qcom-20240324

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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(Mark one)


☒			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 24, 2024


☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to .

Commission File Number 0-19528

QUALCOMM Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

95-3685934

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

5775 Morehouse Dr., San Diego, California

92121-1714

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(858) 587-1121

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	QCOM	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

☒

Accelerated filer

☐

Non-accelerated filer

☐

Smaller reporting company

☐

Emerging growth company

☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No ☒

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock was 1,116 million at April 29, 2024.

QUALCOMM Incorporated

Form 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended March 24, 2024


		Page
	Risk Factors Summary	4

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	7
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	8
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	9
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity	10
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	11
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	18
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	47
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	47

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	48
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	48
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	48
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	48
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	48
Item 5.	Other Information	48
Item 6.	Exhibits	49

SIGNATURES		50

Risk Factors Summary:

Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including those described in the section labeled “Risk Factors” in “Part I, Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Quarterly Report. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

RISKS RELATED TO OUR OPERATING BUSINESSES

•We derive a significant portion of our revenues from a small number of customers and licensees, and particularly from their sale of premium tier handset devices. If revenues derived from these customers or licensees decrease or the timing of such revenues fluctuates, our business and results of operations could be negatively affected.

•Our business, particularly our semiconductor business, may suffer as a result of our customers vertically integrating (i.e., developing their own integrated circuit products).

•A significant portion of our business is concentrated in China, and the risks of such concentration are exacerbated by U.S./China trade and national security tensions.

RISKS RELATED TO NEW INITIATIVES

•Our growth depends in part on our ability to extend our technologies and products into new and expanded product areas, and industries and applications beyond mobile handsets. Our research, development and other investments in these new and expanded product areas, industries and applications, and related technologies and products, as well as in our existing technologies and products, and new technologies, may not generate operating income or contribute to future results of operations that meet our expectations.

•We may engage in acquisitions and other strategic transactions or make investments, or be unable to consummate planned strategic acquisitions, which could adversely affect our results of operations or fail to enhance stockholder value.

RISKS RELATED TO SUPPLY AND MANUFACTURING

•We depend on a limited number of third-party suppliers for the procurement, manufacture, assembly and testing of our products manufactured in a fabless production model. If we fail to execute supply strategies that provide supply assurance, technology leadership and reasonable margins, our business and results of operations may be harmed. We are also subject to order and shipment uncertainties that could negatively impact our results of operations.

•There are numerous risks associated with the operation and control of our manufacturing facilities, including a higher portion of fixed costs relative to a fabless model; environmental compliance and liability; impacts related to climate change; exposure to natural disasters, health crises, geopolitical conflicts and cyber-attacks; timely supply of equipment and materials; and various manufacturing issues.

RISKS RELATED TO CYBERSECURITY OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF OUR CRITICAL INFORMATION

•Our business and operations could suffer in the event of security breaches of our IT systems, or other misappropriation of our technology, intellectual property or other proprietary or confidential information.

RISKS RELATED TO HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

•We may not be able to attract or retain qualified employees.

RISKS SPECIFIC TO OUR LICENSING BUSINESS

•The continued and future success of our licensing programs requires us to continue to evolve our patent portfolio and to renew or renegotiate license agreements that are expiring.

•Efforts by some OEMs to avoid paying fair and reasonable royalties for the use of our intellectual property may require the investment of substantial management time and financial resources and may result in legal decisions or actions by governments, courts, regulators or agencies, Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) or other industry organizations that harm our business.

•Changes in our patent licensing practices, whether due to governmental investigations, legal challenges or otherwise, could adversely impact our business and results of operations.

RISKS RELATED TO REGULATORY AND LEGAL CHALLENGES

•Our business may suffer as a result of adverse rulings in governmental investigations or proceedings or other legal proceedings.

RISKS RELATED TO INDUSTRY DYNAMICS AND COMPETITION

•Our revenues depend on our customers’ and licensees’ sales of products and services based on CDMA, OFDMA and other communications technologies, including 5G, and customer demand for our products based on these technologies.

•Our industry is subject to intense competition in an environment of rapid technological change. Our success depends in part on our ability to adapt to such change and compete effectively; and such change and competition could result in decreased demand for our products and technologies or declining average selling prices for our products or those of our customers or licensees.

RISKS RELATED TO PRODUCT DEFECTS OR SECURITY VULNERABILITIES

•Failures in our products, or in the products of our customers or licensees, including those resulting from security vulnerabilities, defects or errors, could harm our business.

RISKS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

•The enforcement and protection of our intellectual property may be expensive, could fail to prevent misappropriation or unauthorized use of our intellectual property, could result in the loss of our ability to enforce one or more patents, and could be adversely affected by changes in patent laws, by laws in certain foreign jurisdictions that may not effectively protect our intellectual property and by ineffective enforcement of laws in such jurisdictions.

