Flex Ltd. provides design, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain services and solutions to original equipment manufacturers worldwide. It operates through Communications & Enterprise Compute, Consumer Technologies Group, Industrial and Emerging Industries, and High Reliability Solutions segments. The company offers various services, including innovations labs for supporting customer design and product development services from early concept stages; collective innovation platform, an ecosystem of technology solutions; Lab IX, a startup accelerator program; centers of excellence solutions in critical areas; interconnect technology center for printed circuits; and CloudLabs that enable customers to accelerate a spectrum of cloud, converged infrastructure, and datacenter strategies. It also provides design and engineering services, such as contract design and joint development manufacturing services, which cover various technical competencies comprising system architecture, user interface and industrial design, mechanical engineering, technology, enclosure systems, thermal and tooling design, electronic system design, reliability and failure analysis, and component level development engineering; and systems assembly and manufacturing services. In addition, the company offers component product solutions that include rigid and flexible printed circuit board fabrication, and power supplies; after-market and forward supply chain logistics services; and reverse logistics and repair services, which comprise returns management, exchange programs, complex repair, asset recovery, recycling, and e-waste management for consumer and midrange products, printers, smart phones, consumer medical devices, notebook personal computers, set-top boxes, game consoles, infrastructure products. The company was formerly known as Flextronics International Ltd. and changed its name to Flex Ltd. in September 2016. Flex Ltd. was founded in 1990 and is based in Singapore.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Printed circuit boards
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorComputer and Technology
Phone65-6876-9899
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$25.44 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees200,000
OptionableOptionable
Flex (NASDAQ:FLEX) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Flex's stock symbol?
Flex trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FLEX."
How will Flex's stock buyback program work?
Flex declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Tuesday, August 21st 2018, which permits the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 6.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Flex's earnings last quarter?
Flex Ltd (NASDAQ:FLEX) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 30th. The technology company reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.30 by $0.04. The technology company earned $6.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.77 billion. Flex had a return on equity of 4.47% and a net margin of 0.52%. Flex's revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.31 EPS. View Flex's Earnings History.
When is Flex's next earnings date?
What guidance has Flex issued on next quarter's earnings?
Flex updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 30th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.25 to $0.28 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.26. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.20 billion to $6.60 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.48 billion.Flex also updated its Q4 2019 guidance to $0.25-0.28 EPS.
What price target have analysts set for FLEX?
10 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Flex's shares. Their forecasts range from $9.00 to $19.00. On average, they anticipate Flex's share price to reach $15.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 46.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Flex.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Flex?
10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Flex in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Flex.
Has Flex been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about FLEX stock have been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Flex earned a media sentiment score of 2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the technology company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.
Are investors shorting Flex?
Flex saw a decline in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 16,136,738 shares, a decline of 14.2% from the January 15th total of 18,811,870 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 8,205,805 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Currently, 3.1% of the company's stock are sold short. View Flex's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Flex's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Flex include Jabil (JBL), Sanmina (SANM), Plexus (PLXS), TTM Technologies (TTMI), Celestica (CLS), Benchmark Electronics (BHE), CTS (CTS), Kimball Electronics (KE), Park Electrochemical (PKE), Sparton (SPA), SMTC (SMTX), IEC Electronics (IEC), NANO DIMENSION/S (NNDM), SigmaTron International (SGMA) and Eltek (ELTK).
Who are Flex's key executives?
Flex's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Christopher E. Collier, Chief Financial Officer (Age 50)
- Mr. François P. Barbier, Pres of Global Operations & Components (Age 60)
- Mr. Scott Offer, Exec. VP & Gen. Counsel (Age 54)
- Mr. Paul J. Humphries, Pres of High Reliability Solutions (Age 64)
- Mr. Mark Holman, Pres of Strategy, Investments & Marketing
Who are Flex's major shareholders?
Flex's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Victory Capital Management Inc. (3.83%), Boston Partners (2.76%), BlackRock Inc. (1.90%), Pzena Investment Management LLC (1.70%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.66%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.64%). Company insiders that own Flex stock include Christopher Collier, David P Bennett, David Scott Offer, Douglas Britt, Francois Barbier, Jennifer Li, Lay Koon Tan, Marc A Onetto, Michael M Mcnamara, Paul Humphries, William D Watkins and Willy C Shih. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Flex.
Which institutional investors are selling Flex stock?
FLEX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Harris Associates L P, Boston Partners, LSV Asset Management, Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Advisors Capital Management LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Millennium Management LLC and Brown Advisory Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Flex company stock in the last year include Christopher Collier, David P Bennett, David Scott Offer, Douglas Britt, Francois Barbier, Jennifer Li, Lay Koon Tan, Michael M Mcnamara and Paul Humphries. View Insider Buying and Selling for Flex.
Which institutional investors are buying Flex stock?
FLEX stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, Brandes Investment Partners LP, Macquarie Group Ltd., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Pzena Investment Management LLC, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund and Two Sigma Advisers LP. Company insiders that have bought Flex stock in the last two years include David Scott Offer and Marc A Onetto. View Insider Buying and Selling for Flex.
How do I buy shares of Flex?
Shares of FLEX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Flex's stock price today?
One share of FLEX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $10.25.
How big of a company is Flex?
Flex has a market capitalization of $5.34 billion and generates $25.44 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $428.53 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.80 on an earnings per share basis. Flex employs 200,000 workers across the globe.
What is Flex's official website?
How can I contact Flex?
Flex's mailing address is 2 CHANGI SOUTH LANE, SINGAPORE U0, 486123. The technology company can be reached via phone at 65-6876-9899 or via email at [email protected]
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