SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) today announced revenue for the second quarter of 2020 of $1.93 billion, operating income of $173 million, net income of $157 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.13. On a non-GAAP* basis, operating income was $233 million, net income was $216 million and diluted earnings per share was $0.18.
GAAP Quarterly Financial ResultsNon-GAAP* Quarterly Financial Results“We delivered strong second quarter results, led by record notebook and server processor sales as Ryzen and EPYC revenue more than doubled from a year ago,” said Dr. Lisa Su, AMD president and CEO. “Despite some macroeconomic uncertainty, we are raising our full-year revenue outlook as we enter our next phase of growth driven by the acceleration of our business in multiple markets.”Q2 2020 ResultsRevenue was $1.93 billion, up 26 percent year-over-year primarily driven by higher Computing and Graphics segment revenue. Revenue was up 8 percent quarter-over-quarter primarily driven by higher Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom segment revenue.Gross margin was 44 percent, up 3 percentage points year-over-year and down 2 percentage points quarter-over-quarter. The year-over-year increase was primarily driven by Ryzen™ and EPYC™ processor sales. The quarter-over-quarter decrease was due to increased semi-custom product sales.Operating income was $173 million compared to operating income of $59 million a year ago and $177 million in the prior quarter. Non-GAAP operating income was $233 million compared to operating income of $111 million a year ago and $236 million in the prior quarter. Operating income improved year-over-year primarily driven by revenue growth and a greater percentage of Ryzen and EPYC processor sales.Net income was $157 million compared to net income of $35 million a year ago and $162 million in the prior quarter. Non-GAAP net income was $216 million compared to net income of $92 million a year ago and $222 million in the prior quarter.Diluted earnings per share was $0.13 compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.03 a year ago and $0.14 in the prior quarter. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.18 compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.08 a year ago and $0.18 in the prior quarter.Cash and cash equivalents were $1.78 billion at the end of the quarter.Quarterly Financial Segment SummaryComputing and Graphics segment revenue was $1.37 billion, up 45 percent year-over-year and down 5 percent quarter-over-quarter. Revenue was higher year-over-year driven by strong Ryzen processor sales. The quarter-over-quarter decline was due to lower graphics processor sales.Client processor average selling price (ASP) was up year-over-year driven by Ryzen processor sales. Client processor ASP was down quarter-over-quarter due to a higher percentage of Ryzen mobile processor sales.GPU ASP was lower year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter due to lower channel sales. Operating income was $200 million compared to $22 million a year ago and $262 million in the prior quarter. The year-over-year increase was driven by higher revenue. The quarter-over-quarter decline was due to higher operating expenses and lower revenue.Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom segment revenue was $565 million, down 4 percent year-over-year and up 62 percent quarter-over-quarter. Revenue was lower year-over-year due to lower semi-custom product sales largely offset by higher EPYC processor sales. The quarter-over-quarter increase was driven by higher EPYC processor and semi-custom product sales. Operating income was $33 million compared to $89 million a year ago and an operating loss of $26 million in the prior quarter. The year-over-year decline was due to higher operating expenses and lower revenue. The quarter-over-quarter increase was driven by higher revenue.All Other operating loss was $60 million compared to operating losses of $52 million a year ago and $59 million in the prior quarter.Recent PR HighlightsData center adoption of 2nd Gen AMD EPYC processors continued to accelerate with unique cloud, enterprise and high-performance computing (HPC) wins.Google announced new Confidential Virtual Machines for Google Compute Engine powered exclusively by AMD EPYC processors featuring AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization. These Confidential VMs provide customers with data security and high-performance cloud computing enabled by advanced security features on AMD EPYC processors.Amazon Web Services (AWS) added its sixth AMD EPYC processor-powered cloud instance family, the new Amazon EC2 C5a instances for customers running compute intensive workloads.Oracle and AMD announced that AMD EPYC processors are bringing class-leading memory bandwidth and core count to the new Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute E3 platform for general purpose and high bandwidth workloads.Dell Technologies, HPE, IBM Cloud, Nutanix, Supermicro, VMware and others announced offerings powered by the new AMD EPYC 7Fx2 processor family that bring high-frequency processing power and per-core performance leadership to enterprise workloads.Dell Technologies announced its first hyperconverged infrastructure system, the VxRail E Series, based on AMD EPYC processors.The new Nvidia DGX A100 system harnesses the performance, core count and PCIe® 4 support of AMD EPYC processors to accelerate diverse AI workloads such as data analytics, training and inference.Commercial momentum for AMD client processors is growing, driven by Ryzen PRO performance, security features and seamless management for the most demanding business environments.Lenovo and AMD announced the Lenovo ThinkStation P620 powered by AMD Ryzen Threadripper™ PRO processors, including a 64-core professional workstation CPU. The new AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO processor family features leadership performance, unrivalled bandwidth and AMD PRO technologies which include enterprise-grade security and manageability features.AMD announced the AMD Ryzen PRO 4000 Series mobile processors, bringing ultimate performance, work anywhere flexibility, security features and seamless manageability for modern IT infrastructures. Enterprise notebooks powered by the AMD Ryzen PRO 4000 Series are available now from HP and Lenovo.AMD expanded its desktop processor portfolio with the 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen 3000XT series desktop processors, featuring higher boost frequencies that deliver elite performance in gaming and content creation compared to prior generation.Apple announced the latest 16-inch MacBook Pro featuring the AMD Radeon™ Pro 5600M mobile GPU, bringing desktop-class graphics performance to users on the go.AMD announced the AMD Radeon™ Pro VII workstation graphics card with AMD Infinity Fabric™ Link technology, delivering exceptional graphics and computing performance for broadcast and engineering professionals.AMD announced it is contributing cloud-based supercomputing systems powered by AMD EPYC processors and AMD Radeon Instinct accelerators as part of the AMD HPC Fund for COVID-19 research. The systems will be delivered to New York University (NYU), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Rice University in partnership with Penguin Computing to provide remote supercomputing capabilities for selected researchers around the world.Current Outlook
AMD’s outlook statements are based on current expectations and contemplate the current COVID-19 environment, global economic backdrop and customer demand signals. The following statements are forward-looking, and actual results could differ materially depending on market conditions, COVID-19 factors and the factors set forth under “Cautionary Statement” below.
