JD.com to Launch Five Discount Stores as Competition Intensifies
Confirming a report in Beijing Business Today, a government-backed newspaper, the company told Reuters on Tuesday that the supermarkets will be in Zhuozhou city in Hebei province and Suqian, Jiangsu province.
The first outlet in Zhuozhou will span 5,000 square metres and will carry everything from detergent to chocolate, with prices intended to be below prevailing market levels.
JD first entered the market last year with the opening of two smaller discount stores in Beijing, aiming to tempt cautious shoppers to spend as China's consumption recovery stalls.
The 27-year-old e-commerce retailer launched 'instant delivery' services for food and other goods earlier this year, kickstarting a subsidy war between itself and rival platforms such as Alibaba and Meituan.
It also announced that it would renew an international push for growth, launching its consumer-focused express delivery service abroad. It also bought Germany's Ceconomy, Europe's largest consumer electronics retailer, for €2.2 billion ($2.5 billion) last month.
Other rivals have been adjusting their bricks-and-mortar retail operations.
On Tuesday, local newspaper The Economic Observer reported that the final Freshippo X club store, the membership store which is part of Alibaba's grocery chain, will close its doors on Aug. 31, ending an attempt to battle Costco and Sam's Club.
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China's Extended 618 Shopping Festival Fails to Stir Excitement
E-tailers JD.com and Tmall-owner Alibaba have not disclosed the event's overall sales figures for years, but analysts warn that a recent pause in some government subsidy programmes could weigh on consumption this month.
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ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--indie Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: INDI), an automotive solutions innovator, today announced second quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2025. Q2 revenue was $51.6 million with Non-GAAP gross margin of 49.1 percent, both above the midpoint of the outlook. On a GAAP basis, second quarter 2025 operating loss was $43.0 million compared to $36.6 million a year ago. Non-GAAP operating loss for the second quarter of 2025 was $14.5 million, compared to $17.2 million a year ago, representing continued progress toward profitability. Second quarter 2025 GAAP loss per share was $0.20, while Non-GAAP loss per share was $0.08. 'In Q2, indie delivered results above the midpoint of our outlook, demonstrating continued resilience in a challenging environment," said Donald McClymont, indie's co-founder and chief executive officer. 'Momentum in ADAS is strong. Our flagship radar solution is progressing well with excellent customer feedback from global field trials which are nearing completion, after which production starts. The vision portfolio achieved key milestones including first cameras shipping in humanoid robot applications. Our technology leadership across radar and vision continues to strengthen, positioning indie to capitalize on the long-term growth in vehicle semiconductor content.' Business Highlights Further positive validation of the performance of indie's 77GHz radar solution from advanced road trials performed by our Tier 1 customer Commenced production of iND880 vision processor at new Chinese OEM for Camera Monitoring System application Secured new Occupancy Monitoring System design-win for iND880 with Chinese OEM for EV platform Shipping iND880 powered camera in humanoid robot applications Captured wireless charging design-win at Japanese OEM through Tier 1 partner Hosiden Expanded wireless charging production with new Mahindra platform adoption Early design-wins for LXM-U laser in new quantum applications Strategic Transaction indie announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire emotion3D GmbH, a Vienna, Austria-based leader in perception software targeting all applications of automotive computer vision. This acquisition will enhance indie's iND880 vision processor capabilities and enables software royalties in addition to chip sales. Subject to the terms of the definitive agreement, indie will pay $20 million at closing with potential earnout consideration of $10 million over earnout periods ending February 2027. With plans to close in Q4, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory clearance, the transaction is expected to be immediately accretive. Capital Structure Optimization During the quarter, indie repurchased $30 million of 2027 convertible notes at an attractive discount. The Company continues discussions regarding the potential sale of its partially-owned Chinese subsidiary, or alternatively an IPO exit in China, with any expected proceeds to be used for further capital structure optimization. Q3 2025 Outlook We provide guidance on a non-GAAP basis only because certain information necessary to reconcile such results and guidance to GAAP is difficult to estimate and dependent on future events outside of our