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To: Steve Porter who wrote (27416)	6/15/1998 1:54:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 33344

Steve - Re: "Now I have a question for your Paul. How many years did it take Intel to reliably make money every quarter? " Intel was founded in August, 1968 and went public in 1971. I can't find 1971 financial data, but my "guess" is that Intel was profitable for the whole year. I do have financial data from 1972 onwards. Intel posted quarterly profits from Jan. 1972 through Q2, 1985 - making 54 straight profitable quarters. Intel posted a loss for Q2 and Q3 of 1985 - but "eked" out a small yearly profit for all of 1985. Intel posted a LOSS for all of 1986 - posting losses in all 4 quarters of 1986. Intel has been profitable every quarter since - starting in Q1 of 1987. The answer to your question is - it took Intel no more than 3 or 3 1/4 years to become profitable on a quarterly basis. Paul