Dell Technologies Inc. Q4 FY2022 Earnings Call

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Key Takeaways

  • FY22 was the best year in Dell’s history with record revenue, operating income, EPS, and cash flow.
  • Total FY22 revenue reached $101.2 billion, up 17% year-over-year (FY21 comparison).
  • Q4 revenue was a record $28 billion, up 16% year-over-year.
  • Supply chain constraints continue across semiconductors and logistics, impacting backlog and margins.
  • Dell announced a quarterly dividend (annualized at $1.32/share) and ongoing share buybacks following the VMware spin-off.

Financial Highlights

  • FY22 Operating Income: $7.8 billion (record), up from FY21’s performance (17% revenue growth contributed).
  • FY22 Diluted EPS: $6.22 (record).
  • FY22 Operating Cash Flow: $7.1 billion (record).
  • Q4 Gross Margin: $5.8 billion, flat year-over-year, but margin rate fell 320 bps due to component/logistics inflation and mix.
  • Q4 Operating Income: $2.2 billion, up 1% year-over-year.
  • Q4 Net Income: $1.4 billion, up 2% year-over-year.
  • Recurring revenue now ~$5 billion per quarter, up 12% year-over-year.

Business Unit Performance

Client Solutions Group (CSG)

  • FY22 revenue: $61.5 billion, up 27% from FY21.
  • FY22 operating income: $4.4 billion (7.1% margin), a record.

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Operator: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Fiscal Year 2022 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 without the prior written permission of Dell Technologies, Inc. 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, Erica, and thanks, everyone, for joining us. With me today are Jeff Clarke, Chuck Whitten, Tom Sweet and Tyler Johnson. Our earnings materials are available on our IR website, and 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 revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, operating income, net income, earnings per share, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA 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 press release. All financial numbers in our earnings materials are now presented on a continuing operations basis, unless otherwise noted, see Appendix C in our presentation for a recast of our P&L nu

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