HP: Fiscal 4Q09 Financial Results
Storage products up 11% sequentially but down 20% from one year ago
By Jean Jacques Maleval | November 24, 2009 at 3:21 pmHP announced financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended Oct. 31, 2009, with net revenue of $30.8 billion, down 8% from a year earlier and up 12% sequentially. For fiscal 2009, net revenues amounted $114.6 billion, down 3%.
Enterprise Storage and Servers reported total revenue of $4.2 billion for the year, down 17%. Operating profit was $481 million, or 11.4% of revenue, down from $705 million, or 13.9% of revenue, in the prior-year period.
Enterprise Storage and Servers (without services)
(in $ millions) | 4Q08 | 3Q09 | 4Q09 |
Revenues | 5,059 | 3,735 | 4,218 |
Q/Q growth | +13% | ||
Y/Y growth | |
-17% |
Storage revenues declined 20% with the midrange EVA product line down 23%. They represent 3% of HP total activity.
For storage only (without services)
(in $ millions) | 4Q08 | 3Q09 | 4Q09 |
Revenues | 1,147 | 824 | 918 |
Q/Q growth | +11% | ||
Y/Y growth | |
-20% |
(in $ millions) | FY08 | FY09 |
Revenues | 4,205 | 3,473 |
Y/Y growth | -17% |