(Telecompaper) Intel reported fourth-quarter revenues of USD 13.5 billion, down 3 percent from a year earlier and slightly below its guidance of USD 13.6 billion. Its gross margin fell to 58.0 percent from 64.5, and operating profit was down 31 percent year-on-year to USD 3.2 billion. Net profit declined 27 percent to USD 2.5 billion, and EPS was down 25 percent to 48 cents. The company generated USD 6 billion in cash from operations, paid dividends of USD 1.1 billion and used USD 1.0 billion to repurchase 47 million shares of stock. Revenues from the PC division fell 6 percent to USD 8.5 billion, while the data centre division grew by 4 percent to USD 2.8 billion. Revenue from other Intel products was down 7 percent to USD 1.0 billion. Intel CEO Paul Otellini said the market remained challenging. First-quarter revenues are forecast to drop to USD 12.7 billion, with a gross margin of 58 percent. Over the full year 2013, Intel expects a low single-digit increase in revenues and margin around 60 percent.