Chip Stock Investor Podcast

Transmedics (TMDX) finished a great fiscal year in2025, but the market is reacting to some interesting shifts in their 2026 guidance. In this video, we break down why this organ care leader is a small bet in the Chip Stock Investor portfolio and what the inflection point from operating loss to profit means for long-term holders.<br>In this video, we cover:--37% annual revenue growth and the Q4 beat.-- How sensors and semiconductor connectivity are replacing the ice chest legacy of organ transport.--Why Transmedics bought an aviation company and how their fleet of 22 aircraft is changing the game.--2026 Headwinds: We discuss the expected margin compression, international expansion costs in Italy and Europe, and the "seasonal" Q3 dip that always surprises the market.--Future Catalysts: The Kidney program, OCS Generation 3, and functional enhancement of donor hearts.<br>Join us on Discord with Semiconductor Insider, sign up on our website: www.chipstockinvestor.com/membership<br>Supercharge your analysis with AI! Get 15% of your membership with our special link here: https://fiscal.ai/csi/<br>Sign Up For Our Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/b1228c12f284/sign-up-landing-page-short-form<br>If you found this video useful, please make sure to like and subscribe!<br>Chapters:00:00 —Transmedics 2025 Wrap-up 01:15 — The Q3 Seasonality Mystery Explained 02:30 — Q4 Financial Breakdown: Revenue & Margins 03:45 — Disrupting the Market: Transmedics vs. Cold Storage 05:10 — Scaling the Fleet: Logistics & Owned Aircraft 06:30 — Revenue by Organ: Liver, Heart, and Lung 07:45 — The "Chip" Connection: Sensors and Data 09:15 — Operating Profit Inflection Point 10:30 — 2026 Growth Opportunities: Kidney Program & Europe 12:00 — Headwinds: Competitive Trials & Infrastructure Costs 13:30 — 2026 Guidance: Revenue Deceleration & Margin Compression <br>*********************************************************
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We break down Oracle’s Q3 FY2026 earnings, highlighting 44% year-over-year cloud revenue growth to $8.9B, driven by IaaS at $4.9B up 84%, while legacy software growth remains slower. <br>We hash over Oracle’s remaining performance obligations (RPO) of $553B, up 325% year over year, and discusses how heavy data center capital expenditures are pressuring free cash flow (over $11B negative) and contributing to slower constant-currency EPS growth (16%) versus revenue.<br>Finally review guidance, including a $90B revenue outlook for FY2027 implying 34% growth, and share expectations for 30%+ growth with a longer-term view that Oracle could approach $200B in annual revenue by 2028. <br>Join us on Discord with Semiconductor Insider, sign up on our website: www.chipstockinvestor.com/membership<br>Supercharge your analysis with AI! Get 15% of your membership with our special link here: https://fiscal.ai/csi/<br>Sign Up For Our Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/b1228c12f284/sign-up-landing-page-short-form<br>Chapters:Chapters:00:00 Oracle Earnings 01:58 Q3 Highlights RPO Surge03:08 Cloud Segments Explained03:39 EPS Versus Revenue04:50 Guidance And Outlook06:44 200B Revenue Thesis08:28 CapEx And Cash Flow10:44 Debt Raise And Balance SheetIf you found this video useful, please make sure to like and subscribe!<br>*********************************************************<br>Affiliate links that are sprinkled in throughout this video. If something catches your eye and you decide to buy it, we might earn a little coffee money. Thanks for helping us (Kasey) fuel our caffeine addiction!<br>Content in this video is for general information or entertainment only and is not specific or individual investment advice. Forecasts and information presented may not develop as predicted and there is no guarantee any strategies presented will be successful. All investing involves risk, and you could lose some or all of your principal.<br> #oracle #ORCLstock #chipstockinvestor #datacenters #AI infrastructure<br>Nick and Kasey own shares of Oracle

