Qualcomm Incorporated operates in the Radio & TV communications equipment sector.
In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Qualcomm with three other
audio-visual equipment producers in North America:
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.
(2012
sales of $13.15 billion
of which 45%
was Electronic Systems),
Research in Motion Limited
of Canada
(18.23 billion Canadian Dollars [US$17.95 billion]
of which 100%
was Wireless Products), and
Alcatel-Lucent SA
($18.65 billion
of which 67%
was Networks).
Sales Analysis.
Qualcomm reported sales of $19.12 billion
for the
fiscal
year ending
September of 2012.
This
represents
an
increase of 27.8%
versus 2011, when the company's sales were $14.96 billion.
This was the third consecutive year of growth at Qualcomm.
Sales of Cdma Technologies saw an increase
of
37.0% in 2012, from
$8.86 billion to $12.14 billion.
Not all segments of Qualcomm experienced an increase in sales in 2012:
sales of Wireless and Internet fell 3.5% to $633.00 million.
(However, this segment's sales were only a very small portion of the company's overall sales).
Business Description