Nvidia recorded no China sales revenue for H20 chips and just narrowly beat Wall Street estimates as the AI chipmaker reported quarterly earnings Wednesday. Tied up H20 chip inventory intended to be sold to China before U.S. intervention in April was sold elsewhere, the company said.
Revenue increased 56% from the same period a year ago to $46.74 billion, exceeding Wall Street’s projection of $46.52 billion, per data compiled by Visible Alpha. Profits came in at $26.4 billion, a 40.8% increase from $18.78 billion last quarter. Nvidia posted diluted earnings per share at $1.08, beating projections of $1.02 for the second quarter. Nvidia’s gross margins grew to 72.4%, up significantly from 61% last quarter.
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