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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Qualcomm First Quarter Fiscal 2023 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded, February 2, 2023. The playback number for today’s call is 877-660-6853. International callers, please dial 201-612-7415. is number reservation playback XXXXXXXX. The

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Mauricio Lopez-Hodoyan

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Cristiano Amon

afternoon, and today. us Thank you, joining for everyone. Thanks Mauricio, good

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I like now to the call would over to Akash. turn

Akash Palkhiwala

you, and with quarter busy week. joining for And first I’ll afternoon, earnings you Thank our call good start a Cristiano, results. everyone. fiscal during our thank

revenues guidance of high $X.XX. units. revenues $X.XX impact margin QTL recorded reflecting and and with billion guidance, Consistent our $X.X industry-wide billion of of Handset delivered handset previously EBT our billion global the lower of communicated. were at non-GAAP $X.X revenues XX%. reflected we $X.X revenues of prior was of slightly had of QCT we EPS XX%, the billion margin headwinds and at range end EBT

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included a our GAAP results. from benefit excluded expenses. the our capitalize tax to requirement from $X.XX is and R&D Lastly, EPS results non-GAAP benefit This U.S. amortize

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reduce As beyond Cristiano the our summarized, outlined. we actions we initiatives expand have continued to expenses to previously operating

reduction to Overall, a the on rate. are of in is in diversification SG&A, X% consistent quarter fiscal actions and results handsets strategy are benefit IoT and and initial fiscal is for continue our we non-GAAP guidance. expenses we to our reducing our targeting combined exit The operating business. our automotive, ‘XX with investments in we second relative While these reflected spending long-term quarter first fund which

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In operating the macro discipline with will the and managing environment, on the of focused uncertainty closing, control. remain we we factors

on design evidenced IoT strategy track, automotive win pipeline is and diversification Our across customers. our by as

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to Thank Mauricio. you, Back you.

Mauricio Lopez-Hodoyan

are questions. we Operator, Akash. you, ready for Thank now

Operator

question Chatterjee with of Samik [Operator Instructions] coming from is the JPMorgan. First line

Samik Chatterjee

high-end changes on year maybe handset that on you a of hear sort have color But market. is give that to of to concerns Maybe to those of pricing that of digestion? from related of digestion. new had other the inventory Thank strategy their can front for about you. a you outside some chips OEMs side if to terms prioritize have inventory Maybe and first of the or in achieve couple. I of I OEMs the in delay, handsets seeing their in terms they have the prioritize chips the on sort pricing this that strategies the us And they I any, intend the of want what you’re the maiden one plans investors follow-up. from for the of Android if one, the any then sort sort or sort in launch versus

Akash Palkhiwala

the very at, Samik, our Qualcomm launch Really customers Sure. that continuing Akash. see in we’re launch a it’s time. especially on perspective, is handset strong to from tiers

So, obviously launch we -- saw yesterday. Samsung the happen you’re

their devices Our Chinese OEMs are launch also to planning schedule. on

from on in us. So, key no our the change tiers for perspective timing launch

Samik Chatterjee

Okay. for And maybe follow-up. just my

seeing worsening as India you edge into of mentioned more. Thank can industrial On what quantify delve being you’re IoT the or weakness And and seeing more how that IoT of edge networking about but -- networking Are if you you broader maybe side, you IoT, think across just can in in the sort the well? sort to that bit a if higher weakness that market, opportunity XXXX? to consumer on that relative is you. more

Akash Palkhiwala

Sure.

So It’s really to it’s impact very is parts entire the the headwinds that short-term the other cyclical from similar perspective, an IoT industry. of seeing. industry

well. that We’re seeing a of as factor

it’s into so, a weakness and seeing IoT talked going driven about that’s And bit we’ve by design us. then we to inventory -- on. opportunity and within see both reflects two when it we’ve expand our these cyclicality those in still and obviously previously, these edge seeing factors look drawdown, It’s look that OEM product line, that we’re at you parts. similar demand are factors consumer the of started -- back handsets. of clearly impact in industrial step And that But, in short-term the of are networking. as industry kind and the front pipeline, our win But, we we seen at

Cristiano Amon

XG is It’s be probably as said we add to the order one in opportunity XXX to you as will our opportunity wireless operators it’s about going of thing, Samik, connect opportunity. homes. of the This mentioned, one ask for we’re million about the the remarks, in likely We just And across be access. excited to Yes. that as all we largest India. -- fixed prepared Cristiano.

