For its inaugural first quarter, HP Inc. reported first-quarter net revenue of $12.2 billion, down 12 percent versus the prior-year period, net earnings per share of $0.36 (above HP’s previously provided outlook of $0.27 to $0.32 per share), and net earnings of $0.7 billion, versus $0.8 billion versus the prior-year period.
HP Inc., which is devoted to printing and computing, reported that printing net revenue was down 17 percent year-over-year (down 11 percent in constant currency) with a 17.0 percent operating margin. Total hardware units were down 20 percent, with commercial hardware units down 15 percent, and consumer hardware units down 23 percent. Supplies revenue was down 14 percent (down 8 percent in constant currency).
Personal Systems net revenue was down 13 percent year-over-year (down 6 percent in constant currency), with a 3.1 percent operating margin. Commercial net revenue decreased 11 percent and consumer net revenue decreased 16 percent. Total units were down 13 percent with notebooks units down 8 percent, and desktops units down 13 percent.
“We have a clear strategy that leverages our strengths, and we are focused on execution, taking cost out of the business and delivering innovations that will amaze our customers and partners,” commented HP Inc. President and CEO Dion Weisler, “Although we have some tough quarters ahead, I am confident in the future.”
However, during a conference call with analysts yesterday, HP Inc. executives said that it’s accelerating the pace of its job cuts, and that nearly 3,000 positions will be eliminated by the end of 2016. Originally, the firm had planned to spread the layoffs across a three-year-period, with 1,200 workers being cut in 2016.
Outlook
For its second quarter, HP estimates earnings per share (EPS) to be in the range of $0.33 to $0.38.
For its complete fiscal-year 2016, HP estimates EPS to be in the range of $1.52 to $1.62.
More Resources
- February 2016: German Court Lifts Injunction Barring HP from Selling PageWide XL Printers in Germany
- February 2016: HP Jumps on Ink-Tank Bandwagon with Refillable All-in-Ones
- December 2015: HP Inc. Announces Highest-Volume A3 MFPs to Date, New JetAdvantage Solutions, Document Scanners
- November 2015: Tough Fourth Quarter for HP as Split is Completed
- November 2015: HP Inc. Launches its First Imaging Devices: Five New Wide-Format DesignJets for Technical Applications
- November 2015: HP Inc. Opens New R&D Center Devoted to 3D Printing in Spain
- November 2015: Newly Created HP Inc. to Focus on Immersive Computing, 3D Printing, Graphic-Arts Printing, Copier/MFPs
- September 2015: HP Secures the Enterprise with Three New Printers/MFPs Featuring White-listing, ‘Self-Healing’ from Malicious Attacks
- September 2015: New HP Inkjet Production Printers Using HP PageWide Inkjet Print-Head Technology
- September 2015: HP Inc. to Focus on ‘Ink in the Office,’ A3 MFP/Copier Market, 3D Printing, Graphics, MPS