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  Date: 27/07/2014

ST reports 2.1% sequential q-o-q growth in revenue

STMicroelectronics reported its second quarter 2014 net revenues totaled $1.86 billion , an increase of 2.1% on a sequential basis.

“During the second quarter we made positive business and financial progress in key areas: from revenue and gross margin improvement as a result of our product, marketing and manufacturing initiatives, to a further strengthened capital structure,” commented ST President and CEO Carlo Bozotti.

“Our performance benefited from the combination off avorable macro-economic and market dynamics, especially in Industrial and Automotive, and from the traction of our innovative portfolio and mass-market initiatives. In our Sense &Power and Automotive segment, both Industrial & Power Discrete and Automotive delivered sequential growth and strong operating margin improvements. In total, SP&A’s operating margin reached double-digits. In our Embedded Processing Solutions segment, our leadership in microcontrollers continues to be a key driver of improvement as our general-purpose microcontroller business enjoyed its fifth consecutive quarter of record revenues. Also, as anticipated, our digital consumer and ASIC business started to grow sequentially after reaching an inflection point in the first quarter.

“To strengthen our capital structure and significantly enhance our financial flexibility, we took advantage of very favorable terms and raised $1 billion in July through a convertible bond offering. Proceeds from the issuance of the bonds will be used for general corporate purposes to boost growth. Additionally, by strengthening our capital structure we reinforce our objective to return capital to shareholders through dividends.”
Author: Srinivasa Reddy N
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