Dell Technologies Delivers First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Results
News summary
-- First quarter revenue of $22.2 billion, up 6% year over year
-- Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) revenue of $9.2 billion, up 22%
year over year, with record servers and networking revenue of $5.5
billion, up 42%
-- Client Solutions Group (CSG) revenue of $12.0 billion, flat year over
year, with commercial client revenue at $10.2 billion, up 3%
-- Diluted earnings per share of $1.32, up 67% year over year, and non-GAAP
diluted earnings per share of $1.27, down 3%
ROUND ROCK, Texas, May 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --
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Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) announces financial results for its fiscal 2025 first quarter. Revenue was $22.2 billion, up 6% year over year. Operating income was $920 million and non-GAAP operating income was $1.5 billion, down 14% and 8% year over year, respectively. Cash flow from operations was $1.0 billion. Diluted earnings per share was $1.32, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $1.27, up 67% and down 3% year over year, respectively.
Dell returned $1.1 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends and ended the quarter with $7.3 billion in cash and investments.
"We again demonstrated our ability to execute and deliver strong cash flow, with AI continuing to drive new growth," said Yvonne McGill, chief financial officer, Dell Technologies. "Revenue was up 6% at $22.2 billion, servers and networking revenue was up 42%, and we generated $7.9 billion of cash flow from operations over the last 12 months."
First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Results
Three Months Ended
May 3, 2024 May 5, 2023 Change
(in millions, except per share amounts
and percentages; unaudited)
Net revenue $22,244 $20,922 6 %
Operating income $920 $1,069 (14) %
Net income $955 $578 65 %
Change in cash from operating activities $1,043 $1,777 (41) %
Earnings per share - diluted $1.32 $0.79 67 %
Non-GAAP operating income $1,474 $1,598 (8) %
Non-GAAP net income $923 $963 (4) %
Adjusted free cash flow $623 $687 (9) %
Non-GAAP earnings per share - diluted $1.27 $1.31 (3) %
Information about Dell Technologies' use of non-GAAP financial information is provided under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below. All comparisons in this press release are year-over-year unless otherwise noted.
Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) delivered first quarter revenue of $9.2 billion, up 22% year over year. Servers and networking revenue was a record $5.5 billion, up 42%, with demand strength across AI and traditional servers. Storage revenue was flat at $3.8 billion. Operating income was $736 million.
Client Solutions Group (CSG) delivered first quarter revenue of $12.0 billion, flat year over year. Commercial client revenue was $10.2 billion, up 3% year over year, and Consumer revenue was $1.8 billion, down 15%. Operating income was $732 million.
"No company is better positioned than Dell to bring AI to the enterprise," said Jeff Clarke, vice chairman and chief operating officer, Dell Technologies. "Servers and networking hit record revenue in Q1, with our AI-optimized server orders increasing sequentially to $2.6 billion, shipments up more than 100% to $1.7 billion, and backlog growing more than 30% to $3.8 billion."
Dell Technologies World
On May 20, Dell expanded the industry's broadest AI solutions portfolio from desktop to data center to cloud with innovations designed to accelerate AI adoption and innovation:
-- The Dell AI Factory combines Dell infrastructure, solutions and services
optimized for AI workloads with an open ecosystem of partners including
NVIDIA, Meta, Microsoft and Hugging Face.
-- The Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA includes the new PowerEdge XE9680L
server, which offers direct liquid cooling in a 4U form factor and can
support 72 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs in a single rack - 33% more GPU density
per node compared to the XE9680.
-- Dell PowerStore software updates give customers up to a 66% performance
boost, native sync replication for file and block and improved
multicloud data mobility capabilities.
-- New AI PCs are Copilot+ and powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon® X Elite and
Snapdragon® X Plus processors, delivering exceptional battery life and
AI performance.
Operating Segments Results
Three Months Ended
May 3, 2024 May 5, 2023 Change
(in millions, except percentages;
unaudited)
Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG):
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Net revenue:
Servers and networking $5,466 $3,837 42 %
Storage 3,761 3,756 - %
Total ISG net revenue $9,227 $7,593 22 %
Operating Income:
ISG operating income $736 $740 (1) %
% of ISG net revenue 8.0 % 9.7 %
% of total reportable segment operating income 50 % 45 %
Client Solutions Group (CSG):
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Net revenue:
Commercial $10,154 $9,862 3 %
Consumer 1,813 2,121 (15) %
Total CSG net revenue $11,967 $11,983 - %
Operating Income:
CSG operating income $732 $892 (18) %
% of CSG net revenue 6.1 % 7.4 %
% of total reportable segment operating income 50 % 55 %
Conference call information
As previously announced, the company will hold a conference call to discuss its performance and financial guidance on May 30 at 3:30 p.m. CDT. Prior to the start of the conference call, prepared remarks and a presentation containing additional financial and operating information prior to financial guidance may be downloaded from investors.delltechnologies.com. The conference call will be broadcast live over the internet and can be accessed at https://investors.delltechnologies.com/news-events/upcoming-events.
