A Weak Macro Environment Impacts TI's Q2'15 Earnings, But Long Term Fundamentals Remain Strong

Texas Instruments reported its Q2 2015 earnings on July 22nd and, as anticipated by the company, the weak economic environment impacted its growth rate in the quarter. TI closed 2014 on a strong note, with revenue and net income growing 7% and 30%, respectively, as the company?s growing strength in analog ICs and embedded processing was bolstered by an efficient manufacturing operation and a broad sales channel. However, TI?s growth slowed down in Q1 2015 on account of the delay of investments b...