How many racks are they selling? Is that 50% of their revenue? 10%? How sustainable will that be? I understand AI will probably continue to grow, but can they continue cornering such a market with 55% margins?
Fortunately, I opted to pivot towards ratio of total equity, the per-unit activity was a very rough attempt at moving away from abstractions, and that is obviously one of the many flaws in such an exercise.
I already noted the profit margins are incredibly unstable, so I don’t trust the reported figures where they quadrupled inside of a decade. I’m not suggesting it isn’t real, only that it isn’t possible to pin that 55% down as sustainable for any significant period of time, certainly not the 30-50 years is it would take to realize $4T of value at their current pace.
It's close to 90% of their revenue. They will sell about $115B this year, $180B in 2026 and $230B in 2027, with margins staying fairly constant. Their only real competitor is Broadcom, who has slightly worse margin on AI chips.
So my broader argument is that their current performance isn’t a reliable indicator for the future, as so much of their current position is circumstantial. Any investments that rely on their sustaining this sort of performance are inherently flawed as a result.
For the record, most recent graphics revenues were $14.3B, with $116B in compute/networking. [1]
So quite lopsided. That curtails my expectations even further, as this represents a lot of initial infrastructure investments whose long-term expenditures (and viability) remain to be seen.
Fortunately, I opted to pivot towards ratio of total equity, the per-unit activity was a very rough attempt at moving away from abstractions, and that is obviously one of the many flaws in such an exercise.
I already noted the profit margins are incredibly unstable, so I don’t trust the reported figures where they quadrupled inside of a decade. I’m not suggesting it isn’t real, only that it isn’t possible to pin that 55% down as sustainable for any significant period of time, certainly not the 30-50 years is it would take to realize $4T of value at their current pace.