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AMD Reports 2015 Second Quarter Results

July 16, 2015 4:15 PM

SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 07/16/15 -- AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced revenue for the second quarter of 2015 of $942 million, operating loss of $137 million, and net loss of $181 million, or $0.23 per share. Non-GAAP(1) operating loss was $87 million and non-GAAP(1) net loss was $131 million, or $0.17 per share.

                           GAAP Financial Results

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                                   Q2-15           Q1-15           Q2-14
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Revenue                            $942M           $1.03B         $1.44B
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Operating income (loss)           $(137)M         $(137)M          $63M
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Net (loss) / (Loss) per share $(181)M/$(0.23) $(180)M/$(0.23) $(36)M/$(0.05)
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                        Non-GAAP Financial Results(1)

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                                        Q2-15           Q1-15        Q2-14
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Revenue                                 $942M          $1.03B       $1.44B
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Operating income (loss)                 $(87)M         $(30)M        $88M
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Net income (loss) / Earnings
 (loss) per share                  $(131)M/$(0.17) $(73)M/$(0.09) $38M/$0.05
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"Strong sequential revenue growth in our EESC segment and channel business was not enough to offset near-term challenges in our PC processor business due to lower than expected consumer demand that impacted sales to OEMs," said Dr. Lisa Su, AMD president and CEO. "We continue to execute our long-term strategy while we navigate the current market environment. Our focus is on developing leadership computing and graphics products capable of driving profitable share growth across our target markets."

Q2 2015 Results

Financial Segment Summary

Recent Highlights

Current Outlook AMD's outlook statements are based on current expectations. The following statements are forward-looking, and actual results could differ materially depending on market conditions and the factors set forth under "Cautionary Statement" below.

For Q3 2015, AMD expects revenue to increase 6 percent, plus or minus 3 percent, sequentially.

For additional details regarding AMD's results and outlook please see the CFO commentary posted at quarterlyearnings.amd.com.

AMD Teleconference AMD will hold a conference call for the financial community at 2:30 p.m. PDT (5:30 p.m. EDT) today to discuss its second quarter financial results. AMD will provide a real-time audio broadcast of the teleconference on the Investor Relations page of its website at www.amd.com. The webcast will be available for 12 months after the conference call.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Gross Margin


                                           ---------------------------------
(Millions except percentages)                  Q2-15      Q1-15      Q2-14
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GAAP Gross Margin                           $     232  $     326  $     498
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GAAP Gross Margin %                                25%        32%        35%
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  Technology node transition charge                33          -          -
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  Stock-based compensation*                         1          1          1
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Non-GAAP Gross Margin                       $     266  $     327  $     499
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Non-GAAP Gross Margin %                            28%        32%        35%
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Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Income (Loss)


                                           ---------------------------------
(Millions)                                     Q2-15      Q1-15      Q2-14
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GAAP operating income (loss)                $    (137) $    (137) $       63
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  Technology node transition charge                33          -           -
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  Restructuring and other special charges,
   net                                              -         87           -
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  Amortization of acquired intangible
   assets                                           -          3           4
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  Stock-based compensation*                        17         17          21
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Non-GAAP operating income (loss)            $     (87) $     (30) $       88
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Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) /Earnings (Loss) per Share


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(Millions except per
 share amounts)              Q2-15             Q1-15             Q2-14
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GAAP net loss / loss
 per share             $  (181) $ (0.23) $  (180) $ (0.23) $   (36) $ (0.05)
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  Technology node
   transition charge        33     0.04        -        -        -        -
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  Restructuring and
   other special
   charges, net              -        -       87     0.11        -        -
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  Amortization of
   acquired intangible
   assets                    -        -        3        -        4     0.01
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  Loss on debt
   redemption                -        -        -        -       49     0.06
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  Stock-based
   compensation*            17     0.02       17     0.02       21     0.03
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Non-GAAP net income
 (loss) / earnings
 (loss) per share      $  (131) $ (0.17) $   (73) $ (0.09) $    38  $  0.05
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*Beginning in Q1 2015, AMD started excluding the impact of stock-based compensation from non-GAAP results. Prior periods have been adjusted accordingly.

About AMD For more than 45 years, AMD has driven innovation in high-performance computing, graphics, and visualization technologies -- the building blocks for gaming, immersive platforms, and the datacenter. Hundreds of millions of consumers, leading Fortune 500 businesses, and cutting-edge scientific research facilities around the world rely on AMD technology daily to improve how they live, work, and play. AMD employees around the world are focused on building great products that push the boundaries of what is possible. For more information about how AMD is enabling today and inspiring tomorrow, visit the AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) website, blog, Facebook and Twitter pages.

