UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
July 21, 2010
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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| 5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, CA
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858-587-1121
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On July 21, 2010, QUALCOMM Incorporated (“Qualcomm” or the “Company”) issued a press
release regarding the Company’s financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended June 27, 2010.
The full text of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The attached press release presents pro forma financial information that is used by
management (i) to evaluate, assess and benchmark the Company’s operating results on a consistent
and comparable basis; (ii) to measure the performance and efficiency of the Company’s ongoing
core operating businesses, including the Qualcomm CDMA Technologies, Qualcomm Technology
Licensing and Qualcomm Wireless & Internet segments; and (iii) to compare the performance and
efficiency of these segments against each other and against competitors outside the Company. Pro
forma measurements of the following financial data are used by the Company’s management:
revenues, research and development (R&D) expenses, selling, general and administrative (SG&A)
expenses, total operating expenses, operating income (loss), net investment income (loss), income
(loss) before income taxes, effective tax rate, net income (loss), diluted earnings (loss) per
share, operating cash flow and free cash flow. Management is able to assess what it believes is a
more meaningful and comparable set of financial performance measures for the Company and its
business segments by using pro forma information. As a result, management compensation decisions
and the review of executive compensation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
focus primarily on pro forma financial measures applicable to the Company and its business
segments.
Pro forma information used by management, as presented in the attached press release,
excludes the Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI) segment, certain share-based compensation,
certain tax items and acquired in-process R&D. The QSI segment is excluded because the Company
expects to exit its strategic investments at various times, and the effects of fluctuations in
the value of such investments are viewed by management as unrelated to the Company’s operational
performance. Share-based compensation, other than amounts related to share-based awards granted
under a bonus program that may result in the issuance of unrestricted shares of the Company’s
common stock, is excluded because management views such share-based compensation as unrelated to
the Company’s operational performance. Further, share-based compensation related to stock options
is affected by factors that are subject to change, including the Company’s stock price, stock
market volatility, expected option life, risk-free interest rates and expected dividend payouts
in future years. Certain tax items that were recorded in reported earnings in each fiscal year
presented, but were unrelated to the fiscal year in which they were recorded, are excluded in
order to provide a clearer understanding of the Company’s ongoing pro forma tax rate and after
tax earnings. Acquired in-process R&D is excluded because such expense is viewed by management as
unrelated to the operating activities of the Company’s ongoing core businesses.
The attached press release presents free cash flow, defined as net cash provided by operating
activities less capital expenditures, to facilitate an understanding of the amount of cash flow
generated that is available to grow the Company’s business and to create long-term shareholder
value. The Company believes that this presentation is useful in evaluating its operating
performance and financial strength. In addition, management uses this measure to evaluate the
Company’s performance, to value the Company and to compare its operating performance with other
companies in the industry.
The non-GAAP pro forma financial information presented in the attached press release should be
considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In addition, “pro forma” is not
a term defined by GAAP, and, as a result, the Company’s measure of pro forma results might be
different than similarly titled measures used by other companies. Reconciliations between GAAP
results and pro forma results are presented in the attached press release.