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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (163988)4/16/2002 7:31:08 PM
From: AK2004  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 186894
 
Ten
congrats , any idea what accounting changes are they talking about?
Regards
-Albert

Intel Says 1st-Qtr Earnings Rise; Sales Meet Forecast (Update4)
2002-04-16 19:16 (New York)

Intel Says 1st-Qtr Earnings Rise; Sales Meet Forecast (Update4)

(Adds information about manufacturing in third paragraph,
comment from company and analyst starting in 10th.)

Santa Clara, California, April 16 (Bloomberg) -- Intel Corp.,
the world's biggest semiconductor maker, said first-quarter net
income rose and sales increased for the first time in five quarters
on higher demand for chips that run personal computers and servers.
The company's shares gained as much as 6.7 percent after Intel
said net income rose to $936 million, or 14 cents a share, from
$485 million, or 7 cents, a year earlier. The earnings increase was
bolstered by an accounting change that reduced acquisition costs.
Sales climbed 1.6 percent to $6.78 billion from $6.68 billion.
Sales of PC and server chips came in a little better than the
company expected, with communications chips dropping more than
predicted, Chief Financial Officer Andy Bryant said in an
interview. Intel said it has updated production with more-efficient
manufacturing processes, boosting profitability, and revenue this
quarter will beat some forecasts.
``The big fears about the June quarter were pretty much
unfounded,'' said Bruce Garelick, an analyst at Loomis Sayles &
Co., which owns 4 million Intel shares and manages $60 billion.
``They gave reasonable guidance for June.''
The Santa Clara, California-based chipmaker's shares rose as
high as $31.50 following the report, after climbing $1.40 to $29.51
in regular U.S. trading. The stock has dropped 6.2 percent this
year.
The company said second-quarter revenue will be $6.4 billion
to $7 billion, compared with the $6.67 billion average estimate of
analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial/First Call.
``That's slightly better than what people were expecting,''
said John Spytek, whose Balyasny Asset Management has been buying
Intel shares today and manages $300 million.

Acquisition Costs

Intel said profit in the recent period would have been
$1 billion, or 15 cents a share, excluding acquisition costs and
expenses from settling a lawsuit. On that basis, which isn't in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, profit
matched the average analyst estimate in a First Call survey.
Intel changed the way it accounts for acquisition costs,
reducing the expenses it must record each quarter. In the recent
quarter, the chipmaker's net income included $111 million in pretax
acquisition costs, compared with $660 million a year earlier.
``There's still no sign of a recovery,'' Bryant said. ``The
forecast for second quarter is essentially a seasonal forecast.''
Revenue climbed in Asia and emerging markets such as Eastern
Europe, President Paul Otellini said on a conference call. Slack
corporate demand in the U.S. and Europe hurt sales, he said.
Bryant said Intel is planning for shipments to rise in the
second half, as it does in most years. Otellini declined to comment
on Intel's forecasts for next year.

Gross Margins

Gross margin, or the percent of sales left after manufacturing
costs, will widen to 53 percent this quarter from 51.3 percent in
the first quarter. The company expects a 53 percent margin for the
year, up from a previous estimate of 51 percent.
Costs are coming down more quickly than expected, Prudential
Securities Inc. analyst Hans Mosesmann said. Intel is building
chips with smaller wires on larger wafers, which reduces production
expenses.
The chipmaker stumbled in 2000, when rival Advanced Micro
Devices Inc. beat Intel over several technical hurdles and had the
fastest processor on the market. Since the November 2000
introduction of the Pentium 4, Intel has regained its lead, adding
faster desktop and laptop chips that are now helping its product
mix and boosting average selling prices.
Fresh chips for mobile computers are due this month, and the
company is on track to unveil a 3 gigahertz Pentium 4 this year,
Otellini said. The current best is 2.4 GHz.
``They've redoubled their efforts on the design and
manufacturing side,'' said Graham Tanaka, president of Tanaka
Capital Management, which owns Intel shares and manages
$160 million. ``Their factory ramp has been fabulous.''

--Cesca Antonelli in the San Francisco newsroom at (415) 743-3532
or at fantonelli@bloomberg.net. Editors: Cohen, *Reichl.

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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (163988)4/16/2002 7:41:21 PM
From: AK2004  Respond to of 186894
 
04:34pm EDT 16-Apr-02 PR Newswire - First Call Wire (Doug Lusk) INTC INTC.N
Intel Reports First-Quarter Results (PART 1 of 5)

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2002--Intel
Corporation (Nasdaq:INTC)

First-Quarter Earnings Per Share $0.14;
First-Quarter Earnings Excluding
Acquisition-Related Costs(1) $0.15 Per Share;
Results Include Impact of Intergraph Agreement