Cautionary Statement This earnings press release and the conference call remarks contain forward-looking statements concerning AMD, AMD's ability to develop leadership computing and graphics products capable of driving profitable share growth across our target markets that; AMD's mobile unit shipments will rebound and ramp in the second half of 2015; the timing and impact of the introduction of Windows 10 on AMD's future business; AMD's ability to expand its HBM GPU offerings in the coming quarters; AMD's ability to stabilize the computing and graphics business and regain profitable share; the timing of AMD's annual peak semi-custom shipments and revenue; expected demand for game consoles, the ramp of AMD's newest APU and GPU products and OEM demand improving in the second half of 2015; expected continued PC market weakness; the ability of AMD to align its cost structure with its revenue profile; AMD's ability to invest in high-performance processors and graphics technologies to create great products and re-establish AMD as a leader across a diverse set of markets; AMD's ability to successfully expand its margins and improve its cash flow generation by gaining profitable share across multiple markets over the next 3 to 5 years; AMD's ability to successfully implement its long-term strategy to improve its financial results; AMD's ability to create a more diversified company capable of generating consistent profitable returns; AMD's ability to improve its second half financial performance; AMD's ability to take actions that will reduce its current cost structure to align its operating expenses with its near-term revenue profile and future restructuring charges associated with those actions; AMD's ability to ramp semi-custom wins in the second half of 2015; AMD's ability to successfully execute its longer-term product roadmap strategy; and its expected third quarter of 2015 revenue and its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balances, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are commonly identified by words such as "would," "may," "expects," "believes," "plans," "intends," "projects" and other terms with similar meaning. Investors are cautioned that the forward-looking statements in this document and made during the conference call are based on current beliefs, assumptions and expectations, speak only as of the date of this document and of the conference call and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Material factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, without limitation, the following: Intel Corporation's dominance of the microprocessor market and its aggressive business practices may limit AMD's ability to compete effectively; AMD relies on GlobalFoundries Inc. ("GF") to manufacture most of its microprocessor and APU products and certain of its GPU and semi-custom products. If GF is not able to satisfy AMD's manufacturing requirements, its business could be adversely impacted; AMD relies on third parties to manufacture its products, and if they are unable to do so on a timely basis in sufficient quantities and using competitive technologies, its business could be materially adversely affected; failure to achieve expected manufacturing yields for AMD's products could negatively impact its financial results; the success of AMD's business is dependent upon AMD's ability to introduce products on a timely basis with features and performance levels that provide value to its customers while supporting and coinciding with significant industry transitions; if AMD cannot generate sufficient revenue and operating cash flow or obtain external financing, it may face a cash shortfall and be unable to make all of its planned investments in research and development or other strategic investments; AMD may not be able to successfully implement its business strategy to refocus its business to address markets beyond its core PC market to high-growth adjacent markets; the completion and impact of the 2014 Restructuring Plan and its transformation initiatives could adversely affect AMD; global economic uncertainty may adversely impact AMD's business and operating results; AMD may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service its debt obligations or meet its working capital requirements; AMD has a substantial amount of indebtedness which could adversely affect its financial position and prevent AMD from implementing its strategy or fulfilling its contractual obligations; the agreements governing AMD's notes and its secured revolving line of credit for a principal amount up to $500 million (Secured Revolving Line of Credit) impose restrictions on AMD that may adversely affect its ability to operate its business; the markets in which AMD's products are sold are highly competitive; the loss of a significant customer may have a material adverse effect on AMD; AMD's receipt of revenue from its semi-custom SoC products is dependent upon its technology being designed into third-party products and the success of those products; the demand for AMD's products depends in part on the market conditions in the industries into which they are sold. Fluctuations in demand for AMD's products or a market decline in any of these industries could have a material adverse effect on AMD's results of operations; AMD's ability to design and introduce new products in a timely manner is dependent upon third-party intellectual property; AMD depends on third-party companies for the design, manufacture and supply of motherboards, BIOS software and other computer platform components to support its business; if AMD loses Microsoft Corporation's support for its products or other software vendors do not design and develop software to run on its products, AMD's ability to sell its products could be materially adversely affected; AMD may incur future impairments of goodwill; uncertainties involving the ordering and shipment of its products could materially adversely affect AMD; AMD's reliance on third-party distributors and AIB partners subjects it to certain risks; AMD's inability to continue to attract and retain qualified personnel may hinder its product development programs; in the event of a change of control, AMD may not be able to repurchase its outstanding debt as required by the applicable indentures and its Secured Revolving Line of Credit, which would result in a default under the indentures and the Secured Revolving Line of Credit; the semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and has experienced severe downturns that have materially adversely affected, and may continue to materially adversely affect, AMD's business in the future; AMD's business is dependent upon the proper functioning of its internal business processes and information systems and modification or interruption of such systems may disrupt AMD's business, processes and internal controls; data breaches and cyber-attacks could compromise its intellectual property or other sensitive information and cause significant damage to its business and reputation; AMD's operating results are subject to quarterly and seasonal sales patterns; if essential equipment or materials are not available to manufacture AMD's products, AMD could be materially adversely affected; if AMD's products are not compatible with some or all industry-standard software and hardware, it could be materially adversely affected; costs related to defective products could have a material adverse effect on AMD; if AMD fails to maintain the efficiency of its supply chain as it responds to changes in customer demand for its products, AMD's business could be materially adversely affected; AMD outsources to third parties certain supply-chain logistics functions, including portions of its product distribution, transportation management and information technology support services; acquisitions could disrupt its business, harm its financial condition and operating results or dilute, or adversely affect the price of, its common stock; AMD's worldwide operations are subject to political, legal and economic risks and natural disasters, which could have a material adverse effect on it; worldwide political conditions may adversely affect demand for AMD's products; unfavorable currency exchange rate fluctuations could adversely affect AMD; AMD's inability to effectively control the sales of its products on the gray market could have a material adverse effect on it; if AMD cannot adequately protect AMD's technology or other intellectual property in the United States and abroad, through patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks and other measures, AMD may lose a competitive advantage and incur significant expenses; AMD is party to litigation and may become a party to other claims or litigation that could cause it to incur substantial costs or pay substantial damages or prohibit AMD from selling its products; a variety of environmental laws that AMD is subject to could result in additional costs and liabilities; higher health care costs and labor costs could adversely affect AMD's business; and, AMD's business is subject to potential tax liabilities; and AMD could be a target of a cybersecurity attack potentially resulting in disruption of operations, loss of data and breach of data privacy that could materially adversely affect its business and competitive position while subjecting it to potential litigation. Investors are urged to review in detail the risks and uncertainties in the AMD's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 28, 2015.

