Intel Reports Second-Quarter 2018 Financial Results

Intel Reports Second-Quarter Financial Results

News Summary:

  • Record second-quarter revenue was $17.0 billion, up 15 percent year-over-year (YoY); data-centric businesses* grew 26 percent and PC-centric revenue grew 6 percent.
  • GAAP earnings-per-share (EPS) of $1.05 rose 82 percent YoY; non-GAAP EPS of $1.04 was up 44 percent.
  • Year-to-date, generated $13.7 billion in cash from operations, $6.3 billion of free cash flow and returned $8.6 billion to shareholders (dividends of $2.8 billion and share repurchases of $5.8 billion).
  • Raising full-year revenue outlook to approximately $69.5 billion, GAAP EPS outlook to approximately $4.10 and non-GAAP EPS of $4.15; up $2.0 billion, $0.31 and $0.30 from April guidance, respectively.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 26, 2018 -- Intel Corporation today reported second-quarter 2018 financial results. Record second quarter revenue of $17.0 billion was up 15 percent YoY driven by strength across the business and customer demand for performance-leading Intel platforms. Collectively, data-centric businesses grew 26 percent, approaching 50 percent of total revenue. PC-centric revenue was up 6 percent on strength in the commercial and enthusiast segments. Operating margin leverage and lower tax rate drove excellent EPS growth.

“After five decades in tech, Intel is poised to deliver our third record year in a row. We are uniquely positioned to capitalize on the need to process, store and move data, which has never been more pervasive or more valuable,” said Bob Swan, Intel CFO and Interim CEO. “Intel is now competing for a $260 billion market opportunity, and our second quarter results show that we’re winning. As a result of the continued strength we are seeing across the business, we are raising our full year revenue and earnings outlook.”

* Data-centric businesses include DCG, IOTG, NSG, PSG and All Other

Q2 2018 Financial Highlights

GAAP

Non-GAAP

Q2 2018

Q2 2017

vs. Q2 2017

Q2 2018

Q2 2017

vs. Q2 2017

Revenue ($B)

$17.0

$14.8

up 15%

$17.0^

$14.8^

up 15%

Gross Margin

61.4%

61.6%

down 0.2 pt

63.0%

63.0%

flat

R&D and MG&A ($B)

$5.1

$5.1

flat

$5.1^

$5.1^

flat

Operating Income ($B)

$5.3

$3.8

up 37%

$5.6

$4.2

up 34%

Tax Rate

9.5%

38.6%

down 29.1 pts

11.7%

22.5%

down 10.8 pts

Net Income ($B)

$5.0

$2.8

up 78%

$4.9

$3.5

up 41%

Earnings Per Share

$1.05

$0.58

up 82%

$1.04

$0.72

up 44%

^ No adjustment on a non-GAAP basis

In the second quarter, the company generated approximately $7.4 billion in cash from operations, paid dividends of $1.4 billion and used $3.9 billion to repurchase 76 million shares of stock.

Business Unit Summary

Key Business Unit Revenue and Trends

Q2 2018

vs. Q2 2017

          PC-centric

CCG

$8.7 billion

up

6%

         


          Data-centric

DCG

$5.5 billion

up

27%

IOTG

$880 million

up

22%

NSG

$1.1 billion

up

23%

PSG

$517 million

up

18%

up

26%*

* Data-centric businesses include DCG, IOTG, NSG, PSG and All Other

In the second quarter, Intel achieved revenue growth in every business segment. The PC-centric business grew 6 percent driven by strong demand for Intel's performance leading products with particular strength in gaming and commercial. The Client Computing Group (CCG) launched several new 8th Gen Intel Core processors including: the powerful 8th Gen Intel Core i9 processor for high performance laptops, 8th Gen Intel® Core™ vPro™ processors for business, and the 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8086K limited-edition processor for gaming.

Collectively, Intel's data-centric businesses grew 26 percent year-over-year led by 27 percent growth in the Data Center Group (DCG). DCG saw strong demand from cloud and communications service providers investing to meet the explosive demand for data and to improve the performance of data-intensive workloads like artificial intelligence. DCG customer preference for Intel’s highest-performance products continued; Intel® Xeon® Scalable momentum continued.