control and, therefore, is not available without unreasonable efforts. Please refer to the header captioned 'Discussion Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures' in this release for a further discussion of our use of non-GAAP measures. For the third quarter of 2025, indie expects revenue between $52 million and $56 million, or $54 million at the midpoint, with Non-GAAP gross margin in the range of 49% to 50%. indie's Q2 2025 Conference Call indie Semiconductor will host a conference call with analysts to discuss its second quarter 2025 results and business outlook today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. To listen to the conference call via the Internet, please go to the Financials tab on the Investors page of indie's website. To listen to the conference call via telephone, please call (877) 451-6152 (domestic) or (201) 389-0879 (international), Conference ID: 13754371. A replay of the conference call will be available beginning at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time on August 7, 2025, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on August 21, 2025, under the Financials tab on the Investors page of indie's website, or by calling (844) 512-2921 (domestic) or (412) 317-6671 (international), Access ID: 13754371. About indie Headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA, indie is empowering the automotive revolution with next generation semiconductors, photonics and software platforms. We focus on developing innovative, high-performance and energy-efficient technology for ADAS, in-cabin user experience and electrification applications. Our mixed-signal SoCs enable edge sensors spanning Radar, LiDAR, Ultrasound, and Computer Vision, while our embedded system control, power management and interfacing solutions transform the in-cabin experience and accelerate increasingly automated and electrified vehicles. As a global innovator, we are an approved vendor to Tier 1 partners and our solutions can be found in marquee automotive OEMs worldwide. Please visit us at to learn more. Safe Harbor Statement This communication contains 'forward-looking statements' (including within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended). Such statements can be identified by words such as 'will likely result,' 'expect,' 'anticipate,' 'estimate,' 'believe,' 'intend,' 'plan,' 'project,' 'outlook,' 'should,' 'could,' 'may' or words of similar meaning and include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our future business and financial performance and prospects, including statements regarding our continued progress towards profitability, momentum in ADAS, our growth, particularly in radar and vision, the timing of production for radar based on global field trials, the acquisition of emotion3D (the "Acquisition"), the expected timing to close the Acquisition, and the accretive nature of the Acquisition, and the potential sale of our partially-owned Chinese subsidiary, or alternatively an IPO exit in China, and expected use of proceeds, if any. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from the results included in such forward-looking statements. In addition to the factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on March 3, 2025 and in our other public reports filed with the SEC (including those identified under 'Risk Factors' therein), the following factors, among others, could cause actual results and the timing of events to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements: macroeconomic conditions, including inflation, rising interest rates and volatility in the credit and financial markets, our reliance on contract manufacturing and outsourced supply chain and the availability of semiconductors and manufacturing capacity; competitive products and pricing pressures; our ability to win competitive bid selection processes and achieve additional design wins; the impact of recent acquisitions made and any other acquisitions we may make, including our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses and risks that the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions may not be fully realized or take longer to realize than expected; our ability to develop, market and gain acceptance for new and enhanced products and expand into new technologies and markets; current and potential trade restrictions and trade tensions, including trade and tariff actions taken or proposed by the US government affecting the countries where we operate and political or economic instability in our target markets. All forward-looking statements in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements in this press release, which information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof. We do not undertake, and we expressly disclaim, any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this announcement or in our other public filings, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. #indieSemi_Earnings INDIE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Revenue: Product revenue $ 49,720 $ 49,009 $ 100,140 $ 97,587 Contract