Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Q4 FY2021 Earnings Call

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Overall Company Performance

  • 2021 was a record year for AMD with revenue of $16.4 billion, up 68% from 2020. This growth was driven by strong execution across all business lines, with data center revenue more than doubling year-over-year.
  • Gross margin expanded for the sixth consecutive year, reaching 48% for 2021 (up 370 basis points vs. 2020) and 50% in Q4 2021 (up 560 basis points vs. Q4 2020), driven by improved product mix and higher data center sales.
  • Net income doubled year-over-year to $3.4 billion, and EPS also more than doubled.
  • Q4 revenue reached a record $4.8 billion, up 49% from Q4 2020, marking the sixth straight quarter of over 45% year-over-year growth.
  • Operating income grew 146% for the full year and doubled year-over-year in Q4.

Computing and Graphics Segment

  • Q4 revenue was $2.6 billion, up 32% from Q4 2020, driven by demand for Ryzen CPUs and Radeon GPUs.
  • Record client computing revenue, with notebook sales particularly strong. AMD believes it gained client processor revenue share for the seventh straight quarter.
  • Ryzen 5000 shipments grew double-digit sequentially; Ryzen 6000 series for notebooks launched with significant OEM design wins (200+ platforms).

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Operator: Hello, and welcome to the AMD Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [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 Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year-end 2021 Financial Results Conference Call. By now, you should have had the opportunity to review a copy of our earnings release and accompanying slideware. 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 Dan McNamara, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Server, will attend the Virtual Susquehanna Financial Group 11th Annual Technology Conference on Thursday, March 3. Our first quarter 2022 quiet time is expected to begin at the close of business on Friday, March 11; and AMD will host its 2022 Financial Analyst Day on Thursday, June 9. Today's discussions contain forward-looking statements based on current

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