The workload optimization trend in the data center is also fueling demand for FPGAs; Intel's Programmable Solutions Group (PSG) revenue grew 18 percent.

Intel's memory (NSG), Internet of Things Group (IOTG) and Mobileye businesses each achieved record quarterly revenue. Mobileye revenue grew 37 percent year-over-year as the adoption of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) increases.

Additional information regarding Intel’s results can be found in the Q2'18 Earnings Presentation available at: www.intc.com/results.cfm.

Business Outlook

Intel's guidance for the third-quarter and full-year 2018 includes both GAAP and non-GAAP estimates. Reconciliations between these GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures are included below.

Q3 2018

GAAP

Non-GAAP

Range

Revenue

$18.1 billion

$18.1 billion^

+/- $500 million

Operating margin

32.5%

34%

approximately

Tax rate

13%

13%

approximately

Earnings per share

$1.09

$1.15

+/- 5 cents

Full-Year 2018

GAAP

Non-GAAP

Range

Revenue

$69.5 billion

$69.5 billion^

+/- $1.0 billion

Operating margin

30.5%

32%

approximately

Tax rate

12%

12.5%

approximately

Earnings per share

$4.10

$4.15

+/- 5%

Full-year capital spending

$15 billion

$15 billion^

+/- $500 million

Net capital deployed1

$13 billion

$13 billion^

+/- $500 million

Free cash flow

N/A

$15.0 billion

+/- $500 million

1 Net capital deployed is full-year capital spending offset by expected prepaid supply agreements within NSG.
^ No adjustment on a non-GAAP basis.

Intel’s Business Outlook does not include the potential impact of any business combinations, asset acquisitions, divestitures, strategic investments and other significant transactions that may be completed after July 26, 2018. Actual results may differ materially from Intel’s Business Outlook as a result of, among other things, the factors described under “Forward-Looking Statements” below. Our guidance above reflects the divestiture of Wind River, which was completed during the second quarter of 2018.

Earnings Webcast

Intel will hold a public webcast at 2:00 p.m. PDT today to discuss the results for its second quarter of 2018. The live public webcast can be accessed on Intel's Investor Relations website at www.intc.com/results.cfm. The Q2'18 Earnings Presentation, webcast replay, and audio download will also be available on the site.

Intel plans to report its earnings for the third quarter of 2018 on October 25, 2018 promptly after close of market, and related materials will be available at www.intc.com/results.cfm. A public webcast of Intel’s earnings conference call will follow at 2:00 p.m. PDT at www.intc.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Intel’s Business Outlook and other statements in this release that refer to future plans and expectations are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "goals," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "continues," "may," "will," "would," "should," "could," and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Statements that refer to or are based on projections, uncertain events or assumptions also identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements included in this news release are based on management's expectations as of the date of this earnings release and, except as required by law, Intel disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances. Forward-looking statements involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Intel presently considers the following to be important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the company's expectations.