For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, the final remarks and presentation with financial guidance will be available following the broadcast, and an archived version will be available at the same location for one year.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
This press release presents information about non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income attributable to Dell Technologies Inc., non-GAAP earnings per share attributable to Dell Technologies Inc. - diluted, free cash flow, and adjusted free cash flow, all of which are non-GAAP financial measures provided as a supplement to the results provided in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). A reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided in the attached tables for each of the fiscal periods indicated.
Special Note on Forward-Looking Statements:
Statements in this press release that relate to future results and events are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and are based on Dell Technologies' current expectations. In some cases, you can identify these statements by such forward-looking words as "anticipate," "believe," "confidence," "could," "estimate," "expect," "guidance," "intend," "may," "objective," "outlook," "plan," "project," "possible," "potential," "should," "will" and "would," or similar words or expressions that refer to future events or outcomes.
Dell Technologies' results or events in future periods could differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements because of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that include, but are not limited to, the following: adverse global economic conditions and instability in financial markets; competitive pressures; Dell Technologies' reliance on third-party suppliers for products and components, including reliance on single-source or limited-source suppliers; Dell Technologies' ability to achieve favorable pricing from its vendors; Dell Technologies' execution of its strategy; social and ethical issues relating to the use of new and evolving technologies; Dell Technologies' ability to manage solutions and products and services transitions in an effective manner; Dell Technologies' ability to deliver high-quality products, software, and services; cyber attacks or other data security incidents; Dell Technologies' ability to successfully execute on strategic initiatives including acquisitions, divestitures or cost savings measures; Dell Technologies' foreign operations and ability to generate substantial non-U.S. net revenue; Dell Technologies' product, services, customer, and geographic sales mix, and seasonal sales trends; the performance of Dell Technologies' sales channel partners; access to the capital markets by Dell Technologies or its customers; material impairment of the value of goodwill or intangible assets; adverse economic conditions and the effect of additional regulation on Dell Technologies' financial services activities; counterparty default risks; the loss by Dell Technologies of any contracts for ISG services and solutions and its ability to perform such contracts at their estimated costs; loss by Dell Technologies of government contracts; Dell Technologies' ability to develop and protect its proprietary intellectual property or obtain licenses to intellectual property developed by others on commercially reasonable and competitive terms; disruptions in Dell Technologies' infrastructure; Dell Technologies' ability to hedge effectively its exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates; expiration of tax holidays or favorable tax rate structures, or unfavorable outcomes in tax audits and other tax compliance matters; impairment of portfolio investments; unfavorable results of legal proceedings; expectations relating to environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations; compliance requirements of changing environmental and safety laws, human rights laws, or other laws; the effect of armed hostilities, terrorism, natural disasters, or public health issues; the effect of global climate change and legal, regulatory, or market measures to address climate change; Dell Technologies' dependence on the services of Michael Dell and key employees; Dell Technologies' level of indebtedness; and business and financial factors and legal restrictions affecting continuation of Dell Technologies' quarterly cash dividend policy and dividend rate.
