What does the company do?
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is a global semiconductor company with facilities around the world. The Company offer x86 microprocessors, for the commercial and consumer markets, embedded microprocessors for commercial, commercial client and consumer markets and chipsets for desktop and notebook personal computers (PCs), professional workstations and servers. It offers graphics, video and multimedia products for desktop and notebook PCs, including home media PCs, professional workstations and servers and technology for game consoles. The Company operates in two business segments: computing solutions, which includes chipsets, and graphics. In June 2008, the Company launched the Puma platform, which was the code name for the mainstream notebook platform. In January 2009, the Company launched the Yukon platform. In March 2008, the Company introduced the AMD Phenom X3 8000 series triple-core processors. In March 2009, the Company completed the spin off of its manufacturing operations.
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.
- Adv Micro Dev one-year sales: 4.92 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor - Broad Line group: -77.31% - Adv Micro Dev one-year income: -2.31 Bil.
| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales | 4.92 Bil | 21.68 Bil | | Income | -2.31 Bil | 1.38 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Adv Micro Dev one-year sales growth: -19.10%.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor - Broad Line group: 1.60 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -19.10% | -20.70% | | Income Growth | NA | -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.
- Adv Micro Dev one-year net profit margin: -47.0%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -28.3 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Semiconductor - Broad Line group: -45.9 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | -47.0% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | -18.7% | | 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.
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