Quote from S2007S:
So I guess they actually missed earnings by 3 cents......
INTC reported first quarter net income of $1.44 billion, or 25 cents a share, compared with profit of $1.64 billion, or 28 cents a share, for the year-earlier period. Revenue was $9.7 billion, up from $8.85 billion the previous year. The company said the quarter included charges of 4 cents a share related to restructuring and asset impairment. Intel was expected to report earnings of 28 cents a share on revenue of $9.65 billion, according to a survey of analysts by FactSet Research. Intel said it expects second-quarter revenue of between $9 billion and $9.6 billion. The mid-point is slightly higher than the consensus projection of $9.26 billion, according to FactSet data.
But as usual, you conveniently leave out one of the most significant "metrics" . . . MARGINS.
53.8% for the quarter vs the company's guidance for gross margins of 56% for the second quarter!