Super Micro Projects Revenue Shortfall on Later Deliveries

The Super Micro Computer Inc. headquarters in San Jose, California.

Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Super Micro Computer Inc., which emerged as a favorite stock among artificial intelligence-obsessed investors last year, unexpectedly issued first-quarter guidance on Thursday that fell far short of Wall Street’s expectations.

The server maker is now expecting to report roughly $5 billion in revenue for the first quarter ended Sept. 30, the San Jose, California-based company saidBloomberg Terminal, citing order “upgrades” that pushed some sales into the second quarter. Analysts had projected about $6.5 billion.