Nvidia’s profits soar as AI boom shows no sign of slowing down
Al Jazeera
California-based company reports seven-fold jump in profit to $14.88bn in first quarter.
Nvidia, the chipmaker at the centre of the boom in artificial intelligence (AI), has reported a seven-fold jump in profit, sending its stock to a record high.
The Santa Clara, California-based company said on Wednesday that net income rose to $14.88bn in the first quarter, up from $2.04bn a year earlier.
Revenue more than tripled to $26.04bn, well above analysts’ forecasts.
Nvidia forecast revenue would hit $28bn, plus or minus 2 percent, in the second quarter, also beating analysts’ forecasts.
Nvidia also announced it would split its stock 10-for-1, effective June 7, to make its shares more accessible, and raise its quarterly dividend by 150 percent to 1 cent per share.
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