Q3 2019 | Q3 2018 | Y/Y | Q2 2019 | Q/Q | |
Revenue ($B) | $1.80 | $1.65 | Up 9% | $1.53 | Up 18% |
Gross margin | 43% | 40% | Up 3 pp | 41% | Up 2 pp |
Operating expense ($M) | $591 | $511 | Up $80 | $562 | Up $29 |
Operating income ($M) | $186 | $150 | Up $36 | $59 | Up $127 |
Net income ($M) | $120 | $102 | Up $18 | $35 | Up $85 |
Earnings per share | $0.11 | $0.09 | Up $0.02 | $0.03 | Up $0.08 |
Q3 2019 | Q3 2018 | Y/Y | Q2 2019 | Q/Q | |
Revenue ($B) | $1.80 | $1.65 | Up 9% | $1.53 | Up 18% |
Gross margin | 43% | 40% | Up 3 pp | 41% | Up 2 pp |
Operating expense ($M) | $539 | $476 | Up $63 | $512 | Up $27 |
Operating income ($M) | $240 | $186 | Up $54 | $111 | Up $129 |
Net income ($M) | $219 | $150 | Up $69 | $92 | Up $127 |
Earnings per share | $0.18 | $0.13 | Up $0.05 | $0.08 | Up $0.10 |
• | Revenue was $1.80 billion, up 9 percent year-over-year and 18 percent quarter-over-quarter due to higher revenue in the Computing and Graphics segment, partially offset by lower revenue in the Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom segment. |
• | Gross margin was 43 percent, up 3 percentage points year-over-year and 2 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, primarily driven by increased RyzenTM and EPYCTM processor sales. |
• | Operating income was $186 million compared to $150 million a year ago and $59 million in the prior quarter. Non-GAAP operating income was $240 million compared to $186 million a year ago and $111 million in the prior quarter. The year-over-year and sequential increases were primarily due to higher revenue in the Computing and Graphics segment. |
• | Net income was $120 million compared to $102 million a year ago and $35 million in the prior quarter. Non-GAAP net income was $219 million compared to $150 million a year ago and $92 million in the prior quarter. |
• | Diluted earnings per share was $0.11 compared to $0.09 a year ago and $0.03 in the prior quarter. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.18 compared to $0.13 a year ago and $0.08 in the prior quarter. |
• | Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $1.2 billion at the end of the quarter. |
• | Computing and Graphics segment revenue was $1.28 billion, up 36 percent year-over-year and sequentially. Higher revenue was primarily driven by increased Ryzen client processor sales. |
• | Client processor average selling price (ASP) increased year-over-year primarily driven by Ryzen desktop processor sales and increased quarter-over-quarter driven by both Ryzen desktop and mobile processor sales. |
• | GPU ASP increased year-over-year driven by higher channel sales and decreased quarter-over-quarter due to a higher proportion of mobile sales. |
• | Operating income was $179 million compared to $100 million a year ago and $22 million in the prior quarter. The year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter increase was primarily due to higher revenue. |
• | Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom segment revenue was $525 million, down 27 percent year-over-year and 11 percent sequentially. The year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter decreases were primarily due to lower semi-custom product revenue, partially offset by higher EPYC processor sales. |
• | Operating income was $61 million, compared to $86 million a year ago and $89 million in the prior quarter. The year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter decreases were due to lower revenue and higher operating expenses. |
• | All Other operating loss was $54 million compared to $36 million a year ago and $52 million in the prior quarter. |
• | AMD launched the 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ processors with record-setting performance across multiple enterprise, cloud and high performance computing workloads, alongside an expansive, global ecosystem of data center partners and customers. |
• | Google announced deployment of 2nd Gen AMD EPYC processors in its internal infrastructure and that it will offer new general-purpose machines powered by the processors on Google Cloud Compute Engine. |
• | Twitter announced that 2nd Gen AMD EPYC processor deployments across its data center infrastructure will lower total cost of ownership by 25 percent while reducing the environmental impact of its data centers. |
