Qualcomm posts impressive quarterly results, boosted by Apple 5G chip orders

Qualcomm has been investing heavily into 5G chips and it’s now reaping the benefits. The San Diego chip company posted its fiscal results for the three months ending on Sept 27 and its full fiscal year, revealing an increase in profit and sales both on a quarterly and yearly basis.

The company didn’t name specific reasons, but Reuters revealed Apple’s 5G phones were the key driver behind Qualcomm’s success.

(all numbers in million except %)	Fiscal Q4 2020	Fiscal Q4 2019	Change	Fiscal year 2020	Fiscal year 2019	Change
Revenue	$6,502	$4,804	+35%	$21,654	$19,398	+12%
Income	$1,669	$947	+76%	$4,816	$4,323	+11%

Revenue of the company’s chip segment was $4.97 billion, surpassing the estimates of $4.59 billion. Qualcomm Chief Executive Steve Mollenkopf revealed the contribution from new clients was small – most of the income came from already established partnerships.

Qualcomm said it shipped 162 million chips capable of wireless data connections during the fiscal quarter.

Apple iPhone 12 and Apple iPhone 12 Pro with chipsets, manufactured by Qualcomm

Analysts expect further boost in the next quarters – $5.71 billion predicts FactSet, while the company is setting an even higher bar – around $6.2 – $6.8 billion. Overall shipments of 5G devices in 2020 are expected to be around 175 million to 225 million, with expectations in 2021 the number to go up to 500 million.

Mollenkopf also shared that Qualcomm has applied for licenses to deliver chips to Huawei, but the United States government hasn’t responded yet.

Source: Gsmarena