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AMD Reports 1995 Year-End Results.


SUNNYVALE Sunnyvale, city (1990 pop. 117,229), Santa Clara co., W Calif., near San Francisco; settled 1849, inc. 1912. A city in Silicon Valley, its many manufactures include semiconductors; machinery and instruments; electrical, electronic, and aerospace products; , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 1996--Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE NYSE

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:AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. ) today reported 1995 year-end year-end also year·end
n.
The end of a year.

adj.
Occurring or done at the end of the year: a year-end audit.

Noun 1.
 sales of $2,429,724,000, an increase of 14 percent compared to the $2,134,659,000 reported for fiscal 1994. Net income applicable to common stock- holders was $300,511,000, compared to $294,916,000 for 1994. Earnings per share were $2.81 on a fully diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 basis, compared to $2.92 per share fully diluted reported for 1994.

Sales for the fourth quarter of 1995 were $593,029,000, up nine percent compared to $545,168,000 reported for the fourth quarter of 1994. Third quarter sales were $590,385,000. Net income applicable to common stockholders was $55,572,000 or $0.52 per share, up 46 percent compared to $38,171,000 or $0.39 per share fully diluted earned in the fourth quarter of 1994. The fourth quarter 1994 net income reflected a one-time one-time
adj.
1. or one·time
a. Occurring or undertaken only once: a one-time winner in 1995.

b.
 charge for a litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation.
 settlement. Third quarter 1995 net income was $56,163,000 or $0.52 per share. Net income in the fourth quarter of 1995 benefited from a lower tax rate.

The company again reported strong demand for its flash products. "Sales of our flash devices grew over 20 percent on a sequential basis and nearly tripled year-over-year," said W.J. Sanders San´ders

n. 1. An old name of sandalwood, now applied only to the red sandalwood. See under Sandalwood.
 III, chairman and chief executive officer of AMD. "Late in the quarter we began sampling our new 3 volt-only flash memory products, which we believe will gain wide acceptance for battery powered applications in 1996."

Overall sales in the fourth quarter were only nominally higher over the third quarter due to lower than expected unit shipments of Am486 microprocessors This is a list of microprocessors. Intel

Main article: List of Intel microprocessors
  • List of Intel Celeron microprocessors
  • List of Intel Core microprocessors
  • List of Intel Core 2 microprocessors
. "With the exception of Microsoft (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, www.microsoft.com) The most successful and influential software company. Microsoft's software and Intel's hardware pioneered the PC and revolutionized the computer industry.  Windows-compatible microprocessors, our product sales increased by eight percent sequentially and more than 36 percent for the year," Sanders said.

In December December: see month. , AMD broadly sampled customers with the first member of its K86 Superscalar A CPU architecture that allows more than one instruction to be executed in one clock cycle. See pipeline processing.

(architecture) superscalar - A superscalar architecture is a uniprocessor that can execute two or more scalar operations in parallel.
 Family of Microsoft Windows- compatible microprocessors, code named SSA/5-75. This microprocessor microprocessor, integrated circuit containing the arithmetic, logic, and control circuitry required to interpret and execute instructions from a computer program.  is a plug-in replacement for a Pentium 75. Also during the quarter, AMD commenced shipments of its Am5x86-P75 microprocessor. This device exceeds the performance of a Pentium 75 while maintaining socket compatibility with 486 motherboards. Both products are manufactured on AMD's 0.35 micron micron: see micrometer.


One micrometer, which is one millionth of a meter or approximately 1/25,000 of an inch. The tiny elements that make up a transistor on a chip are measured in micrometers and nanometers. See process technology.
 logic process technology.

Focusing on personal and networked computing computing - computer  and communications markets, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., produces microprocessors and related peripherals, flash memories, programmable logic devices See PLD. , and circuits for telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications.  and networking applications. Founded in 1969, AMD has sales and manufacturing facilities worldwide.

