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ATI Reports Revenues of $463 Million for the Second Quarter; Revenues up 48% relative to second quarter fiscal 2003
MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2004--ATI Technologies Inc.(NASDAQ-NMS:ATYT) (NASDAQ:ATYT) (TSX:ATY) today announced its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2004, ended February 29, 2004. ATI reported revenues(1) of $463.3 million, a 47.8% increase relative to the second quarter of fiscal 2003. Gross margin rose to 34.8% - almost six percentage points higher than the same quarter a year ago. Net income(2) per share was $0.19 for the quarter compared to a loss of $0.04 per share last year. ATI's cash position increased $88.5 million during the quarter to $468.5 million as of February 29, 2004.
Technology leadership across all product categories enabled ATI to deliver a strong second quarter performance. We continued to make broad-based unit gains in the desktop mainstream markets and saw growth in our DTV business relative to the first quarter.
"We continue to deliver strong financial performance driven by the strength and breadth of our product lines," said K.Y. Ho, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ATI Technologies Inc.(NASDAQ-NMS:ATYT) "Product and technology leadership continues to be the foundation of our success and we see tremendous opportunities in the future to expand our market share and accelerate our momentum in the consumer electronics market."
Recently, we announced a strategic collaboration with Qualcomm Inc.(NASDAQ-NMS:QCOM) , a major supplier of cell phone technology. This, together with the partnership with SK Telecom announced in March of this year and current design wins with Motorola(NYSE:MOT) , cement ATI's leadership position in cell phone graphics.
Outlook
We believe we are well-positioned for the back half of fiscal 2004 based on the strength of our product roadmap, including new products that are to be announced shortly; the expected transition of the PC industry to the PCI Express interconnect in the second calendar quarter, where we have significant opportunity to gain market share in the desktop discrete market; continued relative strength of the PC market; as well as continued momentum in the Consumer business.
As a result of these factors, ATI expects strong revenues for the third quarter, despite it being traditionally the industry's weakest, and to be in the range of $440 - $480 million. Gross margin, as a percentage of revenues, is expected to be in the upper half of its target range of 32 - 35%, and about the same level as the second quarter. Operating expenses, excluding amortization of intangible assets and other charges, are expected to increase 5 - 10% relative to the second quarter due to increased prototyping expense as well as staffing to support new customer programs - particularly in the Consumer business.