•Claims by other companies that we infringe their intellectual property could adversely affect our business.

•Our use of open source software may harm our business.

GENERAL RISK FACTORS

•We operate in the highly cyclical semiconductor industry, which is subject to significant downturns. We are also susceptible to declines in global, regional and local economic conditions generally. Our stock price and financial results are subject to substantial quarterly and annual fluctuations due to these dynamics, among others.

•Geopolitical conflicts, natural disasters, pandemics and other health crises, and other factors outside of our control, could significantly disrupt our business.

•Our business may suffer due to the impact of, or our failure to comply with, the various existing, new or amended laws, regulations, policies or standards to which we are subject.

•There are risks associated with our debt.

•Tax liabilities could adversely affect our results of operations.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

QUALCOMM Incorporated

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except par value amounts)

(Unaudited)


	March 24, 2024		September 24, 2023
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,219	$	8,450
Marketable securities	4,632		2,874
Accounts receivable, net	3,054		3,183
Inventories	6,087		6,422

Held for sale assets	—		341
Other current assets	1,240		1,194
Total current assets	24,232		22,464

Deferred tax assets	3,978		3,310
Property, plant and equipment, net	4,724		5,042
Goodwill	10,760		10,642
Other intangible assets, net	1,331		1,408
Held for sale assets	—		88
Other assets	8,142		8,086
Total assets	$	53,167	$	51,040

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	$	2,314	$	1,912
Payroll and other benefits related liabilities	1,253		1,685
Unearned revenues	253		293
Short-term debt	914		914

Held for sale liabilities	—		333
Other current liabilities	4,409		4,491
Total current liabilities	9,143		9,628
Unearned revenues	135		99
Income taxes payable	526		1,080
Long-term debt	14,543		14,484

Held for sale liabilities	—		38
Other liabilities	4,351		4,130
Total liabilities	28,698		29,459

Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)

Stockholders’ equity:

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 8 shares authorized; none outstanding	—		—
Common stock and paid-in capital, $0.0001 par value; 6,000 shares authorized; 1,118 and 1,114 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	66		490
Retained earnings	23,965		20,733
Accumulated other comprehensive income	438		358


Total stockholders’ equity	24,469		21,581
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	53,167	$	51,040

See accompanying notes.

QUALCOMM Incorporated

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 24, 2024		March 26, 2023		March 24, 2024		March 26, 2023
Revenues:
Equipment and services	$	7,950	$	7,846	$	16,266	$	15,630
Licensing	1,439		1,429		3,059		3,108
Total revenues	9,389		9,275		19,325		18,738

Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues	4,106		4,153		8,418		8,197
Research and development	2,236		2,210		4,332		4,461
Selling, general and administrative	707		614		1,335		1,238
Other (Note 2)	—		208		(28)		288
Total costs and expenses	7,049		7,185		14,057		14,184

Operating income	2,340		2,090		5,268		4,554
Interest expense	(172)		(179)		(350)		(348)
Investment and other income (expense), net	330		(16)		542		60
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	2,498		1,895		5,460		4,266
Income tax expense	(223)		(193)		(373)		(291)
Income from continuing operations	2,275		1,702		5,087		3,975
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes	51		2		6		(36)


Net income	$	2,326	$	1,704	$	5,093	$	3,939

Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	2.03	$	1.53	$	4.55	$	3.55
Discontinued operations	0.05		—		0.01		(0.03)
Net income	$	2.08	$	1.53	$	4.56	$	3.52
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	2.02	$	1.52	$	4.50	$	3.52
Discontinued operations	0.04		—		0.01		(0.03)
Net income	$	2.06	$	1.52	$	4.51	$	3.49
Shares used in per share calculations:
Basic	1,117		1,116		1,116		1,119
Diluted	1,130		1,123		1,129		1,127

See accompanying notes.

QUALCOMM Incorporated

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In millions)

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 24, 2024		March 26, 2023		March 24, 2024		March 26, 2023
Net income	$	2,326	$	1,704	$	5,093	$	3,939
Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes:
Foreign currency translation (losses) gains	(62)		72		21		234
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale debt securities	6		21		38		36
Net unrealized (losses) gains on derivative instruments	(13)		16		4		134
Other (losses) gains	(1)		6		—		6
Other reclassifications included in net income	15		10		17		30
Total other comprehensive (loss) income	(55)		125		80		440
Comprehensive income	$	2,271	$	1,829	$	5,173	$	4,379

See accompanying notes.

QUALCOMM Incorporated