Netgear sees Q4 GAAP operating margin (7.3%)-(4.3%)

Netgear (NTGR) said: “Within Enterprise, end user demand for our ProAV line of managed switches is expected to remain strong, and, although we expect to continue to make improvements in our supply position, we continue to face supply headwinds, which may limit our ability to capture the full topline potential of this growing business. On the Home Networking side, we are seeing signs of the benefit of our broader product portfolio to address the market. On the Mobile side, we expect revenue to be in line with Q3 as we await our new product introductions. Accordingly, we expect fourth quarter net revenue to be in the range of $170 million to $185 million. In the fourth quarter we expect our operating expenses to be slightly reduced with our facilities costs normalizing as we have transitioned to our new headquarters, and partially offset by the further ramp of our planned investments, with a focus on insourcing software development capabilities and enhancing our go-to-market capabilities supporting our Enterprise business. Additionally, we expect a headwind to our gross margins of about 150 bps mainly related to the rising cost of memory as several of the main suppliers have exited the DDR4 market, accordingly we expect our fourth quarter GAAP operating margin to be in the range of (7.3)% to (4.3)%, and non-GAAP operating margin to be in the range of (2.0)% to 1.0%. Our GAAP tax is expected to be in the range of a benefit of $500,000 to an expense of $500,000, and our non-GAAP tax expense is expected to be in the range of $500,000 to $1.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2025.”