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PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 16, 2001 -- Hewlett-Packard
Company (NYSE:HWP) today reported financial results for its third fiscal
quarter ended July 31, 2001.
The company reported third quarter revenue of $10.1 billion, compared
to $11.8 billion in last year's third quarter, a decrease of 14% as reported
(10% before the effects of foreign currency).
Pro forma earnings per share (EPS) on a diluted basis from continuing
operations was 11 cents, compared to pro forma EPS on the same basis of
50 cents in the prior-year period. Pro forma earnings this quarter excluded
$49 million of amortization of goodwill and other intangibles, as well
as a $131 million non-recurring pre-tax loss from the sale of VeriFone.
Actual EPS on a diluted basis was 5 cents per share on approximately
2 billion shares of common stock and equivalents outstanding. This is
before a 1 cent extraordinary gain on extinguished debt. Diluted EPS from
continuing operations for the same period last year was 50 cents. HP's
overall gross margin was 25.9%, up from 25.3% last quarter. Expenses were
down 5% sequentially on a pro forma basis.
"We are managing through what is clearly a significant global economic
downturn -- and our results reflect this tough environment," said Carly
Fiorina, chairman and chief executive officer. "However, we are seeing
positive signs that our efforts to transform our business and improve
our execution are gaining traction, and we continue to make strategic
moves to fuel growth.
"We are effectively controlling short-term expenses thanks to the efforts
of HP employees, and continuing to manage our inventory down. We're also
taking decisive actions to create market-leading cost structures and improve
our ability to respond to rapidly changing market conditions.
"In the enterprise channel we're receiving positive customer and partner
feedback to our 'hard deck' sales engagement program. While we have more
work to do, we are without question seeing a higher level of channel interest
and engagement with HP.
"We are also continuing to take important strategic steps to build our
business. Recently we announced plans to acquire Comdisco's Continuity
Business, StorageApps and Trinagy Inc. -- all in growth areas we've targeted
for investment. At the same time, we're divesting non-strategic assets,
having completed the sale of VeriFone in the quarter."
HP's consumer business was particularly hard hit by the global economic
malaise, with revenues down 21% year over year, against a very tough compare.
Despite these difficult market conditions, HP's consumer business continues
to be profitable, maintaining or gaining share in almost every category.
HP also retained its No. 1 worldwide home PC position, showing strong
growth in Europe with a 67% increase in revenue compared to a year ago,
and moving into the No. 2 market position in consumer notebooks worldwide.
Overall revenues in HP's business sector declined 11% year over year
and 8% sequentially. However, HP Superdome servers, HP's high-end UNIX
offering, continued to experience solid revenue growth signaling the company's
solutions selling approach is gaining momentum. HP's consulting, outsourcing
and support businesses posted revenue growth which outpaced competitors.
"Simply stated, we're staying focused on our strategy, resolutely managing
our way through this economic downturn, and improving our execution so
that we emerge a stronger, more focused competitor whenever the economy
rebounds," said Fiorina.
"Looking forward, while market conditions remain far too dynamic to
predict outcomes, we expect to see some sequential revenue growth in Q4
due to seasonal effects with gross margins and expenses essentially flat
on a sequential basis."
Workforce Reduction
As announced on July 26, the company has implemented a workforce reduction
program that is intended to eliminate approximately 6,000 jobs and result
in an annualized savings of about $500 million. HP expects to take a restructuring
charge in the range of $250 million to $300 million. Under the plan, the
vast majority of the 6,000 people impacted will exit the company by the
end of October.
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
declined 10% year over year (8% in local currency). Results were impacted
by economic weakness in all regions and continued decline in average selling
prices. HP LaserJet hardware revenue declined 12% year over year and Inkjet
printer revenue declined 31% year over year. Despite these declines, HP
maintained or gained share in all key printer hardware categories.
Supplies revenues were essentially flat against an exceptionally strong
compare of 30% growth in last year's Q3.
Imaging systems revenue, which includes digital cameras, photo printers,
scanners and all-in-one devices, declined 3% year over year. Weak scanner
sales and declining ASPs offset strong unit growth of 330% in digital
cameras and 41% for all-in-one devices.
Operating margin for the IPS segment was 8.9%, compared to12.4% in the
same period last year, and 10.9% last quarter (adjusted for inventory
and capacity write-downs).
Computing Systems
The computing systems segment includes a broad range of Internet infrastructure
systems and solutions for businesses and professionals, including workstations,
desktops, notebooks, UNIX and PC servers, storage and software solutions.
Overall revenues for the segment declined 22% year over year (18% in local
currency).
UNIX server revenue was down 22% year over year and down 3% sequentially.
Overall margins in the UNIX server business remain healthy, due in large
part to the 45% sequential growth in HP Superdome server revenues. PC
server revenues declined 29% and commercial desktops declined 23% from
the same period last year.
While home PC revenues declined 36% year over year due primarily to
weak demand and associated pricing pressures in North America, HP retained
its leading position in this market. Additionally, notebooks experienced
revenue growth of 5% and meaningful market share gains worldwide.
Revenues in HP's storage business declined 12% driven largely by overall
weakness in the UNIX sector and a slower sales ramp for HP's new mid-range
products. Revenues in HP's XP512 high-end disk array line were down 6%
year over year.
Revenues in HP's software business were down 16% year over year. Revenues
for HP OpenView services management software were down 6% year over year
as a result of the overall weakness in the UNIX sector.
Operating margin in the computing systems segment was a negative 4.5%,
compared to a positive 8.0% for the same period last year and negative
2.8% for the last quarter.
IT Services
Within the IT Services segment, HP's consulting business achieved 16%
growth in local currency year over year, 9% in U.S. dollars. Outsourcing
revenues were up 27% in local currency year over year, 20% in U.S. dollars,
and support grew 10% in local currency year over year and 5% in U.S. dollars.
Revenues overall for the IT Services segment, which includes HP's Financial
and Complements Group (FCG), grew 9% in local currency year over year
and 3% in U.S. dollars, driven by an 8% decline in revenues for FCG as
a result of management decisions to refocus the business. FCG posted a
loss for the quarter and was the primary contributor to the decrease in
operating margin.
Operating margin for IT Services was 1.9%, compared to 8.1% for the
same period last year and 6.0% for the last quarter.
Costs and Expenses
Cost of goods sold this quarter was 74.1% of net revenue, down from
74.7% last quarter. Operating expenses declined 5% sequentially and were
up 2% year over year on a pro forma basis. Operating expenses were 24.0%
of net revenue compared to 22.0% for last quarter on a pro forma basis.
Asset Management
Return on assets for the quarter was 6.6% on a pro forma basis, compared
to 8.9% for last quarter. Inventory was down approximately $200 million
from last quarter and was 11.7% of revenue, flat compared with last quarter.
Trade receivables were 10.4% of revenue compared to 11.7% in the previous
quarter. Net property, plant and equipment was 9.8% of revenue compared
to 9.4% last 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 all. 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 employee
management issues; 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 and
does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
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