  • Demand for Intel's products is highly variable and could differ from expectations due to factors including changes in business and economic conditions; customer confidence or income levels; the introduction, availability and market acceptance of Intel's products, products used together with Intel products and competitors' products; competitive and pricing pressures, including actions taken by competitors; supply constraints and other disruptions affecting customers; changes in customer order patterns including order cancellations; and changes in the level of inventory at customers.
  • Intel's results could vary significantly from expectations based on capacity utilization; variations in inventory valuation, including variations related to the timing of qualifying products for sale; changes in revenue levels; segment product mix; the timing and execution of the manufacturing ramp and associated costs; excess or obsolete inventory; changes in unit costs; defects or disruptions in the supply of materials or resources; and product manufacturing quality/yields. Variations in results may also be caused by the timing of Intel product introductions and related expenses, including marketing programs, and Intel's ability to respond quickly to technological developments and to introduce new products or incorporate new features into existing products, which may result in restructuring and asset impairment charges.
  • Intel's results could be affected by adverse economic, social, political and physical/infrastructure conditions in countries where Intel, its customers or its suppliers operate, including military conflict and other security risks, natural disasters, infrastructure disruptions, health concerns, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, sanctions and tariffs, and continuing uncertainty regarding social, political, immigration, and tax and trade policies in the U.S. and abroad, including the United Kingdom's vote to withdraw from the European Union. Results may also be affected by the formal or informal imposition by countries of new or revised export and/or import and doing-business regulations, which could be changed without prior notice.
  • Intel operates in highly competitive industries and its operations have high costs that are either fixed or difficult to reduce in the short term. In addition, in connection with our strategic transformation to a data-centric company, we have entered new areas and introduced adjacent products, where we face new sources of competition and uncertain market demand or acceptance of our products, and these new areas and products may not grow as projected.
  • The amount, timing and execution of Intel's stock repurchase program may fluctuate based on Intel's priorities for the use of cash for other purposes—such as investing in our business, including operational and capital spending, acquisitions, and returning cash to our stockholders as dividend payments—and because of changes in cash flows, tax laws, or the market price of our common stock.
  • Intel's expected tax rate is based on current tax law, including current interpretations of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (”TCJA”), and current expected income and may be affected by evolving interpretations of TCJA; the jurisdictions in which profits are determined to be earned and taxed; changes in the estimates of credits, benefits and deductions; the resolution of issues arising from tax audits with various tax authorities, including payment of interest and penalties; and the ability to realize deferred tax assets.
  • Intel's results could be affected by gains or losses from equity securities and interest and other, which could vary depending on gains or losses on the change in fair value, sale, exchange, or impairments of equity and debt investments, interest rates, cash balances, and changes in fair value of derivative instruments.
  • Product defects or errata (deviations from published specifications) may adversely impact our expenses, revenues and reputation.
  • We or third parties regularly identify security vulnerabilities with respect to our processors and other products as well as the operating systems and workloads running on them. Security vulnerabilities and any limitations of, or adverse effects resulting from, mitigation techniques can adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition, customer relationships, prospects, and reputation in a number of ways, any of which may be material, including incurring significant costs related to developing and deploying updates and mitigations, writing down inventory value, a reduction in the competitiveness of our products, defending against product claims and litigation, responding to regulatory inquiries or actions, paying damages, addressing customer satisfaction considerations, or taking other remedial steps with respect to third parties. Adverse publicity about security vulnerabilities or mitigations could damage our reputation with customers or users and reduce demand for our products and services. A detailed description of these risks is set forth in the risk factor titled “Third parties regularly attempt to gain unauthorized access to our network, products, services, and infrastructure” in our most recent report on Form 10-K, as updated in our reports on Form 10-Q.
  • Intel's results could be affected by litigation or regulatory matters involving intellectual property, stockholder, consumer, antitrust, disclosure and other issues. An unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages or an injunction prohibiting Intel from manufacturing or selling one or more products, precluding particular business practices, impacting Intel's ability to design its products, or requiring other remedies such as compulsory licensing of intellectual property.
  • Intel's results may be affected by the timing of closing of acquisitions, divestitures and other significant transactions.

Additional information regarding these and other factors that could affect Intel's results is included in Intel's SEC filings, including the company's most recent reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained by visiting our Investor Relations website at www.intc.com or the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

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INTEL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA

 

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended


(In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts; Unaudited)

Jun 30,
2018

Jul 1,
2017(1)

Jun 30,
2018

Jul 1,
2017(1)

NET REVENUE

$

16,962 

 

$

14,763

$

33,028

$

29,559

Cost of sales

6,543 

 

5,667

12,878

11,303

GROSS MARGIN

10,419 

 

9,096

20,150

18,256

Research and development (R&D)

3,371 

 

3,262

6,682

6,573

Marketing, general and administrative (MG&A)

1,725 

 

1,850

3,625

3,949

R&D AND MG&A

5,096 

 

5,112

10,307

10,522

Restructuring and other charges

— 

 

105

185

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

50 

 

37

100

75

OPERATING EXPENSES

5,146 

 

5,254

10,407

10,782

OPERATING INCOME

5,273 

 

