The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of
operations should be read in conjunction with "Item 1A. Risk Factors", "Item 6.
Selected Financial Data", our Consolidated Financial Statements and related
Notes thereto, as well as other cautionary statements and risks described
elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, before deciding to purchase, hold
or sell shares of our common stock.
Overview
Our Company and Our Businesses
NVIDIA pioneered accelerated computing to help solve the most challenging
computational problems. Starting with a focus on PC graphics, we extended our
focus in recent years to the revolutionary field of AI. Fueled by the sustained
demand for exceptional 3D graphics and the scale of the gaming market, NVIDIA
leveraged its GPU architecture to create platforms for VR, HPC, and AI.
Our two reportable segments - GPU and Tegra Processor - are based on a single
underlying graphics architecture. From our proprietary processors, we have
created platforms that address four large markets where our expertise is
critical: Gaming, Professional Visualization, Data Center, and Automotive.
Our GPU product brands are aimed at specialized markets including GeForce for
gamers; Quadro for designers; Tesla and DGX for AI data scientists and big data
researchers; and GRID for cloud-based visual computing users. Our Tegra brand
incorporates GPUs and multi-core CPUs to drive supercomputing for autonomous
robots, drones, and cars, as well as for game consoles and mobile gaming and
entertainment devices.
Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, NVIDIA was incorporated in California
in April 1993 and reincorporated in Delaware in April 1998.
Recent Developments, Future Objectives and Challenges
Fiscal Year 2020 Summary
                                               Year Ended
                                January 26,       January 27,
                                   2020               2019         Change
                                 ($ in millions, except per share data)
Revenue                      $       10,918      $     11,716       Down 7%
Gross margin                           62.0 %            61.2 %   Up 80 bps
Operating expenses           $        3,922      $      3,367        Up 16%
Income from operations       $        2,846      $      3,804      Down 25%
Net income                   $        2,796      $      4,141      Down 32%