This list of risks, uncertainties, and other factors is not complete. Dell Technologies discusses some of these matters more fully, as well as certain risk factors that could affect Dell Technologies' business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects, in its reports filed with the SEC, including Dell Technologies' annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 2, 2024, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K. These filings are available for review through the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Any or all forward-looking statements Dell Technologies makes may turn out to be wrong and can be affected by inaccurate assumptions Dell Technologies might make or by known or unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including those identified in this press release. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements made in this press release, which speak only as of its date. Dell Technologies does not undertake to update, and expressly disclaims any duty to update, its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of circumstances or events that arise after the date they are made, new information, or otherwise.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Related Financial Highlights
(in millions, except percentages; unaudited)
Three Months Ended
May 3, 2024 May 5, 2023 Change
Net revenue:
Products $16,127 $15,036 7 %
Services 6,117 5,886 4 %
Total net revenue 22,244 20,922 6 %
Cost of net revenue:
Products 13,766 12,375 11 %
Services 3,672 3,529 4 %
Total cost of net revenue 17,438 15,904 10 %
Gross margin 4,806 5,018 (4) %
Operating expenses:
Selling, general, and administrative 3,123 3,261 (4) %
Research and development 763 688 11 %
Total operating expenses 3,886 3,949 (2) %
Operating income 920 1,069 (14) %
Interest and other, net (373) (364) (2) %
Income before income taxes 547 705 (22) %
Income tax expense (benefit) (408) 127 (421) %
Net income 955 578 65 %
Net income attributable to Dell Technologies Inc. $960 $583 65 %
Percentage of Total Net Revenue:
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Gross margin 21.6 % 24.0 %
Selling, general, and administrative 14.1 % 15.6 %
Research and development 3.4 % 3.3 %
Operating expenses 17.5 % 18.9 %
Operating income 4.1 % 5.1 %
Income before income taxes 2.5 % 3.4 %
Net income 4.3 % 2.8 %
Income tax rate (74.6) % 18.0 %
Amounts are based on underlying data and may not visually foot due to rounding.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(in millions; unaudited)
May 3, 2024 February 2, 2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $5,830 $7,366
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $66 and $71 8,563 9,343
Short-term financing receivables, net of allowance of $86 and $79 4,660 4,643
Inventories 4,782 3,622
Other current assets 10,792 10,973
Total current assets 34,627 35,947
Property, plant, and equipment, net 6,237 6,432
Long-term investments 1,293 1,316
Long-term financing receivables, net of allowance of $109 and $91 5,941 5,877
Goodwill 19,640 19,700
Intangible assets, net 5,538 5,701
Other non-current assets 6,914 7,116
Total assets $80,190 $82,089
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt $6,098 $6,982
Accounts payable 20,586 19,389
Accrued and other 6,016 6,805
Short-term deferred revenue 15,034 15,318
Total current liabilities 47,734 48,494
Long-term debt 19,382 19,012
Long-term deferred revenue 13,116 13,827
Other non-current liabilities 2,681 3,065
Total liabilities 82,913 84,398
Stockholders' equity (deficit):
Total Dell Technologies Inc. stockholders' equity (deficit) (2,822) (2,404)
Non-controlling interests 99 95
Total stockholders' equity (deficit) (2,723) (2,309)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $80,190 $82,089
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in millions; unaudited)
Three Months Ended
May 3, 2024 May 5, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $955 $578
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: 88 1,199
Change in cash from operating activities 1,043 1,777
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of investments (39) (15)
Maturities and sales of investments 119 19
Capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs (596) (701)
Other 60 13
Change in cash from investing activities (456) (684)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock - 2
Repurchases of common stock (700) (240)
Repurchases of common stock for employee tax withholdings (521) (306)
Payments of dividends and dividend equivalents (336) (276)
Proceeds from debt 2,992 2,521
Repayments of debt (3,477) (3,698)
Debt-related costs and other, net (35) (5)
Change in cash from financing activities (2,077) (2,002)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (55) (58)
Change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (1,545) (967)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of the period 7,507 8,894
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of the period $5,962 $7,927
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Segment Information
(in millions, except percentages; unaudited; continued on next page)
Three Months Ended
May 3, 2024 May 5, 2023 Change
Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG):
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Net revenue:
Servers and networking $5,466 $3,837 42 %
Storage 3,761 3,756 - %
Total ISG net revenue $9,227 $7,593 22 %
Operating Income:
ISG operating income $736 $740 (1) %
% of ISG net revenue 8.0 % 9.7 %
% of total reportable segment operating income 50 % 45 %
Client Solutions Group (CSG):
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Net revenue:
Commercial $10,154 $9,862 3 %
Consumer 1,813 2,121 (15) %
Total CSG net revenue $11,967 $11,983 - %
Operating Income:
CSG operating income $732 $892 (18) %
% of CSG net revenue 6.1 % 7.4 %
% of total reportable segment operating income 50 % 55 %
Amounts are based on underlying data and may not visually foot due to rounding.
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Segment Information
(in millions, except percentages; unaudited; continued)
Three Months Ended
May 3, 2024 May 5, 2023
Reconciliation to consolidated net revenue:
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Reportable segment net revenue $21,194 $19,576
Other businesses (a) 1,049 1,343
Unallocated transactions (b) 1 3
Total consolidated net revenue $22,244 $20,922
Reconciliation to consolidated operating income:
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Reportable segment operating income $1,468 $1,632
Other businesses (a) 6 (36)
Unallocated transactions (b) - 2
Amortization of intangibles (c) (168) (203)
Stock-based compensation expense (d) (210) (225)
Other corporate expenses (e) (176) (101)
Total consolidated operating income $920 $1,069
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(a) Other businesses consists of: 1) Dell's resale of standalone VMware, Inc. products and services, "VMware Resale," 2) Secureworks, and 3) Virtustream, and do not meet the requirements for a
reportable segment, either individually or collectively.
(b)
Unallocated transactions includes other corporate items that are not allocated to Dell Technologies' reportable segments.