For the third quarter of 2020, AMD expects revenue to be approximately $2.55 billion, plus or minus $100 million, an increase of approximately 42 percent year-over-year and 32 percent sequentially. The year-over-year and sequential increases are expected to be primarily driven by Ryzen and EPYC processor sales and next generation semi-custom products. AMD expects non-GAAP gross margin to be approximately 44 percent in the third quarter of 2020. Gross margin is expected to increase year-over-year primarily driven by Ryzen and EPYC processor sales.
AMD now expects 2020 revenue to grow by approximately 32 percent compared to 2019 driven by strength in PC, gaming and data center products. Non-GAAP gross margin is expected to be approximately 45 percent.AMD Teleconference
AMD will hold a conference call for the financial community at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) today to discuss its second quarter 2020 financial results. AMD will provide a real-time audio broadcast of the teleconference on the Investor Relations page of its website at www.amd.com. The webcast will be available for 12 months after the conference call.About AMD
For 50 years, AMD has driven innovation in high-performance computing, graphics and visualization technologies – the building blocks for gaming, immersive platforms and the data center. Hundreds of millions of consumers, leading Fortune 500 businesses and cutting-edge scientific research facilities around the world rely on AMD technology daily to improve how they live, work and play. AMD employees around the world are focused on building great products that push the boundaries of what is possible. For more information about how AMD is enabling today and inspiring tomorrow, visit the AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) website, blog, Facebook and Twitter pages.Cautionary StatementThis press release contains forward-looking statements concerning Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) such as AMD’s expectations regarding its next phase of growth; the features, functionality, performance, availability, timing and expected benefits of AMD products; and AMD’s expected third quarter of 2020 outlook including, revenue and non-GAAP gross margin and the expected drivers and AMD’s expected fiscal 2020 financial outlook, including revenue and non-GAAP gross margin and expected drivers, based on current expectations and contemplated current COVID-19 environment, global economic backdrop and customer demand signals, which are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward looking statements are commonly identified by words such as “would,” “may,” “expects,” “believes,” “plans,” “intends,” “projects” and other terms with similar meaning. Investors are cautioned that the forward-looking statements in this press release are based on current beliefs, assumptions and expectations, speak only as of the date of this press release and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Such statements are subject to certain known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond AMD’s control, that could cause actual results and other future events to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements. Material factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, without limitation, the following: Intel Corporation’s dominance of the microprocessor market and its aggressive business practices; the ability of third party manufacturers to manufacture AMD’s products on a timely basis in sufficient quantities and using competitive technologies; expected manufacturing yields for AMD’s products; AMD’s ability to introduce products on a timely basis with features and performance levels that provide value to its customers; AMD’s ability to generate sufficient revenue and operating cash flow or obtain external financing for research and development or other strategic investments; the loss of a significant customer; AMD’s ability to generate revenue from its semi-custom SoC products; global economic uncertainty; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on AMD’s business, financial condition and results of operations; political, legal, economic risks and natural disasters; the impact of government actions and regulations such as export administration regulations, tariffs and trade protection measures; potential security vulnerabilities; potential IT outages, data loss, data breaches and cyber-attacks; uncertainties involving the ordering and shipment of AMD’s products; quarterly and seasonal sales patterns; the restrictions imposed by agreements governing AMD’s notes and the secured credit facility; the competitive markets in which AMD’s products are sold; the potential dilutive effect if the 2.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 are converted; market conditions of the industries in which AMD products are sold; AMD’s reliance on third-party intellectual property to design and introduce new products in a timely manner; AMD’s reliance on third-party companies for the design, manufacture and supply of motherboards, software and other computer platform components; AMD’s reliance on Microsoft Corporation and other software vendors’ support to design and develop software to run on AMD’s products; AMD’s reliance on third-party distributors and add-in-board partners; future impairments of goodwill and technology license purchases; AMD’s ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; AMD’s indebtedness; AMD’s ability to generate sufficient cash to service its debt obligations or meet its working capital requirements; AMD’s ability to repurchase its outstanding debt in the event of a change of control; the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry; the impact of acquisitions, joint ventures and/or investments on AMD’s business; the impact of modification or interruption of AMD’s internal business processes and information systems; the availability of essential equipment, materials or manufacturing processes; compatibility of AMD’s products with some or all industry-standard software and hardware; costs related to defective products; the efficiency of AMD’s supply chain; AMD’s ability to rely on third party supply-chain logistics functions; AMD’s stock price volatility; worldwide political conditions; unfavorable currency exchange rate fluctuations; AMD’s ability to effectively control the sales of its products on the gray market; AMD’s ability to adequately protect its technology or other intellectual property; current and future claims and litigation; potential tax liabilities; and the impact of environmental laws, conflict minerals-related provisions and other laws or regulations. Investors are urged to review in detail the risks and uncertainties in AMD’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to AMD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 28, 2020.AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, EPYC, Radeon, Ryzen, Athlon and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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