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PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 15, 2001 -- Hewlett-Packard
Company (NYSE: HWP) today reported financial results for its first fiscal
quarter ended Jan. 31, 2001.
The company reported first quarter revenue of $11.9 billion, compared
to $11.7 billion in last year's first quarter, an increase of 2% as reported
and 7% before the effects of foreign currency.
Pro forma earnings per share (EPS) on a diluted basis, excluding certain
items, was 37 cents, compared to pro forma EPS of 40 cents in the prior-year
period.
Items excluded from pro forma earnings were:
- $365 million, or 15 cents per share after tax, charge stemming from
impairment of investments in emerging market companies. This action
was taken after careful consideration of the multi-year impact of current
and expected market conditions on HP's
entire investment portfolio;
- A $102 million, or 3 cents per share after tax, charge associated
with the previously announced elimination of approximately 1,700 marketing
positions;
- $44 million, or 2 cents per share, of in-process R&D costs associated
with the Bluestone Software acquisition, costs related to the proposed
acquisition of PricewaterhouseCoopers management consultancy, and other
acquisition-related charges;
- $26 million, or 1 cent per share, of amortization of goodwill and
other intangibles.
Actual EPS on a diluted basis before a 1 cent extraordinary gain on
extinguished debt was 16 cents per share on approximately 2 billion shares
of common stock and equivalents outstanding. Diluted EPS for the same
period last year was 38 cents.
"Clearly, this was a tough quarter and our results reflect that. Continued
deterioration in the U.S. economy, and related weakness in consumer and
business IT spending, contributed to a sales slowdown in North America
with revenues declining by 6% year over year. More specifically, difficult
U.S. market conditions impacted our consumer and commercial desktop PC
business and our printer hardware business," said Carly Fiorina, chairman,
president and chief executive officer.
"Revenues in all other regions grew 8%, 17% before currency effects.
Europe posted growth of 7% as reported, 20% before currency effects; Asia
Pacific grew 10% as reported, 12% before currency effects; and Latin America
increased by 14% as reported.
"From an execution point of view, our performance in the commercial
channel was disappointing. Performance issues were related to insufficient
demand generation funds and account conflicts, which we are addressing.
This had a material impact on the results for our PC server and UNIX server
businesses," said Fiorina.
"On a positive note, we effectively managed expense growth to just 4%
for the quarter. Our channel inventories are in good condition. Our balance
sheet remains strong. Our printing and imaging business remains very strong
despite U.S. hardware declines. We're holding or gaining share in this
business and supplies growth was 16%, with digital imaging up 21%. We
also saw significant progress in a number of our always on infrastructure
businesses. Large corporate accounts grew 26%, software grew 21%, enterprise
storage was up 20%, and IT consulting grew 56% year over year. And our
consumer business as a whole maintained or grew share in this challenging
economic environment.
"Given ongoing economic uncertainty in the U.S., and the potential that
this uncertainty may spread to other regions, especially those dependent
on exports to the U.S., we are maintaining our revenue guidance for the
second fiscal quarter in the low-to-mid single digits. We could see revenue
growth improvement in the second half if the U.S. economy improves as
some economists expect and current foreign exchange rates hold. However,
visibility remains extremely limited and we are not counting on a return
to double-digit revenue growth this year. Despite short-term challenges,
we believe the markets we participate in offer strong growth opportunity
going forward and we remain confident in our strategy."
Business Segment Results
Imaging and Printing Systems
The imaging and printing systems segment includes laser and InkJet printers,
imaging devices and associated supplies. Revenues overall for the segment
were essentially flat year over year (up 4% in local currency). Revenues
in North America were down 4%, while international revenues were up 5%.
While revenue growth slowed, HP continued
to hold or gain share and supplies growth continued to be strong. HP
saw continued strong sales in the market overall for color LaserJets,
supplies, scanners, all-in-one (AIO) products, and consumer imaging devices.