been significant. that utilized wave well What it wireless is like millimeter So, about fixed for has that could as access. very be we

So, that’s us. opportunity great for a

Operator

Cowen. next with question Our from Matt Ramsay is

Matt Ramsay

I to a couple a ask bit question Akash, -- wanted little margins. about questions of of

margins dynamics inventory have through could some. us with go You you the correction? maybe margin about in different QCT the macro the Is maybe bit inventory March the walk from talked down but and on OpEx, how we margins a model we the come the might And pretty operating here. seeing explicitly takes segments and surprise as we’re that this should the in correction no bottom? be given mix just And the of puts of gross sort during Thanks. forward, QCT

Akash Palkhiwala

Matt. Sure,

parts. So, in let it address two me

the and perspective, did the we quarter. second we better then, that first First, the margin guiding from into a quarter. gross results margins expectations fiscal announced slightly And than our we’re for similar

are we perspective, we’re environment from in well. good a So, doing job. holding challenging relatively a And margin even gross are the in, we

past, and As there’ll always was some we we’ve in the that expected to target. we long-term once get that into said supply be constraints, gross pressure, our margin factored

there’s nothing that haven’t you So, margin told we on before gross really new side.

On second in temporarily that in here inventory from impact is the the the leverage which is operating really the reduces drawdown seeing operating driver leverage, short business the the term. we’re

being of see operating of And step in But expectations. impacted kind you’re should back abstract line margins the the so, margin seeing with out by your and operating change, once you more that. you that

Operator

with Next Genuity. Canaccord question is Walkley Mike from

Mike Walkley

what’s to tier premium Android? have in take to well really go interest be high-tier done maybe that mid- Android, what the market? if has into with down to would to line so, maybe if time Qualcomm share the you while appetite in Cristiano, And supply easing,

Cristiano Amon

the you, your mass the had our Thank What with as impacted, better current inventory little a it’s as think, bit have done Mike, tier drawdown, Actually, than great what the in seen tier we been actually, demand consistent question. for a environment has question. premium I well expectations. this

you of I well. customers’ some call that saw think our as earnings in

see that tier for situation year, good to China and come tiers see that those as we the we design an what However, traction reopens. will the the as get improves inventory our And the and happens. mid and half opportunity calendar in of is second the low expect back you to with the drawdown we as hope well OEMs, we’ll

second -- we’re So, planning better half in not we’re our that not assumptions. yet factoring

I think drawdown think the as optimism there’s just we’re But, reopening. of waiting. China I because as well inventory

Operator

Research. Stacy from question with Bernstein Rasgon next Our

Stacy Rasgon

two. have I

For the March the as June. in well first inventory one, talking Akash, about correction, as you’re

on do quarter sort June And in kind the wondering was the preliminary guiding think you I if is quarter I Like, flattish You’re in then, trajectory. follow-up. bottom? give handsets of March could there’s a us of general color guys March. you like have any

Akash Palkhiwala

Yes.

Stacy, uncertainty we the out short-term seeing and headwinds, is of we’re seeing So, cyclical we’re things are about way, play and from remains, headwinds that the inventory perspective thinking kind handsets in both how that so that a demand IoT, drawdown. and

to visibility, cautious. more be until going with So, And QCT we be customers purchases careful they’re additional expect down is and our to inventory. draw there

guidance. factored So, updated that’s what’s our in

half allows the that when position advantage When our of inventory strong optimistic that the we point normalizes. that demand second said, channel look of to pretty year, and we’re on, occurs. as take from Cristiano growth at the the us dynamic given And

is quarters, bottom, impact there’s In going second we that an it about to think terms grow and the I point March the of think half the year. for of in see the as way on June we’re and opportunity from I

Stacy Rasgon

a quick in had feeling you you give Got used selling in follow-up. chip from see But overall for it. you us average overall could for the $XXX to If higher Q, how benefit price quarter, talked ask tailwind the been for that some In the number relative your handset about strictly I you handsets. million that year-over-year has and pricing in trending business Can a to QCT? segment. that you give was

Akash Palkhiwala

Yes.

