<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>[SAN FRANCISCO] Another huge quarterly profit announced by chipmaker Nvidia on Wednesday (May 20) provided solid evidence that Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence spending spree is still gathering steam.</p><p>Nvidia said that profit in its most recent quarter was US$58.3 billion, up 211 per cent from a year ago and topping expectations by financial analysts. Just three years ago, the Silicon Valley company’s quarterly profit was US$2 billion – about a 30th of what it is today..</p><p>Nvidia’s chips are an essential part of big AI projects, and other tech companies have been lining up to spend tens of billions of US dollars on those chips. Nvidia is now the most valuable publicly traded company in the world, and its financial results have become a bellwether for the rest of the tech industry.</p><p>Nvidia’s biggest problem appears to be meeting demand from its spendthrift tech industry customers, a strong indication that the AI boom is going strong. On Wednesday, the company said spending on AI infrastructure would reach US$3 trillion to US$4 trillion annually in 2030, up from about US$1 trillion today.</p><p>It was the second consecutive quarter that Nvidia’s profit had doubled, and the second time that the chip company had a bigger profit than other tech giants like Apple. Revenue for the quarter was US$81.6 billion, up 85 per cent from a year ago, also topping expectations.</p><p>Nvidia also reassured Wall Street about its future. The company projected sales in the current quarter would nearly double from last year to US$91 billion. That exceeded Wall Street’s prediction for sales of US$86 billion. Nvidia’s share price fell 1 per cent in aftermarket trading, giving up most of its gains from earlier in the day.</p><div><div><h3>Navigate Asia in<br/>a new global order</h3><p>Get the insights delivered to your inbox.</p></div></div><p>Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the construction of data centres, which he calls AI factories, had accelerated because “AI can now do productive and valuable work.”</p><p>“Demand has gone parabolic,” he said during a call with Wall Street analysts.</p><p>Nvidia’s sales have been buoyed by tech giants’ conviction that AI will start the next industrial revolution, and Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and others have committed at least US$1 trillion to AI data centre construction. Those data centres are packed with Nvidia chips.</p><div><div><div><p>SEE ALSO</p><div><div><div><div><p><img height="1333" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/1abe2a491e3e339a79ffb211f9e8fe9e84d8809a6239650ac60009f94e91c401/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="2000" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/1abe2a491e3e339a79ffb211f9e8fe9e84d8809a6239650ac60009f94e91c401/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw"/></p></div><p></p><h3><span>China will open its market to AI chips from US, Nvidia’s CEO says</span></h3><p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p><img height="1334" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/d34cadfc7552f300f614345b42a7dc24f852352bbebd4ed3936f8127d4c39e12/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="2000" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/d34cadfc7552f300f614345b42a7dc24f852352bbebd4ed3936f8127d4c39e12/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw"/></p></div><p></p><h3><span>Trump’s Q1 trades include Nvidia, Apple, Amazon and a US$600 million sushi chain</span></h3><p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p><img height="3793" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/68ded1c59a870fd281b5609e4f562b19850de7594720e64a53ad7a9d49931400/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="5500" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/68ded1c59a870fd281b5609e4f562b19850de7594720e64a53ad7a9d49931400/query-ZHByPTEmZj13ZWJwJnc9MjQw"/></p></div><p></p><h3><span>US clears H200 chip sales to 10 China firms as Nvidia CEO looks for breakthrough</span></h3><p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p>Not surprisingly, data centre sales now drive Nvidia’s business. In the most recent quarter, the company said revenue from data centres rose 92 per cent to US$75 billion – nearly all of its sales for the period. NYTIMES</p><div><p>Decoding Asia newsletter: your guide to navigating Asia in a new global order. <span>Sign up here to get Decoding Asia newsletter.</span> Delivered to your inbox. Free.</p></div></div></div>

Nvidia Q1 results are in — revenue of $81.6bn (+85% YoY), adj. EPS (+140% YoY), and data center revenue of $75.2bn (92% of total) all beat estimates. Q2 guidance came in at $91bn, excluding China data center revenue. The board also authorized an additional $80bn buyback and raised the dividend 24x. All upside on paper — yet the stock swung lower by more than 3% in after-hours before turning positive. The market has grown accustomed to Nvidia beating by a wide margin; a 3.1% beat this time around was seen as underwhelming. Add in repricing noise from a revised reporting framework, and sentiment is clearly divided at a ~$6tn market cap. Are you backing Nvidia to keep its crown — or calling a pullback from the top?

<p>Nvidia Q1 results are in — revenue of $81.6bn (+85% YoY), adj. EPS (+140% YoY), and data center revenue of $75.2bn (92% of total) all beat estimates. Q2 guidance came in at $91bn, excluding China data center revenue. The board also authorized an additional $80bn buyback and raised the dividend 24x. All upside on paper — yet the stock swung lower by more than 3% in after-hours before turning positive. The market has grown accustomed to Nvidia beating by a wide margin; a 3.1% beat this time around was seen as underwhelming. Add in repricing noise from a revised reporting framework, and sentiment is clearly divided at a ~$6tn market cap. Are you backing Nvidia to keep its crown — or calling a pullback from the top?</p>

Nvidia Beats Estimates — But the Market Isn't Buying It?

NVDA Q1 just dropped. Revenue USD 81.6 billion (+85% YoY). Adjusted EPS +140% YoY. Data center revenue USD 75.2 billion (~92% of total). Every line beat consensus. Q2 guidance: USD 91 billion, and that excludes any China data center revenue. The board also added USD 80 billion to the buyback authorization and lifted the quarterly dividend by 24x.&nbsp;On paper, all green. But the stock dropped over 3% after-hours before clawing back. The market has gotten used to bigger NVDA beats, and a 3.1% top-line surprise wasn't enough this time. Layer on repricing noise from a revised reporting framework, and at the USD 6 trillion mark, the disagreement is real.&nbsp;Continued AI king run, or first real high-altitude correction?

<p>NVDA Q1 just dropped. Revenue USD 81.6 billion (+85% YoY). Adjusted EPS +140% YoY. Data center revenue USD 75.2 billion (~92% of total). Every line beat consensus. Q2 guidance: USD 91 billion, and that excludes any China data center revenue. The board also added USD 80 billion to the buyback authorization and lifted the quarterly dividend by 24x.&nbsp;</p><p>On paper, all green. But the stock dropped over 3% after-hours before clawing back. The market has gotten used to bigger NVDA beats, and a 3.1% top-line surprise wasn't enough this time. Layer on repricing noise from a revised reporting framework, and at the USD 6 trillion mark, the disagreement is real.&nbsp;</p><p>Continued AI king run, or first real high-altitude correction?</p>

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<p>Nvidia reported a quarterly profit of US$58.3 billion, a 211% increase from last year, driven by strong demand for AI chips. Revenue reached US$81.6 billion, up 85%, and the company projected sales of US$91 billion for the next quarter. Nvidia's chips are crucial for AI projects, with spending on AI infrastructure expected to rise to US$3-4 trillion annually by 2030. Despite a 1% drop in share price after hours, Nvidia remains the most valuable publicly traded company.</p>

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