Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) shares are trading lower Monday morning, pulling back after a strong 60% surge over the past month.
- Super Micro Computer stock is feeling bearish pressure. Why is SMCI stock dropping?
Data Center Constraints Delay Revenue, Fueling $60B+ Order Backlog
Super Micro shares are taking a breather after a strong monthly gain as traders continue to weigh mixed fourth-quarter financial results against executive commentary on long-term growth.
In Super Micro’s fiscal fourth quarter, the company posted earnings per share of $1.70, beating consensus estimates of 62 cents, while revenue of $11.12 billion fell short of the $12.33 billion Street estimate.
Management framed the revenue shortfall not as a sign of slowing demand, but as a temporary execution issue driven by customer deployment schedules.
CEO Charles Liang explained that fourth-quarter revenue was held back by physical data-center infrastructure constraints, including power provisioning, liquid cooling setup and networking readiness. Liang stressed that demand remains at historic highs, pointing to a record backlog built on more than $60 billion in new fourth-quarter orders. Shares staged a swift rally following the company’s quarterly results.
The recent momentum underpins management’s aggressive fiscal 2027 revenue target of $65 billion to $72 billion and a fiscal first-quarter revenue guide of $14.5 billion to $15.5 billion, which surpassed the $12.02 billion analyst consensus and signals a sharp near-term re-acceleration as deferred shipments convert.
Gross Margin Surges on Enterprise Sales Mix
Gross margin expanded sharply to 17.6%, far exceeding prior guidance of 8.2% to 8.4%, though management cautioned that this surge reflects temporary mix shifts rather than a permanent baseline.
CFO David Weigand noted that roughly 75% of the margin expansion resulted from enterprise and channel revenue doubling sequentially to $5.6 billion, while lower tariffs and reduced inventory reserves provided the remaining boost.
Weigand further stated that gross margins should normalize toward 10.4% to 10.8% in the first quarter as large-scale hyperscale shipments resume. Addressing risks tied to rapid GPU architecture transitions, Weigand highlighted the company’s reliance on noncancelable purchase orders and strict component matching, warning that “you don’t want to get caught having to hold that inventory” as hardware evolves.
Liang added that SMCI’s modular Data Center Building Block architecture allows sub-assemblies to be repurposed across hardware generations, minimizing obsolescence risks as the company scales toward 6,000 monthly rack capacity.
SMCI Shares Dip Monday Morning
SMCI Price Action: Super Micro Computer shares were down 3.01% at $38.65 at the time of publication on Monday, according to Benzinga Pro data.
Even with Monday’s pullback, SMCI is still extended above its key moving averages: the stock is trading 22.6% above the 20-day SMA ($31.34) and 21% above the 200-day SMA ($31.74), which often invites mean-reversion dips after sharp advances. Key overhead resistance sits at $45.50, while $31 stands out as a key support zone tied to a prior pivot area and the cluster of moving averages.
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