UPDATE: Intel (INTC) Tops Q4 EPS Views; Guides Q1 In-Line
With results leaking a few minutes before the close, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) reported Q4 EPS of $0.51, 6 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.45. Revenue for the quarter came in at $13.5 billion versus the consensus estimate of $13.76 billion.
Intel sees Q113 revs of $12.2 billion to $13.2 billion, versus $12.91 billion consensus. Gross margin percentage: 58 percent, plus or minus a couple percentage points.
For the full-year 2013, the company sees revenue up low single-digit percentage and a gross margin percentage of 60 percent, plus or minus a few percentage points
"The fourth quarter played out largely as expected as we continued to execute through a challenging environment," said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. "We made tremendous progress across the business in 2012 as we entered the market for smartphones and tablets, worked with our partners to reinvent the PC, and drove continued innovation and growth in the data center. As we enter 2013, our strong product pipeline has us well positioned to bring a new wave of Intel innovations across the spectrum of computing."
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