Arm shares fall after first-quarter sales forecast disappoints investors

5 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 6

The chip designer forecast fiscal first-quarter revenue of about $1.26bn through June and adjusted earnings of 40 cents a share, versus analysts' estimates of $1.25bn and 36 cents.
Despite narrowly topping Wall Street expectations, the outlook failed to satisfy investors looking for stronger evidence that Arm's expansion into AI infrastructure is translating into faster growth.
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