RF Micro (RFMD) Reports Q3 Revs of~ $225M, Below Views

January 5, 2012 4:04 PM EST
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD), has provided a quarterly financial update for its third fiscal quarter, ended December 31, 2011.

RFMD's revenue for the December 2011 quarter was approximately $225 million, versus the consensus of $250.2 million.

In RFMD's Cellular Products Group (CPG), revenue was approximately $179 million, as sales of 2G components to China-based customers for entry-level handsets were below expectations. In RFMD's Multi-Market Products Group (MPG), revenue was approximately $46 million, reflecting broad weakness in MPG's end markets. The Company noted customer demand softened during the December quarter, with end-of-quarter 2G demand significantly below customer forecasts. RFMD expects gross margin for the December 2011 quarter will decline approximately 9 points sequentially, due to the lower revenue, lower factory utilization, and inventory reserves.

Sales of RFMD's components for 3G/4G smartphones increased sequentially approximately 16% during the December 2011 quarter.

In the March 2012 quarter, RFMD anticipates normal seasonality in the handset industry and in MPG's end markets.


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