TI Expects Third Quarter Revenue to be in Upper Half of Prior Outlook

9/11/2003 - In a scheduled update to its business outlook for the third quarter of 2003, Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:TXN) narrowed its expected revenue range to the upper half of the company's prior outlook. TI's updated estimate reflects strengthening demand across a broad range of its Semiconductor products.

The company's expectations for revenue are:

  • Total revenue between $2390 million and $2490 million, compared with the prior range of $2290 million to $2490 million
  • Semiconductor revenue between $1990 million and $2070 million, compared with the prior range of $1890 million to $2050 million
  • Sensors & Controls revenue between $235 million and $245 million, compared with the prior range of $230 million to $250 million
  • Educational & Productivity Solutions revenue between $165 million and $175 million, compared with the prior range of $170 million to $190 million

TI expects earnings per share (EPS) between $0.20 and $0.22, including a $0.13 per share contribution from the company's previously announced sale of 24.7 million shares of Micron Technology, Inc. common stock, compared with the previous range of $0.19 to $0.23. The current EPS estimate also includes a non-tax-deductible in-process research and development (R&D) charge of about $23 million related to the company's acquisition of Radia Communications, Inc., which was completed on July 30. The in-process R&D charge was not included in the company's previous EPS estimate.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release includes forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by phrases such as TI or its management "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "foresees," "forecasts," "estimates" or other words or phrases of similar import. Similarly, statements in this release that describe the company's outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals also are forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements.

We urge you to carefully consider the following important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations of the company or its management:

  • Market demand for semiconductors, particularly for digital signal processors and analog chips in key markets, such as telecommunications and computers
  • TI's ability to maintain or improve profit margins, including its ability to utilize its manufacturing facilities at sufficient levels to cover its fixed operating costs, in an intensely competitive and cyclical industry
  • TI's ability to develop, manufacture and market innovative products in a rapidly changing technological environment
  • TI's ability to compete in products and prices in an intensely competitive industry
  • TI's ability to maintain and enforce a strong intellectual property portfolio and obtain needed licenses from third parties
  • Consolidation of TI's patent licensees and market conditions reducing royalty payments to TI
  • Timely completion and successful integration of announced acquisitions
  • Economic, social and political conditions in the countries in which TI, its customers or its suppliers operate, including security risks, possible disruptions in transportation networks and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates
  • Losses or curtailments of purchases from key customers or the timing of customer inventory adjustments
  • Availability of raw materials and critical manufacturing equipment
  • TI's ability to recruit and retain skilled personnel
  • Fluctuations in the market value of TI's investments and in interest rates
  • Timely implementation of new manufacturing technologies and installation of manufacturing equipment

For a more detailed discussion of these factors, see the text under the heading "Cautionary Statements Regarding Future Results of Operations" in Item 1 of the company's most recent Form 10-K. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date of publication, and the company undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and Analog technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company's businesses include Sensors & Controls and Educational & Productivity Solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries.

Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at www.ti.com.

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