of So, pricing it’s the think if things. in about two business, handset a function you usually

being to side. on within more a device, the especially is capabilities First processor added year given application the

functionality. seen last from we over And for see the forward, look we that significantly And continuing us are benefit three additional as so, years. demand you’ve to

overall opportunity improvement tier for us industry. for tier for of kind the that’s So, and

course, second And and across changes peers mix quarters. factor within is then, that, of the

sells But is. on it quarter fundamental a kind through up growth. and that customer And versus so, which that’s of of goes and down in that more timing what revenue trend based

Operator

from next Seymore Our is with question Bank. Ross Deutsche

Ross Seymore

the think, on were that is being $X gave I sequentially. quarter that because So inventory on the want takes a halfway demand just that, wonder the dropped? of the for are the talk I has getting fiscal you getting now guidance issue billion just in through quarter, about last XQ flat I you just And focus just framework burn you you to helpful. flat? indeed and Akash, pervasive to puts be or and successful puts next handset would Can takes if about, headwind.

Akash Palkhiwala

Yes, Ross.

perspective, quarter is in I handset what a assumed decline, in the a seasonal remarks my prepared standard this March. we’ve December March from and said So, into from

So, you expect once would go it’s happens you the what seasonally between quarters.

so, And what as well. that’s quarter the QTL our for that and informs we’ve assumed, forecast

Ross Seymore

But sequentially. guided you flat

So, down, burning it now December inventory? to except be March, be going saying to less trying just I’m to -- it’s would because from you flat are you’re for

Akash Palkhiwala

Okay.

So I understand the confusion.

expecting to And with So, mix what also handset we which total down I seasonal of course, QCT was we to flat. the chips expect be -- a inventory of the we trend. that’s and drawdown are function quarter-over-quarter, was flat differences. said revenue, about What talked market, was of be consistent handset

Operator

from comes Moore Joe question with next The Morgan Stanley.

Joe Moore

in Going of that? inventory is know give back What’s are you us reduction are much are sure I there you this customers in didn’t reducing anything -- back? that into coming can visibility a and of sense mean, to sort end And how certain demand? where Just they’re you you’re so they and handsets. inventory all take December not you your

Akash Palkhiwala

sell-through the QCT. of because kind of sense a had with compare have the in have happening then what’s of we we to that And OEMs QTL Joe, business. ability our what Yes.

of industry. sense portion that we’re drawdown. in pretty is a the So, happening we have do was of good confident it inventory And large a what

Joe Moore

specific world it is there in to you launches different China the Okay. right some the you March mentioned but terms than situation in of China the new Great. Like, think then the of challenging is pretty now? sounds quarter, like region, I the And visibility. rest for

Akash Palkhiwala

being visibility, we customers’ and that of more we we purchases about with handset launches reflects customers extremely in on cadence talked down in Yes. expect on that’s seeing what purchases, our active and planning are the within be expect But there driving China market. the launches, inventory. The uncertainty still careful to draw and until terms we the definitely and is additional handset functionality OEMs regular in

Cristiano Amon

This is Cristiano.

Let just one me add thing.

sales the sales, at big online majority look is you the China market. a of offline even component, market, majority have though handset If they the of

some the you expect impact there COVID gets of we situation, and is big are in OEMs COVID China, in announced which some And thinking have of as the conclusion. the for right behind the Common a handset to It’s is new as should draw saw, be up. with is lockdowns of was open China. visibility early -- to and we sense, Mobile and now So, have market how markets the to also World launches what our a a preparing it, that’s going lot the that device Congress. too at

to So, is there that let’s conversation optimism back be better. that go that could half second

Operator

Our Barclays. next Blayne Curtis question with from is

Blayne Curtis

the kind on guess up of sheet, two. combination a inventories I’m Akash. your I balance of curious are

comment profitability you kind whether what half as going share? You are a end Cristiano, modem a that the of just having you I during moving on high pricing for versus I your need shortages, tough question, just curious, for share midrange. favoring of curious down What about guess is Thanks. to at business? well. well? prior And the in then then, work navigating thoughts as curious just thoughts? within kind your I’m of a and mean, the environment. is? job the to environment And good general did Can pricing the on about kind MediaTek just but first those back Just