Net income per diluted share $ 4.52 $ 6.63 Down 32%




Revenue for fiscal year 2020 was $10.92 billion, down 7% from a year earlier.
GPU business revenue was $9.47 billion, down 7% from a year earlier. Tegra
Processor business revenue - which includes Automotive, SoCs for gaming
platforms, and embedded edge AI platforms - was $1.45 billion, down 6% from a
year earlier.
From a market platform perspective, Gaming revenue was $5.52 billion, down 12%
from a year ago, reflecting lower sales of GeForce desktop GPUs and SoCs for
gaming platforms, partially offset by growth in GeForce notebook GPUs.
Professional Visualization revenue was $1.21 billion, up 7% from a year ago,
reflecting strength in desktop and notebook workstations.
Data Center revenue was $2.98 billion, up 2% from a year ago, driven by vertical
industry growth partially offset by lower hyperscale sales.
Automotive revenue was $700 million, up 9% from a year ago, reflecting growth in
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OEM and Other revenue was $505 million, down 34% from a year ago, primarily due
to the absence of cryptocurrency-specific product sales.
Gross margin for fiscal year 2020 was 62.0%, up 80 basis points from a year ago,
primarily driven by reduced inventory provisions and the sale of previously
written-off components.
Operating expenses for fiscal year 2020 were $3.92 billion, up 16% from a year
ago, reflecting primarily employee additions and increases in employee
compensation and other related costs, including stock-based compensation and
infrastructure costs.
Income from operations for fiscal year 2020 was $2.85 billion, down 25% from a
year earlier. Net income and net income per diluted share for
fiscal year 2020 were $2.80 billion and $4.52, respectively, both down 32% from
a year earlier reflecting lower revenue and higher operating expenses.
On March 10, 2019, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, or the
Merger Agreement, with Mellanox Technologies Ltd., or Mellanox, pursuant to
which we will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of
Mellanox for $125 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of
approximately $6.9 billion as of the date of the Merger Agreement. The Merger
Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants. The
consummation of the merger is conditioned on the receipt of the approval of
Mellanox shareholders, as well as the satisfaction of other customary closing
conditions, including domestic and foreign regulatory approvals and performance
in all material respects by each party of its obligations under the Merger
Agreement. In June 2019, Mellanox shareholders approved the consummation of the
merger and we received regulatory approvals for the deal from Mexico in July
2019 and from the European Commission in December 2019. In addition, the waiting
period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended, in connection with the proposed acquisition expired in May 2019.
Discussions with China's regulatory agency, the State Administration for
Market Regulation, are progressing and we believe the acquisition will likely
close in the early part of calendar 2020. If the Merger Agreement is terminated
under certain circumstances involving the failure to obtain the required
regulatory approvals, we could be obligated to pay Mellanox a termination fee of
$350 million.
In November 2018, we communicated our intent to return $3.00 billion to
shareholders by the end of fiscal year 2020, including $700 million in share
repurchases made during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019. In fiscal year
2020, we returned $390 million in quarterly cash dividends. We did not
repurchase any shares during fiscal year 2020. We intend to return to
repurchasing shares after closing the acquisition of Mellanox.
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $10.90 billion as of
January 26, 2020, compared with $7.42 billion as of January 27, 2019. The
increase primarily reflects growth in operating cash flow.
In January 2020, a novel strain of coronavirus was identified in China,
resulting in shutdowns of manufacturing and commerce, as well as global travel
restrictions to contain the virus. The impact has extended to other regions. We
have operations and employees in China, and the region represents an important
end market for our products. Our customers and suppliers within China and
neighboring countries are also affected by the coronavirus related restrictions
and closures. The coronavirus is expected to have a negative effect on our
financial results, though the full extent and duration is uncertain and could
have a material negative impact on our business.
GPU Business
In Gaming, we extended NVIDIA's family of Turing-based GPUs with the GeForce GTX
1660 Ti, GTX 1660 and GTX 1650, as well as with our new SUPER line, including
the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, RTX 2070 SUPER, RTX 2060 SUPER, GTX 1660 SUPER, and
GTX 1650 SUPER; and accelerated momentum of ray-tracing games by supporting a
growing list of titles; introduced new RTX Studio laptops powered by GeForce RTX
and Quadro RTX GPUs for online and studio-based creatives and prosumer
customers; unveiled two new models of the SHIELD TV streaming media player; and
introduced two new service offerings for GeForce NOW cloud gaming service.
In Professional Visualization, we expanded adoption of NVIDIA RTX ray-tracing
technology by 3D application providers; rolled out a full range of Turing-based
Quadro GPUs for mobile workstations, incorporating ray tracing for product
design, architecture, effects and scientific visualization; and unveiled the
NVIDIA Omniverse open-collaboration platform to simplify creative workflows for
content creation.
In Data Center, we introduced the NVIDIA CUDA-X AI platform for accelerating
data science; announced availability of NVIDIA T4 Tensor Core GPUs from leading
OEMs and cloud service providers; unveiled the DGX SuperPOD; and announced
support for Arm CPUs, providing a new path to build AI-enabled exascale
supercomputers, as well as a collaboration with Arm and others on a reference
design for GPU accelerated Arm-based servers. We launched the NVIDIA EGX
Intelligent Edge Computing Platform, bringing accelerated AI to vertical
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Azure with EGX, as well as plans for a scalable GPU-accelerated supercomputer in
the Microsoft Azure cloud. Additionally, we entered the 5G telecom market,
enabling telcos to build efficient, virtualized 5G RANs; announced a
collaboration to deliver software-defined 5G RAN; and announced that Alibaba and
Baidu's recommendation engines run on NVIDIA AI.
Tegra Processor Business
In our Automotive platform, we announced a partnership with Toyota Research
Institute-Advanced Development to develop, train and validate self-driving
vehicles; unveiled the NVIDIA DRIVE AP2X automated driving solution,
encompassing DRIVE AutoPilot software, DRIVE AGX and DRIVE validation tools;
introduced the NVIDIA DRIVE AV Safety Force Field to enable safe, comfortable
driving experiences; and announced availability of the NVIDIA DRIVE
Constellation autonomous vehicle simulation platform.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of
operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States, or U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements
requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of
assets, liabilities, revenue, cost of revenue, expenses and related disclosure
of contingencies. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including
those related to inventories, revenue recognition, income taxes, and goodwill.
We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions
that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which
form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and
liabilities.
We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our significant
judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial
statements. Our management has discussed the development and selection of these
critical accounting policies and estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board
of Directors. The Audit Committee has reviewed our disclosures relating to our
critical accounting policies and estimates in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Inventories
Inventory cost is computed on an adjusted standard basis, which approximates
actual cost on an average or first-in, first-out basis. We charge cost of sales
for inventory provisions to write down our inventory to the lower of cost or net
realizable value or to completely write off obsolete or excess inventory. Most
of our inventory provisions relate to the write-off of excess quantities of
products or components, based on our inventory levels and future product
purchase commitments compared to assumptions about future demand and market
conditions.
Situations that may result in excess or obsolete inventory include changes in
business and economic conditions, changes in market conditions, sudden and
significant decreases in demand for our products, inventory obsolescence because
