Ambarella (AMBA) beat the Street's revenue estimates and its management issued an upbeat quarterly guidance in its Q3 earnings report three weeks ago. While that may seem like a precursor for a robust investment opportunity at the first glance, it isn't. The chipmaker poses a few risk factors - fall in purchase commitments, revenue pulled ahead from future quarters, and opaque guidance on computer vision ((CV)) chips - that can potentially hurt long-side shareholders in the coming weeks and months. Let's take a closer look at it all.
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