PREVIEW: Super Micro Computer flat ahead of quarterly earnings
** Shares of Super Micro Computer SMCI.O flat at $26.18 ahead of its quarterly earnings result due after markets close
** SMCI notified investors last week of Ernst & Young's resignation as the company's auditor, fanning investor worries about the AI server maker's accounting practices
** The accounting firm cited, among other reasons, its unwillingness to be associated with financial statements prepared by SMCI management
** The stock closed ~33% lower following the announcement, its biggest daily pct drop since Oct 2018
** Analysts expect SMCI's revenue and earnings per share to more than double to $6.4 bln and 75 cents, respectively
** SMCI's revenue and EPS have met expectations in six out of the last 8 quarters, per LSEG data
** SMCI is down ~8% YTD vs ~22% YTD gain in the Nasdaq .IXIC and the ~31% YTD increase in the S&P 500 technology index .SPLRCT
Reporting by Chibuike Oguh in New York
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