Super Micro Shares Sink 9% After $7 Billion Equity Raise for Hardware Purchases
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Updated · CNBC · Jun 9
Super Micro Shares Sink 9% After $7 Billion Equity Raise for Hardware Purchases
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Jun 9
Summary
Super Micro fell 9% in extended trading after unveiling $7 billion in equity financing to fund hardware component purchases tied to surging AI-server demand.
$5 billion will come through underwritten stock offerings and $2 billion through an at-the-market program starting in July, with JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup involved.
The financing comes as Super Micro says it has received $39 billion in AI server orders from more than 20 customers in recent weeks, while memory costs have more than tripled.
That demand has fueled rapid growth—March-quarter revenue more than doubled from a year earlier—and the stock had still been up about 39% this year before the after-hours drop.
Super Micro joins other AI-linked companies tapping capital markets for expansion, as investors weigh booming order books against dilution from large share sales.