- Record revenue of $1.43 billion, up 24 percent from a year ago -- growth across all platforms
- GAAP EPS of $0.40. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.53, up 56 percent from a year ago
- Strong launch of Pascal-based GPUs, growing demand for deep learning
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GAAP earnings per diluted share for the quarter were $0.40, compared with $0.05 a year ago and up 21 percent from $0.33 in the previous quarter. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share were $0.53, up 56 percent from $0.34 a year earlier and up 15 percent from $0.46 in the previous quarter.
"Strong demand for our new Pascal-generation GPUs and surging interest in deep learning drove record results," said Jen-Hsun Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer, NVIDIA. "Our strategy to focus on creating the future where graphics, computer vision and artificial intelligence converge is fueling growth across our specialized platforms -- Gaming, Pro Visualization, Datacenter and Automotive."
"We are more excited than ever about the impact of deep learning and AI, which will touch every industry and market. We have made significant investments over the past five years to evolve our entire GPU computing stack for deep learning. Now, we are well positioned to partner with researchers and developers all over the world to democratize this powerful technology and invent its future," he said.
Capital Return
During the first half of fiscal 2017, NVIDIA paid $509 million in share repurchases and $124 million in cash dividends.
NVIDIA will pay its next quarterly cash dividend of $0.115 per share on September 16, 2016, to all shareholders of record on August 25, 2016.
Q2 FY2017 Summary
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GAAP
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($ in millions except
earnings per share) Q2 FY17 Q1 FY17 Q2 FY16 Q/Q Y/Y
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Revenue $1,428 $1,305 $1,153 Up 9% Up 24%
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Gross margin 57.9% 57.5% 55.0% Up 40 bps Up 290 bps
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Operating expenses $509 $506 $558 Up 1% Down 9%
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Operating income $317 $245 $76 Up 29% Up 317%
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Net income $253 $196 $26 Up 29% Up 873%
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Diluted earnings per $0.40 $0.33 $0.05 Up 21% Up 700%
share
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Non-GAAP
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($ in millions except
earnings per share) Q2 FY17 Q1 FY17 Q2 FY16 Q/Q Y/Y
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Revenue $1,428 $1,305 $1,153 Up 9% Up 24%
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Gross margin 58.1% 58.6% 56.6% Down 50 bps Up 150 bps
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Operating expenses $448 $443 $421 Up 1% Up 6%
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Operating income $382 $322 $231 Up 19% Up 65%
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Net income $313 $263 $190 Up 19% Up 65%
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Diluted earnings per $0.53 $0.46 $0.34 Up 15% Up 56%
share
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