Intel第一季度季报发出，4倍于去年同期

英特尔(Intel)刚刚发布一季度季报，收入$240亿或者$0.43/股，以前分析师的估计为$0.38/股。第一季度的收益约为去年同期的4倍，原因是公司在科技方面的投入增多。

盘后上涨1.45%.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Intel Corp. said Tuesday its net income in the first quarter nearly
quadrupled over last year and reflected an overall bump in spending on technology by
companies.

Among other things, Intel got a lift from sales of new chips for computer servers -- the kind of
purchase that many companies delayed in the recession.

Intel is the first major technology company to report earnings for the first three months. It said
after the market closed Tuesday that it earned $2.4 billion, or 43 cents per share, in the first
three months of 2009.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters were expecting profit of 38 cents per share.

The company also raised its forecast for a key performance measurement. Intel now predicts a
gross profit margin of 62 percent to 66 percent of revenue in 2010, up from its previous guidance
of 58 percent to 64 percent of revenue.

Intel shares rose 1.45 percent in after-hours trading.