Intel Reports Best Quarter Ever

    --  Revenue $10.8 billion
    --  Gross Margin 67 percent
    --  Operating Income $4.0 billion
    --  Net Income $2.9 billion
    --  EPS 51 cents

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Intel Corporation today reported second-quarter revenue of $10.8 billion, up 34 percent year-over-year. The company reported operating income of $4.0 billion, net income of $2.9 billion and EPS of 51 cents.

"Strong demand from corporate customers for our most advanced microprocessors helped Intel achieve the best quarter in the company's 42-year history," said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. "Our process technology lead plus compelling architectural designs increasingly differentiate Intel-based products in the marketplace. The PC and server segments are healthy and the demand for leading-edge technology will continue to increase for the foreseeable future."


GAAP Financial Comparison

                    Q2 2010        vs. Q1 2010      vs. Q2 2009

Revenue             $10.8 billion  up $466 million  up $2.7 billion

Operating Income    $4.0 billion   up $533 million  up $4.0 billion

Net Income          $2.9 billion   up $445 million  up $3.3 billion

Earnings Per Share  51 cents       up 8 cents       up 58 cents




Non-GAAP Financial Comparison

Excluding Q2 2009 European Commission Fine of $1.45 Billion

                    Q2 2010        vs. Q2 2009

Revenue             $10.8 billion  up $2.7 billion     up 34%

Operating Income    $4.0 billion   up $2.5 billion     up 177%

Net Income          $2.9 billion   up $1.8 billion     up 175%

Earnings Per Share  51 cents       up 33 cents         up 183%



Q2 2010 Highlights

    --  PC Client Group revenue was up 2 percent sequentially, with record
        mobile microprocessor revenue.
    --  Data Center Group revenue was up 13 percent sequentially, with record
        server microprocessor revenue.
    --  Intel(R) Atom(TM) microprocessor and chipset revenue of $413 million, up
        16 percent sequentially.
    --  The average selling price (ASP) for microprocessors was slightly up
        sequentially.
    --  Gross margin was 67 percent, 3 percentage points higher than the
        midpoint of the company's expected range of 62 to 66 percent.
    --  R&D plus MG&A spending was $3.25 billion, higher than the company's
        prior expectation of approximately $3.1 billion.
    --  The net gain from equity investments and interest and other was $204
        million, higher than the company's revised expectation of $180 million.
    --  The effective tax rate was 31 percent, slightly below the company's
        revised expectation of approximately 32 percent.

Business Outlook

The Outlook for the third quarter does not include the effect of any other acquisitions, divestitures or similar transactions that may be completed after July 12.

Q3 2010

    --  Revenue: $11.6 billion, plus or minus $400 million.
    --  Gross margin: 67 percent, plus or minus a couple percentage points.
    --  R&D plus MG&A spending: Approximately $3.2 billion.
    --  Impact of equity investments and interest and other: approximately zero.
    --  Depreciation: Approximately $1.1 billion.

Full-Year 2010

    --  Gross margin: 66 percent, plus or minus a couple percentage points. The
        company's prior expectation was 64 percent, plus or minus a couple
        percentage points.
    --  Spending (R&D plus MG&A): $12.7 billion, plus or minus $100 million. The
        company's prior expectation was $12.4 billion, plus or minus $100
        million.
    --  R&D spending: Approximately $6.6 billion. The company's prior
        expectation was approximately $6.4 billion.
    --  Tax rate: Approximately 32 percent for the third and fourth quarters,
        higher than the company's prior expectation of 31 percent.
    --  Depreciation: Approximately $4.4 billion, plus or minus $100 million.
    --  Capital spending: $5.2 billion, plus or minus $200 million. The
        company's prior expectation was $4.8 billion, plus or minus $100
        million.

Status of Business Outlook

During the quarter, Intel's corporate representatives may reiterate the Business Outlook during private meetings with investors, investment analysts, the media and others. From the close of business on Aug. 27 until publication of the company's third-quarter earnings release, Intel will observe a "Quiet Period" during which the Business Outlook disclosed in the company's news releases and filings with the SEC should be considered as historical, speaking as of prior to the Quiet Period only and not subject to an update by the company.

