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Before entering the silent period preceding the announcement of fourth-quarter results, Nordic Semiconductor has scheduled a group pre-close call with analysts on January 3, 2025 at 10:00 am CET. The silent period begins on January 11, ahead of the release of the fourth quarter results on February 5. The call is intended as a service for the analysts and we will not disclose any new material information.
Nordic would like to remind analysts and investors about some publicly known factors from our previous financial reports and earnings calls which might be relevant to consider:
As noted in the financial report for the third quarter, revenue in Q4 is expected to fall within the range of USD 130-150 million with a gross margin of around 50%. Nordic also reiterated its long-term ambition to maintain a gross margin level above 50%.
This compares to revenue of USD 159 million in the third quarter 2024, which marked both a sequential increase and a return to year-on-year growth on a quarterly basis. The revenue increase in the third quarter reflected higher demand from both key customers and the broad market, as well as seasonal effects supporting demand in the quarter.
On its Capital Markets Day in September 2024, Nordic outlined an ambition to grow its Short-range business faster than its markets over time, driven by new product launches. During the fourth quarter, the company has launched the first products in its new nRF54 Series, which is expected to be a key growth driver for the Short-range business over the years to come.
Nordic focuses on adjusting its spending level to support margins. In October, Nordic announced a strategic resource realignment that included a reduction of the total global workforce of approximately 8%. The projected cost savings from these efforts were included in the company’s previously communicated target to retain a flat cost base in 2025 compared with 2024.
Nordic's longer-term financial ambition on the Group level is to deliver average annual revenue growth above 20% through the decade, and to move towards its operating model profitability level of ~25% EBITDA margin within five years.