HP Misses Quarterly Revenue Estimates as PC, Laptop Sales Drop 29 Percent
HP on Tuesday missed Wall Street targets for second-quarter revenue, hurt by a slowdown in the personal computer market as inflation-hit customers tightened their budgets.
Companies such as HP, Lenovo and Dell Technologies have seen demand ease from peaks hit during the pandemic, when work-from-home trends had driven up sales of laptops and other electronic devices.
Global PC shipments declined nearly 30 percent in the January-March period to levels lower than before the pandemic, according to data from research firm IDC.Acer Predator Triton 16 With Up to 13th Gen Intel Core i9 CPU Debuts: Details
Sales for HP's Personal Systems segment home to its desktop and notebook PCs dropped 29 percent in the reported quarter, while the company's printing segment recorded a 5 percent fall.
HP said it expects second-half revenue to be higher than the first half, even though the year-on-year comparison will still be negative.
"From a demand perspective, especially on the consumer side, the second half is stronger," said CEO Enrique Lores in an interview with Reuters.Acer Aspire 5 Updated With 13th Gen Intel Processor in India: See Price
The PC maker now expects annual adjusted profit between $3.30 (roughly Rs. 300) per share and $3.50 (roughly Rs. 350) per share, compared with $3.20 (roughly Rs. 330) to $3.60 (roughly Rs. 360) forecast earlier.
California-based HP's second-quarter revenue was $12.91 billion (roughly Rs. 1,06,697 crore). Analysts were expecting $13.07 billion (roughly Rs. 1,08,017 crore), according to Refinitiv data.
Net income for the quarter ended April 30 rose to $1.1 billion (roughly Rs. 9,091 crore), or $1.07 (roughly Rs. 90) per share, compared with $1.0 billion (roughly Rs. 8,266 crore), or 94 cents per share, a year ago.
Thomson Reuters 2023
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