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Qualcomm released its third quarter financial report, with net profit down 40% year-on-year

Latest update time:2017-07-20
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In the early morning of July 20th, Beijing time, Qualcomm released its third quarter financial report for fiscal year 2017. The report shows that Qualcomm's net profit in the third quarter was US$900 million, a 40% drop from US$1.4 billion in the same period last year; its revenue was US$5.4 billion, a 11% drop from US$6 billion in the same period last year. Qualcomm's third quarter results were basically in line with Wall Street analysts' expectations, but its earnings outlook for the fourth quarter was far below expectations, causing its stock price to fall by more than 2% after the market.


In the quarter ending June 25, Qualcomm's net profit was $900 million, down 40% from $1.4 billion in the same period last year and up 16% from $700 million in the previous quarter; diluted earnings per share were $0.58, down 40% from $0.97 in the same period last year and up 16% from $0.50 in the previous quarter. Qualcomm's operating profit in the third quarter was $800 million, down 51% from $1.6 billion in the same period last year and up 6% from $700 million in the previous quarter.


Excluding special one-time items (not in accordance with US GAAP), Qualcomm's net profit for the third quarter was $1.2 billion, down 28% from $1.7 billion in the same period last year and 38% from $2 billion in the previous quarter; diluted earnings per share were $0.83, down 28% from $1.16 in the same period last year and 38% from $1.34 in the previous quarter. This performance was in line with analysts' expectations. According to data provided by financial information provider FactSet, analysts had previously expected Qualcomm's third-quarter earnings per share to be $0.83.


Qualcomm's third-quarter revenue was $5.4 billion, down 11% from $6 billion in the same period last year and up 7% from $5 billion in the previous quarter. Not in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles, Qualcomm's third-quarter revenue was $5.3 billion, down 12% from $6 billion in the same period last year and down 11% from $6 billion in the previous quarter. This performance was basically in line with analysts' expectations. According to data provided by FactSet, analysts had previously expected Qualcomm's third-quarter revenue to be $5.28 billion.


Qualcomm's revenue from equipment and services in the third fiscal quarter was $4.121 billion, up from $3.875 billion in the same period last year; revenue from licensing was $1.250 billion, down from $2.169 billion in the same period last year. Qualcomm's total operating costs and expenses in the third fiscal quarter were $4.598 billion, up from $4.452 billion in the same period last year. Among them, revenue costs were $2.488 billion, down from $2.534 billion in the same period last year; R&D expenses were $1.391 billion, up from $1.268 billion in the same period last year; sales, general and administrative expenses were $710 million, up from $620 million in the same period last year; other expenses were $9 million, down from $30 million in the same period last year.


Qualcomm CDMA Technology Group's revenue in the third quarter was $4.052 billion, up 5% year-on-year and 10% quarter-on-quarter; pre-tax profit was $575 million, up 58% year-on-year and 21% quarter-on-quarter. Qualcomm Technology Licensing Group's revenue in the third quarter was $1.172 billion, down 42% year-on-year and 48% quarter-on-quarter; pre-tax profit was $854 million, down 51% year-on-year and 56% quarter-on-quarter.


Qualcomm's operating cash flow in the third quarter was $100 million, compared with $1.8 billion in the same period last year and $800 million in the previous quarter. As of the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2017, Qualcomm held a total of $37.8 billion in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, compared with $31 billion at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2016 and $28.9 billion at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2017. In May 2017, Qualcomm issued unsecured floating rate and fixed rate bonds with a total principal amount of $11 billion.


Qualcomm's effective income tax rate for the third quarter was 1%, and its effective income tax rate not in accordance with US GAAP was 5%. Qualcomm expects its effective income tax rate for fiscal 2017 to be approximately 11%, and its effective income tax rate not in accordance with US GAAP to be approximately 14%.


Qualcomm returned a total of $1.1 billion in cash to shareholders in the third quarter of fiscal year 2017, including $844 million in cash dividends, or about $0.57 per share, and repurchased 5.2 million shares of common stock, returning $300 million in cash to shareholders. Qualcomm announced on July 13, 2017 that it would pay a cash dividend of $0.57 per share to shareholders, which will be paid on September 20, 2017 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 30, 2017.


Qualcomm expects revenue of $5.4 billion to $6.2 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, down 13% to flat year-on-year from $6.2 billion in the same period last year, with the midpoint exceeding expectations; diluted earnings per share of $0.55 to $0.65, down 39% to 49% from $1.07 in the same period last year; diluted earnings per share not in accordance with US GAAP are $0.75 to $0.85, down 34% to 41% from $1.28 in the same period last year, with the midpoint falling short of expectations. According to a FactSet survey, analysts on average expect Qualcomm's fourth-quarter earnings per share to reach 93 cents and revenue to reach $5.51 billion.


On the same day, Qualcomm's stock price rose by $0.49 in regular trading on the Nasdaq, closing at $56.78, an increase of 0.87%. In the subsequent after-hours trading until 16:45 Eastern Time (4:45 Beijing Time on the 20th), Qualcomm's stock price fell by $1.15 to $55.63, a drop of 2.03%. In the past 52 weeks, Qualcomm's highest price was $71.62 and its lowest price was $51.05.


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