Risk Factors

The above statements and any others in this document that refer to plans and expectations for the third quarter, the year and the future are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Many factors could affect Intel's actual results, and variances from Intel's current expectations regarding such factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Intel presently considers the following to be the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the corporation's expectations.

    --  Demand could be different from Intel's expectations due to factors
        including changes in business and economic conditions; customer
        acceptance of Intel's and competitors' products; changes in customer
        order patterns including order cancellations; and changes in the level
        of inventory at customers.
    --  Intel operates in intensely competitive industries that are
        characterized by a high percentage of costs that are fixed or difficult
        to reduce in the short term and product demand that is highly variable
        and difficult to forecast. Additionally, Intel is in the process of
        transitioning to its next generation of products on 32nm process
        technology, and there could be execution issues associated with these
        changes, including product defects and errata along with lower than
        anticipated manufacturing yields.Revenue and the gross margin percentage
        are affected by the timing of Intel product introductions and the demand
        for and market acceptance of Intel's products; actions taken by Intel's
        competitors, including product offerings and introductions, marketing
        programs and pricing pressures and Intel's response to such actions;
        defects or disruptions in the supply of materials or resources; and
        Intel's ability to respond quickly to technological developments and to
        incorporate new features into its products.
    --  The gross margin percentage could vary significantly from expectations
        based on changes in revenue levels; product mix and pricing; start-up
        costs; variations in inventory valuation, including variations related
        to the timing of qualifying products for sale; excess or obsolete
        inventory; manufacturing yields; changes in unit costs; impairments of
        long-lived assets, including manufacturing, assembly/test and intangible
        assets; the timing and execution of the manufacturing ramp and
        associated costs; and capacity utilization.
    --  Expenses, particularly certain marketing and compensation expenses, as
        well as restructuring and asset impairment charges, vary depending on
        the level of demand for Intel's products and the level of revenue and
        profits.
    --  The tax rate expectation is based on current tax law and current
        expected income. The tax rate may be affected by 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.
    --  Gains or losses from equity securities and interest and other could vary
        from expectations depending on gains or losses on the sale, exchange,
        change in the fair value or impairments of debt and equity investments;
        interest rates; cash balances; and changes in fair value of derivative
        instruments.
    --  The majority of Intel's non-marketable equity investment portfolio
        balance is concentrated in companies in the flash memory market segment,
        and declines in this market segment or changes in management's plans
        with respect to Intel's investments in this market segment could result
        in significant impairment charges, impacting restructuring charges as
        well as gains/losses on equity investments and interest and other.
    --  Intel's results could be impacted 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 and fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
    --  Intel's results could be affected by the timing of closing of
        acquisitions and divestitures.
    --  Intel's results could be affected by adverse effects associated with
        product defects and errata (deviations from published specifications),
        and by litigation or regulatory matters involving intellectual property,
        stockholder, consumer, antitrust and other issues, such as the
        litigation and regulatory matters described in Intel's SEC reports. An
        unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages or an injunction
        prohibiting us 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.

A detailed discussion of these and other factors that could affect Intel's results is included in Intel's SEC filings, including the report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 27, 2010.

Earnings Webcast

Intel will hold a public webcast at 2:30 p.m. PDT today on its Investor Relations website at www.intc.com. A webcast replay and MP3 download will also be made available on the site.

Intel plans to report its earnings for the third quarter of 2010 on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010. Immediately following the earnings report, the company plans to publish a commentary by Stacy J. Smith, vice president and chief financial officer, at www.intc.com/results.cfm. A public webcast of Intel's earnings conference call will follow at 2:30 p.m. PDT at www.intc.com.

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom and blogs.intel.com.

