Financial: National Semiconductor Reports Loss of 42 Cents Per Share Before One-time Charges for Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 1998

Edge: Work-Group Computing Report, June 15, 1998

3 months ended:

               May 31, 1998                 May 25, 1997

             (excluding     (National Core & Cyrix  Total Company

          one-time charges)      (excluding           as reported

                                 one-time charges)

Net sales       $ 510.0              $ 651.7             $ 670.5

Net income

 (loss)        $ (69.3)             $  57.4             $ (19.0)

Earnings (loss) per

 share (diluted)$ ( 0.42)            $   0.36          $  (0.12)

 All figures in millions of dollars, except per share amounts






Summary of results

12 months ended:

            May 31, 1998                  May 25, 1997

      National Core & Cyrix  National Core & Cyrix  Total Company

          (excluding             (excluding           As Reported

         one-time charges)      one-time charges)

Net sales    $ 2,536.7              $ 2,231.5           $ 2,684.4

Net income   $    72.7              $    96.2           $     1.6

Earnings per

 share (diluted)$ 0.44             $     0.60          $     0.01

 All figures in millions of dollars, except per share amounts

PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share amounts)

                          Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended

                          May 31,    May 25,   May 31,    May 25,

                            1998       1997      1998       1997

                                    (Restated)           (Restated)

Net sales                  $510.0    $670.5   $2,536.7   $2,684.4

Operating costs and expenses:

 Cost of sales              405.0     392.6    1,651.7    1,672.5

 Research and development   123.1     110.8      482.0      404.5

 Selling, general and

  administrative             78.5      96.1      353.2      448.9

 Special items:

  Merger costs                 -         -        30.0     -

  Restructuring of operations 63.8     69.9       63.8      134.2

  Gain on sale of Fairchild   -       (40.6)               (40.6)

  In-process R&D charge       95.2      62.0     102.9       72.6

                            ------    ------   --------   -------

Total operating costs

   and expenses              765.6     690.8    2,683.6   2,692.1

                            ------    ------   --------   -------

Operating loss              (255.6)    (20.3)    (146.9)    (7.7)

Interest income, net           2.5       8.5       22.3       6.1

Other income, net              1.7       6.1       24.9      18.7

                            ------    ------   --------   -------

Income (loss) before

   income taxes             (251.4)     (5.7)     (99.7)     17.1

Income tax provision(benefit)(39.0)     13.3       (1.1)     15.5

                            ------    ------   --------   -------

Net income (loss)          $(212.4)   $(19.0)  $  (98.6)   $  1.6

                            ======    ======   ========   =======

Earnings (loss) per share:

         Basic             $(1.29)    $( .12)    $( .60)   $  .01

         Diluted           $(1.29)    $( .12)    $( .60)   $  .01

Selected income statement ratios as a percentage of sales:

Gross margin                 20.6%     41.4%       34.9%    37.7%

Research and development

   exclude in-process R&D

   charge                    24.1%     16.5%       19.0%    15.1%

Selling, general and

   administrative            15.4%     14.3%       13.9%    16.7%

Net income                  (41.6%)    (2.8%)      (3.9%)     .1%

Effective tax rate          (15.5%)     n/m        (1.1%)     n/m

n/m: not meaningful

NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS  (Unaudited)

(in millions)

                                             May 31,      May 25,

                                              1998         1997

                                                         (Restated)

ASSETS

Current assets:

  Cash and cash equivalents                 $  460.8     $  897.8

  Short-term marketable investments            112.4         79.6

  Receivables, net                             208.5        281.0

  Inventories                                  283.9        205.8

  Deferred tax assets                          166.2        173.3

  Other current assets                          76.4         99.9

                                            --------     --------

    Total current assets                     1,308.2      1,737.4

Property, plant and equipment                2,939.7      2,420.4

  Less accumulated depreciation             (1,283.9)   (1,071.4)

                                             -------     --------

  Net property, plant and equipment          1,655.8      1,349.0

Other assets                                   136.7        124.4

                                            --------     --------

  Total assets                              $3,100.7     $3,210.8

                                            ========     ========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:

  Short-term borrowings and current

    portion of long-term debt               $   53.9     $   15.4

  Accounts payable                             237.0        265.5

  Accrued expenses                             310.9        306.8

  Income taxes                                 191.8        238.1

                                             -------     --------

    Total current liabilities                  793.6        825.8

Long-term debt                                 390.7        460.5

Deferred income taxes                            4.4         12.1

Other non-current liabilities                   53.1         40.7

                                             -------     --------

    Total liabilities                        1,241.8      1,339.1

                                             -------     --------

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders' equity:

  Common stock                                  82.7         80.7

  Additional paid-in capital                 1,200.3      1,111.7

  Retained earnings                            575.9        679.3

                                             -------     --------

  Total shareholders' equity                 1,858.9      1,871.7

                                             -------     --------

  Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$3,100.7     $3,210.8

NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(in millions)

                                           Twelve Months Ended

                                           May 31,      May 25,

                                            1998         1997

                                                      (Restated)

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income (loss)                         $ (98.6)      $  1.6

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)

  with net cash provided by operations:

    Depreciation and amortization           300.6        258.1

    Gain on disposition of Fairchild          -          (40.6)

    Gain on investments                     (10.3)        (0.7)

    Loss on disposal of equipment             9.7          8.2

    Tax benefit associated with stock

     options                                 17.5         18.6

    In-process research and development

     charge                                 102.9         72.6

    Merger costs                             30.0           -

    Restructuring of operations              63.8        134.2

    Other, net                               13.8          6.1

Changes in certain assets and liabilities, net:

  Receivables                                55.7         30.0

  Inventories                               (60.6)        60.4

  Other current assets                       (2.9)       (17.3)

  Accounts payable and accrued expenses    (102.8)        (6.5)

  Current and deferred income taxes         (42.1)       (10.8)

  Other non-current liabilities              12.3         (0.8)

                                           -------       -------

Net cash provided by operating activities   289.0        513.1

                                           -------       -------

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchase of property, plant and equipment  (622.0)      (605.6)

Sale and maturity of marketable

 investments                              1,020.3      1,320.3

Purchase of marketable investments       (1,051.5)    (1,338.0)

Sale of investments                          16.2          5.1

Disposition of Fairchild                       -         400.5

Sale of Fairchild notes receivable             -          65.0

Business acquisitions, net of cash

 acquired                                   (96.4)       (13.7)

Purchase of investments and other, net      (28.4)       (14.6)

                                           -------       -------

Net cash used by investing activities      (761.8)      (181.0)

                                           -------       -------

Cash flows from financing activities:

Issuance of 5.5% convertible

 subordinated notes, less issuance costs       -         126.5

Redemption of 5.5% convertible

 subordinated notes                        (126.4)          -

Issuance of debt                            100.4         59.1

Repayment of debt                           (19.0)      (165.9)

Issuance of common stock, net                63.2         59.3

                                           -------      --------

Net cash provided by financing activities    18.2         79.0

                                           -------       -------

Net change in cash and cash equivalents    (454.6)       411.1

Adjustment to conform pooling of interests

 for cash and cash equivalents at

 beginning of year                           17.6          -

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of

 period                                     897.8        486.7

                                           -------      -------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$ 460.8      $ 897.8

                                           =======      =======

PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share amounts)

                         Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended

                         ------------------   -------------------

                          May 31,     May 25,  May 31,    May 25,

                           1998        1997     1998         1997

                                   (Restated)          (Restated)

Earnings (loss) per share:

       Basic            ($1.29)     ($ .12)   ($ .60)       $ .01

       Diluted          ($1.29)     ($ .12)   ($ .60)       $ .01

Weighted average shares:

       Basic             165.2       159.5     163.9        156.1

       Diluted           165.2       159.5     163.9        159.1

Income (loss) used in basic

  earnings (loss) per

  common share

  calculation         ($212.4)      ($19.0)   ($98.6)      $  1.6

Income (loss) used in

  diluted earnings

  (loss) per share

  (reflecting adjustment

  for interest on

  convertible notes when

  dilutive)           ($212.4)      ($19.0)   ($98.6)      $  1.6






              As        Restructure    In-Process       Excluding

           Reported       Charge       R&D Charge        Special

                                                          Charges

Pretax loss  $ 251.4     ($  63.8)     ($  95.2)        ($  92.4)

