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INTC. Presentation By: Kate Reigle. Overview: Intel Corporation. Founded in 1968 to build semiconductor memory products Introduced the world's first microprocessor in 1971. World leader in silicon innovation
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INTC Presentation By: Kate Reigle
Overview: Intel Corporation • Founded in 1968 to build semiconductor memory products • Introduced the world's first microprocessor in 1971. • World leader in silicon innovation • Develops technologies, products, and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live.
Key Factors • Price: $24.24 as of close on 10/18/2011 • 52 Week Range: 18.90 - 24.50 • Beta: 1.07 • Morningstar: 3-Star Rating • Market Cap: $122.87B • Dividend rate: $0.84 annually • Morningstar Fair Value: $23.00 • P/E: 10.74
Current Financials • Third Quarter Results Ahead of Expectations • Strong demand for computers in China • Net income rose 17 percent • Sixth record quarter of sales in a row • Revenue increased 29% • EPS = $0.69/share compared to expected $0.62/share • Boosted stock buyback program by $10 billion
Current Financials (Continued) • Forecasting an “upbeat” fourth quarter • Cause stock price to jump 4% during the morning on Wednesday to its highest price since 2008 • Still low projections for the season due to slowdown of European economies
Company News • 22-nanometer node is laying the groundwork for the “Ivy Bridge” microprocessors that will ship in products next spring. • First processors based on Intel’s 3-D technology called “Tri-Gate.” • “Ultrabook” • Thinner and lighter than traditional notebooks • Will show up in stores for the first time this quarter, with about 11 different models shipping. • Next year will see 65 different models, from numerous PC vendors. • “Ultrabook” is viewed as “a three-year phased approach”
Threats • Decrease in the PC Market • Smartphones • Tablets • Inability to compete with Apple • HP changing business structure • One of Intel’s largest customers
Analyst’s Recommendation (Reuters) • Buy – 18 • Hold – 18 • Sell - 0
Recommendations • BUY or Hold • Intel’s processors are used in 80 percent of the world's PCs • Immense budget for capital expenditures, allowing it to maintain the most cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing technologies in the world • Large Core Stock • Pay a high dividend • Buy on a “down” day at a price lower than Morningstar’s Fair Value Estimate • 60 shares