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ARM 2Q Earnings Up 23% On Smartphone, Tablet Sales
Propelled by surging sales of smartphones and tablets based on its designs, UK-based processor designer ARM Holdings reported a 23% rise in adjusted pre-tax profits Wednesday.
Excluding taxes and extraordinary items, ARM’s earnings for the quarter ending in June grew to £66.5 million compared to £54.2 million pounds during the year-ago period. Revenues for the quarter ending in June grew by 15% to £135.5 million compared to £117.8 million pounds.
Overall, ARM reported that 2 billion ARM-based chips were shipped during the second quarter, up 9% compared to the year-ago period.
“ARM’s royalty revenues continued to outperform the overall semiconductor industry as our customers gained market share within existing markets and launched products which are taking ARM technology into new markets,” ARM Chief Executive Warren East said in a statement. “This quarter we have seen multiple market leaders announce exciting new products including computers and servers from Dell and Microsoft, and embedded applications from Freescale and Toshiba.”
ARM’s mobile processor designs are licensed by Apple, Qualcomm, Nvidia, Samsung, and Texas Instruments — among others. Last year, smartphones outsold personal computers for the first time, turning ARM’s licensees into a growing threat to the Intel, whose processors dominate the PC and server businesses.
In U.S. dollars, ARM reported second-quarter revenues rose 12% to $213.0 million over the year-ago period. License revenues grew 12% to $78.6 million over the year-ago period; royalty revenues — which are recognized one quarter in arrears — grew 15% to $110.0 million; sales of development systems fell 4% to $13.3 million; and service revenues rose 6% to 11.1 million.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/briancaulfield/2012/07/25/arm-2q-earnings-up-23-on-smartphone-tablet-sales/
