Texas Instruments Incorporated Q1 FY2020 Earnings Call

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Overview

  • Texas Instruments (TI) reported Q1 2020 revenue of $3.3 billion, down 7% year over year.
  • Gross margin decreased slightly by 20 basis points to 63% of revenue.
  • Operating profit was $1.2 billion (37% of revenue), down 10% versus Q1 2019.
  • Net income was $1.2 billion, or $1.24 per share, including a $0.10 favorable item not in prior guidance.
  • TI highlighted significant uncertainty due to COVID‑19 and shifted its call format to address broader strategic planning.

Business Context and Strategic Positioning

  • CEO Rich Templeton framed the company’s actions using TI’s three long-term ambitions: acting like long-term owners, adapting to change, and maintaining strong corporate citizenship.
  • TI is leveraging lessons from the 2008 recession, acknowledging that customers historically overcorrected downward, causing sharp revenue drops followed by rapid recoveries.
  • To maintain maximum optionality, TI plans to run factories in Q2 and possibly Q3 at Q1 levels, even if this increases inventory.
  • Because TI’s portfolio consists largely of long-lived products, carrying higher inventory is considered low risk and strategically beneficial.

Operational Updates

  • TI manufacturing operations remain active worldwide, despite local restrictions in places like Malaysia and the Philippines.

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Operator: Good day, ladies and gentlemen. And welcome to the Texas Instruments first quarter 2020 earnings release conference call. Today's call is being recorded.At this time, I would like to hand things over to Mr. Dave Pahl. Please go ahead, sir. Dave Pahl: Good afternoon and thank you for joining our first quarter 2020 earnings conference call. For any of you who missed the release, you can find it on our website at ti.com/ir. This call is being broadcast live over the web and can be accessed through our website. A replay will be available through the web.This call will include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause TI's results to differ materially from management's current expectations. We encourage you to review the notice regarding forward-looking statements contained in the earnings release published today as well as TI's most recent SEC filings for a more complete description.Given the likelihood of a significant economic recession due to COVID-19, we are changing the format for this quarter's earnings call. In addition to Rafael Lizardi, our CFO, we will be joined by Rich Templeton, our Chairman and CEO. Rich will be covering a broader frame of how we are approaching the current environment. I will then provide a summary of first quarter and Rafael wrap up with the financial details of first quarter and our outlook for second quarter. Our prepared remarks will be longer than usual as we hope to cover a range of anticipated

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