3,842

9,743

7,474

Gains (losses) on equity investments, net

(203)

 

342

440

594

Interest and other, net

459 

388

357

319

INCOME BEFORE TAXES

5,529 

4,572

10,540

8,387

Provision for taxes

523 

1,764

1,080

2,615

NET INCOME (LOSS)

$

5,006 

$

2,808

$

9,460

$

5,772

EARNINGS PER SHARE - BASIC

$

1.08 

$

0.60

$

2.03

$

1.22

EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED

$

1.05 

$

0.58

$

1.98

$

1.19

         

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING:

BASIC

4,649 

4,710

4,661

4,717

DILUTED

4,747 

4,845

4,768

4,864

1 Cost of sales, operating expenses, and interest and other, net have been retrospectively restated due to the adoption of ASU 2017-07 in the first quarter of 2018.

INTEL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET DATA


(In Millions)

Jun 30,
2018

Dec 30,
2017

CURRENT ASSETS

(unaudited)

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,614 

$

3,433

Short-term investments

2,263 

1,814

Trading assets

7,348 

8,755

Total cash investments

12,225 

14,002

Accounts receivable

4,636 

5,607

Inventories

Raw materials

1,236 

1,098

Work in process

4,081 

3,893

Finished goods

2,027 

1,992

7,344 

6,983

Other current assets

3,398 

2,908

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

27,603 

29,500

       

Property, plant and equipment, net

45,914 

41,109

Equity investments

9,245 

8,579

Other long-term investments

3,071 

3,712

Goodwill

24,351 

24,389

Identified intangible assets, net

12,098 

12,745

Other long-term assets

3,690 

3,215

TOTAL ASSETS

$

125,972 

$

123,249

       

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Short-term debt

$

3,510 

$

1,776

Accounts payable

4,143 

2,928

Accrued compensation and benefits

2,601 

3,526

Deferred income

— 

1,656

Other accrued liabilities

7,317 

7,535

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

17,571 

17,421

       

Debt

24,632 

25,037

Contract liabilities

2,393 

Income taxes payable, non-current

5,618 

4,069

Deferred income taxes

1,666 

3,046

Other long-term liabilities

3,391 

3,791

       

TEMPORARY EQUITY

654 

866

Stockholders' equity

Preferred stock

— 

Common stock and capital in excess of par value

25,470 

26,074

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(1,089)

 

862

Retained earnings

45,666 

42,083

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

70,047 

69,019

TOTAL LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

$

125,972 

$

123,249

INTEL CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION

Three Months Ended


(In Millions)

Jun 30,
2018

Jul 1,
2017

SELECTED CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

Operating activities:

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

7,413 

$

4,707 

Depreciation

$

1,730 

$

1,675 

Share-based compensation

$

387 

$

328 

Amortization of intangibles

$

392 

$

313 

Investing activities:

Additions to property, plant and equipment

$

(4,530)

 

$

(2,778)

 

Proceeds from divestitures

$

548 

$

924 

Financing activities:

Repayment of debt and debt conversion

$

(842)

 

$

(500)

 

Repurchase of common stock

$

(3,893)

 

$

(1,276)

 

Issuance of long-term debt, net of issuance costs

$

— 

$

7,078 

Payment of dividends to stockholders

$

(1,400)

 

$

(1,287)

 

         

EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK INFORMATION:

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding - basic

4,649 

4,710 

Dilutive effect of employee equity incentive plans

52 

36 

Dilutive effect of convertible debt

46 

99 

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding - diluted

4,747 

4,845 

         

STOCK BUYBACK:

Shares repurchased

76 

38 

Cumulative shares repurchased (in billions)

5.1 

4.9 

Remaining dollars authorized for buyback (in billions)

$

7.2 

$

14.2 

         

OTHER INFORMATION:

Employees (in thousands)

104.2 

100.6 

INTEL CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING SEGMENT RESULTS

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended


(In Millions)

Jun 30,
2018

Jul 1,
2017(1)

Jun 30,
2018

Jul 1,
2017(1)

