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SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2004--Intel Corporation today
announced second-quarter revenue of $8.05 billion, approximately flat
sequentially and up 18 percent year-over-year.
Second-quarter net income was $1.8 billion, flat sequentially and up 96
percent year-over-year. Earnings per share were 27 cents, up 4 percent
sequentially and up 93 percent from 14 cents in the second quarter of 2003.
"Intel continued to post strong year-over-year results in the second quarter
as our microprocessor business followed seasonal trends and our communications
business grew nicely, led by flash memory," said Intel CEO Craig R. Barrett. "We
had a notable quarter with respect to new product launches with the introduction
of 90 nm processors for mobile and the enterprise market segment along with our
Grantsdale chipset for the desktop which delivers some of the most significant
PC platform enhancements in a decade. Looking to the second half, we will use
our investments in leading-edge capacity to drive growth in our core
microprocessor business and expand our presence in chipsets, flash and other
communications products."
Intel's second-quarter results included a previously disclosed $62-million
reversal of previously accrued taxes primarily related to the closing of a state
income tax audit, as well as an adjustment to the effective tax rate. These
items increased second-quarter earnings-per-share by 1.7 cents. Intel's
first-quarter results included a legal settlement charge that reduced earnings
per share by 1.7 cents.
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
The following statements are based on current expectations. These statements
are forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially. Please see the
Risk Factors Regarding Forward-Looking Statements in this release for a
description of certain risk factors that could cause actual results to differ,
and refer to Intel's annual and quarterly reports on file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a more complete description of the risks.
These statements do not include the potential impact of any mergers,
acquisitions, divestitures or other business combinations that may be completed
after July 12.
-- Revenue in the third quarter is expected to be between $8.6
billion and $9.2 billion.
-- Gross margin percentage in the third quarter is expected to be
approximately 60 percent, plus or minus a couple of points. Intel's
gross margin percentage varies primarily with revenue levels, product
mix and pricing, changes in unit costs and inventory valuation,
capacity utilization, and the timing of factory ramps and associated
costs.
-- The gross margin percentage for 2004 is now expected to be 60
percent, plus or minus a couple of points, as compared to the previous
expectation of 62 percent, plus or minus a few points. The company
expects faster growth in products such as flash memories, chipsets and
motherboards that have lower margins. In addition, Intel expects
microprocessor margins to increase at a rate slower than previously
expected due to a slight reduction in microprocessor average selling
prices and a slower than expected reduction in microprocessor unit
costs.
-- Expenses (R&D plus MG&A) in the third quarter are expected to
be approximately $2.5 billion. Expenses, particularly certain
marketing- and compensation-related expenses, vary depending on the
level of revenue and profits.
-- The R&D spending expectation for 2004 is unchanged at
approximately $4.8 billion.
-- The capital spending expectation for 2004 is unchanged at
between $3.6 billion and $4.0 billion.
-- Gains from equity investments and interest and other in the
third quarter are expected to be approximately $50 million.
-- The tax rate for the third quarter is now expected to be
approximately 31 percent, as compared to the previous expectation of
approximately 32 percent, primarily due to an increase in the
estimated tax benefit for export sales. The tax rate expectation is
based on current expected income and assumes Intel continues to
receive tax benefits for export sales. The tax rate may be affected by
changes in tax law, the closing of acquisitions or divestitures, the
jurisdiction in which profits are determined to be earned and taxed,
the resolution of issues arising from tax audits with various tax
authorities, and the ability to realize deferred tax assets.
-- Depreciation is expected to be between $1.1 billion and $1.2
billion in the third quarter and approximately $4.6 billion for the
year.
-- Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles and costs is
expected to be approximately $40 million in the third quarter and
approximately $175 million for the full year.
SECOND-QUARTER REVIEW AND RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Financial Review
-- The gross margin percentage for the second quarter was 59.4
percent, below the revised expectation of between 60 percent and 61
percent due to an unanticipated $38-million charge for a chipset
manufacturing excursion that occurred late in the quarter and revenue
being slightly below the midpoint of the updated range.
-- Gains from equity investments and interest and other in the
quarter were $39 million, below the previous expectation of
approximately $60 million, primarily due to higher than expected
impairments.
-- The effective tax rate for the quarter was 27.4 percent
including the $62-million reversal of previously accrued taxes and an
adjustment for an increase in the estimated tax benefit for export
sales.
-- Inventory levels grew by approximately $427 million during the
quarter, with approximately half of the increase coming from
microprocessor inventories, and the balance primarily from flash
memory and chipset inventories.
Key Product Trends (Sequential)
-- Intel Architecture microprocessor units were lower. The average
selling price was just below the first-quarter level.
-- Chipset units were higher.
-- Motherboard units set a record.
-- Flash memory units were significantly higher.
-- Connectivity product units set a record.
Intel Architecture Business
During the quarter, Intel introduced 22 microprocessors built on 90 nm
lithography and 300 mm wafers, as well as the first chipsets using the company's
130 nm technology. The introductions bring new microprocessor and platform
technology to a wide range of desktop, notebook, workstation and server systems.
For the desktop, Intel introduced a new family of chipsets designed to help
make home PCs more entertaining and business PCs more productive and secure.
Formerly code-named Grantsdale and Alderwood, the Intel® 915 G/P and 925X
Express chipsets deliver some of the most significant PC platform enhancements
in a decade, including support for high-definition video, 7.1 surround sound
audio and dual displays. Intel also introduced six Pentium® 4 processors with
Hyper-Threading (HT) technology that can be used with the new chipsets to help
users better enjoy digital music, photos, videos and games on the PC. The
company also introduced four Celeron® D processors for value desktop systems.
In mobile, the company launched new Intel® Pentium® M processors designed
to boost the performance of wireless-enabled notebooks based on Intel®
Centrino mobile technology. Formerly code-named Dothan, the processors
include new design features such as increased on-die cache memory that enhance
the way wireless notebook users work, learn, play and communicate. The company
also introduced several Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 processors for
desktop-equivalent notebooks and a Celeron® M processor for value notebooks.
For the enterprise, Intel introduced new Intel® Xeon® processors, formerly
code-named Nocona, which together with the Intel® E7525 chipset bring new
capabilities and performance levels to workstations. The platforms support HT
Technology, an 800 MHz system bus, PCI Express graphics and I/O, DDR2 memory,
64-bit memory extension technology for working with data sets greater than 4 GB,
and Demand Based Switching with enhanced Intel® SpeedStep® technology for
lower power consumption. Server platforms based on the new Intel Xeon processors
are expected to be introduced during the third quarter.
The Itanium® 2 processor continued to gain acceptance in commercial IT
deployments at companies including The Body Shop, Procter & Gamble and Volvo.
Software availability for the Itanium processor grew with the commercial release
of SAS(1) 9 business intelligence software optimized for Itanium 2-based
servers. Intel showed the first wafers of a next-generation Itanium processor
code-named Montecito that contains 1.7 billion transistors. Montecito is
expected to deliver up to twice the performance of current Itanium processors
and is scheduled to be the company's first dual-core processor when introduced
in 2005.
In high-performance computing, the Top500(1) ranking for June reported that
more than half of the world's 500 fastest supercomputers are based on Intel Xeon
and Itanium 2 processors, up from just one Intel-based system in the June 2001
ranking. The Itanium-based "Thunder" system at the Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory was ranked second fastest in the world.