of changing technology and customer requirements, failure to estimate customer
demand properly, or unexpected competitive pricing actions by our competition.
In addition, cancellation or deferral of customer purchase orders could result
in our holding excess inventory.
The overall net effect on our gross margin from inventory provisions and sales
of items previously written down was insignificant in fiscal year 2020 and an
unfavorable impact of 2.0% in fiscal year 2019. The charges we took to cost of
sales for inventory provisions during fiscal year 2019 were primarily related to
excess DRAM, other components, and prior architecture components and chips. As a
fabless semiconductor company, we must make commitments to purchase inventory
based on forecasts of future customer demand. In doing so, we must account for
our third-party manufacturers' lead times and constraints. We also adjust to
other market factors, such as product offerings and pricing actions by our
competitors, new product transitions, and macroeconomic conditions - all of
which may impact demand for our products.
Refer to the Gross Profit and Gross Margin discussion below in this Management's
Discussion and Analysis for further discussion.
Revenue Recognition
We derive our revenue from product sales, including hardware and systems,
license and development arrangements, and software licensing. We determine
revenue recognition through the following steps: (1) identification of the
contract with a customer; (2) identification of the performance obligations in
the contract; (3) determination of the transaction price; (4) allocation of the
transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5)
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Product Sales Revenue
Revenue from product sales is recognized upon transfer of control of promised
products to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to
receive in exchange for those products. Revenue is recognized net of allowances
for returns, customer programs and any taxes collected from customers.
For products sold with a right of return, we record a reduction to revenue by
establishing a sales return allowance for estimated product returns at the time
revenue is recognized, based primarily on historical return rates. However, if
product returns for a fiscal period are anticipated to exceed historical return
rates, we may determine that additional sales return allowances are required to
properly reflect our estimated exposure for product returns.
Our customer programs involve rebates, which are designed to serve as sales
incentives to resellers of our products in various target markets, and marketing
development funds, or MDFs, which represent monies paid to our partners that are
earmarked for market segment development and are designed to support our
partners' activities while also promoting NVIDIA products. We account for
customer programs as a reduction to revenue and accrue for potential rebates and
MDFs based on the amount we expect to be claimed by customers.
License and Development Arrangements
Our license and development arrangements with customers typically require
significant customization of our intellectual property components. As a result,
we recognize the revenue from the license and the revenue from the development
services as a single performance obligation over the period in which the
development services are performed. We measure progress to completion based on
actual cost incurred to date as a percentage of the estimated total cost
required to complete each project. If a loss on an arrangement becomes probable
during a period, we record a provision for such loss in that period.
Refer to Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part
IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
Income Taxes
We recognize federal, state and foreign current tax liabilities or assets based
on our estimate of taxes payable or refundable in the current fiscal year by tax
jurisdiction. We recognize federal, state and foreign deferred tax assets or
liabilities, as appropriate, for our estimate of future tax effects attributable
to temporary differences and carryforwards; and we record a valuation allowance
to reduce any deferred tax assets by the amount of any tax benefits that, based
on available evidence and judgment, are not expected to be realized.
Our calculation of deferred tax assets and liabilities is based on certain
estimates and judgments and involves dealing with uncertainties in the
application of complex tax laws. Our estimates of deferred tax assets and
liabilities may change based, in part, on added certainty or finality to an
anticipated outcome, changes in accounting standards or tax laws in the United
States, or foreign jurisdictions where we operate, or changes in other facts or
circumstances. In addition, we recognize liabilities for potential United States
and foreign income tax contingencies based on our estimate of whether, and the
extent to which, additional taxes may be due. If we determine that payment of
these amounts is unnecessary or if the recorded tax liability is less than our
current assessment, we may be required to recognize an income tax benefit or
additional income tax expense in our financial statements accordingly.
As of January 26, 2020, we had a valuation allowance of $621 million related to
state and certain foreign deferred tax assets that management determined are not
likely to be realized due to jurisdictional projections of future taxable income
and potential utilization limitations of tax attributes acquired as a result of
stock ownership changes. To the extent realization of the deferred tax assets
becomes more-likely-than-not, we would recognize such deferred tax asset as an
income tax benefit during the period.
We recognize the benefit from a tax position only if it is more-likely-than-not
that the position would be sustained upon audit based solely on the technical
merits of the tax position. Our policy is to include interest and penalties
related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense.
Refer to Note 14 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part
IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
Goodwill
Goodwill is subject to our annual impairment test during the fourth quarter of
our fiscal year, or earlier, if indicators of potential impairment exist, using
either a qualitative or a quantitative assessment. Our impairment review process
compares the fair value of the reporting unit in which the goodwill resides to
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GPU and Tegra Processor, for the purposes of completing our goodwill analysis.
Goodwill assigned to the GPU and Tegra Processor reporting units as of
January 26, 2020 was $210 million and $408 million, respectively. Determining
the fair value of a reporting unit requires us to make judgments and involves
the use of significant estimates and assumptions. We also make judgments and
assumptions in allocating assets and liabilities to each of our reporting units.
We base our fair value estimates on assumptions we believe to be reasonable but
that are unpredictable and inherently uncertain.
We performed our annual goodwill assessment during the fourth quarter of fiscal
year 2020 using a qualitative assessment and concluded there was no goodwill
impairment.
Refer to Note 6 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part
IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
Results of Operations
A discussion regarding our financial condition and results of operations for
fiscal year 2020 compared to fiscal year 2019 is presented below. A discussion
regarding our financial condition and results of operations for fiscal year 2019
compared to fiscal year 2018 can be found under Item 7 in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 27, 2019, filed with the SEC on
February 21, 2019, which is available free of charge on the SEC's website at
http://www.sec.gov and at our investor relations website,
http://investor.nvidia.com.
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain items in our
Consolidated Statements of Income expressed as a percentage of revenue.
                                           Year Ended
                                   January 26,     January 27,
                                      2020            2019
Revenue                              100.0  %        100.0  %
Cost of revenue                       38.0            38.8
Gross profit                          62.0            61.2
Operating expenses:
Research and development              25.9            20.3
Sales, general and administrative     10.0             8.5
Total operating expenses              35.9            28.7
Income from operations                26.1            32.5
Interest income                        1.6             1.2
Interest expense                      (0.5 )          (0.5 )
Other, net                               -             0.1
Total other income                     1.1             0.8
Income before income tax expense      27.2            33.3
Income tax expense (benefit)           1.6            (2.1 )
Net income                            25.6  %         35.3  %