revenue 1,914 3,346 5,571 7,121 Total revenue 51,634 52,355 105,711 104,708 Operating expenses: Cost of goods sold 30,693 30,241 62,221 60,330 Research and development 38,472 41,301 80,587 90,890 Selling, general, and administrative 18,355 17,447 37,722 39,769 Restructuring costs 7,107 — 7,107 — Total operating expenses 94,627 88,989 187,637 190,989 Loss from operations (42,993 ) (36,634 ) (81,926 ) (86,281 ) Other income (expense), net: Interest income 2,226 1,076 4,493 2,385 Interest expense (4,527 ) (2,134 ) (9,043 ) (4,240 ) Gain from change in fair value of contingent considerations and acquisition-related holdbacks 90 17,331 4,893 32,690 Gain from extinguishment of debt 2,623 — 2,623 — Other income (expense) 1,528 (553 ) 792 (800 ) Total other income, net 1,940 15,720 3,758 30,035 Net loss before income taxes (41,053 ) (20,914 ) (78,168 ) (56,246 ) Income tax benefit (provision) (565 ) (86 ) (621 ) 1,023 Net loss (41,618 ) (21,000 ) (78,789 ) (55,223 ) Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest (2,580 ) (1,840 ) (5,205 ) (4,884 ) Net loss attributable to indie Semiconductor, Inc. $ (39,038 ) $ (19,160 ) $ (73,584 ) $ (50,339 ) Net loss attributable to common shares — basic $ (39,038 ) $ (19,160 ) $ (73,584 ) $ (50,339 ) Net loss attributable to common shares — diluted $ (39,038 ) $ (19,160 ) $ (73,584 ) $ (50,339 ) Net loss per share attributable to common shares — basic $ (0.20 ) $ (0.11 ) $ (0.38 ) $ (0.30 ) Net loss per share attributable to common shares — diluted $ (0.20 ) $ (0.11 ) $ (0.38 ) $ (0.30 ) Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic 195,370,583 170,164,241 193,234,270 167,384,295 Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted 195,370,583 170,164,241 193,234,270 167,384,295 Expand INDIE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Amounts in thousands) (Unaudited) June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 192,560 $ 274,248 Restricted cash 10,293 10,300 Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts 59,134 52,005 Inventory 47,028 49,887 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 22,745 22,308 Total current assets 331,760 408,748 Property and equipment, net 40,628 34,281 Intangible assets, net 198,540 208,944 Goodwill 276,240 266,368 Operating lease right-of-use assets 14,590 16,107 Other assets and deposits 5,872 6,938 Total assets $ 867,630 $ 941,386 Liabilities and stockholders' equity Accounts payable $ 19,667 $ 28,326 Accrued payroll liabilities 16,880 5,573 Contingent considerations 283 3,589 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 20,496 29,297 Intangible asset contract liability 4,928 5,875 Current debt obligations 14,227 12,220 Total current liabilities 76,481 84,880 Long-term debt, net of current portion 338,226 369,097 Intangible asset contract liability, net of current portion 9,221 11,965 Deferred tax liabilities, non-current 12,900 11,660 Operating lease liability, non-current 13,291 14,278 Other long-term liabilities 2,415 4,111 Total liabilities 452,534 495,991 Commitments and contingencies Stockholders' equity Preferred stock — — Class A common stock 20 19 Class V common stock 2 2 Additional paid-in capital 963,886 936,564 Accumulated deficit (567,628 ) (494,044 ) Accumulated other comprehensive loss (5,873 ) (24,655 ) indie's stockholders' equity 390,407 417,886 Noncontrolling interest 24,689 27,509 Total stockholders' equity 415,096 445,395 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 867,630 $ 941,386 Expand INDIE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. RECONCILIATION OF PRELIMINARY NON-GAAP MEASURES TO GAAP (Unaudited) GAAP refers to financial information presented in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This press release includes non-GAAP financial measures, as defined in Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. We believe that our presentation of non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplementary information to investors. The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The reconciliations of our preliminary GAAP to non-GAAP measures are as follows (in thousands, except share and per share amounts): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Computation of non-GAAP gross margin: GAAP revenue $ 51,634 $ 52,355 $ 105,711 $ 104,708 GAAP cost of goods sold 30,693 30,241 62,221 60,330 Acquisition related expenses (110 ) (109 ) (219 ) (219 ) Amortization of intangible assets (4,172 ) (3,727 ) (8,012 ) (7,462 ) Inventory cost realignments — — — (145 ) Share-based compensation (125 ) (388 ) (418 ) (488 ) Non-GAAP gross profit $ 25,348 $ 26,338 $ 52,139 $ 52,692 Non-GAAP gross margin 49.1 % 50.3 % 49.3 % 50.3 % Expand Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Computation of non-GAAP operating loss: GAAP loss from operations $ (42,993 ) $ (36,634 ) $ (81,926 ) $ (86,281 ) Acquisition related and other non-recurring professional expenses 63 558 223 1,753 Amortization of intangible assets 6,532 5,970 12,501 11,741 Inventory cost realignments — — — 145 Share-based compensation 14,759 12,900 32,502 38,284 