AMD Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results

[GFreeman]

AMD today announced revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023 of $6.2 billion, gross margin of 47%, operating income of $342 million, net income of $667 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.41. On a non-GAAP basis, gross margin was 51%, operating income was $1.4 billion, net income was $1.2 billion and diluted earnings per share was $0.77. For the full year 2023, the company reported revenue of $22.7 billion, gross margin of 46%, operating income of $401 million, net income of $854 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.53. On a non-GAAP(*) basis, gross margin was 50%, operating income was $4.9 billion, net income was $4.3 billion and diluted earnings per share was $2.65.

"We finished 2023 strong, with sequential and year-over-year revenue and earnings growth driven by record quarterly AMD Instinct GPU and EPYC CPU sales and higher AMD Ryzen processor sales," said AMD Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su. "Demand for our high-performance data center product portfolio continues to accelerate, positioning us well to deliver strong annual growth in what is an incredibly exciting time as AI re-shapes virtually every part of the computing market."



"AMD executed well in 2023 despite a mixed demand environment," said AMD EVP, CFO and Treasurer Jean Hu. "We drove year-over-year revenue growth in our Data Center and Embedded segments and successfully launched our AMD Instinct MI300 GPUs positioning us for a strong product ramp in 2024."

Segment Summary

• Data Center segment revenue in the quarter was $2.3 billion, up 38% year-over-year and 43% sequentially driven by strong growth in AMD Instinct GPUs and 4th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs. For 2023, Data Center segment revenue was $6.5 billion, an increase of 7% compared to the prior year, driven by strong growth in AMD Instinct GPUs and 4th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs.
• Client segment revenue was $1.5 billion, up 62% year-over-year driven primarily by an increase in AMD Ryzen 7000 Series CPU sales. For 2023, Client segment revenue was $4.7 billion, down 25% compared to the prior year, due to a decline in the PC market.
• Gaming segment revenue was $1.4 billion, down 17% year-over-year and 9% sequentially, due to a decrease in semi-custom revenue, partially offset by an increase in AMD Radeon GPU sales. For 2023, Gaming segment revenue was $6.2 billion, down 9% compared to the prior year primarily due to lower semi-custom sales.
• Embedded segment revenue was $1.1 billion, down 24% year-over-year and 15% sequentially primarily due to customers reducing their inventory levels. For 2023, Embedded segment revenue was $5.3 billion, up 17% compared to the prior year, primarily due to the inclusion of a full year of revenue related to the acquisition of Xilinx completed in February 2022.

