AMD

AMD Reports First Quarter Results

• AMD revenue $1.59 billion, 6 percent sequential decrease and a 2 percent decrease year-over-year

• Net loss $590 million, loss per share $0.80, operating loss $580 million

• Non-GAAP(1) net income $92 million, earnings per share $0.12, operating income $138 million

• Gross margin 2 percent, non-GAAP gross margin 46 percent

Madrid – April. 20, 2012 – AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced revenue for the first quarter of 2012 of $1.59 billion, net loss of $590 million, or $0.80 per share, and operating loss of $580 million.  The company reported non-GAAP net income of $92 million, or $0.12 per share, and non-GAAP operating income of $138 million.  First quarter non-GAAP net income excludes: the previously disclosed charge of $703 million for a limited waiver of exclusivity of certain 28 nanometer (nm) APU products from GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.(GF) related to the 2012 Amendment to the Wafer Supply Agreement; amortization of acquired intangible assets of $1 million; a restructuring charge of $8 million; SeaMicro, Inc. (SeaMicro) acquisition costs of $6 million, and a tax benefit related to the SeaMicro acquisition of $36 million.

“AMD delivered solid results in the first quarter as we remain focused on improving our execution, delivering innovative products, and building a company around a strategy to deliver strong cash flow and earnings growth,” said Rory Read, AMD president and CEO. “A complete top-to-bottom introduction of new APU offerings, combined with ample product supply resulting from continued progress with our manufacturing partners, positions us to win and grow.”

GAAP Financial Results

  Q1-12 Q4-11 Q1-11
Revenue $1.59B $1.69B $1.61B
Operating income (loss) $(580)M $71M $54M
Net income (loss) / Earnings (loss) per share $(590)M/$(0.80) $(177)M/$(0.24) $510M/$0.68

 

Non-GAAP Financial Results1

Q1-12 Q4-11 Q1-11
Revenue $1.59B $1.69B $1.61B
Operating income $138M $172M $92M
Net income / Earnings per share $92M/$0.12 $138M/$0.19 $56M/$0.08

Quarterly Summary

– Gross margin was 2 percent due to the previously disclosed charge of $703 million for a limited waiver of exclusivity for certain 28nm APU products from GF.

– Non-GAAP gross margin was 46 percent, flat sequentially.

– Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balance, including long-term marketable securities, was $1.71 billion at the end of the quarter.

– Cash payments in the quarter included $281 million related to the SeaMicro acquisition and $150 million related to the limited waiver of exclusivity of certain 28nm APU products from GF.

– AMD’s first quarter of 2011 had 14 weeks of business compared to 13 weeks for the first quarter of 2012.

– Computing Solutions segment revenue decreased eight percent sequentially and was flat year-over-year. The sequential decrease was driven by seasonally lower sales in the Client business.

-Operating income was $124 million, compared with $165 million in Q411 and $100 million in Q111.

– Microprocessor ASP decreased sequentially and was flat year-over-year.

– AMD announced and began shipping the follow-on to its essential notebook platform “Brazos,” its bestselling platform ever. The new essential notebook platform, codenamed “Brazos 2.0,” delivers improved performance, extended battery life and many new features.  Systems based on “Brazos 2.0” are expected to be available in the second quarter.

– AMD ramped volume production of its second generation A-Series APU, codenamed “Trinity,” in anticipation of global notebook availability from leading OEMs in the second quarter.  “Trinity” delivers twice the performance-per-watt  compared with AMD’s current generation A-Series APU.  Systems powered by “Trinity” will enable outstanding entertainment and gaming performance with superior battery life.

– Dell, Tyan, MSI and Fujitsu are among the partners that introduced systems based on AMD Opteron™ 3200 processors targeting hosting customers who require enterprise-class reliability at desktop-class price points. The new server platform delivers price-performance and power-per-core advantages compared to competitive offerings.

– Telus, a leading Canadian Telecommunications provider, selected the AMD Opteron 6200 Series processors to power its latest offering, the TELUS AgilIT Virtual Private Cloud.

– AMD announced two new heterogeneous computing milestones, both with the objective of enhancing the user experience and nurturing future software development. AMD announced an investment through AMD Ventures in Nuvixa, Inc., a developer of gesture-based video communication and presentation solutions, and the first AMD Fusion Center of Innovation was established at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Graphics segment revenue was flat sequentially and decreased 7 percent year-over-year.  GPU revenue was up in a seasonally down quarter, due to higher improved desktop GPU ASP in the channel, offset by seasonally lower game console royalty revenue.  The year-over-year decrease was primarily driven by lower demand for desktop and mobile graphics.