Restructuring 7,107 — 7,107 — Non-GAAP operating loss $ (14,532 ) $ (17,206 ) $ (29,593 ) $ (34,358 ) Expand Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Computation of non-GAAP net loss: Net loss $ (41,618 ) $ (21,000 ) $ (78,789 ) $ (55,223 ) Acquisition related and other non-recurring professional expenses 63 558 223 1,753 Amortization of intangible assets 6,532 5,970 12,501 11,741 Inventory cost realignments — — — 145 Share-based compensation 14,759 12,900 32,502 38,284 Restructuring 7,107 — 7,107 — Gain from change in fair value of contingent considerations and acquisition-related holdbacks (90 ) (17,331 ) (4,893 ) (32,690 ) Gain from extinguishment of debt (2,623 ) — (2,623 ) — Other (income) expense (1,528 ) 553 (792 ) 800 Non-cash interest expense 672 265 1,329 515 Income tax (benefit) provision 565 86 621 (1,023 ) Non-GAAP net loss $ (16,161 ) $ (17,999 ) $ (32,814 ) $ (35,698 ) Expand Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Computation of non-GAAP EBITDA: Net loss $ (41,618 ) $ (21,000 ) $ (78,789 ) $ (55,223 ) Interest income (2,226 ) (1,076 ) (4,493 ) (2,385 ) Interest expense 4,527 2,134 9,043 4,240 Gain from change in fair value of contingent considerations and acquisition-related holdbacks (90 ) (17,331 ) (4,893 ) (32,690 ) Gain from extinguishment of debt (2,623 ) — (2,623 ) — Other (income) expense (1,528 ) 553 (792 ) 800 Acquisition related and other non-recurring professional expenses 63 558 223 1,753 Depreciation and amortization 8,587 7,393 16,482 14,700 Inventory cost realignments — — — 145 Share-based compensation 14,759 12,900 32,502 38,284 Restructuring 7,107 — 7,107 — Income tax (benefit) provision 565 86 621 (1,023 ) Non-GAAP net loss $ (12,477 ) $ (15,783 ) $ (25,612 ) $ (31,399 ) Expand For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 Computation of non-GAAP share count: Weighted Average Class A common stock - Basic 195,370,583 Weighted Average Class V common stock - Basic 17,621,251 Escrow Shares 1,725,000 TeraXion Unexercised Options 605,734 Non-GAAP share count 215,322,568 Non-GAAP net loss $ (16,161 ) Less: Non-GAAP net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in Wuxi 1,224 Non-GAAP net loss attributable to indie Semiconductor, Inc. $ (17,385 ) Non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to indie Semiconductor, Inc. $ (0.08 ) Expand Discussion Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Our earnings release contains some or all of the following financial measures that have not been calculated in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ('GAAP'): (i) non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin, (ii) non-GAAP operating loss, (iii) non-GAAP net loss, (iv) non-GAAP EBITDA, (v) non-GAAP share count, (vi) non-GAAP net loss and (vii) non-GAAP net loss per share. As set forth in the tables above, we derive such non-GAAP financial measures by excluding certain expenses and other items from the respective GAAP financial measure that is most directly comparable to each non-GAAP financial measure. Management may use these non-GAAP financial measures to, amongst other things, evaluate operating performance and compare it against past periods or against peer companies, make operating decisions, forecast for future periods and to determine payments under compensation programs. These non-GAAP financial measures provide management with additional means to understand and evaluate the operating results and trends in our ongoing business by eliminating certain expenses and other items that management believes might otherwise make comparisons of our ongoing business with prior periods and competitors more difficult, obscure trends in ongoing operations or improve management's ability to forecast future periods. We provide investors with non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin, non-GAAP operating loss, non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per share because we believe it is important for investors to be able to closely monitor and understand changes in our ability to generate income from ongoing business operations. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures give investors an additional method to evaluate historical operating performance and identify trends, an additional means of evaluating period-over-period operating performance and a method to facilitate certain comparisons of our operating results to those of our peer companies. We further believe these non-GAAP financial measures allow investors to assess the overall financial performance of our ongoing operations by eliminating the impact of (i) acquisition-related and other non-recurring professional expenses (including acquisition-related or other non-recurring professional fees and legal expenses, deemed compensation expense and expenses recognized in relation to changes in contingent consideration obligations), (ii) amortization of acquisition-related intangibles and certain license rights, (iii) inventory cost realignments, (iv) restructuring costs, (v) gains or losses recognized in relation to changes in the fair value