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EMPRESAS Publicado 9 Abril 2007 16:14
Vendas da AMD caem 8% no primeiro trimestre
A Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), a segunda maior fabricante de processadores para computadores pessoais, anunciou que as suas receitas do primeiro trimestre deste ano caíram 8% em termos homólogos, em resultado da “guerra de preços” com a líder Intel.

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Paulo Moutinho
paulomoutinho@mediafin.pt


A Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), a segunda maior fabricante de processadores para computadores pessoais, anunciou que as suas receitas do primeiro trimestre deste ano caíram 8% em termos homólogos, em resultado da "guerra de preços" com a líder Intel.

As vendas da AMD caíram dos 1,33 mil milhões de dólares (994 milhões de euros) nos primeiros três meses de 2006 para os 1,23 mil milhões (919 milhões de euros) verificados este ano, afirmou a empresa em comunicado enviado ao regulador do mercado de capitais.

Esta quebra nas receitas foi, ainda assim, inferior ao esperado pelos investidores e analistas consultados pela Bloomberg que chegaram a especular que a empresa registasse vendas de 900 milhões de dólares (672 milhões de euros), em virtude da redução de preços dos processadores para competir com a Intel.


A diminuição das receitas menor do que o esperada está a contribuir para a valorização das acções da AMD no mercado. Os títulos da empresa seguem a valorizar 4,74% para os 13,47 dólares.

Para esta subida está a contribuir igualmente o plano de redução de despesas da empresa, na ordem dos 500 milhões de dólares (373 milhões de euros) este ano, e na limitação na contratação de pessoal, anunciado hoje pela AMD.

Reuters
AMD sees revenue below view, plans overhaul
Monday April 9, 11:56 am ET
By Scott Hillis


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE:AMD - News) said on Monday that quarterly revenue would fall short of Wall Street expectations by about 20 percent, but the microprocessor maker's shares rose after it promised to slash this year's capital spending by one-fifth.
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"AMD is signaling that it is focusing more on nearer-term profitability as opposed to targeting market share," said JoAnne Feeney, managing director with FTN Midwest Securities.

"People were concerned about that strategy," Feeney said.

AMD, the No. 2 supplier of computer processors after Intel Corp. (NasdaqGS:INTC - News), said it expects to report first-quarter revenue of about $1.23 billion, well below the $1.54 billion that was the average analyst forecast on Reuters Estimates.

It cited lower prices and sales volumes, particularly among resellers -- the small, independent computer makers that have traditionally been enthusiastic buyers of AMD chips.

That was further evidence that a price war between AMD and Intel was continuing, Feeney said.

"What we've been hearing is that the battle between Intel and AMD has been particularly severe at the high end," Feeney said. "We expect to see evidence of a decline in prices across the board, and that's likely to hurt both AMD and Intel."

Still, Intel shares rose about 3 percent, on hopes that AMD's troubles meant its recent market-share gains would be slowed or rolled back, Feeney said.

In early March, AMD warned investors that it would miss its revenue target of $1.6 billion to $1.7 billion due to losing market share among small, independent PC makers.

The Sunnyvale, California-based company also said it plans to reduce its planned 2007 capital expenditures by about $500 million, and that the cut would not materially hurt capacity plans for the year.

The company had previously planned to spend about $2.5 billion this year to boost capacity.

AMD also pledged to reduce discretionary expenses and limit hiring to critical positions.

The company's stock gained 5.1 percent to $13.52 in late morning trading.

It was the second quarter in a row that AMD showed signs of trouble in the price war that has eroded profits for both companies in the $30 billion processor industry.

AMD is due to report financial results on April 19 and said it would provide more details of its overhaul at that time.

(Additional reporting by Michele Gershberg in New York)

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