Net Revenue

Client Computing Group

Platform

$

8,065 

$

7,634 

$

15,680 

$

15,031 

Adjacency

663 

579 

1,268 

1,158 

8,728 

8,213 

16,948 

16,189 

Data Center Group

Platform

5,100 

4,026 

9,924 

7,905 

Adjacency

449 

346 

859 

699 

5,549 

4,372 

10,783 

8,604 

Internet of Things Group

Platform

745 

614 

1,464 

1,246 

Adjacency

135 

106 

256 

195 

880 

720 

1,720 

1,441 

Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group

1,079 

874 

2,119 

1,740 

Programmable Solutions Group

517 

440 

1,015 

865 

All Other

209 

144 

443 

720 

TOTAL NET REVENUE

$

16,962 

$

14,763 

$

33,028 

$

29,559 

Operating income (loss)

Client Computing Group

$

3,234 

$

3,025 

$

6,025 

$

6,056 

Data Center Group

2,737 

1,661 

5,339 

3,148 

Internet of Things Group

243 

139 

470 

244 

Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group

(65)

 

(110)

 

(146)

 

(239)

 

Programmable Solutions Group

101 

97 

198 

189 

All Other

(977)

 

(970)

 

(2,143)

 

(1,924)

 

TOTAL OPERATING INCOME

$

5,273 

$

3,842 

$

9,743 

$

7,474 

1 Cost of sales, operating expenses, and interest and other, net have been retrospectively restated due to the adoption of ASU 2017-07 in the first quarter of 2018.

In the third quarter of 2017, Intel completed its tender offer for the outstanding ordinary shares of Mobileye B.V. (Mobileye), formerly known as Mobileye N.V. In the second quarter of 2017, Intel completed its divestiture of Intel Security Group (ISecG). The results of Mobileye and ISecG are reported within the "All Other" category.

Revenue for our reportable and non-reportable operating segments is primarily related to the following product lines:

  • CCG is responsible for all aspects of the client computing continuum, which includes platforms designed for end-user form factors, focusing on high growth segments of 2-in-1, thin-and-light, commercial and gaming, and growing adjacencies as well as connectivity technologies.
  • DCG develops workload-optimized platforms for compute, storage, network, and related functions, which are designed for and sold into the enterprise and government, cloud, and communications service providers market segments.
  • IOTG develops and sells high-performance Internet of Things compute solutions for retail, automotive, industrial, and video surveillance market segments, along with a broad range of other embedded applications. These market-driven solutions utilize silicon and software assets from our data center and client businesses to expand our compute footprint into Internet of Things market segments.
  • NSG offers lntel® Optane and lntel® 3D NAND technologies, which drive innovation in solid-state drives (SSDs) and other memory products. The primary customers are enterprise and cloud-based data centers, users of business and consumer desktops and laptops, and a variety of embedded and Internet of Things application providers.
  • PSG offers programmable semiconductors, primarily field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and related products for a broad range of market segments, including communications, data center, industrial, military, and automotive.

We have sales and marketing, manufacturing, engineering, finance, and administration groups. Expenses for these groups are generally allocated to the operating segments and the expenses are included in the following operating results.

All other category includes revenue, expenses, and charges such as:

  • results of operations from non-reportable segments not otherwise presented, including Mobileye results;
  • historical results of operations from divested businesses;
  • results of operations of start-up businesses that support our initiatives, including our foundry business;
  • amounts included within restructuring and other charges;
  • a portion of employee benefits, compensation, and other expenses not allocated to the operating segments; and
  • acquisition-related costs, including amortization and any impairment of acquisition-related intangibles and goodwill.

A substantial majority of our revenue is generated from the sale of platform products. Platform products incorporate various components and technologies, including a microprocessor and chipset, a stand-alone SoC, or a multi-chip package. Our remaining primary product lines are incorporated in "adjacency."

