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Economic Impact
Economic Impact
Historical and Economic Information
NVIDIA Corporation was founded in 1993 by Jen-Hsun Huang, the company’s president and CEO, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem. NVIDIA became a public company in 1999 and is listed on NASDAQ, where its shares trade under the symbol NVDA.The company, which is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, has approximately 5,700 employees in 34 offices in more than 20 countries.
The table below provides an overview of our economic activity during our fiscal year 2010, which ended on January 31.(Dollar figures are in thousands)
Our Economic Contribution/Impacts
| Revenues (in thousands) | $3,326,445 |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | $(14,307) |
| Total capitalization broken down in terms of debt and equity Total stockholders' equity Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
Preferred stock, $.001 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; none issued; Common stock, $.001 par value; 2,000,000,000 shares authorized; 652,391,708 shares issued and 561,465,851 outstanding in 2010 2,665,140 3,585,918 |
| Operational extras: Total Assets; Beneficial ownership; Revenue by country/region |
$3,585,918 See Proxy Statement See Chart below |
| Direct employment | 5,700 employees in more than 20 countries |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $2,149,522 |
| Total operating expenses | $1,275,868 |
| Employee compensation | See Proxy Statement |
| Donations and other community investments | $1,701,816 |
| Retained earnings | $1,896,182 |
| Payments to capital providers | None |
| Payments to governments | None |
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