Revenue

Revenue by Reportable Segments


                                     Year Ended
                 January 26,      January 27,        $          %
                     2020             2019         Change    Change
                                  ($ in millions)
GPU             $       9,465    $      10,175    $ (710 )    (7 )%
Tegra Processor         1,453            1,541       (88 )    (6 )%
Total           $      10,918    $      11,716    $ (798 )    (7 )%


GPU Business. GPU business revenue decreased by 7% in fiscal year 2020 compared
to fiscal year 2019, which reflects a decline in GPUs sold for gaming. GeForce
GPU product sales for gaming decreased by 10%, reflecting lower sales of GeForce

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desktop GPUs and SoCs for gaming platforms, partially offset by growth in
GeForce notebook GPUs. Revenue from Quadro GPUs for professional visualization
increased by 7%, reflecting strength in desktop and notebook workstations. Data
Center revenue, which includes Tesla, GRID and DGX, increased by 2%, driven by
vertical industry growth partially offset by lower hyperscale sales.
Tegra Processor Business.  Tegra Processor business revenue decreased by 6% in
fiscal year 2020 compared to fiscal year 2019. This was driven by a decline in
revenue from SoCs for gaming platforms, which was partially offset by an
increase of 9% in Automotive revenue, reflecting growth in AI cockpit solutions
and development services agreements.
Concentration of Revenue
Revenue from sales to customers outside of the United States accounted for 92%
and 87% of total revenue for fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively. Revenue
by geographic region is allocated to individual countries based on the location
to which the products are initially billed even if the revenue is attributable
to end customers in a different location.
Dell represented approximately 11% of our total revenue for fiscal year 2020 and
was attributable to the GPU business. No customer represented 10% or more of
total revenue for fiscal year 2019.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Gross profit consists of total revenue, net of allowances, less cost of revenue.
Cost of revenue consists primarily of the cost of semiconductors purchased from
subcontractors, including wafer fabrication, assembly, testing and packaging,
board and device costs, manufacturing support costs, including labor and
overhead associated with such purchases, final test yield fallout, inventory and
warranty provisions, memory and component costs, and shipping costs. Cost of
revenue also includes development costs for license and service arrangements and
stock-based compensation related to personnel associated with manufacturing.
Our overall gross margin was 62.0% and 61.2% for fiscal years 2020 and 2019,
respectively. The increase in fiscal year 2020 was driven by reduced inventory
provisions and the sale of previously written-off components.
Inventory provisions totaled $161 million and $270 million for fiscal years 2020
and 2019, respectively. Sales of inventory that was previously written-off or
written-down totaled $145 million and $41 million for fiscal years 2020 and
2019, respectively. As a result, the overall net effect on our gross margin was
insignificant in fiscal year 2020 and an unfavorable impact of 2.0% in fiscal
year 2019.
A discussion of our gross margin results for each of our reportable segments is
as follows:
GPU Business. The gross margin of our GPU business increased during fiscal year
2020 when compared to fiscal year 2019, primarily driven by reduced inventory
provisions and the sale of previously written-off components.
Tegra Processor Business. The gross margin of our Tegra Processor business was
relatively flat during fiscal year 2020 when compared to fiscal year 2019.
Operating Expenses
                                                              Year Ended
                                      January 26,      January 27,           $              %
                                          2020             2019           Change         Change
                                                            ($ in millions)