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(1) In this earnings press release, in addition to GAAP financial results,
    AMD has provided non-GAAP financial measures including non-GAAP gross
    margin, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP operating expenses,
    non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share. These
    non-GAAP financial measures reflect certain adjustments as presented in
    the tables in this earnings press release. AMD also provided adjusted
    EBITDA and non-GAAP free cash flow as supplemental measures of its
    performance. These items are defined in the footnotes to the selected
    corporate data tables provided at the end of this earnings press
    release. AMD is providing these financial measures because it believes
    this non-GAAP presentation makes it easier for investors to compare its
    operating results for current and historical periods and also because
    AMD believes it assists investors in comparing AMD's performance across
    reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that it does
    not believe are indicative of its core operating performance and for the
    other reasons described in the footnotes to the selected data tables.
    Refer to the data tables at the end of this earnings press release.
(2) Testing conducted by AMD engineering on the AMD Radeon" R9 290X GPU vs.
    the AMD Radeon" R9 Fury X GPU. Data obtained through isolated direct
    measurement of GDDR5 and HBM power delivery rails at full memory
    utilization. Power efficiency calculated as GB/s of bandwidth delivered
    per watt of power consumed. AMD Radeon" R9 290X (10.66 GB/s bandwidth
    per watt) and R9 Fury X (42.66 GB/s bandwidth per watt) GPU, AMD FX-
    8350, Gigabyte GA-990FX-UD5, 8GB DDR3-1866, Windows 8.1 x64
    Professional, AMD Catalyst" 15.20 Beta. HBM-1
(3) Typical-use Energy Efficiency as defined by taking the ratio of compute
    capability as measured by common performance measures such as
    SpecIntRate, PassMark and PCMark, divided by typical energy use as
    defined by ETEC (Typical Energy Consumption for notebook computers) as
    specified in Energy Star Program Requirements Rev 6.0 10/2013. "Kaveri"
    relative compute capability (4.5) of baseline divided by relative energy
    efficiency (0.45) of baseline = 10X. "Carrizo" relative compute
    capability (5.8) of baseline divided by relative energy efficiency
    (0.23) of baseline = 25.2X (which is 2.4x that of "Kaveri") CZN-59
(4) Testing by AMD Performance Labs using an AMD FX-8800P with AMD Radeon"
    R7 graphics, 2x4 DDR3-2133, 256 GB SSD, Windows 8.1 64bit, driver 15.10
    scored 2753 in 3DMark� 11 performance. Core" i7 5500U with HD 5500
    graphics, DDR3-1600, 256 SSD, Windows 8.1 64bit, driver 4156 scored 1350
    in 3DMark 11 Performance. CZN-58
(5) Results are based on theoretical performance. The ORION cluster features
    300 of the AMD FirePro S9150 GPU installations. According to AMD
    specifications, the total of all 5.07 teraFLOPS of peak single-precision
    results in 1,521 petaFLOPS (300 x 5.07 TFLOPS) and the total of all 2.53
    teraFLOPS peak double-precision results in 0.76 petaFLOPS (300 x 2.53
    TFLOPS) of compute performance.




ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Millions except per share amounts and percentages)

                                Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended
                          -----------------------------  ------------------
                          June 27,  March 28,  June 28,  June 27,  June 28,
                            2015       2015      2014      2015      2014
                          --------  ---------  --------  --------  --------
Net revenue               $    942  $   1,030  $  1,441  $  1,972  $  2,838
Cost of sales                  710        704       943     1,414     1,853
                          --------  ---------  --------  --------  --------
Gross margin                   232        326       498       558       985
Gross margin %                  25%        32%       35%       28%       35%
Research and development       235        242       277       477       556
Marketing, general and
 administrative                134        131       154       265       310
Amortization of acquired
 intangible assets               -          3         4         3         7
Restructuring and other
 special charges, net            -         87         -        87         -
                          --------  ---------  --------  --------  --------
Operating income (loss)       (137)      (137)       63      (274)      112
Interest expense               (40)       (40)      (46)      (80)      (93)
Other expense, net              (3)         -       (49)       (3)      (69)
                          --------  ---------  --------  --------  --------
Loss before income taxes      (180)      (177)      (32)     (357)      (50)
Provision for income taxes       1          3         4         4         6
                          --------  ---------  --------  --------  --------
Net loss                  $   (181) $    (180) $    (36) $   (361) $    (56)
Net loss per share
  Basic                   $  (0.23) $   (0.23) $  (0.05) $  (0.46) $  (0.07)
  Diluted                 $  (0.23) $   (0.23) $  (0.05) $  (0.46) $  (0.07)
                          --------  ---------  --------  --------  --------
Shares used in per share
 calculation
  Basic                        778        777       764       778       762
  Diluted                      778        777       764       778       762
                          --------  ---------  --------  --------  --------

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Millions)
                                Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended
                          -----------------------------  ------------------
                          June 27,  March 28,  June 28,  June 27,  June 28,
                            2015       2015      2014      2015      2014
                          --------  ---------  --------  --------  --------
Total comprehensive loss  $   (174) $    (187) $    (32) $   (361) $    (53)
                          --------  ---------  --------  --------  --------



ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Millions)

                                        June 27,    March 28,  December 27,
                                          2015        2015         2014
                                       ----------  ----------  ------------
Assets
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents            $      829  $      677  $        805
  Marketable securities                         -         229           235
  Accounts receivable, net                    687         771           818
  Inventories, net                            799         688           685
  Prepayments to GLOBALFOUNDRIES               19          44           113
  Prepaid expenses and other current
   assets                                     117          88            80

                                       ----------  ----------  ------------
    Total current assets                    2,451       2,497         2,736
Property, plant and equipment, net            289         297           302
Acquisition related intangible assets,
 net                                            -           -            65
Goodwill                                      320         320           320
Other assets                                  321         314           344
                                       ----------  ----------  ------------
Total Assets                           $    3,381  $    3,428  $      3,767
                                       ==========  ==========  ============

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 (Deficit)
Current liabilities:
  Short-term debt                      $      235  $      235  $        177
  Accounts payable                            454         381           415
  Payable to GLOBALFOUNDRIES                  197         121           218
  Accrued and other current
   liabilities                                462         494           558
  Deferred income on shipments to
   distributors                                51          61            72

