Intel Bedazzles (INTC, SMH, USD)
October 13, 2009 by Douglas A. McIntyreIntel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) has just reported earnings and gave guidance for the quarter ahead. The processor giant posted $0.33 EPS and $9.39 billion in revenues. Consensus estimates from Thomson Reuters were $0.28 EPS and $9.04 billion in revenues. Gross margin also came in 57.6%, above expectations of 54%. Intel gave guidance of $10.1 billion in revenues, plus or minus $400 million; it also gave guidance for 62% gross margin, plus or minus 3 points. Next quarter’s estimates from Thomson Reuters are $0.34 EPS on $9.51 billion in revenues.
Intel is cutting its cap-ex expectations for the year. The new range is $4.5 billion, plus or minus $100 million; and that is down from $4.7 billion, plus or minus $200 million. As a reminder, additional data will be out in the conference call and this is effectively all unfinished business. We are seeing a reaction in the Semiconductor HOLDRs (NYSE: SMH) after a 0.15% drop to $26.24 with an after-hours level of up 2.7% at $26.20, and the Ultra Semiconductor ProShares (NYSE: USD) closed down 0.44% at $29.57 and it is trading up almost 5% at $29.80.
Intel closed up unofficially at the 4:00 bell by 0.44% at $20.49 and its 52-week trading range is $12.05 to $20.69. Shares were halted ahead of the news.
UPDATE at 4:46 PM EST: Intel had traded 99.267 million shares before being halted and the stock is now trading up 6.7% at $21.74 and the trading volume is listed as 102.9 million shares.
Jon C. Ogg
October 13, 2009
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