Inside Intel: Fool by Numbers
By
Anders Bylund
October 17, 2007
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On Tuesday, Oct. 16, computer chip giant Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) released third-quarter earnings for the period ended Sept. 29.
- The average selling prices for Intel's processors were flat from last quarter, at long last putting an end to a pricing slide. The company also shipped products out in record unit volumes, increasing total revenues significantly for the microprocessor segment.
- The gross margin improvement bears out the same story, along with lower manufacturing costs. The margins also show Intel's newfound willingness to walk away from low-margin deals once in a while. It's not the end of the price war, but you could call it a ceasefire.
- Intel also had a large increase in new unit volume in flash memory chips -- but that segment still reported a sizable operating loss. The company is spinning out some of its flash assets in a joint venture with STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), presumably to limit the negative exposure to a low-profit market.
(Figures in millions, except per-share data)
Income Statement Highlights
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Q3 2007
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Q3 2006
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Change
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Sales
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$10,090
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$8,739
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15.5%
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Net Profit
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$1,860
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$1,301
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43%
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EPS
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$0.31
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$0.22
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40.9%
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Diluted Shares
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5,967
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5,832
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2.3%
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Get back to basics with the income statement.
Margin Checkup
*Expressed in percentage points.
Margins are the earnings engine.
Balance Sheet Highlights
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Assets
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Q3 2007
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Q3 2006
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Change
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Cash + ST Invest.
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$10,796
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$7,123
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51.6%
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Accounts Rec.
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$2,933
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$3,358
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(12.7%)
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Inventory
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$3,541
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$4,477
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(20.9%)
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Liabilities
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Q3 2007
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Q3 2006
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Change
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Accounts Payable
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$2,338
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$2,401
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(2.6%)
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Long-Term Debt
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$1,853
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$2,060
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(10%)
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The balance sheet reflects the company's health.
Cash Flow Highlights
Free cash flow is a Fool's best friend.
Competitive Breakdown
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Y-O-Y Revenue Growth
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Net Income Margin
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Intel
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15.5%
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18.4%
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AMD (NYSE: AMD)
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13.3%
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(43.5%)
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Texas
Instruments (NYSE: TXN)
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(7.4%)
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17.8%
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Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM)
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(4.6%)
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3.8%
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NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA)
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36%
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18.5%
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Using the latest reported numbers from Capital IQ. Nobody is anybody without some context.
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