Recent PR Highlights

• AMD showcased growing momentum for advanced AMD technology-powered AI solutions from the data center to PCs:
  AMD announced the general availability of AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators - with industry leading memory bandwidth performance for generative AI - as well as the AMD Instinct MI300A APU that combines AMD CDNA 3 and "Zen 4" chiplets to deliver breakthrough performance for HPC and AI workloads.
  At the "Advancing AI" event, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, Dell Technologies, HPE, Lenovo, Supermicro, Arista, Broadcom and Cisco showcased how they are leveraging AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators to power cloud and enterprise AI infrastructure.
  AMD made significant progress expanding its AI software ecosystem, including unveiling the latest version of its open-source ROCm 6, software stack optimized for generative AI. AI ecosystem leaders including Databricks, Essential AI, Lamini and OpenAI are leveraging AMD Instinct accelerators to deliver differentiated AI solutions. AMD also extended support for ROCm software to include the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT GPU, providing even more options for AI developers and researchers to use AMD hardware for their AI work.
  AMD announced AMD Ryzen 8040 Series mobile processors with an integrated neural processing unit (NPU) on select models for AI. In 2022, AMD was the first company to introduce an x86 processor with an on-chip NPU to accelerate AI workloads with the AMD Ryzen 7040 series mobile processors. The updated NPU in the AMD Ryzen 8040 series delivers up to 1.6x more AI processing performance compared to AMD Ryzen 7040 Series mobile processors. Acer, ASUS, Lenovo, Razer and other PC OEMs introduced new laptops featuring AMD Ryzen 8040 Series processors, with the first systems on-track to go on sale this quarter.
  At CES 2024, AMD announced the AMD Ryzen 8000G Series desktop processors that are the first desktop PC processors in the industry to include a dedicated AI NPU to power AI capabilities on the PC.
  At Microsoft Ignite, AMD and Microsoft highlighted how AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators, AMD EPYC CPUs and AMD Ryzen CPUs with AI engines are enabling new services and compute capabilities across cloud and generative AI, confidential computing, cloud computing and AI-capable PCs.
• AMD showcased continued leadership in supercomputing:
  Eni announced a new supercomputer, HPC6, powered by AMD EPYC CPUs and AMD Instinct GPUs. When completed, the HPC6 system will be one of the world's most powerful supercomputers dedicated to industrial applications.
  AMD EPYC processors and AMD Instinct accelerators now power 140 supercomputers on the latest Top500 list of the world's fastest computers and eight of the top 10 most energy efficient supercomputers in the world based on the latest Green500 list. The Frontier supercomputer powered by AMD EPYC and AMD Instinct processors remains the fastest supercomputer in the world.
• AMD extended its 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processor lineup with six new CPUs that deliver excellent value, performance, energy efficiency and security features for mainstream applications.
• AMD introduced the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT GPU, a high-performance graphics card designed to deliver immersive 1080P gaming experiences.
• AMD introduced the AMD Versal AI Edge XA Series and AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000A devices designed for automotive focus segments including infotainment, advanced driver safety and autonomous driving.
• AMD announced the AMD Ryzen Embedded 7000 Series processors, delivering leadership performance and advanced features for industrial and edge solutions. The launch was supported by a growing partner ecosystem, including integrated solutions from Advantech, ASRock and DFI.

Current Outlook
AMD's outlook statements are based on current expectations. The following statements are forward-looking and actual results could differ materially depending on market conditions and the factors set forth under "Cautionary Statement" below.

For the first quarter of 2024, AMD expects revenue to be approximately $5.4 billion, plus or minus $300 million. Sequentially, AMD expects Data Center segment revenue to be flat, with a seasonal decline in server sales offset by a strong Data Center GPU ramp. Client, Embedded and Gaming segment sales are expected to decline sequentially, with semi-custom revenue expected to decline by a significant double-digit percentage. Non-GAAP gross margin is expected to be approximately 52%.

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[john_]

This company would always come second, even if running alone.

 

[Denver]

Impressive. It went from less than US$2 per share, and is now heading towards US$200 and US$30B in annual revenue.

 

[Onasi]

This company would always come second, even if running alone.

I mean, technically AMD is first in something - their current market cap is significantly higher than Intel. But we live in a world where Tesla is somehow the most valuable car company (I am still baffled by this) and Microsoft has reached a 3 trillion evaluation in spite of being, well, current day MS.

 

[Denver]

I mean, technically AMD is first in something - their current market cap is significantly higher than Intel. But we live in a world where Tesla is somehow the most valuable car company (I am still baffled by this) and Microsoft has reached a 3 trillion evaluation in spite of being, well, current day MS.

Nah, AMD has been making steady progress, even with Intel giving massive discounts on its products.

 

[TheLostSwede]

A breakdown to make it a bit easier to see what is what.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1752454456900518043

 

[Onasi]

Nah, AMD has been making steady progress, even with Intel giving massive discounts on its products.

Wasn’t claiming otherwise. They correctly banked on the enterprise segment and are reaping the rewards. Until Intel gets itself together in that space, they have essentially free reign.

Interesting they point out an expected decline in semi-custom. Guess we are at a point in console cycle where MS and Sony has sold the main bulk of the hardware they expect to sell? Wasn’t there a refresh coming though?

 

[Daven]

A breakdown to make it a bit easier to see what is what.

