Inphi Shares Pricing In Significant Growth In Data Center And Optical

There is a long list of companies in the chip and networking space leveraged to meaningful growth in optical deployments (long-haul and metro) and expanding adoption of higher-speed networking technologies in the data center. Inphi (IPHI) is uncommonly focused on this market; while adoption of 200G and 400G technologies is important to Mellanox (MLNX), Broadcom (AVGO), Finisar (FNSR), MACOM (MTSI), MaxLinear (MXL), and Semtech (SMTC) to varying degrees, Inphi is intensely focused on DSPs, drivers, TIAs, and PHYs used by equipment companies like Cisco (CSCO), Huawei, as well as hyperscale data center customers like Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon (AMZN), and lacks the diversification of rivals like Broadcom.

There have been more than a few bumps in the road for Inphi, as data center deployments haven’t always matched up with bullish projections, and the company has been vulnerable to volatile spending patterns in markets like Chinese optical deployments. What’s more, the shares aren’t exactly cheap, as they already factor in meaningful revenue acceleration over the next three years and significant margin expansion. While Inphi does have strong technology and engineering capabilities, and I believe there is likely an M&A “backstop” to valuation, the markets Inphi participates in are intensely competitive.

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Inphi Shares Pricing In Significant Growth In Data Center And Optical