The world's largest creator of P.C. chips, Intel, says the feeble manage to buy will meant its next increase will skip forecasts.
The company's second-quarter net income was $2.83bn (1.8bn, 2.3bn euros), 4.3% next that done in the second entertain of final year.
Operating expenditure rose faster than its revenue, that rose 3.6% to $13.5bn.
Intel has moreover been shopping back shares, an wake up that helped keep gain per share flat.
The firm mentioned it expects to make income of $13.8-$14.8bn in the third entertain with a mid-point of $14.3bn, next stream researcher forecasts of $14.6bn.
Intel cut its income expansion predict is to entire of this year to between 3-5%, down from a formerly predict of "high single-digit growth".
The firm creates chips for 80% of the world's personal computers (PCs) but has a far not as big participation in inscription computers similar to Apple's iPad, or in the fast-growing smartphone sector.
Tablet P.C. sales are taking flight far more rapidly than those of PCs.
Intel's arch executive, Paul Otellini mentioned in a statement: "As you come in the third quarter, our expansion will be slower than you expected due to a more severe macroeconomic environment."
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