Akash Palkhiwala

one. second set on seeing our Sure. you’re customers on drivers. Blayne, an and what same it’s and sheet, the I’ll the our will think peers well, one, take balance seeing something similar Akash. Cristiano take perspective to From as inventory I then of the first you’re

is leading-edge X and lead for know to well, where for chip the you foundry the X now As which time production. nodes, is operate, months we

expectation wafers inventory starting a were before the we based so, market drawdown. on clearly and different And

that calibrated So, down. we’ve

a with are reasonable time, we’ll get and place. We to our suppliers working over

It today, is we’ve tremendously And revenue remember important and across has three to ago look scale up years our grown to demand. that when versus caught of terms also then you at also supply in businesses.

working increase But remaining we’ll So naturally those anyways. through, inventory I two as the factors mentioned. would be

Cristiano Amon

Blayne, us clear, Hi other Look, probably and which chip the both it’s question. dealing second to the supplier Cristiano, the your take challenges, I’m handset in market, same is going with the demand also we and demand to is areas more saw low-tier, competition, that’s In weakness drawdown. inventory that the the have one mid- that’s we weakness. the which most impacted by

about So, market our as open we view from positioned a think perspective. well we’re up, is the competitive very

past visibility the years. have we consistent we into We And which remain is to behaved the pricing, design on how pipeline. have over will disciplined few

Operator

The next Arete line comes from with the of Research. Simpson Brett question

Brett Simpson

the can wanted And you maybe think And saw understand access? Qualcomm business talk that of do the for here maybe you plays next markets? you’ve Qualcomm? as the some years in can But see you in a start success couple in wireless Thank us couple that far bit help really had about you the India wireless you. you U.S. the a opportunity talked playing about how years you this Just ASPs access. the out gets to so attack how I remarks and of in in evolving other of and in see about access. maybe that a I fixed just device fixed-wireless over from big to opportunity with fixed the ask prepared the out next typical

Cristiano Amon

market we saying start really will market, like I that market. think that a long-term and is by So, the we

find for the United and that outside it’s the fiber. time, And think to the States. have clear see don’t I now about can XG, augment that it’s first wireless really home you -- everywhere solution fiber broadband, you cable a

really that we very And about that’s while if economies. why the to ASP, auctions. think we lot I accretive millimeter you it’s the in We about into being are are think India, saw put operators we point and that’s look a wave the Wi-Fi business, developed developing I on content, can’t place XG it. very many sell our well the the size excited of So, with opportunity investments access talk positioned addition to you, The both, ability modem. in for And we tell into in infrastructure. I by technology. we’re and because When cases, at market, an have margins especially handset have of we also of of the course, do

Brett Simpson

sorry, say Cristiano, you Did you that Okay. is systems, business? say you or that an mobile booked in IoT did --

Akash Palkhiwala

It’s within the stream. IoT revenue

Brett Simpson

Okay.

Okay. Fantastic.

Akash Palkhiwala

Yes. I wireless to the I to what business. ASPs handset have for What accretive it’s the it’s is in our but mentioned margins. meant, compared IoT really business, that That’s is fixed we

Brett Simpson

Huawei just impact of to the latest so, the you a of like just help Okay. maybe the quite all? Maybe a the lot impact mean, been can XG follow-up. at you on has been any in wanted Are you. restrictions it restrictions devices recently. I Huawei? around if seeing And shipping looks business? with Have Huawei. ask shipping about recent I Thank U.S. components you to this

Alex Rogers

Yes.

anything fill Akash So, then and further. can has this start, is in maybe I’ll Alex. if he

of not are we of for while Huawei. Huawei. continue other the to effect to number So, allow we’ve haven’t don’t years. that ship is reports it had to seen the were I licenses including national don’t think determination reached restrictions from anything Those news they set Commerce us and Commerce new security And latest itself. considering Huawei. Commerce as to the a that issuing on characterize Qualcomm What it’s heard fair has will Wi-Fi goes that issues. chipsets, we’ve affect that some Those basically for XG to licenses a she licenses

impact. don’t Akash, of anything so, else? see those an licenses, And we the within scope

Akash Palkhiwala

Nothing you. to add. Thank

Operator

America. of of Liani Bank with The next Tal the question is from line

Tal Liani

Meaning, going days? composed last you Two X anything questions. qualitatively, lag discuss China demand quarters, is is Inventory about talk sales reopens into days I of the any from the we every China on levels translated just if understand quarter need inventory inventory to is China there versus should doubled and is And the what the lag what that it reopens? from we And want you? what or should quarters. being from how handsets, demand for recovery from about lag high the to more been there in think up and in X because has that Can be of demand to value? special the it time second, as

