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Intel reports jump in profit, revenue for Q4

Intel's net income hits US$2.3 billion, which is up 875 percent

Intel on Thursday reported US$2.3 billion in profit for the fourth quarter of 2009, in a strong financial showing driven by an increase in spending on PC and server chips.

On a GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) basis, Intel's net income was up 875 percent compared to the $234 million the company reported in the same quarter last year. Fourth-quarter 2008 results were affected by the recession and by nearly $1 billion in investments Intel made in Clearwire.

The most recent quarterly results beat estimates of $1.92 billion from analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. Earnings per share on a GAAP basis were $0.40 for the quarter.

Revenue for the quarter, which ended Dec. 26, was $10.6 billion, a 28 percent gain compared to the same quarter last year. Revenue also beat analyst estimates of $10.17 billion.

Excluding a $1.25 billion payment Intel made in November to Advanced Micro Devices to settle antitrust and patent disputes, Intel's profit for the fourth quarter was $3.1 billion, up 267 percent year-over-year.

"The fourth quarter was a strong ending to a year with a very difficult beginning," said Stacy Smith, Intel's chief financial officer, in a statement. The company is seeing consumer demand return after a precipitous drop at the end of 2008 and early 2009, he said.

Intel expects revenue for the first quarter of 2010 to be $9.7 billion, plus or minus $400 million, the company said in a statement. The company earlier this month announced its first chips made using the latest 32-nanometer manufacturing process. The highly integrated Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 chips for desktops and laptops bring better graphics capabilities and system performance to PCs while consuming less power.

Nominations for the 2012 ARN IT Industry Awards open on Tuesday, June 12.

More about: AAP, Advanced Micro Devices, Advanced Micro Devices, Intel, Reuters

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