• | Cray announced that UK Research and Innovation will leverage Cray’s Shasta supercomputer powered by 2nd Gen AMD EPYC processors for its new ARCHER2 system. Expected to be the UK’s most powerful supercomputer, it will power research across multiple disciplines, including oil and gas, sustainability and health. Cray also announced that the Air Force Weather Agency will use a Cray Shasta system with 2nd Gen AMD EPYC processors to provide comprehensive terrestrial and space weather information to the U.S. Air Force and Army. |
• | Dell Technologies, HPE, Lenovo and others announced support for over a dozen new 2nd Gen AMD EPYC processor-powered platforms for enterprise, HPC and cloud customers. |
• | IBM Cloud and Nokia detailed the performance advantages of 2nd Gen AMD EPYC processors for their cloud and 5G customers, including cloud security improvements, better memory bandwidth for big data and analytics workloads, core scaling and significantly better packet throughput. |
• | Microsoft announced that its new 15-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 will be powered by an AMD Ryzen™ mobile processor. The result of a multi-year co-engineering effort, the system combines the custom AMD Ryzen™ Microsoft Surface Edition processor with an optimized Windows operating system software stack to create an ultra-powerful, ultra-thin notebook with all-day battery life. |
• | Leading PC companies expanded their AMD Ryzen processor-powered offerings with new commercial and consumer offerings, including: |
• | HP and Lenovo announced they will offer new desktop business PCs featuring the recently launched AMD Ryzen™ PRO 3000 Series and AMD Ryzen™ PRO processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics. |
• | AMD also launched the AMD Athlon™ PRO processors with Radeon Vega Graphics. The new processors deliver powerful, energy-efficient performance and commercial-grade reliability. |
• | HP unveiled its first AMD-powered gaming laptop, the Pavilion Gaming 15 Laptop, featuring the 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ 7 mobile processors. HP also announced the Pavilion Gaming Desktop, offering 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ 7 desktop processors. |
• | Lenovo announced that the new consumer-focused IdeaCentre A540 and IdeaPad S540 will offer high-end Ryzen CPU options. |
• | AMD Radeon™ graphics products based on the groundbreaking new RDNA gaming architecture bring powerful performance and advanced features: |
• | AMD announced the AMD Radeon™ RX 5500 Series graphics products, bringing the RDNA architecture to desktop PCs with the Radeon™ RX 5500 graphics card and to notebook PCs with the Radeon™ RX 5500M GPU. Systems will be available from top OEMs including Acer, HP, Lenovo and MSI beginning this November. |
• | AIB partners including Sapphire, MSI, Asus, PowerColor, Gigabyte and XFX released new Radeon™ RX 5700 series graphics cards with incredible designs for multiple form factors. |
• | Microsoft began the public preview for its Project xCloud cloud-based game streaming service, which is powered by the same custom-made SoC used in Xbox One S consoles to deliver a high-quality mobile game streaming experience to players around the world. |
• | AMD was named one of Fast Company’s Best Places to Work for Innovators for 2019, highlighting its commitment to cultivating a workplace where employees can do their best work and push the boundaries of high-performance computing. |
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES | ||||||||||||
(In millions, except per share data) | Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
September 28, 2019 | June 29, 2019 | September 29, 2018 | ||||||||||
GAAP gross margin | $ | 777 | $ | 621 | $ | 661 | ||||||
GAAP gross margin % | 43 | % | 41 | % | 40 | % | ||||||
Stock-based compensation | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
Non-GAAP gross margin | $ | 779 | $ | 623 | $ | 662 | ||||||
Non-GAAP gross margin % | 43 | % | 41 | % | 40 | % | ||||||
GAAP operating expenses | $ | 591 | $ | 562 | $ | 511 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation | 52 | 43 | 35 | |||||||||
Loss contingency on legal matter | — | 7 | — | |||||||||
Non-GAAP operating expenses | $ | 539 | $ | 512 | $ | 476 | ||||||
GAAP operating income | $ | 186 | $ | 59 | $ | 150 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation | 54 | 45 | 36 | |||||||||
Loss contingency on legal matter | — | 7 | — | |||||||||
Non-GAAP operating income | $ | 240 | $ | 111 | $ | 186 | ||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 28, 2019 | June 29, 2019 | September 29, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
GAAP net income / earnings per share | $ | 120 | $ | 0.11 | $ | 35 | $ | 0.03 | $ | 102 | $ | 0.09 | ||||||||||||
