Intel’s first-quarter net profit of $12.6 Bln

Intel today announced first quarter of the fiscal year 2013. Reports show that Intel’s first-quarter revenue of $ 12.6 billion, 2% drop than the $ 12.9 billion in the same period last year, and net profit of 2.045 billion dollars, mobile dvr 25% drop 2.738 billion dollars in the same period last year. Intel’s first-quarter earnings in line with Wall Street analysts ‘ expectations, shares rallied slightly after.

In the quarter ended March 30, Intel’s net profit of 2.045 billion dollars, down 25% over the last year, more than 2.5 billion dollars in the first quarter dropped 17%; earnings per share of 40 cents a share, a year earlier, compared with the previous quarter to 48 cents on the dollar slipped 17%. First quarter of fiscal year 2012, Intel’s net income of us $ 2.738 billion, or 53 cents per share.
Intel’s first-quarter operating profit of $ 2.5 billion, down from $ 3.8 billion in the same period last year, 20% drop compared with $ 3.2 billion in the previous quarter. Intel’s first-quarter revenue of $ 12.6 billion than $ 12.9 billion in the same period last year declined 2%, 7% drop more than $ 13.5 billion in the previous quarter. Intel’s gross margin in the first quarter of 56%, 2%, compared with the previous quarter, and down 8% over the last year. Intel’s first-quarter operating expenses (research and development, General and administrative) for $ 4.5 billion, about US $ 4.6 billion the company previously expected. Intel’s first-quarter rate of 16%.

Intel’scar dvr first-quarter results in line with analysts expectations. Financial information supplier FactSet Research survey, analysts had expected Intel earnings of 40 cents per share in the first quarter, sales of $ 12.6 billion.

Divided by sectors, Intel’s PC client group first-quarter net sales of $ 7.992 billion, US $ 8.451 billion in the same period of last year; operating profit of us $ 2.513 billion, $ 3.491 billion for the same period last year. Intel’s data center group first-quarter net sales of $ 2.585 billion, $ 2.405 billion for the same period last year; operating profit of us $ 1.079 billion, US $ 1.135 billion for the same period last year. Intel Architecture Group first-quarter net sales of $ 978 million, $ 1.075 billion for the same period last year, and operating loss was $ 611 million, operating loss of 312 million dollars for the same period last year. Intel software and services group first-quarter net sales of $ 588 million, up from $ 571 million in the same period last year; an operating loss of us $ 24 million, compared with operating profit of US $ 7 million. All other Intel’s business first-quarter net sales of $ 437 million, $ 356 million for the same period last year.

Intel projected 2013 fiscal second-quarter revenue of $ 12.9 billion, floating up and down 500 million dollars, in line with analysts expectations; gross margin for 58%, floating up and down by two percentage points; operating expenditure (research and development, General and administrative) of about US $ 4.7 billion; equity investments, interest and other expenses amounted to approximately zero; acquisition related amortization of intangible assets amounted to approximately US $ 70 million; depreciation expense of approximately $ 1.7 billion.

Intel isvehicle dvr expected to 2013 fiscal year throughout revenues up achieved lower level of single digits number growth, and previously expected maintained not variable; gross margin for 60%, upper and lower floating several percentage points, and previously expected maintained not variable; operation expenditures (research, and General and administrative) about for 20 billion dollars, upper and lower floating 200 million dollars, and previously expected maintained not variable; merger related intangible assets assessment pin about for 300 million dollars, and previously expected maintained not variable; in 2013 remaining of each quarter in the, rate are about for 27% , And depreciation expense of approximately $ 6.8 billion, floating up and down $ 100 million, and are expected to remain unchanged, capital expenditures amounted to $ 12 billion, floating up and down 500 million dollars, lower than the previously estimated US $ 1 billion.

The same day, shares of Intel rose 0.54 dollars in regular trading on the NASDAQ, closed at $ 21.92, or 2.5%. Then as United States 17:00 (Beijing time, 16th) so far in after-hours trading, Intel shares rose 0.02 dollars again, to $ 21.94, or 0.07%. The last 52 weeks, Intel’s highest pricemobile dvr at 29.27 dollars, the minimum price of US $ 19.23.