Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Q2 FY2021 Earnings Call

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Overview

  • AMD reported exceptionally strong results for Q2 2021, delivering record quarterly revenue for the fourth consecutive quarter.
  • Revenue reached $3.85 billion, up 99% year-over-year and 12% sequentially.
  • Gross margin increased to 48%, up 360 basis points year-over-year.
  • Operating margin doubled from 12% to 24% year-over-year, with net income more than tripling.
  • Record free cash flow of $888 million versus $152 million in Q2 2020.
  • Full-year 2021 revenue growth outlook raised to approximately 60%, up from prior 50% guidance.

Key Financial Metrics (Compared to Q2 2020)

  • Revenue: $3.85B, up 99% from $1.93B.
  • Gross margin: 48%, up from 44%.
  • Operating income: $924M, up from $233M.
  • Net income: $778M, up from $216M.
  • Diluted EPS: $0.63, up from $0.18.

Business Segment Highlights

Computing and Graphics
  • Revenue: $2.25B, up 65% year-over-year.
  • Growth driven by Ryzen CPUs and Radeon GPUs.
  • Record client processor revenue, with desktop and notebook both showing strong double-digit year-over-year growth.
  • Ryzen 9 unit shipments more than doubled year-over-year.
  • Seventh straight quarter of record mobile CPU revenue.
  • Graphics revenue doubled year-over-year, driven by Radeon 6000 series and data center GPUs.
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Operator: Hello, and welcome to the AMD Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It's now my pleasure to turn the call over to Laura Graves, Corporate Vice President of Investor Relations. Laura, please go ahead. Laura Graves: Thank you, and welcome to AMD's Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results Conference Call. By now, we hope you have had the opportunity to review a copy of our earnings press release and slides. If you have not reviewed these documents yet, they can be found on the Investor Relations page of amd.com. Participants on today's conference call are Dr. Lisa Su, our President and Chief Executive Officer; and Devinder Kumar, our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. This is a live call and will be replayed via webcast on our website. Before we begin, I would like to note that Saeid Moshkelani, Senior Vice President and General Manager of our Client business; and Ruth Cotter, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Human Resources, Investor Relations and Strategy, will attend the Jefferies Semiconductor and Hardware Summit on Tuesday, August 31. Devinder Kumar will attend the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference on Friday, September 10. And our third quarter 2021 quiet time is expected to begin at the close of business on Friday, September 10. Today's discussion contains forward-looking statements based on current beliefs, assumptions and expectations, spe

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