Loss on debt redemption/conversion | 40 | 0.03 | — | — | 6 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-cash interest expense related to convertible debt | 6 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 54 | 0.04 | 45 | 0.04 | 36 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Equity income in investee | (1 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Loss contingency on legal matter | — | — | 7 | 0.01 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | — | — | (1 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP net income / earnings per share (1) | $ | 219 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 92 | $ | 0.08 | $ | 150 | $ | 0.13 | ||||||||||||
Shares used and net income adjustment in earnings per share calculation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares used in per share calculation (GAAP) | 1,117 | 1,109 | 1,076 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense add-back to GAAP net income | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares used in per share calculation (Non-GAAP) | 1,212 | 1,210 | 1,177 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense add-back to Non-GAAP net income | $ | 4 | $ | 5 | $ | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
(1) For the three months ended September 28, 2019, Non-GAAP diluted EPS calculation includes the 95 million shares related to the Company’s 2026 Convertible Notes and the associated $4 million interest expense add-back to net income under the "if converted" method. For the three months ended June 29, 2019 and September 29, 2018, Non-GAAP diluted EPS calculation includes the 100.6 million shares related to the Company’s 2026 Convertible Notes and the associated $5 million interest expense add-back to net income under the "if converted" method. |
* | In this earnings press release, in addition to GAAP financial results, AMD has provided non-GAAP financial measures including non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expense, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share. These non-GAAP financial measures reflect certain adjustments as presented in the tables in this earnings press release. AMD has also provided adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow as supplemental non-GAAP measures of its performance. These items are defined in the footnotes to the selected corporate data tables provided at the end of this earnings press release. AMD is providing these financial measures because it believes this non-GAAP presentation makes it easier for investors to compare its operating results for current and historical periods and also because AMD believes it assists investors in comparing AMD’s performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that it does not believe are indicative of its core operating performance and for the other reasons described in the footnotes to the selected data tables. Refer to the data tables at the end of this earnings press release. |
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
September 28, 2019 | June 29, 2019 | September 29, 2018 | September 28, 2019 | September 29, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Net revenue | $ | 1,801 | $ | 1,531 | $ | 1,653 | $ | 4,604 | $ | 5,056 | ||||||||||
Cost of sales | 1,024 | 910 | 992 | 2,685 | 3,146 | |||||||||||||||
Gross margin | 777 | 621 | 661 | 1,919 | 1,910 | |||||||||||||||
Gross margin % | 43 | % | 41 | % | 40 | % | 42 | % | 38 | % | ||||||||||
Research and development | 406 | 373 | 363 | 1,152 | 1,063 | |||||||||||||||
Marketing, general and administrative | 185 | 189 | 148 | 544 | 424 | |||||||||||||||
Licensing gain | — | — | — | (60 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
Operating income | 186 | 59 | 150 | 283 | 423 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (24 | ) | (25 | ) | (30 | ) | (76 | ) | (92 | ) | ||||||||||
Other income (expense), net | (36 | ) | 3 | (6 | ) | (40 | ) | (4 | ) | |||||||||||
Income before income taxes and equity loss | 126 | 37 | 114 | 167 | 327 | |||||||||||||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 7 | 2 | 12 | (4 | ) | 26 | ||||||||||||||
Equity income (loss) in investee | 1 | — | — | — | (2 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net Income | $ | 120 | $ | 35 | $ | 102 | $ | 171 | $ | 299 | ||||||||||
Earnings per share | ||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.31 | ||||||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.28 | ||||||||||
Shares used in per share calculation | ||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | 1,097 | 1,084 | 987 | 1,075 | 976 | |||||||||||||||
