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Sandisk and Micron are now generating around 80 cents of gross profit for every dollar of revenue. That compares to a wide range historically, from single digits to around 60 cents on the dollar. That seems unsustainably high for companies in the very expensive business of physically manufacturing chips, but AI demand is changing the game.
Profits have never been a sure thing in the volatile industry. Memory chip makers Micron Technology and Sandisk as well as hard-drive makers Seagate and Western Digital have all produced annual operating losses at least once in just the last three years. Sandisk and Micron are now generating around 80 cents of gross profit for every dollar of revenue.
Oil prices fell and tech stocks extended gains after Iran shared its latest proposal for negotiations. Brent crude futures fell about 2% on Friday to around $108 a barrel. Both indexes finished April with their largest monthly gains since 2020, as investors looked past the war in Iran and focused instead on strong earnings.
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The Nasdaq composite dominates the major indexes on Friday. Buffett stock Berkshire Hathaway reports earnings on Saturday.