Safe Harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
 Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995: Statements in this release looking forward in time involve risks and uncertainties, including product demand and market acceptance risks, the effect of changing economic conditions, the impact of competitive products and pricing, risks in technology development, risks in product development and commercialization, the effect of the company's accounting policy, and other risk factors detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. -0-

Note to Editors: Am5x86 and K86 are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices. Am486 is a registered trademark of Advanced Micro Devices. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, .

All other product names used in this press release are for identifications purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. -0-
                       Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                   (Thousands except per share amounts)




                              Quarter Ended              Year Ended
                               (Unaudited)                (Audited)
                    Dec. 31,    Oct. 1,   Dec. 25,    Dec. 31,  Dec. 25,
                      1995       1995       1994        1995      1994


Net sales         $593,029   $590,385   $545,168  $2,429,724 $2,134,659


Cost of sales      362,801    344,344    263,837   1,298,876    982,306
Research and
 development       104,009    100,014     76,115     397,555    279,984
Marketing,
 general, and
 administrative     95,181     95,525     87,236     385,016    359,230


                   561,991    539,883    427,188   2,081,447  1,621,520


Operating income    31,038     50,502    117,980     348,277    513,139


Litigation settlement    0          0    (58,000)          0    (58,000)
Interest income and
 other, net          7,526      9,867      5,317      30,763     16,259
Interest expense      (706)         0         (1)       (707)    (1,844)


Income before income
 taxes and equity
 in joint venture   37,858     60,369     65,296     378,333    469,554
Provision for income
 taxes               3,786     16,517     21,548     112,738    153,703


Income before equity
 in joint venture   34,072     43,852     43,748     265,595    315,851


Equity in net income
 (loss) of joint
 venture            21,500     12,311     (2,989)     34,926    (10,585)


Net income          55,572     56,163     40,759     300,521    305,266


Preferred stock
 dividends               0          0      2,588          10     10,350


Net income applicable
 to common
 stockholders      $55,572    $56,163    $38,171    $300,511   $294,916


Net income per
 common share
-Primary             $0.52      $0.52      $0.39       $2.85      $3.02
-Fully diluted       $0.52      $0.52      $0.39       $2.81      $2.92




Shares used in per
 share calculation
-Primary           106,799    107,318     98,636     105,575     97,510
-Fully diluted     106,799    107,319    105,490     107,035    104,570




Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Thousands)
                                     December 31,  December 25,
                                         1995          1994
                                      (Audited)     (Audited)
Assets


Current assets:
  Cash, cash equivalents,
    and short-term investments          $490,647      $377,854
  Accounts receivable, net               275,733       337,107
  Inventories                            154,670       128,690
  Deferred income taxes                  108,989        98,675
  Prepaid expenses and
    other current assets                  66,729        44,293


      Total current assets             1,096,768       986,619


  Property, plant, and
    equipment, net                     1,636,092     1,264,211
  Investment in joint venture            176,821       124,588
  Other assets                           121,587        70,284


                                      $3,031,268    $2,445,702
Liabilities and
  Stockholders' Equity


Current liabilities:
  Notes payable to banks                 $27,070       $32,459
  Accounts payable                       223,708       149,122
  Accrued compensation and
    benefits                             105,651       104,526
  Accrued liabilities                     79,092        82,570
  Litigation settlement                        0        58,000
  Income tax payable                      56,297        53,795
  Deferred income on shipments
    to distributors                      100,057        83,800
  Current portion of long-term
    debt and capital lease
    obligations                           29,861        27,895


      Total current liabilities          621,736       592,167


Deferred income taxes                     94,439        42,518
Long-term debt and capital
  lease obligations, less
  current portion                        214,965        75,752


Stockholders' equity:
  Capital stock:


    Serial preferred stock, par value          0            34
    Common stock, par value                1,047           956
  Capital in excess of par value         735,825       698,673
  Retained earnings                    1,363,256     1,035,602


      Total stockholders' equity       2,100,128     1,735,265


                                      $3,031,268    $2,445,702


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Chuck Mulloy, 408/749-5481
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