Qualcomm reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday that beat expectations for sales and earnings, despite big year-over-year declines, and gave a strong forecast for the current quarter.
Net income during the quarter was $1.49 billion or $1.32 per share, a 48% decrease from last year's $2.87 billion or $2.54 per share.
Revenue during the quarter declined 24% year-over-year from $11.39 billion last year.
Handset chip sales declined 27% to $5.46 billion, above Street Account expectations of $5.34 billion.
Qualcomm said it spent $400 million on share repurchases and $900 million on dividends during the quarter.
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