AMD Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results
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AMD Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results

— Revenue grew 93 percent while net income and EPS tripled year-over-year —

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) today announced revenue for the first quarter of 2021 of $3.45 billion, operating income of $662 million, net income of $555 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.45. On a non-GAAP* basis, operating income was $762 million, net income was $642 million and diluted earnings per share was $0.52.

GAAP Quarterly Financial Results

 Q1 2021Q1 2020Y/YQ4 2020Q/Q
Revenue ($M)$3,445$1,786Up 93%$3,244Up 6%
Gross profit ($M)$1,587$818Up 94%$1,451Up 9%
Gross margin %46%46%Flat45%Up 1pp
Operating expenses ($M)$929$641Up 45%$881Up 5%
Operating income ($M)$662$177Up 274%$570Up 16%
Tax Valuation Allowance Release Benefit ($M)------$1,301--
Net income ($M)$555$162Up 243%$1,781Down 69%
Earnings per share$0.45$0.14Up 221%$1.45Down 69%

Non-GAAP* Quarterly Financial Results

 Q1 2021Q1 2020Y/YQ4 2020Q/Q
Revenue ($M)$3,445$1,786Up 93%$3,244Up 6%
Gross profit ($M)$1,588$820Up 94%$1,452Up 9%
Gross margin %46%46%Flat45%Up 1pp
Operating expenses ($M)$830$584Up 42%$789Up 5%
Operating income ($M)$762$236Up 223%$663Up 15%
Net income ($M)$642$222Up 189%$636Up 1%
Earnings per share$0.52$0.18Up 189%$0.52Flat

“Our business continued to accelerate in the first quarter driven by the best product portfolio in our history, strong execution and robust market demand,” said Dr. Lisa Su, AMD president and CEO. “We had outstanding year-over-year revenue growth across all of our businesses and data center revenue more than doubled. Our increased full-year guidance highlights the strong growth we expect across our business based on increasing adoption of our high-performance computing products and expanding customer relationships.”

Q1 2021 Results

Quarterly Financial Segment Summary

Recent PR Highlights

Current Outlook
AMD’s outlook statements are based on current expectations. The following statements are forward-looking and actual results could differ materially depending on market conditions and the factors set forth under “Cautionary Statement” below.

For the second quarter of 2021, AMD expects revenue to be approximately $3.6 billion, plus or minus $100 million, an increase of approximately 86 percent year-over-year and 4 percent quarter-over-quarter. The year-over-year increase is expected to be driven by growth in all businesses. The quarter-over-quarter increase is expected to be primarily driven by growth in data center and gaming. AMD expects non-GAAP gross margin to be approximately 47 percent in the second quarter of 2021.

For the full year 2021, AMD now expects revenue growth of approximately 50 percent over 2020 driven by growth in all businesses, up from prior guidance of approximately 37 percent annual growth.

AMD Teleconference
AMD will hold a conference call for the financial community at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) today to discuss its first quarter 2021 financial results. AMD will provide a real-time audio broadcast of the teleconference on the Investor Relations page of its website at www.amd.com. The webcast will be available for 12 months after the conference call.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(In millions, except per share data) (Unaudited)Three Months Ended
 March 27,
2021		 December 26,
2020		 March 28,
2020
GAAP gross profit$1,587  $1,451  $818 
GAAP gross margin %46% 45% 46%
Stock-based compensation1  1  2 
Non-GAAP gross profit$1,588  $1,452  $820 
Non-GAAP gross margin %46% 45% 46%
      
GAAP operating expenses$929  $881  $641 
GAAP operating expenses/revenue %27% 27% 36%
Stock-based compensation84  78  57 
Acquisition-related costs15  14  — 
Non-GAAP operating expenses$830  $789   $584 
Non-GAAP operating expenses/revenue%24% 24% 33%
      
GAAP operating income$662  $570  $177 
GAAP operating margin %19% 18% 10%
Stock-based compensation85  79  59 
Acquisition-related costs15  14  — 
Non-GAAP operating income$762  $663  $236 
Non-GAAP operating margin %22% 20% 13%