– Operating income was $34 million, compared with $27 million in Q411 and $19 million in Q111.

– GPU ASP was flat sequentially and increased year-over-year.

– AMD reached a major milestone with worldwide availability of its full line of next generation 28nm AMD RadeonTM HD 7000 Series desktop GPUs in less than three months. In addition to the AMD Radeon HD 7950 Series GPU, AMD introduced the first graphics card to break the 1 GHz barrier, the AMD Radeon HD 7770 GPU. AMD also launched the AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series GPU featuring 2GB of GDDR5 memory for serious gamers.

Corporate

o   AMD announced an amended Wafer Supply Agreement with GF that established a negotiated wafer pricing based on a take or pay arrangement in 2012 and established a framework for wafer pricing in 2013. AMD transferred its remaining ownership interest in GF to GF and GF waived the exclusivity arrangement for AMD to manufacture certain 28nm APU products at GF for a specified period.

o   AMD acquired SeaMicro, Inc., a pioneer in energy-efficient, high-bandwidth microservers.  The acquisition accelerates the company’s strategy to deliver disruptive server technology and positions AMD to expand its current server offerings to provide customers and partners with low-power, low-cost, high-bandwidth server solutions.

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.

AMD expects revenue to increase 3 percent, plus or minus 3 percent, sequentially for the second quarter of 2012.

For additional detail regarding AMD’s results and outlook please see the CFO commentary posted at quarterlyearnings.amd.com.

 


 

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Non-GAAP Net Income 1

(Millions except per share amounts) Q1-12 Q4-11 Q1-11
GAAP net income (loss) / Earnings (loss) per share $  (590) $  (0.80) $  (177) $  (0.24) $  510 $  0.68
Limited waiver of exclusivity from GLOBALFOUNDRIES (703) (0.94)
Impairment of investment in GLOBALFOUNDRIES (209) (0.28)
Dilution gain in investee, net 492 0.66
Payment to GLOBALFOUNDRIES (24) (0.03)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets (1) (3) (9) (0.01)
Legal settlement (5) (0.01)
Loss on debt repurchase (1)
Restructuring charges, net (8) (0.01) (98) (0.13)
Loss from discontinued operations* (4) (0.01)
SeaMicro acquisition costs (6) (0.01)
Tax benefit related to SeaMicro acquisition 36 0.05
Non-GAAP net income / Earnings per share $    92 $  0.12 $  138 $  0.19 $  56 $  0.08

* Loss on discontinued operations consists of charges related to the sale of our DTV division to Broadcom which occurred in 2008.

 

Reconciliation of GAAP Operating Income (Loss) to Non-GAAP Operating Income 1

(Millions) Q1-12 Q4-11 Q1-11
GAAP operating income (loss) $  (580) $  71 $   54
Limited waiver of exclusivity  from GLOBALFOUNDRIES (703)
Payment to GLOBALFOUNDRIES (24)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets (1) (3) (9)
Legal settlement (5)
Restructuring charges, net (8) (98)
SeaMicro acquisition costs (6)
Non-GAAP operating income $  138 $  172 $   92

 

 

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Gross Margin 1

(Millions except percentages) Q1-12 Q4-11 Q1-11
GAAP Gross Margin $   27 $  773 $  691
GAAP Gross Margin % 2% 46% 43%
Limited waiver of exclusivity from GLOBALFOUNDRIES (703)
Payment to GLOBALFOUNDRIES (24)
Legal settlements (5)
Non-GAAP Gross Margin $  730 $  773 $ 720
Non-GAAP Gross Margin % 46% 46% 45%

 

 

1 In this press release, in addition to GAAP financial results, the Company has provided non-GAAP financial measures including non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP earnings per share and non-GAAP gross margin. These non-GAAP financial measures reflect certain adjustments as presented in the tables in this press release.  The Company also provided Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP Adjusted free cash flow as supplemental measures of its performance. These items are defined in the footnotes to the selected corporate data tables provided at the end of this press release. The Company is providing these financial measures because it believes this non-GAAP presentation makes it easier for investors to compare its operating results for current and historical periods and also because the Company believes it assists investors in comparing the Company’s performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that it does not believe are indicative of its core operating performance and for the other reasons described in the footnotes to the selected data tables. Refer to corresponding tables at the end of this press release for additional AMD data.