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I remember when AMAT was a highly followed stock... this board is dead now.

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APPLIED MATERIALS ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2020 RESULTS

Quarterly revenue of $4.16 billion, up 11 percent year over year
GAAP EPS of $0.96 and non-GAAP EPS of $0.98, up 20 percent and 21 percent year over year, respectively
Returned $392 million to shareholders

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc. ( AMAT) today reported results for its first quarter ended Jan. 26, 2020.

First Quarter Results

Applied generated revenue of $4.16 billion. On a GAAP basis, the company recorded gross margin of 44.6 percent, operating income of $1.04 billion or 25.0 percent of net sales, and earnings per share (EPS) of $0.96.

On a non-GAAP adjusted basis, the company reported gross margin of 44.9 percent, operating income of $1.07 billion or 25.7 percent of net sales, and EPS of $0.98.

The company returned $392 million to shareholders including $200 million in share repurchases and dividends of $192 million.

“Applied Materials’ first quarter earnings exceeded the top-end of our guidance, giving us great momentum entering 2020,” said Gary Dickerson, president and CEO. “We believe we can deliver strong double-digit growth in our semiconductor business this year as our unique solutions accelerate our customers’ success in the AI-Big Data era.”

Quarterly Results Summary

	Q1 FY2020			Q1 FY2019			Change
	(In millions, except per share amounts and percentages)
Net sales	$	4,162		$	3,753		11	%
Gross margin	44.6		%	44.4		%	0.2 points
Operating margin	25.0		%	24.2		%	0.8 points
Net income	$	892		$	771		16	%
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.96		$	0.80		20	%
Non-GAAP Adjusted Results
Non-GAAP adjusted gross margin	44.9		%	44.6		%	0.3 points
Non-GAAP adjusted operating margin	25.7		%	24.6		%	1.1 points
Non-GAAP adjusted net income	$	904		$	779		16	%
Non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS	$	0.98		$	0.81		21	%

A reconciliation of the GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted results is provided in the financial tables included in this release. See also “Use of Non-GAAP Adjusted Financial Measures” section.

Business Outlook

In the second quarter of fiscal 2020, Applied expects net sales to be approximately $4.34 billion, plus or minus $200 million. Non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS is expected to be in the range of $0.98 to $1.10.

This outlook for non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS excludes known charges related to completed acquisitions of $0.01 per share, includes the normalized tax benefit of share-based compensation of $0.01 per share and net income tax benefit related to intra-entity intangible asset transfers of $0.03 per share, but does not reflect any items that are unknown at this time, such as any additional charges related to acquisitions or other non-operational or unusual items, as well as other tax related items, which we are not able to predict without unreasonable efforts due to their inherent uncertainty.

First Quarter Reportable Segment Information

*Semiconductor Systems*	Q1 FY2020			Q1 FY2019
	(In millions, except percentages)
Net sales	$	2,814		$	2,268
Foundry, logic and other	68		%	44		%
DRAM	15		%	21		%
Flash	17		%	35		%
Operating income	915			631
Operating margin	32.5		%	27.8		%
Non-GAAP Adjusted Results
Non-GAAP adjusted operating income	$	925		$	642
Non-GAAP adjusted operating margin	32.9		%	28.3		%

*Applied Global Services*	Q1 FY2020			Q1 FY2019
	(In millions, except percentages)
Net sales	$	997		$	962
Operating income	278			285
Operating margin	27.9		%	29.6		%
Non-GAAP Adjusted Results
Non-GAAP adjusted operating income	$	278		$	285
Non-GAAP adjusted operating margin	27.9		%	29.6		%

*Display and Adjacent Markets*	Q1 FY2020			Q1 FY2019
	(In millions, except percentages)
Net sales	$	332		$	507
Operating income	38			115
Operating margin	11.4		%	22.7		%
Non-GAAP Adjusted Results
Non-GAAP adjusted operating income	$	41		$	118
Non-GAAP adjusted operating margin	12.3		%	23.3		%

Use of Non-GAAP Adjusted Financial Measures

Applied provides investors with certain non-GAAP adjusted financial measures, which are adjusted for the impact of certain costs, expenses, gains and losses, including certain items related to mergers and acquisitions; restructuring charges and any associated adjustments; impairments of assets, or investments; gain or loss on sale of strategic investments; tax effect of share-based compensation; certain income tax items and other discrete adjustments. Additionally, non-GAAP results exclude estimated discrete income tax expense items associated with changes to U.S. tax legislation. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are provided in the financial tables included in this release.

Management uses these non-GAAP adjusted financial measures to evaluate the company’s operating and financial performance and for planning purposes, and as performance measures in its executive compensation program. Applied believes these measures enhance an overall understanding of its performance and investors’ ability to review the company’s business from the same perspective as the company’s management, and facilitate comparisons of this period’s results with prior periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that management does not believe are indicative of Applied's ongoing operating performance. There are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because the non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies, and may exclude certain items that may have a material impact upon our reported financial results. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Webcast Information

Applied Materials will discuss these results during an earnings call that begins at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time today. A live webcast will be available at www.appliedmaterials.com. A replay will be available on the website beginning at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time today