Tax benefit     39.0     (   15.9)            -             23.1

            ---------    ---------      ---------       ---------

Net loss    ($ 212.4)     $  47.9       $  95.2         ($  69.3)

            =========    =========      =========       =========

Loss per

 share      ($  1.29)     $   .29       $   .58         ($   .42)

            =========    =========      =========       =========






                       National Core with Cyrix

                    Selected Financial Information

                                        Three Months Ended

                                  Total     Special      National

                                 Company     Items      Core with

                                           Incr(Decr)     Cyrix

May 31, 1998:

      Net sales                 $  510.0               $  510.0

      Gross profit              $  105.0               $  105.0

      Gross margin                  20.6%                  20.6%

      Research & development    $  123.1               $  123.1

      Selling, gen. & admin.    $   78.5               $   78.5

      Special items-net change  $  159.0   ($ 159.0)   $     -

      Net loss                  $  212.4   ($ 143.1)   $   69.3

      Loss per share-

       diluted:                 $   1.29               $    .42

                                     Three Months Ended

                       Total     Special     Fairchild   National

                      Company     Items                 Core with

                                 Incr(Decr)                Cyrix

May 25, 1997:

 Net sales          $  670.5                $  (18.8)   $  651.7

 Gross profit       $  277.9                $  (10.7)   $  267.2

 Gross margin           41.4%                               41.0%

 Research & development$ 110.8              $   (1.1)   $  109.7

 Selling, gen. & admin.$  96.1              $   (3.5)   $   92.6

 Special items-net

  change              $   91.3   ($  91.3)                $     -

 Other income, net    $    6.1   ($   4.2)  $     .3    $    2.2

 Net loss (income)    $   19.0   ($  80.8)  $    4.4    $  (57.4)

 Loss (earnings) per share-

  diluted:            $    .12                         $   ( .36)

                       National Core with Cyrix

                    Selected Financial Information

                                       Twelve Months Ended

                                  Total     Special      National

                                 Company     Items      Core with

                                           Incr(Decr)     Cyrix

May 31, 1998:

      Net sales                 $2,536.7                $2,536.7

      Gross profit              $  885.0                $  885.0

      Gross margin                  34.9%                   34.9%

      Research & development    $  482.0                $  482.0

      Selling, gen. & admin.    $  353.2                $  353.2

      Special items-net change  $  196.7   ($ 196.7)    $     -

      Net loss (income)         $   98.6   ($ 171.3)   ($   72.7)

      Loss (earnings) per share-

       diluted:                 $    .60                $   (.44)

                                    Twelve Months Ended

                       Total     Special     Fairchild   National

                      Company     Items                 Core with

                                  Incr(Decr)                Cyrix

May 25, 1997:

 Net sales             $2,684.4              $ (452.9)   $2,231.5

 Gross profit          $1,011.9              $ (137.4)   $  874.5

 Gross margin            37.7%                              39.2%

 Research &

  development          $  404.5              $  (15.1)   $  389.4

 Selling, gen. &

  admin.               $  448.9              $  (62.9)   $  386.0

 Special items-net

  change               $  166.2   ($ 166.2)              $     -

 Other income, net     $   18.7   ($   4.2)  $    2.9    $   17.4

 Net income            $    1.6    $ 137.0   $  (42.4)   $   96.2

 Earnings per share-

  diluted:             $    .01                          $    .60






Other Income, Net

Components of other    Three Months Ended    Twelve Months Ended

income,net were:       May 31,     May 25,   May 31,      May 25,

(in millions)            1998        1997      1998         1997

                            (Restated)             (Restated)

                      --------    --------  --------     --------

Net intellectual

 property income      $   1.4     $   2.1   $  15.7      $  10.1

Gain (loss) on

 investments, net        (1.0)       (0.2)      9.2          0.8

Other                     1.3         4.2        -           7.8

                      --------    --------  --------     --------

 Total other income, net$  1.7     $   6.1   $  24.9      $  18.7

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