Verdens næstestørste producent af processorer, AMD, fik en rekordstor omsætning i 1. kvartal af 2004, og kom ud med et overskud. Omsætning var på US$ 1,236 milliarder, hvilket er mere end US$ 500 millioner end 1. kvartal sidste år. Indtjeningen blev mere moderate US$ 45 millioner.
SUNNYVALE, CA -- April 14, 2004 --AMD (NYSE:AMD) today reported sales of $1.236 billion and net income of $45 million for the quarter ended March 28, 2004. Net income amounted to $0.12 per diluted share.
First quarter sales increased by 73 percent from the first quarter of 2003 and increased by three percent from the fourth quarter of 2003. In the first quarter of 2003, AMD reported sales of $715 million and a net loss of $146 million, or $0.42 per share. In the fourth quarter of 2003, AMD reported sales of $1.2 billion and net income of $43 million, or $0.12 per diluted share.
?Our performance in the first quarter of 2004 was driven by record sales, solid growth and strong execution,? said Robert J. Rivet, AMD?s chief financial officer. ?Our Flash memory and microprocessor businesses delivered solid sales results in a seasonally down quarter and both business lines were profitable. Sales were especially strong in Asia Pacific and Latin America.
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