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INTEL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA

(In millions, except per share amounts)

                                       Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended

                                       June 26,  June 27,   June 26,  June 27,

                                       2010      2009       2010      2009

NET REVENUE                            $ 10,765  $ 8,024    $ 21,064  $ 15,169

Cost of sales                            3,530     3,945      7,300     7,852

GROSS MARGIN                             7,235     4,079      13,764    7,317

Research and development                 1,666     1,303      3,230     2,620

Marketing, general and administrative    1,584     1,248      3,098     2,446

R&D AND MG&A                             3,250     2,551      6,328     5,066

European Commission fine                 -         1,447      -         1,447

Restructuring and asset impairment       -         91         -         165
charges

Amortization of acquisition-related      4         2          7         4
intangibles

OPERATING EXPENSES                       3,254     4,091      6,335     6,682

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)                  3,981     (12   )    7,429     635

Gains (losses) on equity investments,    193       (69   )    162       (182   )
net

Interest and other, net                  11        31         40        126

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE TAXES               4,185     (50   )    7,631     579

Provision for taxes                      1,298     348        2,302     348

NET INCOME (LOSS)                      $ 2,887   $ (398  )  $ 5,329   $ 231

BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON       $ 0.52    $ (0.07 )  $ 0.96    $ 0.04
SHARE

DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON     $ 0.51    $ (0.07 )  $ 0.94    $ 0.04
SHARE

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES
OUTSTANDING:

 BASIC                                   5,563     5,595      5,546     5,584

 DILUTED                                 5,711     5,595      5,696     5,656




INTEL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET DATA

(In millions)

                                                 June 26,  March 27,  Dec. 26,

                                                 2010      2010       2009

CURRENT ASSETS

 Cash and cash equivalents                       $ 5,514   $ 4,988    $ 3,987

 Short-term investments                            6,715     5,927      5,285

 Trading assets                                    6,074     5,427      4,648

 Accounts receivable, net                          2,430     2,192      2,273

 Inventories:

  Raw materials                                    407       464        437

  Work in process                                  1,637     1,473      1,469

  Finished goods                                   1,301     1,049      1,029

                                                   3,345     2,986      2,935

 Deferred tax assets                               1,206     1,423      1,216

 Other current assets                              1,180     781        813

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                               26,464    23,724     21,157

Property, plant and equipment, net                 16,946    17,028     17,225

Marketable equity securities                       916       926        773

Other long-term investments                        3,947     4,326      4,179

Goodwill                                           4,481     4,452      4,421

Other long-term assets                             4,937     5,317      5,340

 TOTAL ASSETS                                    $ 57,691  $ 55,773   $ 53,095

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 Short-term debt                                 $ 215     $ 330      $ 172

 Accounts payable                                  2,126     1,912      1,883

 Accrued compensation and benefits                 1,962     1,377      2,448

 Accrued advertising                               958       843        773

 Deferred income on shipments to distributors      582       653        593

 Income taxes payable                              -         916        86

 Other accrued liabilities                         2,094     2,881      1,636

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                          7,937     8,912      7,591

Long-term income taxes payable                     174       174        193

Long-term debt                                     2,058     2,052      2,049

Long-term deferred tax liabilities                 586       707        555

Other long-term liabilities                        1,095     1,028      1,003

Stockholders' equity:

 Preferred stock                                   -         -          -

 Common stock and capital in excess of par value   15,741    15,466     14,993

 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)     231       414        393

 Retained earnings                                 29,869    27,020     26,318

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                         45,841    42,900     41,704

 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY      $ 57,691  $ 55,773   $ 53,095




INTEL CORPORATION

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION

(In millions)

                                                     Q2 2010   Q1 2010  Q2 2009

GEOGRAPHIC REVENUE:

 Asia-Pacific                                        $6,166    $5,888   $4,409

                                                     57%       57%      55%

 Americas                                            $2,173    $1,906   $1,698

                                                     20%       18%      21%

 Europe                                              $1,294    $1,404   $1,153

                                                     12%       14%      14%

 Japan                                               $1,132    $1,101   $764

                                                     11%       11%      10%

CASH INVESTMENTS:

Cash and short-term investments                      $12,229   $10,915  $9,021

Trading assets - marketable debt securities (1)      5,543     5,427    2,284

Total cash investments                               $17,772   $16,342  $11,305

TRADING ASSETS:

Trading assets - equity securities (2)               $531      -        $319

Total trading assets - sum of 1+2                    $6,074    $5,427   $2,603

SELECTED CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

Depreciation                                         $1,086    $1,080   $1,211

Share-based compensation                             $232      $248     $258

Amortization of intangibles                          $63       $61      $75

Capital spending                                     ($1,048)  ($928)   ($981)