  Three Months Ended
  March 27,
2021		 December 26,
2020		 March 28,
2020
GAAP net income / earnings per share  $555  $0.45  $1,781  $1.45  $162  $0.14 
Loss on debt redemption/conversion 6  0.01  16  0.01  —  — 
Non-cash interest expense related to convertible debt —  —  —  —  2  — 
Stock-based compensation 85  0.07  79  0.06  59  0.04 
Equity income in investee (2) —  (3) —  —  — 
Acquisition-related costs 15  0.01  14  0.01  —  — 
Release of valuation allowance on deferred tax assets —  —  (1,301) (1.06) —  — 
Impairment of investment 8  0.01  —  —  —  — 
Income tax provision (benefit) (25) (0.03) 50  0.05  (1) — 
Non-GAAP net income / earnings per share $642  $0.52  $636  $0.52  $222  $0.18 
             
Shares used and net income adjustment in
earnings per share calculation (1)		            
Shares used in per share calculation (GAAP) 1,231  1,226  1,224 
Interest expense add-back to GAAP net income $—  $—  $4 
Shares used in per share calculation (Non-GAAP) 1,233  1,232  1,224 
Interest expense add-back to Non-GAAP net income $—  $—  $2 


(1) For the three months ended December 26, 2020 and March 28, 2020, GAAP diluted EPS calculations include 3 million and 31 million shares, respectively, related to the assumed conversion of the Company's 2026 Convertible Notes and the associated $0 million and $4 million interest expense, respectively, add-back to net income under the "if converted" method.



For the three months ended March 27, 2021, December 26, 2020 and March 28, 2020, Non-GAAP diluted EPS calculations include 2 million, 9 million and 31 million shares, respectively, related to the assumed conversion of the Company's 2026 Convertible Notes and the associated $0 million, $0 million and $2 million interest expense, respectively, add-back to net income under the "if converted" method.

About AMD
For more than 50 years, AMD has driven innovation in high-performance computing, graphics and visualization technologies – the building blocks for gaming, immersive platforms and the data center. Hundreds of millions of consumers, leading Fortune 500 businesses and cutting-edge scientific research facilities around the world rely on AMD technology daily to improve how they live, work and play. AMD employees around the world are focused on building great products that push the boundaries of what is possible. For more information about how AMD is enabling today and inspiring tomorrow, visit the AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) website, blog, Facebook and Twitter pages.

