NVIDIA has released the results of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015, which ended for 25 January 2015 calendar year. At the same time were given financial statements for the year, as well as a forecast for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, which in the calendar of manufacturer has already begun.
In this case, the size of the company's quarterly revenue reached $ 1.25 billion., An increase of 9% compared to the same period of the previous year, and 2% on the previous quarter. Annual revenue also was a record - $ 4,680,000,000., A 13% increase in the previous year. Net income for the quarter increased by 29% to $ 241 million., At the end of the year - by 36% to $ 801 million.
In the fourth quarter, sales of graphics processors provide the company with 86% of total revenue. CFO explains that revenue growth in this area by 13% in the annual comparison provided gaming solutions for desktops and laptops (38%), as well as accelerators Tesla (+ 50%), with particularly popular is expensive video cards generation Maxwell. But Tegra processors in the fourth quarter revenue decreased by 15% compared to the same period of the previous year, as some smartphones and tablets based on them were removed from production. But on the road towards these processors are in high demand, which allows NVIDIA at the end of the year to talk about increasing revenue from Tegra by 45%. Used in the automotive segment Tegra processors have almost doubled revenue for the year (+ 80%). Number of Tegra processor-equipped vehicles for the year increased from 4.7 million to 7.5 million. Pieces.
By the way, the reserves of Tegra processor past generations that NVIDIA has to keep in stock to maintain products with a long life cycle, has a negative impact on profit margins, which in general have improved graphics processors and computing accelerators. In the fourth quarter, this figure reached 55.9%, for the year it was equal to 56.2%.
In the first quarter of this fiscal year, NVIDIA expects to gain about $ 1.16 billion. And get a rate of return in the region of 56.5%. Related Products :
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