The Pieces Are In Place For Ongoing Success At Broadcom

It's hard to complain about Broadcom's (AVGO) performance, as this top-tier semiconductor company has seen its shares rise almost 45% since my last update in late 2016. While a few stocks have done better (NVIDIA (NVDA) certainly springs to mind), Avago has by and large doubled the returns of peers like Analog Devices (ADI), Cavium (CAVM), Texas Instruments (TXN), and Xilinx (XLNX). Better still, this is not just a multiple inflation story, as Avago has continued to deliver beat-and-raise performances that support confidence in the ongoing growth potential in areas like handsets and routing/switching.

I don't believe Broadcom is strikingly cheap, but then I wouldn't expect such a large, well-known, well-followed, and well-liked company to be trading at a substantial discount. I do believe ongoing content growth at Apple (AAPL), growth of products like Tomahawk and Jericho in the datacenter, and less appreciated opportunities like its custom ASIC business can continue to support story, and it's not a bad candidate if you find yourself in a “gotta buy something” frame of mind. After all, how often do you find a company that generates more than 60% of its revenue from products where it has 60% or better market share, growth rates above the underlying end-markets, and excellent margins?

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The Pieces Are In Place For Ongoing Success At Broadcom