of warrants, contingent considerations issued by indie, acquisition-related holdbacks and unrealized gains or losses from currency hedging contracts, (vi) non-cash interest expenses related to the amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs, (vii) share-based compensation, and (viii) income tax benefit (provision). We believe that disclosing these non-GAAP financial measures contributes to enhanced financial reporting transparency and provides investors with added clarity about complex financial performance measures. We do not report a GAAP measure of gross profit or gross margin because certain costs related to contract revenues are expensed as incurred and included in research and development expenses, and not in cost of sales, as it is not practicable for us to bifurcate these expenses. We derive and reconcile non-GAAP gross profit from the most relevant GAAP financial measures by subtracting GAAP cost of sales, adjusted for acquisition-related and other non-recurring professional expenses and share-based compensation, from GAAP revenue. We calculate non-GAAP operating loss by excluding from GAAP operating loss, any (i) acquisition-related and other non-recurring professional expenses (including acquisition-related or other non-recurring professional fees and legal expenses, deemed compensation expense and expenses recognized in relation to changes in contingent consideration obligations), (ii) amortization of acquisition-related intangibles and certain license rights, (iii) inventory cost realignments, (iv) restructuring costs and (v) share-based compensation. We calculate non-GAAP net loss by excluding from GAAP net income (loss), any (i) acquisition-related and other non-recurring professional expenses (including acquisition-related or non-recurring professional fees and legal expenses, deemed compensation expense and expenses recognized in relation to changes in contingent consideration obligations), (ii) amortization of acquisition-related intangibles and certain license rights, (iii) inventory cost realignments, (iv) restructuring costs, (v) gains or losses recognized in relation to changes in the fair value of warrants, contingent considerations issued by indie, acquisition-related holdbacks and unrealized gains or losses from currency hedging contracts, (vi) non-cash interest expenses related to the amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs, (vii) share-based compensation, and (viii) income tax benefit (provision). We calculate non-GAAP EBITDA by excluding from GAAP net income (loss), any (i) acquisition-related and other non-recurring professional expenses (including acquisition-related or non-recurring professional fees and legal expenses, deemed compensation expense and expenses recognized in relation to changes in contingent consideration obligations), (ii) amortization of acquisition-related intangibles and certain license rights, (iii) depreciation of fixed assets, (iv) inventory cost realignments, (v) restructuring costs, (vi) gains or losses recognized in relation to changes in the fair value of warrants, contingent considerations issued by indie, acquisition-related holdbacks and unrealized gains or losses from currency hedging contracts, (vii) non-cash interest expenses related to the amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs, (viii) share-based compensation, and (ix) income tax benefit (provision). We calculate non-GAAP share count by adding (i) weighted average Class A common stock, (ii) weighted average Class V common stock held by minority shareholders, which are exchangeable into Class A common stock, (iii) Escrow Shares and (iv) vested but unexercised options issued as part of the TeraXion acquisition. Non-GAAP net loss per share is calculated by dividing non-GAAP net loss by non-GAAP share count. We exclude the items identified above from the respective non-GAAP financial measure referenced above for the reasons set forth with respect to each such excluded item below: Acquisition-related and other non-recurring professional expenses - including such items as, when applicable, fair value charges incurred upon the sale of acquired inventory, accounting impact to the cost of goods sold due to one-time inventory costing realignment with a specific supplier, acquisition-related professional fees and legal expenses and other professional fees that are non-recurring in nature because they are not considered by management in making operating decisions and we believe that such expenses do not have a direct correlation to our future business operations and thereby including such charges do not necessarily reflect the performance of our ongoing operations for the period in which such charges or reversals are incurred. Amortization expenses - related to the amortization expense for acquired intangible assets and certain license rights. Depreciation expenses - related to the depreciation expenses for all property and equipment on hand. Inventory cost realignments - related to the supplier allocation premiums introduced during COVID that is currently incorporated in