Summary by Futu AI
AMD reported strong Q3 2024 financial results with revenue of $6.8 billion, up 18% YoY, driven by record Data Center segment revenue of $3.5 billion which surged 122% YoY on strong AMD Instinct GPU and EPYC CPU sales. Net income reached $771 million, up 158% YoY, with diluted EPS of $0.47. Gross margin improved to 50% from 47% a year ago.Client segment revenue grew 29% YoY to $1.9 billion on robust Ryzen processor demand, while Gaming revenue declined 69% to $462 million due to lower semi-custom sales. Embedded segment revenue fell 25% to $927 million as customers normalized inventory levels.Looking ahead, AMD expects Q4 2024 revenue of approximately $7.5 billion, representing 22% YoY growth, with non-GAAP gross margin around 54%. The company also announced plans to acquire ZT Systems to expand its data center AI systems capabilities, with the deal expected to close in H1 2025.