What does the company do?
Intel Corporation is a semiconductor chip maker. The Company is engaged in developing advanced integrated digital technology products, primarily integrated circuits, for industries, such as computing and communications. Its primary component-level products include microprocessors, chipsets, motherboards, wired and wireless connectivity. The Company offers products at various levels of integration, allowing its customers the capability to create computing and communications systems. As of December 27, 2008, the Company was mainly organized in two segments: Digital Enterprise Group (DEG) and Mobility Group (MG). During the fiscal year ended December 27, 2008 (fiscal 2008), the Company completed the divestiture of its NOR flash memory business. In July 2009, Intel Corporation completed the acquisition of Wind River Systems, Inc.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Intel one-year sales: 32.78 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor - Broad Line group: 51.25% - Intel one-year income: 2.32 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor - Broad Line group: 67.87%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales | 32.78 Bil | 21.68 Bil | | Income | 2.32 Bil | 1.38 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Intel one-year sales growth: -18.80%.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor - Broad Line group: 1.90 pct. pts. - Intel one-year income growth: -58.20%.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor - Broad Line group: -9.50 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -18.80% | -20.70% | | Income Growth | -58.20% | -48.70% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Intel one-year net profit margin: 7.1%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -11.1 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
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| Company | 7.1% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 18.2% | | Industry | -1.1% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Intel debt/equity ratio: 0.06.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor - Broad Line group: -66.67%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.06 | 0.18 |
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