Broadcom reported an earnings beat Thursday, driven by strong sales of its AI products and VMware software.
We view Broadcom as one of the biggest AI beneficiaries through its networking and custom chip businesses.
However, Broadcom generated $5.3 billion in free cash flow when excluding restructuring and integration cash costs in the quarter.
The semi number is a slight miss versus expectations, and the difference is probably due to the non-AI business lines because AI sales are humming.
Broadcom raised its full-year AI revenue forecast to $12 billion, up from prior guidance of over $11 billion.
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