INTEL CORPORATION

Supplemental Platform Revenue Information

Q2 2018

Q2 2018

YTD 2018

compared to Q1 2018

compared to Q2 2017

compared to YTD 2017

Client Computing Group Platform

Notebook platform volumes

9%

3%

3%

Notebook platform average selling prices

(1)%

2%

1%

Desktop platform volumes

(1)%

(9)%

(8)%

Desktop platform average selling prices

1%

13%

10%

Data Center Group Platform

Unit Volumes

3%

14%

15%

Average Selling Prices

3%

11%

9%

INTEL CORPORATION
EXPLANATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES

In addition to disclosing financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release contains references to the non-GAAP financial measures described below. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with useful supplemental information about the financial performance of our business, enable comparison of financial results between periods where certain items may vary independent of business performance, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in operating our business and measuring our performance.

Our non-GAAP financial measures reflect adjustments based on the following items, as well as the related income tax effects. Income tax effects have been calculated using an appropriate tax rate for each adjustment. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations from these results should be carefully evaluated.

Acquisition-related adjustments: The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the company exclude certain business combination accounting adjustments and certain expenses related to acquisitions as follows:

  • Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets: Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets consists of amortization of intangibles assets such as developed technology, brands, and customer relationships acquired in connection with business combinations. We record charges relating to the amortization of these intangibles within both cost of sales and operating expenses in our GAAP financial statements. Amortization charges for our acquisition-related intangible assets are inconsistent in size and are significantly impacted by the timing and valuation of our acquisitions. Consequently, our non-GAAP adjustments exclude these charges to facilitate an evaluation of our current operating performance and comparisons to our past operating performance.

Restructuring and other charges: Restructuring charges are costs associated with a formal restructuring plan and are primarily related to employee severance and benefit arrangements. Other charges include asset impairments, pension charges, and costs associated with the Intel Security Group divestiture. We exclude restructuring and other charges, including any adjustments to charges recorded in prior periods, for purposes of calculating certain non-GAAP measures. We believe that these costs do not reflect our current operating performance. Consequently, our non-GAAP adjustments exclude these charges to facilitate an evaluation of our current operating performance and comparisons to our past operating performance.

Ongoing mark to market on marketable equity securities: We exclude gains and losses resulting from ongoing mark to market adjustments of our marketable equity securities when calculating certain non-GAAP measures as we do not believe this volatility correlates to our core operational performance. Consequently, our non-GAAP net income and earnings per share figures exclude these impacts to facilitate an evaluation of our current performance and comparisons to our past performance.

Gains or losses from divestitures: We divested ISecG in Q2 2017 and Wind River in Q2 2018. We exclude gains or losses, and related tax impacts, resulting from divestitures when calculating certain non-GAAP measures. We believe making these adjustments facilitates a better evaluation of our current operating performance and comparisons to our past operating performance.

Tax Reform adjustment: During Q2 2018, we made an adjustment to our U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Reform) provisional tax estimates that we recorded in Q4 2017. We exclude this provisional tax adjustment when calculating certain non-GAAP measures. We believe making this adjustment facilitates a better evaluation of our current operating performance and comparisons to past operating results.

Free cash flow: We reference a non-GAAP financial measure of free cash flow, which is used by management when assessing our sources of liquidity, capital resources, and operating performance. We believe this non-GAAP financial measure is helpful to investors in understanding our capital structure and provides an additional means to reflect the cash flow trends of our business.

INTEL CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP OUTLOOK TO NON-GAAP OUTLOOK

Set forth below are reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the company have limitations and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the financial outlook prepared in accordance with GAAP and the reconciliations from this Business Outlook should be carefully evaluated. Please refer to "Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures" in this document for a detailed explanation of the adjustments made to the comparable GAAP measures, the ways management uses the non-GAAP measures, and the reasons why management believes the non-GAAP measures provide useful information for investors.

