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Deep Fundamental Analysis

Intel Q126. Soaring On Multiple Tailwinds

The ChatGPT Moment for a 60-Year-Old Company

What Intel’s Earnings Really Said About CPUs, Foundry, and Operating Leverage

Intel Q1 Checkpoint: 18A Metrics, Foundry Equipment Ramps, and Options Market Positioning

AI | Semiconductors | Commodities, Mint Finance

Raghav Vashisht

AI | Semiconductors | Commodities

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Intel likely beats its $0.20 EPS guide meaningfully (est. $0.38), driven by DCAI strength, cost cuts via headcount reductions, and one-off equity gains.</li>
<li>Foundry remains deeply unprofitable ($2.4B Q1 operating loss); Q2 gross margin guided down to 39% from 41% on 18A node-ramp dilution.</li>
<li>Alphabet's shock negative free cash flow and raised capex guidance has reset how markets price AI infra spend, setting up tougher RoI scrutiny for Intel's own 18A pitch tonight.</li>
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Intel likely beats its $0.20 EPS guide meaningfully (est. $0.38), driven by DCAI strength, cost cuts via headcount reductions, and one-off equity gains.
Foundry remains deeply unprofitable ($2.4B Q1 operating loss); Q2 gross margin guided down to 39% from 41% on 18A node-ramp dilution.
Alphabet's shock negative free cash flow and raised capex guidance has reset how markets price AI infra spend, setting up tougher RoI scrutiny for Intel's own 18A pitch tonight.


TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) (TSM US)

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing)

Intel’s EPS Smokescreen Meets the AI RoI Reality Check Tonight

Intel Corp

Intel’s EPS Smokescreen Meets the AI RoI Reality Check Tonight