Research and development expenses $ 2,829 $ 2,376 $

    453           19 %
% of net revenue                             25.9 %           20.3 %
Sales, general and administrative
expenses                                    1,093              991             102           10 %
% of net revenue                             10.0 %            8.5 %
Total operating expenses             $      3,922     $      3,367     $       555           16 %


Research and Development
Research and development expenses increased by 19% in fiscal year 2020 compared
to fiscal year 2019, driven primarily by employee additions and increases in
employee compensation and other related costs, including infrastructure costs
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Sales, General and Administrative
Sales, general and administrative expenses increased by 10% in fiscal year 2020
compared to fiscal year 2019, driven primarily by employee additions and
increases in employee compensation and other related costs, including
infrastructure costs and stock-based compensation expense.
Total Other Income, Net
Interest Income and Interest Expense
Interest income consists of interest earned on cash, cash equivalents and
marketable securities. Interest income was $178 million and $136 million in
fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase in interest income was
primarily due to higher average invested balances.
Interest expense is primarily comprised of coupon interest and debt discount
amortization related to the 2.20% Notes Due 2021 and 3.20% Notes Due 2026 issued
in September 2016. Interest expense was $52 million and $58 million in fiscal
years 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Other, Net
Other, net, consists primarily of realized or unrealized gains and losses from
non-affiliated investments and the impact of changes in foreign currency rates.
Other, net, was not significant during fiscal year 2020 and was $14 million of
income during fiscal year 2019, consisting primarily of $12 million unrealized
gains from non-affiliated investments.
Income Taxes
We recognized income tax expense of $174 million for fiscal year 2020 and income
tax benefit of $245 million for fiscal year 2019. Our annual effective tax rate
was 5.9% and (6.3)% for fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase
in our effective tax rate in fiscal year 2020 as compared to fiscal year 2019
was primarily due to a decrease of tax benefits from stock-based compensation
and an absence of tax benefits related to the enactment of the TCJA.
Our effective tax rate for fiscal years 2020 and 2019 was lower than the U.S.
federal statutory rate of 21% due primarily to income earned in jurisdictions,
including the British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong, where the tax rate was lower
than the U.S. federal statutory tax rates, favorable recognition of U.S. federal
research tax credits, excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation,
and the finalization of the enactment-date income tax effects of the TCJA in
2019.
Refer to Note 14 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in
Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
                                                   January 26,      January 27,
                                                       2020             2019
                                                           (In millions)
Cash and cash equivalents                         $      10,896    $         782
Marketable securities                                         1            6,640
Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities $      10,897    $       7,422


                                                              Year Ended
                                                     January 26,     January 27,
                                                        2020             2019
                                                            (In millions)
Net cash provided by operating activities           $     4,761     $      

3,743

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities $ 6,145 $ (4,097 ) Net cash used in financing activities

$      (792 )   $     

(2,866 )




