Assignment 1
The analysis of financing and investment activities of Intel Corporation
Liu Yuchen H11001126
Introduction:
In 2012, Intel Corporation made a great progress across the business as it entered the market for smartphones and tables, worked with its partners to reinvent the PC, and drove continued innovation and growth in the data center. Consequently, Intel Corporation has a favorable financial condition. Therefore, in this essay, I will focus on analyzing the financing and real investment activities based on its annul report in 2012.
Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Intel is the world's largest and highest valued semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most personal computers. It ranks at 183 in the top 500 corporations in the world (Intel Corporation, 2013).
Business Environment
In current age, Intel Corporation is confronted with fiercer competition. Firstly, as the computing industry evolves, an increasing number of new competitors are joining traditional competitors in core PC and server business area where Intel is a leading provider. In addition, because Intel begins to enter the market of smartphones and tablets, it still faces incumbent competitors such as Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), IBM and Oracle Corporation in these market segments.
However, although faced with fiercer competition, Intel Corporation still achieves a good business condition duo to its proper business strategies and affluent funds for investment. Specifically, from 2009 to 2011, it net revenues keep on growing at a high speed and its revenue in 2012 is up to 53.3 dollars in billion.
Table 1:Net revenues of Intel Corporations
Units: Dollars in billion Source: Annul report of Intel in 2012.
Stocks:
The average stock price of Intel Corporation
Liu Yuchen H11001126
Introduction:
In 2012, Intel Corporation made a great progress across the business as it entered the market for smartphones and tables, worked with its partners to reinvent the PC, and drove continued innovation and growth in the data center. Consequently, Intel Corporation has a favorable financial condition. Therefore, in this essay, I will focus on analyzing the financing and real investment activities based on its annul report in 2012.
Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Intel is the world's largest and highest valued semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most personal computers. It ranks at 183 in the top 500 corporations in the world (Intel Corporation, 2013).
Business Environment
In current age, Intel Corporation is confronted with fiercer competition. Firstly, as the computing industry evolves, an increasing number of new competitors are joining traditional competitors in core PC and server business area where Intel is a leading provider. In addition, because Intel begins to enter the market of smartphones and tablets, it still faces incumbent competitors such as Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), IBM and Oracle Corporation in these market segments.
However, although faced with fiercer competition, Intel Corporation still achieves a good business condition duo to its proper business strategies and affluent funds for investment. Specifically, from 2009 to 2011, it net revenues keep on growing at a high speed and its revenue in 2012 is up to 53.3 dollars in billion.
Table 1:Net revenues of Intel Corporations
Units: Dollars in billion Source: Annul report of Intel in 2012.
Stocks:
The average stock price of Intel Corporation