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1752454456900518043

Looking at that R&D slice really shows AMD’s main strength. With an annual R&D budget of just over $5B compared to Intel’s annual R&D budget of over $16B, AMD still competes head to head with a lot less. Just imagine what AMD could do with Intel level R&D budget.

 

[theouto]

Interesting gaming revenue, seems like the ninth generation isn't doing all too well. Though even more interesting is that radeon gpu sales increased.
What surprises me is the client and server growth, those are very big jumps.

Maybe this means that this year we'll see some big boots being put on, leading to some even more aggressive fights on all markets?

 

[Onasi]

Interesting gaming revenue, seems like the ninth generation isn't doing all too well. Though even more interesting is that radeon gpu sales increased.
What surprises me is the client and server growth, those are very big jumps.

I admit, I completely spaced out and didn’t realize you are referring to consoles. My mind went to GPUs instantly, which sent me into a spiral trying to figure out from which point we are counting here to arrive at ninth as current gen number.

 

[mb194dc]

So revenue declined over the full year, guidance is dire outside of datacentre (how long will that last?) and the stock is trading with a P/E of more than a 1000.

This is probably going to end really well...

From a technical perspective they're got decent products, and 10x that compared to the pre 2017 situation. I do think Ryzen is so good it'll probably stimmy future demand as almost no use cases actually need the power you can get even from last gen chips. Nvidia have the stronger offering on GPU, both have products that are way to expensive on the consumer front given the likely dire economic situation that is incoming.

 

[pressing on]

What surprises me is the client and server growth, those are very big jumps.

As always, revenue is one thing and operating income another. AMD's Server segment performance is stellar. Client still made a profit but the numbers are not as good as the 62% Year on Year jump in net revenue suggests (graphic below - source: AMD)

 

[bonehead123]

Well, please tell Ms. Jacket Lady that I appreciate that big, fat dividend check, and that I expect many, many moar in the coming years, regardless of which sector is responsible for them.. /s

 

[TheLostSwede]

Looking at that R&D slice really shows AMD’s main strength. With an annual R&D budget of just over $5B compared to Intel’s annual R&D budget of over $16B, AMD still competes head to head with a lot less. Just imagine what AMD could do with Intel level R&D budget.

$1.5 billion you mean?

 

[T1beriu]

$1.5 billion you mean?

He said annual.

 

[TheLostSwede]

He said annual.

My bad.

 

[pressing on]

Well, please tell Ms. Jacket Lady that I appreciate that big, fat dividend check, and that I expect many, many moar in the coming years, regardless of which sector is responsible for them....

AMD don't pay a dividend, never has... Not a bad thing, the dividend is in the increase in share price.

 

[Daven]

My bad.

Sorry about that. I referred to your graphic which is the quarter but it reminded me to look up the annual R&D expenditures for all of 2023. Didn’t mean to confuse.

 

[Philaphlous]

Premarket down almost ~5%...might buy some up....usually bounces back later in the day.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Sorry about that. I referred to your graphic which is the quarter but it reminded me to look up the annual R&D expenditures for all of 2023. Didn’t mean to confuse.

Yeah, I should've read properly, but since you quoted the graphic I didn't...

 

[bonehead123]

AMD don't pay a dividend, never has... Not a bad thing, the dividend is in the increase in share price.

Yea, I know, I was merely being sarcastic.....post edited to include the appropriate designation...

But I will still enjoy/benefit from the increased share price while it lasts, and sell them off as soon as it tops out

 

[Mysteoa]

Looking at that R&D slice really shows AMD’s main strength. With an annual R&D budget of just over $5B compared to Intel’s annual R&D budget of over $16B, AMD still competes head to head with a lot less. Just imagine what AMD could do with Intel level R&D budget.

Does intel R&D also include the Fabs, because they are a big money sink?

 

[Daven]

Does intel R&D also include the Fabs, because they are a big money sink?

The fabs are a separate expense

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Reminds me of the movie Money Ball when comparing budgets of amd verses intel guess throw in nvidia as well lol