-- Intel Investor Relations Web site: www.intc.com

-- Q1 earnings conference call live on Web site at 2:30 p.m. PDT

-- Conference call replay number: 719/457-0820; confirmation
code 676859

-- Replay available shortly after end of conference call through
April 23

Intel Corporation today announced first-quarter revenue of $6.8
billion, down 3 percent sequentially and up 2 percent year-over-year.
First-quarter net income was $936 million, up 86 percent
sequentially and up 93 percent year-over-year. Earnings per share were
$0.14, up 100 percent from $0.07 in both the first and fourth quarters
of 2001. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP), earnings in the 2001 periods reflect charges for the
amortization of goodwill, which is no longer amortized in the current
year with the adoption of FASB statement 142.
Net income excluding acquisition-related costs(1) was $1.0
billion, up 2 percent sequentially and down 7 percent year-over-year.
First-quarter earnings excluding acquisition-related costs were $0.15
per share, flat with the fourth quarter of 2001 and down 6 percent
from the first quarter of 2001.
Intel and Intergraph Corporation yesterday announced the
settlement of certain patent infringement litigation. The companies
signed a cross licensing agreement, and ownership of various patents
was transferred to Intel. Under the agreement, Intel will pay $300
million to Intergraph and has recorded a charge to first-quarter cost
of sales in the amount of $155 million. The remaining $145 million
represents the value of intellectual property assets, which will be
amortized over a number of years according to Intel's accounting
policies. The first-quarter charge reduced earnings per share by
approximately $0.01 on both a GAAP basis and excluding
acquisition-related costs.
Acquisition-related costs in the first quarter consisted of $111
million in amortization of acquisition-related intangibles and other
costs. Intel expects to continue to report earnings excluding
acquisition-related costs through 2002 to provide a consistent basis
for financial comparisons.
"Intel's aggressive R&D and manufacturing investments paid off in
the first quarter, helping our product mix and profitability in a
generally soft environment," said Craig R. Barrett, chief executive
officer. "While demand in emerging markets remains solid, established
markets such as the United States and Europe continue to be impacted
by weak IT spending.
"We picked up the pace of new product introductions, launching the
world's most powerful desktop microprocessors -- the Pentium(R) 4
processor at 2.2 and 2.4 GHz -- along with the first mobile Pentium 4
processors and the first Xeon(TM) processors based on our NetBurst(TM)
microarchitecture," Barrett continued. "We also introduced a wide
range of products based on our new XScale(TM) core for cell phones,
PDAs and network processing. Going forward, we believe our
industry-leading products and manufacturing efficiencies set the stage
for better results when industry demand picks up."
During the quarter, the company paid its quarterly cash dividend
of $0.02 per share. The dividend was paid on March 1 to stockholders
of record on Feb. 7. Intel has paid a regular quarterly cash dividend
for more than nine years.
Also during the quarter, the company repurchased a total of 30.9
million shares of common stock at a cost of $1.0 billion under an
ongoing program. Since the program began in 1990, the company has
repurchased approximately 1.6 billion shares at a total cost of
approximately $27 billion.

BUSINESS OUTLOOK

The following statements are based on current expectations. These
statements are forward-looking, and actual results may differ
materially. These statements do not include the potential impact of
any mergers, acquisitions, divestitures or other business combinations
that may be completed after March 30, 2002.
Intel plans to provide a mid-quarter Business Update to the
Outlook provided below on June 6.
Continuing uncertainty in global economic conditions makes it
particularly difficult to predict product demand and other related
matters.

-- Revenue in the second quarter is expected to be between $6.4
billion and $7.0 billion.

-- Gross margin percentage in the second quarter is expected to
be 53 percent, plus or minus a couple of points, versus 51.3
percent in the first quarter. Intel's gross margin percentage
varies primarily with revenue levels, product mix, product
pricing, changes in unit costs, capacity utilization, and the
timing of factory ramps and associated costs.

-- Gross margin percentage for 2002 is expected to be 53 percent,
plus or minus a few points, higher than the previous
expectation of 51 percent, plus or minus a few points. The
expectation includes the impact of the Intergraph agreement.

-- Expenses (R&D, excluding in-process R&D, plus MG&A) in the
second quarter are expected to be approximately $2.1 billion,
flat with the first quarter. Expenses may vary from this
expectation depending in part on the level of revenue and
profits.

-- R&D spending, excluding in-process R&D, is expected to be
approximately $4.1 billion in 2002.

-- Capital spending for 2002 is expected to be approximately $5.5
billion.

-- Gains or losses from equity investments and interest and other
for the second quarter are expected to be zero due to the
expectation of a net loss on equity investments of
approximately $60 million, primarily as a result of impairment
charges. Gains from equity investments and interest and other
will vary depending on equity market levels and volatility,
the realization of expected gains or losses on investments,
including gains on investments acquired by third parties,
determination of impairment charges, interest rates, cash
balances, and assuming no unanticipated items.

-- The tax rate for 2002 is expected to be approximately 28.4
percent, excluding the impact of acquisition-related costs.

-- Depreciation is expected to be approximately $1.2 billion in
the second quarter and approximately $4.7 billion for the
year, higher than the previous expectation of $4.6 billion.

-- Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles and costs is
expected to be approximately $115 million in the second
quarter. For the full year, amortization of
acquisition-related intangibles and costs is expected to be
approximately $440 million.