Cautionary Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) such as AMD’s expectation for strong growth across its business; AMD’s growth opportunities and customer relationships; the features, functionality, performance, availability, timing and expected benefits of AMD products; and AMD’s expected second quarter 2021 and fiscal 2021 financial outlook, including revenue and non-GAAP gross margin and expected drivers based on current expectations, which are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are commonly identified by words such as "would," "may," "expects," "believes," "plans," "intends," "projects" and other terms with similar meaning. Investors are cautioned that the forward-looking statements in this presentation are based on current beliefs, assumptions and expectations, speak only as of the date of this release and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Such statements are subject to certain known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond AMD's control, that could cause actual results and other future events to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements. Material factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, without limitation, the following: Intel Corporation’s dominance of the microprocessor market and its aggressive business practices; global economic uncertainty; the loss of a significant customer; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on AMD’s business, financial condition and results of operations; the competitive markets in which AMD’s products are sold; quarterly and seasonal sales patterns; market conditions of the industries in which AMD products are sold; the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry; AMD's ability to adequately protect its technology or other intellectual property; unfavorable currency exchange rate fluctuations; the ability of third party manufacturers to manufacture AMD's products on a timely basis in sufficient quantities and using competitive technologies; expected manufacturing yields for AMD’s products; the availability of essential equipment, materials, substrates, or manufacturing processes; AMD's ability to introduce products on a timely basis with features and performance levels that provide value to its customers; AMD's ability to generate revenue from its semi-custom SoC products; potential security vulnerabilities; potential IT outages, data loss, data breaches and cyber-attacks; uncertainties involving the ordering and shipment of AMD’s products; AMD’s reliance on third-party intellectual property to design and introduce new products in a timely manner; AMD's reliance on third-party companies for the design, manufacture and supply of motherboards, software and other computer platform components; AMD's reliance on Microsoft Corporation and other software vendors' support to design and develop software to run on AMD’s products; AMD’s reliance on third-party distributors and add-in-board partners; the impact of modification or interruption of AMD’s internal business processes and information systems; compatibility of AMD’s products with some or all industry-standard software and hardware; costs related to defective products; the efficiency of AMD's supply chain; AMD's ability to rely on third party supply-chain logistics functions; AMD’s ability to effectively control the sales of its products on the gray market; the impact of government actions and regulations such as export administration regulations, tariffs and trade protection measures; AMD’s ability to realize its deferred tax assets; potential tax liabilities; current and future claims and litigation; the impact of environmental laws, conflict minerals-related provisions and other laws or regulations; the impact of acquisitions, joint ventures and/or investments on AMD's business, including the announced acquisition of Xilinx, and the failure to integrate acquired businesses; AMD’s ability to complete the Xilinx merger; the impact of the announcement and pendency of the Xilinx merger on AMD’s business; the impact of any impairment of the combined company’s assets on the combined company’s financial position and results of operation; the restrictions imposed by agreements governing AMD’s notes and the revolving credit facility; the potential dilutive effect if the 2.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 are converted; AMD's indebtedness; AMD's ability to generate sufficient cash to service its debt obligations or meet its working capital requirements; AMD's ability to repurchase its outstanding debt in the event of a change of control; AMD's ability to generate sufficient revenue and operating cash flow or obtain external financing for research and development or other strategic investments; political, legal, economic risks and natural disasters; future impairments of goodwill and technology license purchases; AMD’s ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; AMD’s stock price volatility; and worldwide political conditions. Investors are urged to review in detail the risks and uncertainties in AMD’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to AMD’s most recent reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q.

(*)    In this earnings press release, in addition to GAAP financial results, AMD has provided non-GAAP financial measures including non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share. AMD uses a normalized tax rate in its computation of the non-GAAP income tax provision to provide better consistency across the reporting periods. For fiscal 2021, AMD uses a projected non-GAAP tax rate of 15%, which excludes the tax impact of pre-tax non-GAAP adjustments, reflecting currently available information. AMD 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. The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this earnings press release should be viewed in addition to and not as a substitute for or superior to AMD’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP and should be read only in conjunction with AMD’s Consolidated Financial Statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures referenced are reconciled to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in the data tables at the end of this earnings press release. This earnings press release also contains forward-looking non-GAAP gross margin concerning AMD’s financial outlook, which is based on current expectations as of April 27, 2021 and assumptions and beliefs that involve numerous risks and uncertainties. AMD undertakes no intent or obligation to publicly update or revise its outlook statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, EPYC, Radeon, Ryzen, Instinct, Threadripper and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for informational purposes only and used to identify companies and products and may be trademarks of their respective owner.


 
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Millions except per share amounts and percentages) (Unaudited)
  
 Three Months Ended
 March 27,
2021		 December 26,
2020		 March 28,
2020
Net revenue$3,445   $3,244   $1,786  
Cost of sales1,858   1,793   968  
Gross profit1,587   1,451   818  
Gross margin %46 % 45 % 46 %
Research and development610   573   442  
Marketing, general and administrative319   308   199  
Licensing gain(4)  —   —  
Operating income662   570   177  
Interest expense(9)  (9)  (13) 
Other income (expense), net(11)  (15)  4  
Income before income taxes and equity income642   546   168  
Income tax provision (benefit)89   (1,232)  6  
Equity income in investee2   3   —  
Net Income$555   $1,781   $162  
Earnings per share     
Basic$0.46   $1.48   $0.14  
Diluted$0.45   $1.45   $0.14  
Shares used in per share calculation     
Basic1,213   1,205   1,170  
Diluted1,231   1,226   1,224  
            


 
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Millions)
     