In this analysis of Marvell Technology’s (MRVL) Q4 fiscal year 2026 earnings, Chip Stock Investor explores the company’s dramatic shift toward becoming an all-in AI data center infrastructure play as data center revenue approaches nearly 80% of total sales. <br>The video breaks down Marvell’s core technological buckets—Logic, Networking, and Storage—highlighting their custom XPU work for major customers like Amazon and the strategic impact of acquiring Celestial AI and XConn. <br>Beyond company specifics, the discussion addresses critical macro disruptions, including rising oil prices and memory shortages that are impacting the global semiconductor supply chain in 2026. By comparing Marvell’s trajectory to industry giant Broadcom and performing a reverse discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis at the current $90 stock price, this deep dive evaluates whether the market's 30% growth expectation for Marvell is a justified bet for long-term www.chipstockinvestor.com/membershipinvestors<br>Join us on Discord with Semiconductor Insider, sign up on our website: www.chipstockinvestor.com/membership<br>Supercharge your analysis with AI! Get 15% of your membership with our special link here: https://fiscal.ai/csi/<br>Sign Up For Our Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/b1228c12f284/sign-up-landing-page-short-form<br>If you found this video useful, please make sure to like and subscribe!<br>*********************************************************<br>Affiliate links that are sprinkled in throughout this video. If something catches your eye and you decide to buy it, we might earn a little coffee money. Thanks for helping us (Kasey) fuel our caffeine addiction!<br>Content in this video is for general information or entertainment only and is not specific or individual investment advice. Forecasts and information presented may not develop as predicted and there is no guarantee any strategies presented will be successful. All investing involves risk, and you could lose some or all of your principal.<br> #Marvell #Semiconductors #AI #Investing #ChipStocks #DataCenter #MRVL #StockMarket Analysis<br>Nick and Kasey own shares of Broadcom

The cybersecurity landscape has shifted dramatically since our 2024 manual, especially following the SaaS Apocalypse. While pure-play leaders like CrowdStrike, Fortinet, Cloudflare, and our newest addition, Rubrik, remain central to the Chip Stock Investor core basket, the industry is moving away from siloed products toward unified AI-driven platforms.<br>Despite recent market volatility, cybersecurity remains a powerful secular trend with global spending expected to hit $250 billion this year as organizations rush to secure new AI infrastructure and manage the risks of automated decision-making agents. Investing in this space now requires looking beyond just the software to the entire supply chain, where "cloud rent" and integration fees are eating into traditional margins. <br>With hyperscalers like Microsoft reporting massive cyber revenues and AI labs like OpenAI entering the fray, the traditional software moat is under siege. We break down why the most resilient software plays might actually be the infrastructure giants that control the distribution and compute layers of the modern security stack.<br>Watch our previous cybersecurity video: https://youtu.be/3rcz8RKgURU<br>Join us on Discord with Semiconductor Insider, sign up on our website: www.chipstockinvestor.com/membership<br>Supercharge your analysis with AI! Get 15% of your membership with our special link here: https://fiscal.ai/csi/
<br>Sign Up For Our Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/b1228c12f284/sign-up-landing-page-short-form<br>Chapters:00:00 – Beyond the 2024 Manual: What’s New in 2026? 01:00 – Our Core 5: The Cybersecurity Stock Basket 02:00 – Survival Analysis: Post-February "SaaS Apocalypse"03:15 – The $250 Billion Secular Trend 04:30 – AI Risk: Why Every Organization is Scared Right Now 06:00 – The Software Supply Chain: Product vs. Infrastructure 07:45 – The Microsoft Dominance: $37B in Cyber Revenue? 09:30 – Resellers & Consultants: Who Else is Taking a Cut? 11:00 – OpenAI & Anthropic: The New Cyber Players 12:15 – The Bottom Line: Are There Any Moats Left?<br>If you found this video useful, please make sure to like and subscribe!
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Broadcom’s momentum does not appear to be slowing down anytime soon. With a Q2 revenue guide of $22 billion and AI chip sales projected to climb 140% year-over-year, the company is scaling custom silicon for the likes of Google, Meta, and the top AI labs.<br>Announcements included its new custom accelerators called, get ready,...3.5D eXtreme Dimension System in package (XDSiP) platform. It's a mouthful, but new tech like this will continue to enable hyperscalers to design custom equipment for their own unique data center workloads. <br>Join us on Discord with Semiconductor Insider, sign up on our website: www.chipstockinvestor.com/membership<br>Supercharge your analysis with AI! Get 15% of your membership with our special link here: https://fiscal.ai/csi/<br>Sign Up For Our Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/b1228c12f284/sign-up-landing-page-short-form
<br>If you found this video useful, please make sure to like and subscribe!<br>*********************************************************<br>Affiliate links that are sprinkled in throughout this video. If something catches your eye and you decide to buy it, we might earn a little coffee money. Thanks for helping us (Kasey) fuel our caffeine addiction!<br>Content in this video is for general information or entertainment only and is not specific or individual investment advice. Forecasts and information presented may not develop as predicted and there is no guarantee any strategies presented will be successful. All investing involves risk, and you could lose some or all of your principal.<br> #Broadcom #AVGO #Semiconductors #AI #Investing #ChipStockInvestor #TechStocks<br>Nick and Kasey own shares of Broadcom