Q3 2018 Outlook

Full-Year 2018

GAAP OPERATING MARGIN

32.5 

%

approximately

30.5 

%

approximately

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

1.5 

%

1.5 

%

NON-GAAP OPERATING MARGIN

34 

%

approximately

32 

%

approximately

GAAP TAX RATE

13 

%

approximately

12 

%

approximately

Other

— 

%

0.5 

%

NON-GAAP TAX RATE

13 

%

approximately

12.5 

%

approximately

EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED

$

1.09 

+/- 5 cents

$

4.10 

+/- 5%

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

0.07 

0.28)

Ongoing mark to market on marketable equity securities

— 

(0.08)

 

(Gains) losses from divestitures

— 

(0.10)

 

Tax Reform

— 

(0.04)

 

Income tax effect

(0.01)

 

(0.01)

 

NON-GAAP EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED

$

1.15 

+/- 5 cents

$

4.15 

+/- 5%

 

 

(In Billions)

 

Full-Year 2018

GAAP CASH FROM OPERATIONS

 

$

30.0 

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment

 

 

(15.0)

FREE CASH FLOW

 

$

15.0 

+/- $500 million

INTEL CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP ACTUALS TO NON-GAAP ACTUALS

Set forth below are reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. The non-GAAP financial measure disclosed by the company has limitations and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the reconciliations from GAAP to Non-GAAP actuals should be carefully evaluated. Please refer to "Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures" in this document for a detailed explanation of the adjustment made to the comparable GAAP measures, the ways management uses the non-GAAP measures, and the reasons why management believes the non-GAAP measures provide useful information for investors.

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended


(In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)

Jun 30,
2018

Jul 1,
2017(1)

Jun 30,
2018

Jul 1,
2017(1)

             

GAAP GROSS MARGIN

$

10,419 

$

9,096 

$

20,150 

$

18,256 

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

275 

198 

550 

407 

NON-GAAP GROSS MARGIN

$

10,694 

$

9,294 

$

20,700 

$

18,663 

             

GAAP GROSS MARGIN PERCENTAGE

61.4 

%

61.6 

%

61.0 

%

61.8 

%

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

1.6 

%

1.4 

%

1.7 

%

1.4 

%

NON-GAAP GROSS MARGIN PERCENTAGE

63.0 

%

63.0 

%

62.7 

%

63.2 

%

               

GAAP OPERATING INCOME

$

5,273 

$

3,842 

$

9,743 

$

7,474 

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

325 

235 

650 

482 

Restructuring and other charges

— 

105 

— 

185 

NON-GAAP OPERATING INCOME

$

5,598 

$

4,182 

$

10,393 

$

8,141 

               

GAAP TAX RATE

9.5 

%

38.6 

%

10.2 

%

31.2 

%

Divestiture of Intel Security

— 

%

(16.1)

%

— 

%

(8.8)

%

Other

2.2 

%

— 

%

1.5 

%

— 

%

NON-GAAP TAX RATE

11.7 

%

22.5 

%

11.7 

%

22.4 

%

               

GAAP NET INCOME

$

5,006 

$

2,808 

$

9,460 

$

5,772 

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

325 

235 

650 

482 

Restructuring and other charges

— 

105 

— 

185 

Ongoing mark to market on marketable equity securities

235 

— 

(371)

 

(Gains) losses from divestitures

(494)

 

(387)

 

(494)

 

(387)

 

Tax Reform

(181)

 

— 

(181)

 

— 

Income tax effect

48 

745 

51 

672 

NON-GAAP NET INCOME

$

4,940 

$

3,506 

$

9,116 

$

6,724 

               

EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED

$

1.05 

$

0.58 

$

1.98 

$

1.19 

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

0.07 

0.05 

0.14 

0.10 

Restructuring and other charges

— 

0.02 

— 

0.04 

Ongoing mark to market on marketable equity securities

0.05 

— 

(0.08)

 

(Gains) losses from divestitures

(0.10)

 

(0.08)

 

(0.10)

 

(0.08)

 

Tax Reform

(0.04)

 

— 

(0.04)

 

— 

Income tax effect

0.01 

0.15 

0.01

0.13 

NON-GAAP EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED

$

1.04 

$

0.72 

$

1.91 

$

1.38 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

(In Millions)

 

 

 

Jun 30
2018

GAAP CASH FROM OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

13,697

Additions to property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,440

)

FREE CASH FLOW

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

6,257

1 Cost of sales, operating expenses, and interest and other, net have been retrospectively restated due to the adoption of ASU 2017-07 in the first quarter of 2018.