Diluted | 1,117 | 1,109 | 1,076 | 1,107 | 1,058 |
September 28, 2019 (1) | December 29, 2018 (2) | |||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,156 | $ | 1,078 | ||||
Marketable securities | 53 | 78 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 1,393 | 1,235 | ||||||
Inventories, net | 1,040 | 845 | ||||||
Prepayment and receivables - related parties | 17 | 34 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 253 | 270 | ||||||
Total current assets | 3,912 | 3,540 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 453 | 348 | ||||||
Operating lease right-of use assets | 205 | — | ||||||
Goodwill | 289 | 289 | ||||||
Investment: equity method | 59 | 58 | ||||||
Other assets | 335 | 321 | ||||||
Total Assets | $ | 5,253 | $ | 4,556 | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Short-term debt, net | $ | — | $ | 136 | ||||
Accounts payable | 763 | 834 | ||||||
Payables to related parties | 215 | 207 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities | 837 | 783 | ||||||
Other current liabilities | 49 | 24 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 1,864 | 1,984 | ||||||
Long-term debt, net | 872 | 1,114 | ||||||
Long-term operating lease liabilities | 201 | — | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 140 | 192 | ||||||
Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||
Capital stock: | ||||||||
Common stock, par value | 11 | 10 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 9,490 | 8,750 | ||||||
Treasury stock, at cost | (53 | ) | (50 | ) | ||||
Accumulated deficit | (7,265 | ) | (7,436 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (7 | ) | (8 | ) | ||||
Total Stockholders' equity | $ | 2,176 | $ | 1,266 | ||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | $ | 5,253 | $ | 4,556 | ||||
(1) During the first quarter of 2019, the Company adopted the new lease accounting standard, ASC 842, Leases, which resulted in an increase to assets and liabilities for leases primarily related to office buildings. The adoption of this standard had no impact to the Company's results of operations or statement of cash flows. | ||||||||
(2) During the second quarter of 2019, GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (GF) ceased being a related party of the Company. All prior period GF related party balances have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. |
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||
September 28, 2019 | September 28, 2019 | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) | ||||||||
Operating activities | $ | 234 | $ | 51 | ||||
Investing activities | $ | 57 | $ | (123 | ) | |||
Financing activities | $ | (98 | ) | $ | 150 |
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
September 28, 2019 | June 29, 2019 | September 29, 2018 | September 28, 2019 | September 29, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Segment and Category Information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Computing and Graphics (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net revenue | $ | 1,276 | $ | 940 | $ | 938 | $ | 3,047 | $ | 3,139 | ||||||||||
Operating income | $ | 179 | $ | 22 | $ | 100 | $ | 217 | $ | 355 | ||||||||||
Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net revenue | $ | 525 | $ | 591 | $ | 715 | $ | 1,557 | $ | 1,917 | ||||||||||
Operating income | $ | 61 | $ | 89 | $ | 86 | $ | 218 | $ | 169 | ||||||||||
All Other (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net revenue | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Operating loss | $ | (54 | ) | $ | (52 | ) | $ | (36 | ) | $ | (152 | ) | $ | (101 | ) | |||||
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net revenue | $ | 1,801 | $ | 1,531 | $ | 1,653 | $ | 4,604 | $ | 5,056 | ||||||||||
Operating income | $ | 186 | $ | 59 | $ | 150 | $ | 283 | $ | 423 | ||||||||||
Other Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | 55 | $ | 58 | $ | 33 | $ | 175 | $ | 122 | ||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (4) | $ | 300 | $ | 163 | $ | 227 | $ | 593 | $ | 651 | ||||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities | $ | 1,209 | $ | 1,128 | $ | 1,056 | $ | 1,209 | $ | 1,056 | ||||||||||
Free cash flow (5) | $ | 179 | $ | (28 | ) | $ | 44 | $ | (124 | ) | $ | (208 | ) | |||||||
Total assets | $ | 5,253 | $ | 5,102 | $ | 4,347 | $ | 5,253 | $ | 4,347 | ||||||||||
Total debt | $ | 872 | $ | 1,031 | $ | 1,303 | $ | 872 | $ | 1,303 |