our inventory cost but have since been eliminated going forward. The impact of this premium is deemed non-recurring and therefore not considered by management in its evaluation of the ongoing performance of the business. Share-based compensation - related to the non-cash compensation expense associated with equity awards granted to our employees (including those granted in lieu of cash compensation) and employer tax related to employee stock transactions. These expenses are not considered by management in making operating decisions and such expenses do not have a direct correlation to our future business operations. Restructuring costs - related to the one-time expenses the Company incurs to reorganize its operations, which is primarily related to workforce reduction, long-lived intangible asset impairment, facilities and other purchase commitment charges. Gain (loss) from change in fair values - because these adjustments (1) are not considered by management in making operating decisions, (2) are not directly controlled by management, (3) do not necessarily reflect the performance of our ongoing operations for the period in which such charges are recognized and (4) cannot make comparisons between peer company performance less reliable. Non-cash interest expense - related to the amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs because (1) these expenses are not considered by management in making decision with respect to financing decisions, and (2) these generally reflect non-cash costs. Income tax benefit (provision) - related to the estimated income tax benefit (provision) that does not result in a current period tax refunds (payments). The non-GAAP financial measures presented should not be considered in isolation and are not an alternative for the respective GAAP financial measure that is most directly comparable to each such non-GAAP financial measure. Investors are cautioned against placing undue reliance on these non-GAAP financial measures and are urged to review and consider carefully the adjustments made by management to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures to arrive at these non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures may have limited value as analytical tools because they may exclude certain expenses that some investors consider important in evaluating our operating performance or ongoing business performance. Further, non-GAAP financial measures are likely to have limited value for purposes of drawing comparisons between companies as a result of different companies potentially calculating similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures in different ways because non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Non-GAAP EBITDA is calculated by removing non-recurring, irregular and one-time items that may distort EBITDA, to the current non-GAAP financial measures. We calculate non-GAAP EBITDA by excluding from GAAP net income (loss), any (i) acquisition-related and other non-recurring expenses (including acquisition-related or other non-recurring professional fees and legal expenses, deemed compensation expense and expenses recognized in relation to changes in contingent consideration obligations), (ii) amortization of acquisition-related intangibles and certain license rights, (iii) depreciation of property, plant and equipment, (iv) inventory cost realignments, (v) restructuring costs, (vi) gains or losses recognized in relation to changes in the fair value of warrants, contingent considerations issued by indie, acquisition-related holdbacks and unrealized gains or losses from currency hedging contracts, (vii) non-cash interest expenses related to the amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs, (viii) share-based compensation, and (viii) income tax benefit (provision). To the extent our disclosures contain forward-looking estimates of non-GAAP financial measures, such as our forward-looking outlook for non-GAAP EBITDA, these measures are provided to investors on a prospective basis for the same reasons (set forth above) we provide them to investors on a historical basis. We are generally unable to provide a reconciliation of our forward-looking non-GAAP measures because certain information needed to make a reasonable forward-looking estimate of such non-GAAP measures are difficult to predict and estimate and is often dependent on future events that may be uncertain or outside of our control and, therefore, is not available without unreasonable efforts. Such events may include unanticipated changes in our GAAP effective tax rate, unanticipated one-time charges related to asset impairments (fixed assets, inventory, intangibles, or goodwill), unanticipated acquisition-related and other non-recurring professional expenses, unanticipated settlements, gains, losses and impairments and other unanticipated items not reflective of ongoing operations. Our forward-looking estimates of both GAAP and non-GAAP measures of our financial performance may differ materially from our actual results and should not be relied upon as statements of fact.
