt repayments and the exchange of $188.1 million of 2028 Notes for common stock. The company recorded a net loss of $21.0 million for the quarter, compared to net income of $3.4 million in the prior year, primarily due to the impairment charge.
Signal Integrity revenue grew 29% YoY to $76.8 million, driven by a $25.0 million increase in data center sales, partially offset by a $5.9 million decline in telecommunications and a $1.4 million decline in broadcast. Analog Mixed Signal and Wireless revenue increased 16% to $92.0 million, led by an $8.1 million increase in LoRa-enabled product sales and a $5.7 million increase in TVS product sales, partially offset by a $2.3 million decline in other wireless and sensing products. IoT Systems and Connectivity revenue rose 16% to $88.8 million, driven by a $12.5 million increase in IoT Hardware sales.
Gross margins improved in all segments, with Signal Integrity up 50 bps, Analog Mixed Signal and Wireless up 210 bps, and IoT Systems and Connectivity up 410 bps, all benefiting from higher volume and favorable product mix.
Management did not provide explicit forward guidance in the MD&A. However, they noted ongoing macroeconomic uncertainties including tariffs, inflationary pressures, and geopolitical tensions, which could impact customer demand. The company continues to monitor and analyze the impact of U.S. tariffs and retaliatory measures. Key strategic priorities include portfolio rationalization to align with strategic vision and preferred margin profile, and continued investment in product development, particularly in data center, LoRa-enabled, and IoT solutions. The company believes its cash on hand, expected cash generation, and available borrowing capacity of $451.6 million under the Revolving Credit Facility are sufficient to meet liquidity requirements for at least the next 12 months.
Semtech's balance sheet as of July 27, 2025, as derived from the notes, shows total debt of $527.7M (including $319.5M 2027 Notes, $62.0M 2028 Notes, $146.2M Term Loans, and $0 revolving loans). Inventory increased to $183.3M from $163.6M at year-end, driven by work-in-progress growth. Goodwill impairment of $42.0M reduced IoT Systems and Connectivity segment goodwill to $141.9M. The interest rate swap was partially terminated, reducing hedged notional from $150M to $75M.
No material purchase commitments were disclosed. Environmental remediation obligations have a remaining estimated range of $0.1M to $1.6M. The company has $3.4M in outstanding letters of credit. Deferred compensation liabilities total $43.8M, backed by $43.5M in corporate-owned life insurance.
No share repurchases occurred in fiscal H1 2026; remaining authorization stands at $209.4M. The company repaid $35.0M of Term Loans during the period. No dividends were paid. Capital expenditures are not detailed in the notes but appear in the cash flow statement. The convertible note hedge and warrant transactions remain outstanding, with the warrants (8.6M shares) not yet dilutive due to stock price below $51.15 strike.
Segment gross margins improved year-over-year across all three segments: Signal Integrity 63.9% (vs 60.8%), Analog Mixed Signal 60.8% (vs 55.7%), and IoT Systems and Connectivity 37.0% (vs 36.4%). Revenue growth was strong: Signal Integrity +27.6%, Analog Mixed Signal +18.1%, IoT +17.9%. Geographically, Asia-Pacific accounted for 64% of revenue, North America 23%, Europe 13%. China (including Hong Kong) represented 44% of total sales. Customer concentration remains moderate with Customer A at 12% of net sales and 12% of receivables.
Operating cash flow (CFO) of $72.2M contrasted sharply with a net loss of $7.7M, driven by large non-cash add-backs including $42.0M goodwill impairment, $20.5M depreciation/amortization, and $24.1M share-based compensation. Working capital changes provided a net $17.0M tailwind, led by a $9.2M decrease in receivables and $11.2M increase in payables, partly offset by a $19.6M inventory build. Capital expenditures (PPE and intangibles) totaled $7.3M, resulting in CFO minus capex of $64.9M (free cash flow, not explicitly reported). Investing activities included $3.4M in corporate-owned life insurance premiums and $2.8M for intangibles. Financing outflows of $47.0M were dominated by $35.0M term loan payments and $12.2M for employee share-based payroll taxes. No dividends or share repurchases were paid. Anomalies: the $42.0M goodwill impairment is non-cash but signals asset write-downs; interest paid decreased to $10.0M from $42.4M due to debt extinguishment in prior period. Overall, cash generation improved significantly.