(1) The Computing and Graphics segment primarily includes desktop and notebook processors and chipsets, discrete and integrated graphics processing units (GPUs), data center and professional GPUs, and development services. The Company also licenses portions of its intellectual property portfolio. | ||||||||||
(2) The Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom segment primarily includes server and embedded processors, semi-custom System-on-Chip (SoC) products, development services and technology for game consoles. The Company also licenses portions of its intellectual property portfolio. | ||||||||||
(3) All Other category primarily includes certain expenses and credits that are not allocated to any of the operating segments. Also included in this category is stock-based compensation expense. | ||||||||||
(4) Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA* |
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
September 28, 2019 | June 29, 2019 | September 29, 2018 | September 28, 2019 | September 29, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
GAAP net income | $ | 120 | $ | 35 | $ | 102 | $ | 171 | $ | 299 | ||||||||||
Interest expense | 24 | 25 | 30 | 76 | 92 | |||||||||||||||
Other (income) expense, net | 36 | (3 | ) | 6 | 40 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 7 | 2 | 12 | (4 | ) | 26 | ||||||||||||||
Equity (income) loss in investee | (1 | ) | — | — | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 54 | 45 | 36 | 140 | 101 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 60 | 52 | 41 | 158 | 127 | |||||||||||||||
Loss contingency on legal matter | — | 7 | — | 12 | — | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 300 | $ | 163 | $ | 227 | $ | 593 | $ | 651 |
(5) Free Cash Flow Reconciliation** |
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
September 28, 2019 | June 29, 2019 | September 29, 2018 | September 28, 2019 | September 29, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
GAAP net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | 234 | $ | 30 | $ | 77 | $ | 51 | $ | (86 | ) | |||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (55 | ) | (58 | ) | (33 | ) | (175 | ) | (122 | ) | ||||||||||
Free cash flow | $ | 179 | $ | (28 | ) | $ | 44 | $ | (124 | ) | $ | (208 | ) |
* | The Company presents “Adjusted EBITDA” as a supplemental measure of its performance. Adjusted EBITDA for the Company is determined by adjusting GAAP net income for interest expense, other income (expense), net, provision (benefit) for income taxes, equity income (loss) on investee, stock-based compensation, and depreciation and amortization expense. In addition, the Company also included a loss contingency on legal matter in the three months ended June 29, 2019 and the nine months ended September 28, 2019. The Company calculates and presents Adjusted EBITDA because management believes it is of importance to investors and lenders in relation to its overall capital structure and its ability to borrow additional funds. In addition, the Company presents Adjusted EBITDA because it believes this measure assists investors in comparing its performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that the Company does not believe are indicative of its core operating performance. The Company’s calculation of Adjusted EBITDA may or may not be consistent with the calculation of this measure by other companies in the same industry. Investors should not view Adjusted EBITDA as an alternative to the GAAP operating measure of income or GAAP liquidity measures of cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA does not take into account changes in certain assets and liabilities that can affect cash flows. | |||||||||
** | The Company also presents free cash flow as a supplemental Non-GAAP measure of its performance. Free cash flow is determined by adjusting GAAP net cash provided by (used in) operating activities for capital expenditures. The Company calculates and communicates free cash flow in the financial earnings press release because management believes it is of importance to investors to understand the nature of these cash flows. The Company’s calculation of free cash flow may or may not be consistent with the calculation of this measure by other companies in the same industry. Investors should not view free cash flow as an alternative to GAAP liquidity measures of cash flows from operating activities. All periods presented conform to the current period presentation. | |||||||||
The Company has provided reconciliations within the earnings press release of these Non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. |