Akash Palkhiwala

Yes.

it’s about top the What to given on time inventory, not some -- do months, X our perspective, during is, changes really way X necessarily like Tal, From and really So advance, that room to it’s our period. of plus starts. start might would for we’re X it’s Akash. the wafers, we the wafer happen in lead to X mix inventory months

framework that’s the which we So, operate. under

inventory You’re balance as right how where there. through current the we that higher than call, to is to went And rationale like the be. earlier ended it up in I we’d our

we’re our we of with working over it normalize confident do time, feel and we’ll and we kind suppliers, So, can that.

lag, we question into it. happen think -- the the the the year, June into half already embedded second to future, our in March through benefit we comes of demand as back which to provided ability second the drawdowns your from then normalizes, on calendar quarter, but inventory going go the into the way have as that’s view quarter we I the and On we is expect as

Tal Liani

we it the part. I Can Got negotiations getting terms stable licensing as any a said need of you it to question. your is of, anything licensing Ericsson. on portion about as in discussions, was question be today previous the it. you that discuss -- aware or and Last year? forthcoming repeated I’m or Nokia what saw

Alex Rogers

into signed are No Alex. is It is as All year until up So, fiscal described OEMs previously. the stable really are license other parts, licenses no -- term. a up major to to they renewals we’ve couple to evolved, Nokia as just business. longer The Nokia split not handset long coming new this basically ‘XX. QTL were Microsoft. the as infrastructure material Those of

So, that’s where pretty stand. much things

Operator

Your C.J. ISI. comes with from question Evercore next Muse

C.J. Muse

I if Two may.

ago, back talked kind correction. if The you you first of one, two-quarter a about three look months

three. at least Now it’s

around inventory? statement And then, spoke customers how over change just things curious level down second is last How versus declining Thanks building semiconductor would of about onetime months. to love volume reduced of And of thoughts kind ‘XX? is QCT around any Qualcomm much hear demand How so volumes? transpired the so to the catch-up wafer payment earlier start of three the you much. and to there margins And to your a calendar to think question, in working have of commitments. set on here impact just your inventory, end kind risk the kind it

Akash Palkhiwala

from So, an couple perspective, there inventory a first of drivers C.J., it. on question, to your are

same significant of the is drawdown. the the is is And I’d market; first factors. seen And the say, IoT characteristics. third, both weaker inventory also So, we’ve having sum are then second

strength which step And so, doesn’t the impact you those lasts. impacting is the when combination seeing back, this shorter-term thing -- period a a factors doesn’t drawdown time drawdown you’re as it the look the business. of for that of the it, we at necessarily Again,

And your be so, not as the recovery repeat it I you question? in to we’ll a Can I’m from position second happens, benefit it. well. sure understood

C.J. Muse

sure. Yes,

pricing the down with if particularly it volume to you’re TSMC, to taking and/or wafer payments? your As catch-up relates any purchases, risk commitments,

Akash Palkhiwala

Yes.

of were So, more our of commitments. than prepayments in a rather the volume form lot commitments

time. the report of point. over you a prepayment period navigating and through this longer So, nothing just back we’re But that to those means get at

Operator

That add Mr. further concludes to you call? question-and-answer do anything Amon, today’s before have the adjourning session.

Cristiano Amon

how Yes. to we summarize, just I the earnings Maybe see think call.

scale, XXXX challenges, very generation. our our FWA, XR given we short-term we about initiatives, sheet remain and PCs, and confident beyond ability balance including think free consistent to auto, the downturn look the cash increasing we When XG of environment, Qualcomm, current strong economic many strong history I of flow we’ll navigate industrial. in in see growth it talk at for the our and

and as continue As you control, we’ll we our on even to taking emerge believe we strategy. stronger we’re we action execute can see, can where

and we’ll on value Qualcomm’s and success, focused deliver We’re diligently and auto company drive stockholders. to work long-term diversify the IoT, for to especially continue growth,

know contributions I’d like Thank for employees Qualcomm call. as suppliers, it a popular dedication our earnings to and as all thank was I you. for well the all thank partners you attending the many to and the today. day and

Operator

Ladies call. this and concludes gentlemen, today’s conference

You disconnect. may now

QUALCOMM (QCOM) 2 Feb 232023 Q1 Earnings call transcript