Dell Technologies Inc. Q4 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Overall FY2024 Performance

  • Full-year revenue was $88.4B, down from the prior year (comparison not quantified on the call), but Dell maintained strong profitability and cash flow.
  • Operating income was $7.7B and EPS was $7.13.
  • Operating margin improved due to stronger gross margins and disciplined OpEx management.
  • Cash flow from operations reached $8.7B, up significantly year-over-year, with a notable improvement in cash conversion cycle to negative 47 days (15-day improvement).
  • Dell returned $7B to shareholders since initiating its dividend; FY25 dividend raised 20% to $1.78 per share.

Q4 FY2024 Results

  • Revenue was $22.3B, down 11% year-over-year.
  • Gross margin was $5.5B or 24.5% of revenue, up 70 bps YoY.
  • Operating income was $2.1B, down 1% YoY, but with higher margin rate due to cost discipline.
  • Net income was $1.6B, up 22% YoY, driven by a lower tax rate and lower interest and other expense.
  • Diluted EPS was $2.20, up 22% YoY.
  • Cash flow from operations was $1.5B.

Intelligent Solutions Group (ISG)

  • ISG revenue was $9.3B, down 6% YoY but up 10% sequentially.
  • Servers and networking revenue was $4.9B, down 2% YoY but up 4% sequentially.
  • Traditional server demand grew YoY and for the third sequential quarter.

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Operator: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Fiscal Year 2024 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results Conference Call for Dell Technologies Inc. I'd like to inform all participants; this call is being recorded at the request of Dell Technologies. This broadcast is the copyrighted property of Dell Technologies Inc. Any rebroadcast of this information in whole or in part without the prior written permission of Dell Technologies is prohibited. Following prepared remarks, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] I'd like to turn the call over to Rob Williams, Head of Investor Relations. Mr. Williams, you may begin. Rob Williams: Thanks, everyone, for joining us. With me today are Jeff Clarke, Yvonne McGill and Tyler Johnson. Our earnings materials are available on our IR website, and I encourage you to review these materials and the presentation, which includes additional content to complement our discussion this afternoon. Guidance will be covered on today's call. During this call, unless otherwise indicated, all references to financial measures refer to non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP gross margin, operating expenses, operating income, net income, diluted earnings per share and adjusted free cash flow. A reconciliation of these measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures can be found in our web deck and our press release. Growth percentages refer to year-over-year change unless otherwise specified. Statements made

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