SAN DIEGO (AP) — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $3.18 billion.
The San Diego-based company said it had profit of $2.83 per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, were $3.41 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.93 per share.
The chipmaker posted revenue of $11.67 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $10.92 billion.
For the current quarter ending in March, Qualcomm expects its per-share earnings to range from $2.70 to $2.90.
The company said it expects revenue in the range of $10.2 billion to $11 billion for the fiscal second quarter.
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