Super Micro Computer (SMCI) is an artificial intelligence (AI) hardware company valued at a market cap of $12.6 billion. It develops servers and storage solutions that meet the requirements of AI workloads,

Analysts at Mizuho fear that the lack of an auditor (and possible challenges in getting a new one) could lead to a delisting from the Nasdaq exchange. This could dramatically reduce Supermicro's liquidity by forcing it to trade over the counter, a designation that could make shares harder to access, likely hurting the company's valuation.

Super Micro Computer Inc. (SMCI) shares plummeted more than 24% on Wednesday after the AI hardware company released a disappointing preliminary first-quarter report and failed to confirm a timeline for its actual first-quarter results.