Yahoo Finance FLEX's Subsidiary Nextracker Files for an IPO Offering
Flex Ltd’s FLEX subsidiary, Nextracker Inc, has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) of shares of Nextracker's Class A common stock.
The common stock listing will be on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "NXT".
Nextracker is a company that designs, manufactures, and installs advanced solar tracking systems for utility-scale solar power plants. Their systems use software and hardware to optimize the alignment of solar panels with the sun throughout the day, increasing energy output and reducing the cost of solar power.
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The proceeds from the IPO will likely be used as working capital to fund potential acquisitions and strategic investments and to repay debt.
The timing, number of shares to be offered and price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined, and the offering is subject to market and other conditions.
JP Morgan, BofA Securities, Citigroup, and Barclays are joint book-running managers for the offering, and Truist Securities, HSBC, BNP PARIBAS, Mizuho, Scotiabank, and KeyBanc Capital Markets are joint book-running managers. SMBC Nikko, BTIG, UniCredit and Roth Capital Partners are also acting as co-managers.
Nextracker has been a major contributor to sales growth. In the second quarter, Nextracker group’s revenue went up 40% year over year to $0.5 billion, owing to strong industry demand amid panel availability shortage. Also, the adjusted operating margin was 9.1%, up 187 basis points, year over year.
Flex provides design, engineering, manufacturing and supply chain services to original equipment manufacturers in various industries, including aerospace and defense, automotive, healthcare, industrial, mobile and computing.
The industrial business is likely to gain momentum owing to ongoing secular trends. Also, the company’s Automotive segment is expected to gain traction owing to increasing demand for electric vehicles.
The company has raised its revenue outlook for fiscal 2023 owing to the above-mentioned factors. It now expects revenues between $29.1 billion and $30.1 billion compared with the earlier guidance of $28.4 billion to $29.4 billion.
However, stiff competition and rising uncertainties in the global macroeconomic environment are likely to affect margins.
At present, FLEX has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Shares of the company have gained 31.6% in the past year against the sub-industry’s decline of 31%.
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