Intel beats shareholder lawsuit over $32 billion stock plunge
While saying she "understands plaintiffs' frustrations," U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson in San Francisco ruled on Wednesday that Intel did not wait too long to reveal a $7 billion fiscal 2023 operating loss in its foundry business.
Intel's stock price sank 26% last August 2, one day after the chipmaker announced more than 15,000 layoffs, opens new tab and suspended its dividend, hoping to save $10 billion in 2025.
The Santa Clara, California-based company created the foundry business in 2021 to serve customers including Amazon.com (AMZN.O), opens new tab and Qualcomm (QCOM.O), opens new tab, while still making chips and wafers for internal use.
In a 21-page decision, Thompson said Intel made clear that foundry results would be "obscured" until 2024, meaning its earlier financial reporting was not false and misleading.
Thompson also cited an "overarching policy consideration" that because Intel's public statements suggested a "trial-and-error" approach to the foundry business, the company could have faced risks from reporting preliminary, unaudited data.
The judge dismissed an earlier version of the lawsuit in March. Wednesday's dismissal was with prejudice, meaning the shareholders cannot sue again. A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Intel (INTC.O), opens new tab of defrauding shareholders by concealing problems in a business where it manufactured chips for outside customers, leading to a $32 billion one-day plunge in its market value.
While saying she "understands plaintiffs' frustrations," U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson in San Francisco ruled on Wednesday that Intel did not wait too long to reveal a $7 billion fiscal 2023 operating loss in its foundry business.
Intel's stock price sank 26% last August 2, one day after the chipmaker announced more than 15,000 layoffs, opens new tab and suspended its dividend, hoping to save $10 billion in 2025.
The Santa Clara, California-based company created the foundry business in 2021 to serve customers including Amazon.com (AMZN.O), opens new tab and Qualcomm (QCOM.O), opens new tab, while still making chips and wafers for internal use.
In a 21-page decision, Thompson said Intel made clear that foundry results would be "obscured" until 2024, meaning its earlier financial reporting was not false and misleading.
Thompson also cited an "overarching policy consideration" that because Intel's public statements suggested a "trial-and-error" approach to the foundry business, the company could have faced risks from reporting preliminary, unaudited data.
The judge dismissed an earlier version of the lawsuit in March. Wednesday's dismissal was with prejudice, meaning the shareholders cannot sue again. A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Intel (INTC.O), opens new tab of defrauding shareholders by concealing problems in a business where it manufactured chips for outside customers, leading to a $32 billion one-day plunge in its market value.
While saying she "understands plaintiffs' frustrations," U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson in San Francisco ruled on Wednesday that Intel did not wait too long to reveal a $7 billion fiscal 2023 operating loss in its foundry business.
Intel's stock price sank 26% last August 2, one day after the chipmaker announced more than 15,000 layoffs, opens new tab and suspended its dividend, hoping to save $10 billion in 2025.
The Santa Clara, California-based company created the foundry business in 2021 to serve customers including Amazon.com (AMZN.O), opens new tab and Qualcomm (QCOM.O), opens new tab, while still making chips and wafers for internal use.
In a 21-page decision, Thompson said Intel made clear that foundry results would be "obscured" until 2024, meaning its earlier financial reporting was not false and misleading.
Thompson also cited an "overarching policy consideration" that because Intel's public statements suggested a "trial-and-error" approach to the foundry business, the company could have faced risks from reporting preliminary, unaudited data.
The judge dismissed an earlier version of the lawsuit in March. Wednesday's dismissal was with prejudice, meaning the shareholders cannot sue again.
Intel had been accused of inflating its stock price from January 25 to August 1, 2024.
Lawyers for the shareholders did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday. Intel and its lawyers did not immediately respond to similar requests.
Intel has struggled to compete with rival chipmakers such as Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O), opens new tab, Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), opens new tab and Taiwan's TSMC (2330.TW), opens new tab. and benefit from growth in artificial intelligence.
The company lost $18.8 billion in 2024, its first annual loss since 1986.
The case is In re Intel Corp Securities Litigation, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 24-02683.
Lawyers for the shareholders did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday. Intel and its lawyers did not immediately respond to similar requests.
Intel has struggled to compete with rival chipmakers such as Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O), opens new tab, Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), opens new tab and Taiwan's TSMC (2330.TW), opens new tab. and benefit from growth in artificial intelligence.
The company lost $18.8 billion in 2024, its first annual loss since 1986.
The case is In re Intel Corp Securities Litigation, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 24-02683.
Lawyers for the shareholders did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday. Intel and its lawyers did not immediately respond to similar requests.
Intel has struggled to compete with rival chipmakers such as Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O), opens new tab, Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), opens new tab and Taiwan's TSMC (2330.TW), opens new tab, and benefit from growth in artificial intelligence.
The company lost $18.8 billion in 2024, its first annual loss since 1986.
The case is In re Intel Corp Securities Litigation, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 24-02683.
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