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. |