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'Potentially fatal': Crisis experts warn Intel not to stay silent after Trump calls on its CEO to resign
You can probably guess the type of day Lip-Bu Tan might be having. President Donald Trump took to social media Thursday to urge the Intel CEO to resign, after a Republican senator raised concerns about Tan's reported holdings in Chinese companies. Of all the challenges that CEOs, university presidents, and other leaders have to manage during the second Trump administration, drawing ire from the White House might be one of the most disconcerting. Intel has yet to issue a public statement regarding Trump's call for Tan's resignation. Business Insider spoke to crisis-communications practitioners to get their take on what leaders at Intel and beyond could do next. Here are four pieces of advice: Move swiftly Kevin Donahue, a 30-year veteran of crisis comms, told Business Insider that Intel needs to get its message out on multiple fronts. Otherwise, he said, the chipmaker risks having the crisis grow. "It's potentially fatal," Donahue said. "You absolutely cannot stay mum in situations like this." He added that beyond issuing a statement, the company's considerations need to include investors, customers, employees, and other elected officials. Intel also needs to game out various scenarios about what could happen next and how the story will play out on social media, where the tempest intensified Thursday following Trump's morning post on Truth Social. "The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately. There is no other solution to this problem," Trump wrote shortly after 7:30 a.m. Intel shares dropped more than 3% in afternoon trading. Intel didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider on Trump's statement. Tan isn't the first leader Trump has criticized, but it is rare for the President to explicitly call for a CEO's resignation. He has, however, taken on the heads of major US law firms, university presidents, and Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell in an effort to bring to heel institutions he believes don't align with his aims. "President Trump remains fully committed to safeguarding our country's national and economic security," said a White House official in a statement to Business Insider. "This includes ensuring that iconic American companies in cutting-edge sectors are led by men and women who Americans can trust." Draw a line in the sand Michele Ehrhart, who has worked in crisis comms for more than a decade and was VP of global communications at FedEx, told Business Insider that Intel needs to decide whether it's going to stand behind Tan. Once that decision is made, she said, the company should issue a statement explaining why it's doing so. "You have to really draw a line in the sand on what it is you're trying to accomplish and how you're planning to do that," said Ehrhart, who is the author of the book "Crisis Compass." She said that could include putting a strong surrogate or, ideally, Tan himself, in front of a media outlet. "That's what the CEO is there to do," Ehrhart said. "They're your most important spokesperson." At the same time, she said, it's possible to say too much and risk giving new life to the story. Ehrhart suggests an approach of, "Here's our statement. We're not going to go beyond it." Form a team Donahue said that Intel should create a team comprised of the company's legal, government affairs, and PR departments, among others, to coordinate a response. Essentially, he said, the company needs to convince its stakeholders that the company and its board did their due diligence before they hired Tan in March, that they're supportive of him, and that any investments he might have don't present national security risks. "That's a tall order," said Donahue, who is senior managing director of the Business and Corporate Communications group at Coologee, which focuses on brand transformations. Create an offramp Evan Nierman, CEO of Red Banyan, a global crisis-communications firm, told Business Insider that there's a fundamental difference between how a company would handle being called out another by a high-profile individual versus Trump. In the case of Trump, it's important to "create an offramp" by pulling "all of the levers of power that are available to you," Nierman said. Engage with those around the president and convince him you want to be an ally, not an adversary, he said. It might also make sense to appeal to what Nierman called Trump's "transactional" nature. Comb through the president's social-media posts and other statements to get a sense of what he might want to get him to back down, Nierman said. With that approach, he said, "you're going to have a lot more success than telling him no, ignoring him or trying to defend yourself."
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Trump ‘Wins' on the Backs of U.S. Consumers
Greg Ip's analysis of President Trump's trade war 'victory' rests on a fundamental economic misunderstanding ('Deal or No Deal, Trump Wins on Trade,' U.S. News, July 16). Mr. Ip writes that the president has succeeded because others are paying for access to the U.S. market, citing $27 billion in June customs revenue. Yet tariffs are paid by U.S. importing companies to the Treasury, not foreign exporters. That $27 billion didn't come from Chinese or European governments—it came from American businesses. These costs are then passed on to American consumers through higher prices, as is evidenced by the most recent inflation reports. This means Americans, not foreigners, are paying for these tariffs twice: first through corporate tariff payments, then through elevated consumer prices.