  March 27,
2021		 December 26,
2020
  (Unaudited)  
ASSETS    
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $1,763   $1,595  
Short-term investments 1,353   695  
Accounts receivable, net 2,178   2,066  
Inventories 1,653   1,399  
Receivables from related parties 7   10  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 243   378  
Total current assets 7,197   6,143  
Property and equipment, net 681   641  
Operating lease right-of use assets 241   208  
Goodwill 289   289  
Investment: equity method 65   63  
Deferred tax assets 1,162   1,245  
Other non-current assets 412   373  
Total Assets $10,047   $8,962  
     
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY    
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable $949   $468  
Payables to related parties 40   78  
Accrued liabilities 1,779   1,796  
Other current liabilities 96   75  
Total current liabilities 2,864   2,417  
Long-term debt, net 313   330  
Long-term operating lease liabilities 238   201  
Other long-term liabilities 155   177  
     
Stockholders' equity:    
Capital stock:    
Common stock, par value 12   12  
Additional paid-in capital 10,658   10,544  
Treasury stock, at cost (141)  (131) 
Accumulated deficit (1) (4,058)  (4,605) 
Accumulated other comprehensive income 6   17  
Total stockholders' equity  $6,477   $5,837  
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  $10,047   $8,962  


(1) During the first quarter of 2021, the Company adopted ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, using the modified retrospective adoption method, which resulted in $8 million of deferred tax liability associated with book-tax differences in a foreign equity method investment recognized in Accumulated deficit.


 
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
SELECTED CASH FLOW INFORMATION
(Millions) (Unaudited)
   
  Three Months Ended
  March 27,
2021		 December 26,
2020		 March 28,
2020
Net cash provided by (used in)      
Operating activities $898   $554   $(65) 
Investing activities $(722)  $(294)  $(73) 
Financing activities $(8)  $35   $2  
                


 
SELECTED CORPORATE DATA
(Millions) (Unaudited)
   
  Three Months Ended
  March 27,
2021		 December 26,
2020		 March 28,
2020
Segment Information      
Computing and Graphics (1)      
Net revenue $2,100   $1,960   $1,438  
Operating income $485   $420   $262  
Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom (2)      
Net revenue $1,345   $1,284   $348  
Operating income (loss) $277   $243   $(26) 
All Other (3)      
Net revenue $—   $—   $—  
Operating loss $(100)  $(93)  $(59) 
Total      
Net revenue $3,445   $3,244   $1,786  
Operating income $662   $570   $177  
       
       
Other Data      
Capital expenditures $66   $74   $55  
Adjusted EBITDA (4) $857   $753   $304  
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments $3,116   $2,290   $1,385  
Free cash flow (5) $832   $480   $(120) 
Total assets $10,047   $8,962   $5,864  
Total debt $313   $330   $488  


(1) The Computing and Graphics segment primarily includes desktop and notebook microprocessors, accelerated processing units that integrate microprocessors and graphics, chipsets, discrete graphics processing units (GPUs), data center and professional GPUs and development services. From time to time, the Company may also sell or license portions of its IP 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. From time to time, the Company may also sell or license portions of its IP 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 and acquisition-related costs.
   
(4) Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA*
    Three Months Ended
  March 27,
2021		 December 26,
2020		 March 28,
2020
  GAAP net income $555   $1,781   $162  
  Interest expense 9   9   13  
  Other (income) expense, net 11   15   (4) 
  Income tax provision (benefit) 89   (1,232)  6  
  Equity income in investee (2)  (3)  —  
  Stock-based compensation 85   79   59  
  Depreciation and amortization 95   90   68  
  Acquisition-related costs 15   14   —  
  Adjusted EBITDA $857   $753   $304  


(5) Reconciliation of GAAP Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow**
     
    Three Months Ended
    March 27,
2021		 December 26,
2020		 March 28,
2020
  GAAP net cash provided by operating activities $898   $554   $(65) 
  Purchases of property and equipment (66)  (74)  (55) 
  Free cash flow $832   $480   $(120) 


* 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, income tax provision (benefit), equity income on investee, stock-based compensation, and depreciation and amortization expense. The Company also included acquisition-related costs for the quarter ended March 27, 2021 and December 26, 2020. 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 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.

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