Dell Technologies ended the quarter with a cash and investments balance of $10.2 billion. The company repaid approximately $1.5 billion of gross debt in the quarter and $5 billion for the year, achieving its fiscal 2020 target. The company has paid down $19.5 billion in gross debt since closing the EMC transaction in September 2016.
"This year's results were driven by operational focus and expanding synergies across Dell Technologies and our ability to adjust to win in any environment," said Tom Sweet, chief financial officer, Dell Technologies. "We delivered full year net income of $5.5 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $11.8 billion in fiscal 2020. I'm pleased with our profitability and remain committed to maximizing Dell Technologies' equity value for all aligned shareholders."
The company also announced today a new share repurchase program of up to $1 billion over the next 24 months, effective immediately. While de-levering remains the primary capital allocation goal, the company sees an opportunity to take advantage of what it believes is a significant discount in the current stock price. This share repurchase plan is another lever the company will use as it continues to focus on creating value for shareholders.
Operating segments summary
Client Solutions Group revenue for the fourth quarter was $11.8 billion, up 8 percent year over year. This was driven by $8.6 billion in commercial revenue, a 10 percent increase, and $3.2 billion in consumer revenue, a 4 percent increase. Operating income was $624 million or approximately 5 percent of Client Solutions Group revenue. For the full year, the Client Solutions Group delivered record revenue of $45.8 billion, up 6 percent versus the prior year, with commercial up 11 percent. Client Solutions Group full year operating income was $3.1 billion.
Key highlights:
- Shipped a record 46.5 million units during the 2019 calendar year1
- Gained PC unit share for the last seven years in a row1
- Achieved double-digit unit and revenue growth in commercial desktops and workstations, completing a full fiscal year of quarterly double-digit growth in the segment
Infrastructure Solutions Group revenue for the fourth quarter was $8.8 billion, down 11 percent. Storage revenue was $4.5 billion, down 3 percent, while servers and networking revenue was $4.3 billion, down 19 percent. Operating income for the group was $1.1 billion or approximately 13 percent of revenue. Revenue for full fiscal 2020 was $34.0 billion, with operating income of $4.0 billion.
Key highlights:
- Gained 590 basis points of mainstream server revenue share over the last 3 years, and have been the #1 worldwide provider for 7 quarters2
- Strong customer traction with our co-engineered ‟first and best" solutions, including Dell Technologies Cloud, Unified Workspace, VxRail and smart fabric director
- Announced the latest advancements to Dell Technologies Cloud, including a new subscription-based model that makes it easier for customers to accelerate hybrid cloud deployments and simplify IT operations
VMware revenue for the fourth quarter was $3.1 billion, with operating income of $1.0 billion. The segment delivered $10.9 billion in revenue and $3.1 billion in operating income for the full fiscal year. During the fourth quarter, VMware, Inc. acquired Pivotal Software, Inc. ("Pivotal"), and VMware's segment results are inclusive of Pivotal. Prior periods have been recast to conform with current period presentation.
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Conference call information
As previously announced, the company will hold a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and full year performance and financial guidance today, February 27, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. CST. The conference call will be broadcast live over the internet and can be accessed at
https://investors.delltechnologies.com/events-and-presentations/upcoming-events
For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, an archived version will be available at the same location for one year.
A slide presentation containing additional financial and operating information may be downloaded from Dell Technologies' website at https://investors.delltechnologies.com/financial-information/quarterly-results.
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1 | IDC WW Quarterly Personal Computing Device (PDC) Tracker CY19Q4. |
2 | IDC WW Quarterly Server Tracker CY19Q3; share gains calculated on a trailing-twelve-months basis. |
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