Imaging revenues grew 21% over the year-ago period, with AIOs up 26%
and scanners up 8%. Supplies revenues grew 16%, resulting from an expanding
installed base and an increase in sales of color LaserJet supplies.
Operating margin was 12.8%, compared to 13.6% for the same period last
year and 12.6% for last quarter.
Computing Systems
The computing systems segment includes a broad range of Internet infrastructure
systems and solutions for businesses and professionals, including workstations,
desktops, notebooks, mobile devices, UNIX® and PC servers, storage
and software solutions. Overall revenues for the segment rose 2% year
over year (8% in local currency).
UNIX server revenues rose 6% year over year, with strong growth in enterprise
accounts offset by declines in channel-driven revenue. Volume shipments
of Superdome, HP's high-end UNIX
system, commenced on schedule in January. The sales funnel is strong,
although the sales cycle is longer than expected. PC server and commercial
desktop PC revenues were both down 11%. Home PC revenues were flat, notebooks
were up 54% and technical workstations were up 6% for the quarter.
Enterprise storage revenues were up 20%, with continued strength from
HP's core HP
Surestore Disk Array XP512 storage offering as well as leading-edge storage
area network solutions. The overall XP storage business grew 50% this
quarter. Software revenues were up 21%, with HP
OpenView service management software revenues up 38%.
Operating margin in this business was a negative 0.4%, compared to 3.9%
for the same period last year and 4.0% for the last quarter. This was
due primarily to losses in the PC server and PC client businesses.
IT Services
The IT services segment includes mission-critical, outsourcing, consulting
and customer financing services. Revenues overall for the segment grew
13% year over year (21% in local currency). HP's
consulting business achieved 56% revenue growth, with professional utilization
at all-time highs and significant backlog as HP
customers increased their demand for integrated solutions. Outsourcing
revenues were up 12% worldwide, while support grew at 5%.
Operating margin was 5.3%, compared to 7.5% for the same period last
year and 4.5% for the last quarter.
Costs and Expenses
Cost of goods sold this quarter was 72.8% of net revenue, up from 71.5%
in the year-ago period. Operating expenses grew 4% on a pro forma basis,
and were 20.4% of net revenue. This compares to 20.0% on a pro forma basis
for the same period last year.
HP expects its pro forma tax rate
for FY2001 to be approximately 22%.
Asset Management
Return on assets on a pro forma basis for the quarter was 10.7%, compared
to 10.6% for the same period last year. Inventory was 12.4% of revenue
compared to 11.6% in last year's first fiscal quarter. Trade receivables
were 12.2% of revenue compared to 12.4% in the prior-year period. Net
property, plant and equipment was 9.3% of revenue compared to 9.9% in
the year-ago quarter.
About HP
Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing and
imaging solutions and services -- is focused on making technology and
its benefits accessible to individuals and businesses through simple appliances,
useful e-services and an Internet infrastructure that's always on.
HP had total revenue from continuing
operations of $48.8 billion in its 2000 fiscal year. Information about
HP and its products can be found
on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com.
UNIX is a registered trademark of the Open Group.
This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks
and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they never materialize
or prove incorrect, could cause the results of HP
and its consolidated subsidiaries to differ materially from those expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements other than
statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking
statements, including any projections of earnings, revenues, or other
financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies, and objectives
of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed
new products, services, or developments; any statements regarding future
economic conditions or performance; statements of belief and any statement
of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The risks, uncertainties
and assumptions referred to above include the ability of HP
to retain and motivate key employees; the timely development, production
and acceptance of products and services and their feature sets; the challenge
of managing asset levels, including inventory; the flow of products into
third-party distribution channels; the difficulty of keeping expense growth
at modest levels while increasing revenues; and other risks that are described
from time to time in HP's Securities
and Exchange Commission reports, including but not limited to the annual
report on Form 10-K for the year ended Oct. 31, 2000, and subsequently
filed reports. HP assumes no obligation
to update these forward-looking statements.
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