APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)


(Unaudited)*
Three Months Ended
Fiscal Year Ended

(In thousands, except per share amounts) October 26,
1997
October 27,
1996
October 26,
1997
October 27,
1996

Net sales $ 1,280,396 $ 860,958 $ 4,074,275 $ 4,144,817
Cost of products sold 664,040 481,286 2,173,350 2,195,078




Gross margin 616,356 379,672 1,900,925 1,949,739
Operating expenses:
Research, development and engineering 175,267 117,862 567,612 481,394
Marketing and selling 91,954 72,880 314,381 313,631
General and administrative 72,420 56,930 252,214 226,063
Bad debt expense -- -- 16,318 --
Acquired in-process
research and development
-- -- 59,500 --
Restructuring -- 25,100 -- 25,100




Income from operations 276,715 106,900 690,900 903,551

Income/(expense) from litigation settlements (11,000) -- 69,000 --

Interest expense 5,119 5,836 20,705 20,733
Interest income 16,533 11,353 59,726 39,618




Income from consolidated
companies before taxes
277,129 112,417 798,921 922,436

Provision for income taxes 96,994 39,345 300,447 322,851




Income from consolidated companies 180,135 73,072 498,474 599,585

Equity in net income/(loss) of joint venture -- -- -- --




Net income $ 180,135 $ 73,072 $ 498,474 $ 599,585




Earnings per share ** $ 0.47 $ 0.20 $ 1.32 $ 1.63




Average common shares
and equivalents **
382,775 365,398 377,838 367,214

* Results of operations for the three months ended October 26, 1997 and October 27, 1996 are unaudited. Results of operations for the fiscal years presented have been audited.

** Retroactively restated to reflect a two-for-one stock split in the form of a 100 percent stock dividend, effective October 13, 1997.



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