                                       ----------  ----------  ------------
    Total current liabilities               1,399       1,292         1,440
Long-term debt                              2,034       2,033         2,035
Other long-term liabilities                    89          86           105

Stockholders' equity (deficit):
  Capital stock:
    Common stock, par value                     8           8             8
    Additional paid-in capital              6,984       6,967         6,949
    Treasury stock, at cost                  (121)       (120)         (119)
  Accumulated deficit                      (7,007)     (6,826)       (6,646)
  Accumulated other comprehensive loss         (5)        (12)           (5)

                                       ----------  ----------  ------------
    Total Stockholders' equity
     (deficit)                               (141)         17           187
                                       ----------  ----------  ------------
Total Liabilities and Stockholders'
 Equity (Deficit)                      $    3,381  $    3,428  $      3,767
                                       ==========  ==========  ============



ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Millions)

                                                 Three Months   Six Months
                                                     Ended         Ended
                                                 ------------  ------------
                                                   June 27,      June 27,
                                                     2015          2015
                                                 ------------  ------------

Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net Loss                                       $       (181) $       (361)

  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
   used in operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                          45            91
    Stock-based compensation expense                       17            34
    Non-cash interest expense                               3             6
    Restructuring and other special charges, net            1            72
    Other                                                   2             1
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
    Accounts receivable                                    83           129
    Inventories                                          (111)         (117)
    Prepayments to GLOBALFOUNDRIES                         26            94
    Prepaid expenses and other assets                     (57)          (73)
    Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and
     other                                                 38           (86)
    Payable to GLOBALFOUNDRIES                             76           (21)
                                                 ------------  ------------
Net cash used in operating activities            $        (58) $       (231)
                                                 ------------  ------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchases of available-for-sale securities               (4)         (227)
  Purchases of property, plant and equipment              (17)          (39)
  Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale
   securities                                             232           462
                                                 ------------  ------------
Net cash provided by investing activities        $        211  $        196
                                                 ------------  ------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Net proceeds from grants and allowances                   -             4
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock                    1             1
  Proceeds from borrowings, net                            42           100
  Repayments of long-term debt and capital lease
   obligations                                            (43)          (44)
  Other                                                    (1)           (2)
                                                 ------------  ------------
Net cash provided by (used in) financing
 activities                                      $         (1) $         59
                                                 ------------  ------------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                 152            24
                                                 ------------  ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period $        677  $        805
                                                 ------------  ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period       $        829  $        829
                                                 ------------  ------------



ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
SELECTED CORPORATE DATA
(Millions except headcount)

                                Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended
                          -----------------------------  ------------------
Segment and Category      June 27,  March 28,  June 28,  June 27,  June 28,
 Information                2015       2015      2014      2015      2014
                          --------  ---------  --------  --------  --------

  Computing and Graphics
   (1)
    Net revenue           $    379  $     532  $    828  $    911  $  1,689
    Operating loss        $   (147) $     (75) $     (6) $   (222) $     (3)

  Enterprise, Embedded and
   Semi-Custom (2)
    Net revenue           $    563        498       613  $  1,061  $  1,149
    Operating income      $     27  $      45  $     97  $     72  $    182

  All Other (3)
    Net revenue                  -          -         -         -         -
    Operating loss        $    (17)      (107)      (28) $   (124)      (67)

  Total
    Net revenue           $    942  $   1,030  $  1,441  $  1,972  $  2,838
    Operating income
     (loss)               $   (137) $    (137) $     63  $   (274) $    112
                          --------  ---------  --------  --------  --------


Other Data

  Depreciation and
   amortization, excluding
   amortization of
   acquired intangible
   assets                 $     45  $      43  $     49  $     88  $     99
  Capital additions       $     17  $      22  $     23  $     39  $     44
  Adjusted EBITDA (4)     $    (42) $      13  $    137  $    (29) $    276
  Cash, cash equivalents
   and marketable
   securities, including
   long-term marketable
   securities             $    829  $     906  $    948  $    829  $    948
  Non-GAAP free cash flow
   (5)                    $    (75) $    (195) $    (51) $   (270) $   (276)
  Total assets            $  3,381  $   3,428  $  4,246  $  3,381  $  4,246
  Total debt              $  2,269  $   2,268  $  2,210  $  2,269  $  2,210
  Headcount                  9,469      9,583    10,300     9,469    10,300
                          --------  ---------  --------  --------  --------


(1) Computing and Graphics segment primarily includes desktop and notebook
    processors, chipsets, discrete graphics processing units (GPUs) and
    professional graphics.