Investments in non-marketable equity instruments     ($100)    ($69)    ($83)

Proceeds from sales of shares to employees, tax      $218      $230     $1
benefit & other

Dividends paid                                       ($877)    ($870)   ($784)

Net cash received/(used) for                         ($33)     ($37)    -
divestitures/acquisitions

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE INFORMATION:

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic   5,563     5,529    5,595

Dilutive effect of employee equity incentive plans   96        101      -

Dilutive effect of convertible debt                  52        51       -

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted 5,711     5,681    5,595

STOCK BUYBACK:

Cumulative shares repurchased (in billions)          3.4       3.4      3.3

Remaining dollars authorized for buyback (in         $5.7      $5.7     $7.4
billions)

OTHER INFORMATION:

Employees (in thousands)                             80.4      79.9     80.5




INTEL CORPORATION

SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING GROUP RESULTS

($ in millions)

                                  Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended

                                  Q2 2010     Q2 2009     Q2 2010     Q2 2009

Net Revenue

PC Client Group

 Microprocessor revenue           $ 6,155     $ 4,567     $ 12,068    $ 8,816

 Chipset, motherboard and other     1,684       1,432       3,445       2,544
 revenue

                                    7,839       5,999       15,513      11,360

Data Center Group

 Microprocessor revenue             1,797       1,208       3,349       2,220

 Chipset, motherboard and other     317         276         636         528
 revenue

                                    2,114       1,484       3,985       2,748

Other Intel Architecture groups     417         328         792         654

Intel Architecture group revenue    10,370      7,811       20,290      14,762

Other operating groups              386         172         755         321

Corporate                           9           41          19          86

TOTAL NET REVENUE                 $ 10,765    $ 8,024     $ 21,064    $ 15,169

Operating income (loss)

PC Client Group                   $ 3,428     $ 1,297     $ 6,571     $ 1,998

Data Center Group                   1,064       434         1,899       700

Other Intel Architecture groups     (18    )    (60    )    (47    )    (136   )

Intel Architecture group            4,474       1,671       8,423       2,562
operating income

Other operating groups              (21    )    (35    )    (42    )    (188   )

Corporate                           (472   )    (1,648 )    (952   )    (1,739 )

TOTAL OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)     $ 3,981     $ (12    )  $ 7,429     $ 635




INTEL CORPORATION

SUPPLEMENTAL RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS

In addition to disclosing financial results calculated in accordance with
United States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this
earnings release contains non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the charge
incurred in the second quarter of 2009 as a result of the European Commission
(EC) fine in the amount of EUR1.06 billion, or about $1.45 billion.

The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the company 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.
Management believes the non-GAAP financial measures are appropriate for both
its own assessment of, and to show the reader, how our performance compares
to other periods. Set forth below are reconciliations of the non-GAAP
financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

                                     (In millions, except per-share amounts)

                                   Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended

                                   June 26,  June 27,      June 26,  June 27,

                                   2010      2009          2010      2009

GAAP OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)       $ 3,981   $ (12   )     $ 7,429   $ 635

Adjustment for EC fine               -         1,447         -         1,447

OPERATING INCOME EXCLUDING EC FINE $ 3,981   $ 1,435       $ 7,429   $ 2,082

GAAP NET INCOME (LOSS)             $ 2,887   $ (398  )     $ 5,329   $ 231

Adjustment for EC fine               -         1,447         -         1,447

NET INCOME EXCLUDING EC FINE       $ 2,887   $ 1,049       $ 5,329   $ 1,678

GAAP DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER   $ 0.51    $ (0.07 )     $ 0.94    $ 0.04
COMMON SHARE

Adjustment for EC fine               -         0.25          -         0.26

DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE  $ 0.51    $ 0.18    (1) $ 0.94    $ 0.30
EXCLUDING EC FINE

(1) Calculated based on common shares of 5,678 for three months ended June
27, 2009, which is the number of common shares that would have been used in
the calculation of diluted earnings per common share if the Company had GAAP
net income.




    Source: Intel Corporation