Sale of PC crashes less and Intel raises earnings

The demand for computers has stabilized in the third quarter, in line with the world trend, and helped Intel increase net income 12% in the three months ended in September, compared with a year earlier, to $ 3.32 billion.
David González, Director-General of Intel in Brazil, told the accompanying Value carefully the level of stocks at a time when the economic difficulties and competition with other types of devices represent a challenge. "The network of suppliers of the global market for computers looks healthy, with appropriate inventory levels before the fourth quarter," wrote global Chief Financial Officer, Stacy Smith, in a report accompanying the financial statements.
The improvement was flagged a few days ago for consultancies. There is still a drop in sales, but in lighter intensity. According to the consulting firm IDC, sales of computers fell 1.7% in the third quarter, to 78.5 million units, below the indentation of 4.1% expected by the research firm. Gartner reported that, in the same period, the units sold at retailers decreased 0.5% over a year earlier, to 79.7 million.
The sale of computers accounted for 63% of the revenue of $ 14.6 billion of Intel in the quarter. In comparison with the same period in 2013, the total turnover rose 8%, and the Division of PCs, 9%.
The hit Datacenter segment revenue of $ 3.7 billion from July to September, with a high of 16% over a year earlier. In the internet of things was growth of 14% to $ 530 million, and in software and services, rose 2% to $ 558 million.
The company projects revenue of $ 14.7 billion in the fourth quarter, with $ 500 million margin, more or less. According to Gonzalez, will be another period of record sales. In the three months to September, Intel for the first time boarded more than 100 million microprocessors. The last three months of the year are historically strong in sales of equipment technology and the trend is high, says the company.
Intel continues to focus on selling hybrid computers-work like notebooks, but can be used as tablets. It is expected to sell for 40 to 45 million units of this model in the world in 2014.