NVIDIA today reported financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 and the fiscal year ended January 29, 2006.

For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, revenue was $633.6 million, compared to $566.5 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, an increase of 12 percent. Operating income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 experienced 97 percent growth to $112.3 million, compared to operating income of $57.2 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005. Net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 was $98.1 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, compared to net income of $48.0 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, a net income increase of 104 percent.

Revenue for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2006 was a record $2.38 billion, compared to revenue of $2.01 billion for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2005. Net income for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2006 was $302.6 million, or $1.65 per diluted share, compared to net income of $100.4 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2005, a net income increase of 202 percent.

"Fiscal 2006 was a milestone year for NVIDIA," stated Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO at NVIDIA. "We led the GPU and core logic industry on every front -- technology leadership, product innovation, and operational excellence. As a result, we delivered record annual results for revenue, operating income, operating margin, and operating cash flow."

"Looking ahead into fiscal 2007, multiple important trends will create substantial growth opportunities in our target markets -- HD DVD and Blu-ray high definition video, Microsoft Windows Vista, the 3G ramp and increasing multimedia content for mobile devices, and next generation game consoles. We have aligned ourselves with these exciting new growth drivers and are well positioned to have another strong year."