stemming the lossesAMD Reports Third Quarter Results
16:15 EDT Thursday, October 18, 2007
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (Business Wire) -- AMD (NYSE:AMD) today reported third quarter 2007 revenue of $1.632 billion, an 18 percent increase compared to the second quarter of 2007 and a 23 percent improvement compared to the third quarter of 2006(1). In the third quarter, AMD reported an operating loss of $226 million, and a net loss of $396 million, or $0.71 per share. Third quarter results include a negative impact of $120 million, or $0.22 per share, due to ATI acquisition-related, integration and severance charges and impairment of assets. In the second quarter of 2007, AMD reported revenue of $1.378 billion and an operating loss of $457 million. In the third quarter of 2006, AMD reported revenue of $1.328 billion and operating income of $121 million.
"We are encouraged by the progress we made in our third quarter financial results. We delivered a strong revenue increase, gained 8 percentage points of gross margin and reduced our operating loss by more than half," said Robert J. Rivet, AMD's Chief Financial Officer. "We sold a record number of microprocessors through our distribution channel and began revenue shipments of Quad-core AMD Opteron(TM) processors in the quarter.
"Graphics segment revenue increased 29 percent sequentially, as customers increasingly adopted AMD's new ATI Radeon HD(TM) 2000 series of graphics processors."
Third quarter charges of $120 million consisted of ATI acquisition-related, integration and severance charges of $78 million and asset impairments of $42 million associated with our ownership of Spansion, Inc. common stock.
($ millions) Q3-07 Q2-07 Q3-06(1)
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Revenue $ 1,632 $ 1,378 $ 1,328
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GAAP Operating income (loss) $ (226) $ (457) $ 121
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Acquisition-related, integration and
severance charges (ARC) $ 78 $ 94 $ 6
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Non-GAAP Operating income (loss) (2)
(3) $ (148) $ (363) $ 127
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Third quarter 2007 gross margin was 41 percent, compared to 33 percent in the second quarter of 2007 and 51 percent in the third quarter of 2006. The increase from the prior quarter was due to increased microprocessor unit shipments, manufacturing efficiencies, improved inventory management, and a richer product mix in the Computing Solutions and Graphics segments.
Computing Solutions
Third quarter Computing Solutions segment revenue was $1.283 billion, a 17 percent sequential increase. The increase was driven primarily by a 19 percent increase in microprocessor revenue. Microprocessor unit shipments increased 16 percent sequentially. Mobile processor unit shipment growth remained strong, increasing 41 percent sequentially and 68 percent year-over-year.
Graphics
Graphics segment revenue of $252 million grew 29 percent from the second quarter of 2007. The success of the new ATI Radeon HD 2000 series of graphics processors led to increased unit shipments and revenue.
Consumer Electronics
Third quarter Consumer Electronics segment revenue was $97 million, compared with $85 million in the second quarter of 2007 driven by improved handheld unit sales and increased game console royalties.
Current Outlook
AMD's outlook statements are based on current expectations. The following statements are forward looking, and actual results could differ materially depending on market conditions and the factors set forth under "Cautionary Statement" below.
In the seasonally up fourth quarter, AMD expects revenue to increase in line with seasonality.
Additional Highlights
-- AMD introduced the world's most advanced x86 processor, the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor.
-- HP, Lenovo, NEC, Packard Bell, Samsung and Toshiba introduced new AMD platforms featuring the combination of AMD processors and the AMD690 chipset.
-- Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Toshiba, among others, began offering desktop and notebook systems featuring the ATI Radeon HD 2000 series of graphics processors.
-- AMD was named Best-in-Class Supplier for Standard Silicon in Sun Microsystems' 2007 Supplier Awards program, was also awarded CMP Channel's VAR Business 2007 Tech Innovator of the Year award for the server category, and AMD's quad-core processor technology won 2007 Best of VMworld Awards for the Green Computing category.
-- AMD licensed graphics technology to Freescale Semiconductor and Qualcomm.
-- AMD completed a $1.5 billion convertible debt offering and used the net proceeds, together with available cash, to repay in full the $1.7 billion outstanding balance of the term loan used to acquire ATI.