(2) Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom segment primarily includes server
    and embedded processors, semi-custom System-on-Chip (SoC) products,
    development services and technology for game consoles.

(3) All Other category primarily includes certain expenses and credits that
    are not allocated to any of the operating segments. Also included in
    this category are amortization of acquired intangible assets and stock-
    based compensation expense. In addition, the Company also included the
    following adjustments for the indicated periods: for the first quarter
    of 2015 and six months ended June 27, 2015, the Company included net
    restructuring and other special charges; and for the six months ended
    June 28, 2014, the Company included an adjustment for workforce
    rebalancing severance charges.

(4) Reconciliation of GAAP Operating Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA*


                                Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                          ------------------------------ -------------------
                          June 27,  March 28,   June 28, June 27,   June 28,
                            2015       2015       2014     2015       2014
                          --------  ---------  --------- --------  ---------
    GAAP operating income
     (loss)               $   (137) $    (137) $      63 $   (274) $     112
    Technology node
     transition charge          33          -          -       33          -
    Restructuring and
     other special
     charges, net                -         87          -       87          -
    Stock-based
     compensation expense       17         17         21       34         44
    Amortization of
     acquired intangible
     assets                      -          3          4        3          7
    Depreciation and
     amortization               45         43         49       88         99
    Workforce rebalancing
     severance charges           -          -          -        -         14
                          --------  ---------  --------- --------  ---------
    Adjusted EBITDA       $    (42) $      13  $     137 $    (29) $     276
                          ========  =========  ========= ========  =========

(5) Non-GAAP free cash flow reconciliation**

                                   Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended
                              --------------------------- -----------------
                              June 27, March 28, June 28, June 27, June 28,
                                2015      2015     2014     2015     2014
                              -------- --------- -------- -------- --------
    GAAP net cash used in
     operating activities     $    (58)$    (173)$    (28)$   (231)$   (232)
    Purchases of property,
     plant and equipment           (17)      (22)     (23)     (39)     (44)
                              -------- --------- -------- -------- --------
    Non-GAAP free cash flow   $    (75)$    (195)$    (51)$   (270)$   (276)
                              ======== ========= ======== ======== ========


    * The Company presents "Adjusted EBITDA" as a supplemental measure of
     its performance. Adjusted EBITDA for the Company is determined by
     adjusting operating income (loss) for depreciation and amortization,
     stock-based compensation expense and amortization of acquired
     intangible assets. In addition, the Company also excluded the
     following adjustments for the indicated periods: for the second
     quarter of 2015 and six months ended June 27, 2015, the Company
     excluded a technology node transition charge and for the first quarter
     of 2015 and six months ended June 27, 2015, the Company excluded net
     restructuring and other special charges. The Company calculates and
     communicates Adjusted EBITDA because the Company's management believes
     it is of importance to investors and lenders in relation to its
     overall capital structure and its ability to borrow additional funds.
     In addition, the Company presents Adjusted EBITDA because it believes
     this measure assists investors in comparing its performance across
     reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that the
     Company does not believe are indicative of its core operating
     performance. The Company's calculation of Adjusted EBITDA may or may
     not be consistent with the calculation of this measure by other
     companies in the same industry. Investors should not view Adjusted
     EBITDA as an alternative to the GAAP operating measure of operating
     income (loss) or GAAP liquidity measures of cash flows from operating,
     investing and financing activities. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA does
     not take into account changes in certain assets and liabilities as
     well as interest and income taxes that can affect cash flows.
    ** The Company also presents non-GAAP free cash flow as a supplemental
     measure of its performance. Non-GAAP free cash flow is determined by
     adjusting GAAP net cash provided by (used in) operating activities for
     capital expenditures. The Company calculates and communicates non-GAAP
     free cash flow in the financial earnings press release because the
     Company's management believes it is of importance to investors to
     understand the nature of these cash flows. The Company's calculation
     of non-GAAP free cash flow may or may not be consistent with the
     calculation of this measure by other companies in the same industry.
     Investors should not view non-GAAP free cash flow as an alternative to
     GAAP liquidity measures of cash flows from operating activities. The
     Company has provided reconciliations within the earnings press release
     of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable
     GAAP financial measures.

Source: Advanced Micro Devices

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