As of January 26, 2020, we had $10.90 billion in cash, cash equivalents and
marketable securities, an increase of $3.48 billion from the end of fiscal year
2019. Our investment policy requires the purchase of highly rated fixed income
securities, the diversification of investment types and credit exposures, and
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Cash provided by operating activities increased in fiscal year 2020 compared to
fiscal year 2019, primarily due to changes in working capital driven by a
reduction in inventory, partially offset by a decrease in operating income.
Cash used in investing activities decreased in fiscal year 2020 compared to
fiscal year 2019, primarily due to lower purchases, higher sales, and lower
maturities of marketable securities in preparation for the acquisition of
Mellanox.
Cash used in financing activities decreased in fiscal year 2020 compared to
fiscal year 2019, primarily due to no share repurchases in fiscal year 2020 and
lower tax payments related to employee stock plans.
Liquidity
Our primary sources of liquidity are our cash and cash equivalents, our
marketable securities, and the cash generated by our operations. As of
January 26, 2020, we had $10.90 billion in cash, cash equivalents and marketable
securities. We believe that we have sufficient liquidity to meet our operating
requirements for at least the next twelve months, including our proposed
acquisition of Mellanox. Refer to Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements in Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for
additional information.
Our marketable securities consist of debt securities issued by the United
States government and its agencies, highly rated corporations and financial
institutions, asset-backed issuers, and foreign government entities. These
marketable securities are denominated in United States dollars. Refer to Note 8
of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part IV, Item 15 of
this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
During fiscal year 2021, we expect our capital investment to be approximately
$700 million to $900 million to fund property and equipment including
construction of a new building at our Santa Clara campus.
As a result of the TCJA, substantially all of our cash, cash equivalents and
marketable securities held outside of the United States as of January 26, 2020
are available for use in the United States without incurring additional U.S.
federal income taxes. Refer to Note 14 of the Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements in Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for
additional information.
Capital Return to Shareholders
In November 2018, we communicated our intent to return $3.00 billion to
shareholders by the end of fiscal year 2020, including $700 million in share
repurchases made during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019. In fiscal year
2020, we returned $390 million in quarterly cash dividends. We did not
repurchase any shares during fiscal year 2020. We intend to return to
repurchasing shares after closing the acquisition of Mellanox. As of January 26,
2020, we are authorized, subject to certain specifications, to repurchase shares
of our common stock up to $7.24 billion through December 2022.
Our cash dividend program and the payment of future cash dividends under that
program are subject to our Board's continuing determination that the dividend
program and the declaration of dividends thereunder are in the best interests of
our shareholders. Refer to Note 15 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements in Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further
discussion.
Outstanding Indebtedness and Credit Facilities
We have outstanding $1.00 billion of Notes due 2021 and $1.00 billion of Notes
due 2026, collectively, the Notes.
We have a Credit Agreement under which we may borrow up to $575 million for
general corporate purposes and can obtain revolving loan commitments up to $425
million. As of January 26, 2020, we had not borrowed any amounts under this
agreement.
We have a $575 million commercial paper program to support general corporate
purposes. As of January 26, 2020, we had not issued any commercial paper.
Refer to Note 12 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part
IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of January 26, 2020, we had no material off-balance sheet arrangements as
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Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of January 26,
2020:
                                                             Payment Due By Period
                                                  Less than                                       More than
Contractual Obligations              Total         1 Year         1-3 Years       4-5 Years        5 Years
                                                                 (In millions)
Long-term debt (1)                $   2,248     $        54     $     1,078     $        64     $     1,052
Inventory purchase obligations        1,156           1,156               -               -               -
Transition tax payable (2)              351              33              67             146             105
Operating leases (3)                    773             121             219             141             292
Capital purchase obligations            186             186               -               -               -

Total contractual obligations $ 4,714 $ 1,550 $ 1,364

$ 351 $ 1,449

(1) Represents the aggregate principal amount of $2.00 billion and anticipated

interest payments of $248 million for the Notes. Refer to Note 12 of the

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part IV, Item 15 of this

Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(2) Represents our remaining tax payable of the one-time transition tax that

resulted from enactment of the TCJA in fiscal year 2018. As of January 26,

2020, we have paid the first two installments totaling $67 million. The

remaining will be payable in six annual installments. The next installment of

$33 million is classified as a current income tax payable. The installment

amounts are equal to 8% of the total liability, payable in fiscal years 2019

through 2023, 15% in fiscal year 2024, 20% in fiscal year 2025 and 25% in

fiscal year 2026. Refer to Note 14 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial

Statements in Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(3) For further information, refer to Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated

Financial Statements included in Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report on

Form 10-K.




Excluded from the table above are unrecognized tax benefits of $211 million
which consists of $180 million and the related interest and penalties of $31
million recorded in non-current income tax payable as of January 26, 2020. We
are unable to reasonably estimate the timing of any potential tax liability or
interest/penalty payments in individual years due to uncertainties in the
underlying income tax positions and the timing of the effective settlement of
such tax positions. Refer to Note 14 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements in Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Adoption of New and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in
Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of adoption
of new and recently issued accounting pronouncements.

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