Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items

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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items
6 Months Ended
Mar. 26, 2023
Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]  
Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items
Inventories (in millions)
March 26,
2023
September 25,
2022
Raw materials $ 219  $ 221 
Work-in-process 4,248  3,329 
Finished goods 2,391  2,791 
$ 6,858  $ 6,341 
Revenues. We disaggregate our revenues by segment (Note 7), by products and services (as presented on our condensed consolidated statement of operations), and for our QCT (Qualcomm CDMA Technologies) segment, by revenue stream, which is based on the industry and application in which our products are sold (as presented below). Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, QCT RFFE (radio frequency front-end) revenues, which were previously presented as a separate revenue stream, are now included within our Handset, Automotive and internet of things (IoT) revenue streams, as applicable, based on the industry and application in which the related RFFE products are sold. Prior period information has been recast to reflect this change. RFFE revenues include revenues from the sale of 4G, 5G sub 6 and 5G millimeter wave RFFE products (a substantial portion of which relate to mobile handsets) and exclude radio frequency transceiver components. This change aligns with changes made to our internal reporting of revenues. We believe this change provides a more meaningful presentation in understanding QCT revenues going forward, as we expect RFFE revenues to correspond with trends in Handsets, Automotive and IoT (as applicable) and is more consistent with how our revenue diversification is viewed externally. In certain cases, the determination of QCT revenues by industry and application requires the use of certain assumptions. Substantially all of QCT’s revenues consist of equipment revenues that are recognized at a point in time, and substantially all of QTL’s (Qualcomm Technology Licensing) revenues represent licensing revenues that are recognized over time and are principally from royalties generated through our licensees’ sales of mobile handsets.
QCT revenue streams were as follows (in millions):
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
March 26,
2023
March 27,
2022
March 26,
2023
March 27,
2022
Handsets (1) $ 6,105  $ 7,349  $ 11,860  $ 14,338 
Automotive (2) 447  371  903  659 
IoT (3) 1,390  1,828  3,071  3,398 
Total QCT revenues $ 7,942  $ 9,548  $ 15,834  $ 18,395 
(1) Includes revenues from products sold for use in mobile handsets.
(2) Includes revenues from products sold for use in automobiles, including connectivity, digital cockpit and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving (AD).
(3) Primarily includes products sold for use in the following industries and applications: consumer (including computing, voice and music and extended reality (XR)), edge networking (including mobile broadband and wireless access points) and industrial (including handhelds, retail, transportation and logistics and utilities).
Revenues recognized from performance obligations satisfied (or partially satisfied) in previous periods generally include certain QCT sales-based royalty revenues related to system software, certain amounts related to QCT customer incentives and QTL royalty revenues recognized related to devices sold in prior periods (including adjustments to prior period royalty estimates, which includes the impact of the reporting by our licensees of actual royalties due) and were as follows (in millions):
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
March 26,
2023
March 27,
2022
March 26,
2023
March 27,
2022
Revenues recognized from previously satisfied performance obligations $ 170  $ 185  $ 337  $ 367 
Unearned revenues (which are considered contract liabilities) consist primarily of certain customer contracts for which QCT received fees upfront and QTL license fees for intellectual property with continuing performance obligations. In the six months ended March 26, 2023 and March 27, 2022, we recognized revenues of $241 million and $340 million, respectively, that were recorded as unearned revenues at September 25, 2022 and September 26, 2021, respectively.
Remaining performance obligations, which are primarily included in unearned revenues (as presented on our condensed consolidated balance sheet), represent the aggregate amount of the transaction price of certain customer contracts yet to be recognized as revenues as of the end of the reporting period and exclude revenues related to (a) contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less and (b) sales-based royalties (i.e., future royalty revenues) pursuant to our license agreements.
Concentrations. A significant portion of our revenues are concentrated with a small number of customers/licensees of our QCT and QTL segments. The comparability of customer/licensee concentrations for the interim periods presented are impacted by the timing of customer/licensee device launches and/or innovation cycles and other seasonal trends, among other fluctuations in demand. Revenues from each customer/licensee that were 10% or greater of total revenues were as follows:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
March 26,
2023
March 27,
2022
March 26,
2023
March 27,
2022
Customer/licensee (x) 27  % 19  % 31  % 22  %
Customer/licensee (y) 25  19  19  19 
Customer/licensee (z) * 10  * *
*Less than 10%
Other Expenses. Other expenses in the three and six months ended March 26, 2023 consisted of $208 million and $288 million, respectively, in restructuring and restructuring-related charges, substantially all of which related to severance costs, resulting from certain cost reduction initiatives committed to in fiscal 2023. We expect these actions to be substantially completed (including payments of the related severance) by the end of fiscal 2023. We may incur additional restructuring and restructuring-related charges, as the actual amount of costs may differ from our current expectations and estimates, and as we further evaluate our operating expenses.
Investment and Other (Expense) Income, Net (in millions)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
March 26,
2023
March 27,
2022
March 26,
2023
March 27,
2022
Interest and dividend income $ 59  $ 20  $ 114  $ 37 
Net gains (losses) on marketable securities (240) 20  (223)
Net (losses) gains on other investments —  (21) —  73 
Net gains (losses) on deferred compensation plan assets 21  (43) 47  (30)
Impairment losses on other investments (87) (20) (101) (21)
Other (18) (20)
$ (16) $ (298) $ 60  $ (158)