AMD pubblica i risultati finanziari del 2004

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<br><blockquote><i>SUNNYVALE, CA -- January 18, 2005 --AMD (NYSE:AMD) today reported record sales of $1.26 billion and operating income of $20 million for the quarter ended December 26, 2004. The fourth quarter net loss of $30 million, or $0.08 per share, includes charges of $49 million, or $0.13 per share, largely associated with the conversion and retirement of debt. <p>

Fourth quarter sales increased by five percent from the fourth quarter of 2003 and were up two percent from the third quarter of 2004. In the fourth quarter of 2003, AMD reported sales of $1.21 billion and net income of $43 million, or $0.12 per share. In the third quarter of 2004, AMD reported sales of $1.24 billion and net income of $44 million, or $0.12 per share.<p>

For the full year ended December 26, 2004, AMD achieved record sales of $5 billion, a 42 percent increase from 2003. Fiscal year 2004 net income was $91 million, or $0.25 per share, including charges of $51.6 million, or $0.14 per share. AMD reported sales in 2003 of $3.52 billion and a net loss of $274 million, or $0.79 per share, including credits of $13.9 million, or $0.04 per share.<p>

“In 2004 both the processor and Flash memory businesses were profitable,â€