Super Micro Computer CEO Charles Liang speaks at the Raise Summit in Paris on July 8, 2025.
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super microcomputer Shares fell 9% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the computer server maker announced a $7 billion stock-linked financing deal to cover the cost of purchasing hardware components.
The company said it plans to conduct a $5 billion underwritten stock offering and a $2 billion off-market offering starting in July under the arrangement. JP Morgan Chase, goldman sachs and citygroup. Companies often see their stock prices fall after announcing a stock sale, as investors brace for the value of their existing holdings to be diluted.
Super Micro is the latest company linked to the artificial intelligence boom that is turning to financial markets for more money. early this month alphabetThe company, which provides AI models and cloud infrastructure to model builders such as Anthropic, announced it would sell $85 billion in stock, including a $10 billion investment from Anthropic. Berkshire Hathaway.
Supermicro said in a statement Tuesday that it has received $39 billion in AI server orders from more than 20 customers in the past few weeks. Demand for AI-enabled servers is surging, and Super Micro’s March quarter revenue increased more than 100% year over year. Dell The Infrastructure Solutions Group announced a 181% year-over-year increase in revenue.
Before the drop, Super Micro shares had risen about 39% since the beginning of the year. The company announced in March that its co-founder had resigned from its board of directors after he was named in a federal indictment for allegedly smuggling equipment containing the following substances: Nvidia AI chips will be introduced in China.
Supermicro CEO Charles Liang told analysts on an earnings call in May that the cost of memory has more than tripled in recent months.
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