{"id":68152,"date":"2026-06-09T23:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T23:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/68152\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T23:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T23:18:15","slug":"super-micro-stock-tumbles-on-7-billion-financing-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/68152\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Micro stock tumbles on $7 billion financing plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Super Micro Computer CEO Charles Liang speaks at the Raise summit in Paris on July 8, 2025. <\/p>\n<p>Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/SMCI\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Super Micro Computer<\/a> shares sank 9% in extended trading on Tuesday after the computer server maker announced $7 billion in equity-related financing deals to help to cover the cost of hardware component purchases.<\/p>\n<p>The company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260609797060\/en\/Supermicro-Announces-Proposed-%247.0-Billion-of-Equity-and-Equity-linked-Financing-Transactions-To-Fund-AI-Orders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a> it&#8217;s planning $5 billion in underwritten stock offerings and a $2 billion at-the-market offering, starting in July, through arrangements with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/JPM\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JPMorgan Chase<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/GS\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Goldman Sachs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/C\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Citigroup<\/a>. Companies often see their share price drop after announcing stock sales, as investors prepare to see their existing holdings diluted in value. <\/p>\n<p>Super Micro is the latest company tied to the artificial intelligence boom that&#8217;s turning to the financial markets for more capital. Earlier this month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/GOOGL\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alphabet<\/a>, which offers AI models and cloud infrastructure for model builders such as Anthropic, said it would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/06\/01\/alphabet-to-raise-80-billion-from-stock-sales-to-fund-ai-buildout.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sell $85 billion<\/a> in stock, including a $10 billion investment from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/BRK.B\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Berkshire Hathaway<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Super Micro said in Tuesday&#8217;s statement that it&#8217;s received $39 billion in AI server orders from more than 20 customers during the past few weeks. Demand for AI-ready servers has been climbing sharply, lifting Super Micro&#8217;s revenue in the March quarter over 100% from a year earlier. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/DELL\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dell<\/a> said revenue from its Infrastructure Solutions Group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/05\/28\/dell-q1-earnings-report-2027.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">grew 181%<\/a> year over year.<\/p>\n<p>Before the after-house drop, Super Micro shares were up about 39% so far this year. In March, the company said a co-founder resigned from its board after he was named in a federal indictment over allegations of smuggling equipment containing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/NVDA\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nvidia<\/a> AI chips into China.<\/p>\n<p>Super Micro CEO Charles Liang told analysts on the company&#8217;s earnings call in May that the cost of memory has more than tripled in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/video\/2026\/05\/29\/dell-valuation-is-stretched-at-these-levels-says-truists-matthew-niknam.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dell valuation is stretched at these levels, says Truist&#8217;s Matthew Niknam<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"InlineVideo-videoThumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/108314101-17800865161780086513-46237814679-1080pnbcnews.jpg\" alt=\"Dell valuation is stretched at these levels, says Truist's Matthew Niknam\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Super Micro Computer CEO Charles Liang speaks at the Raise summit in Paris on July 8, 2025. 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