Sandisk ($SNDK) reported fiscal Q4 yesterday: revenue of $8.97 billion, up 51% quarter-over-quarter and 372% year-over-year.
Four takeaways from the call:
NAND MARKET OUTLOOK
CFO Luis Visoso: “We estimate the NAND market will exceed $300 billion in revenue in CY 2026, up 3x year-over-year… the NAND market will approach $500 billion in revenue in CY 2027.”
COMMITTED SUPPLY
CEO David Goeckeler: “A little bit more than 50% of our supply for FY 2027… is already committed… In FY 2028, that steps up to two-thirds.”
AGREEMENT DURATION
CFO Luis Visoso: “The length of our NBMs [New Business Model agreements] varies, extending up to 5 years, with a weighted average duration of over 4 years.”
MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT MARGINS ~80%
CEO David Goeckeler: “We’re committing supply to customers that are willing to commit for years in advance at the economics we guided to last quarter… We guided to about 80% gross margin. The rest of the portfolio floats.”