(c)
Amortization of intangibles includes non-cash purchase accounting adjustments that are primarily related to the EMC merger transaction.
(d)
Stock-based compensation expense consists of equity awards granted based on the estimated fair value of those awards at grant date.
(e) Other corporate expenses consist primarily of severance expenses, payroll taxes associated with stock-based compensation, facility action costs, transaction-related expenses, impairment charges,
and incentive charges related to equity investments.
SUPPLEMENTAL SELECTED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
These tables present information about the Company's non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income attributable to Dell Technologies Inc., non-GAAP earnings per share attributable to Dell Technologies Inc. - diluted, free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow, all of which are non-GAAP financial measures provided as a supplement to the results provided in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). A detailed discussion of Dell Technologies' reasons for including these non-GAAP financial measures, the limitations associated with these measures, the items excluded from these measures, and our reason for excluding those items are presented in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in our periodic reports filed with the SEC. Dell Technologies encourages investors to review the non-GAAP discussion in these reports in conjunction with the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures.
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Selected Financial Measures
(in millions, except per share amounts and percentages; unaudited)
Three Months Ended
May 3, 2024 May 5, 2023 % Change
Net revenue $22,244 $20,922 6 %
Non-GAAP gross margin $4,947 $5,164 (4) %
% of net revenue 22.2 % 24.7 %
Non-GAAP operating expenses $3,473 $3,566 (3) %
% of net revenue 15.6 % 17.1 %
Non-GAAP operating income $1,474 $1,598 (8) %
% of net revenue 6.6 % 7.6 %
Non-GAAP net income $923 $963 (4) %
% of net revenue 4.1 % 4.6 %
Non-GAAP earnings per share - diluted $1.27 $1.31 (3) %
Amounts are based on underlying data and may not visually foot due to rounding.
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Reconciliation of Selected Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(in millions, except percentages; unaudited; continued on next page)
Three Months Ended
May 3, 2024 May 5, 2023 % Change
Gross margin $4,806 $5,018 (4) %
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization of intangibles 60 79
Stock-based compensation expense 38 38
Other corporate expenses 43 29
Non-GAAP gross margin $4,947 $5,164 (4) %
Operating expenses $3,886 $3,949 (2) %
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization of intangibles (108) (124)
Stock-based compensation expense (172) (187)
Other corporate expenses (133) (72)
Non-GAAP operating expenses $3,473 $3,566 (3) %
Operating income $920 $1,069 (14) %
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization of intangibles 168 203
Stock-based compensation expense 210 225
Other corporate expenses 176 101
Non-GAAP operating income $1,474 $1,598 (8) %
Net income $955 $578 65 %
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization of intangibles 168 203
Stock-based compensation expense 210 225
Other corporate expenses 170 98
Fair value adjustments on equity investments 30 15
Aggregate adjustment for income taxes (a) (610) (156)
Non-GAAP net income $923 $963 (4) %
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(a) Beginning in Fiscal 2025, our non-GAAP income tax is calculated using a fixed
estimated annual tax rate.
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Reconciliation of Selected Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(unaudited; continued)
Three Months Ended
May 3, 2024 May 5, 2023 % Change
Earnings per share attributable to Dell Technologies, Inc. - diluted $1.32 $0.79 67 %
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization of intangibles 0.23 0.28
Stock-based compensation expense 0.29 0.30
Other corporate expenses 0.24 0.13
Fair value adjustments on equity investments 0.04 0.02
Aggregate adjustment for income taxes (a) (0.84) (0.21)
Total non-GAAP adjustments attributable to non-controlling interests (0.01)
Non-GAAP earnings per share attributable to Dell Technologies, Inc. - diluted $1.27 $1.31 (3) %
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(a) Beginning in Fiscal 2025, our non-GAAP income tax is calculated using a fixed
estimated annual tax rate.
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Reconciliation of Selected Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(in millions, except percentages; unaudited; continued)
Three Months Ended
May 3, 2024 May 5, 2023 % Change
Cash flow from operations $1,043 $1,777 (41) %
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs, net (a) (586) (698)
Free cash flow $457 $1,079 (58) %
Free cash flow $457 $1,079 (58) %
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Financing receivables (b) 165 (367)
Equipment under operating leases (c) 1 (25)
Adjusted free cash flow $623 $687 (9) %
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(a)
Capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs is net of proceeds from sales of facilities, land, and other assets.
(b)
Financing receivables represent the operating cash flow impact from the change in DFS financing receivables.
(c) Equipment under operating leases represents the net change of capital expenditures and depreciation expense for DFS leases and contractually embedded leases identified
within flexible consumption arrangements.
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