Dell Technologies Delivers Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2023 Financial Results

Operating segments summary

Infrastructure Solutions Group delivered record revenue of $38.4 billion for the full year, up 12% versus the prior year, and record operating income of $5 billion, up 35% versus the prior year. Fourth quarter revenue was $9.9 billion, up 7% year-over-year and its eighth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth. Servers and networking revenue for the fourth quarter was $4.9 billion, up 5%. Storage revenue was a record $5 billion, up 10%. Operating income was a record $1.5 billion, up 40% and approximately 15.6% of Infrastructure Solutions Group revenue.

Client Solutions Group delivered revenue of $58.2 billion for the full year, down 5% versus the prior year, and operating income of $3.8 billion, down 12% versus the prior year. Fourth quarter revenue was $13.4 billion, down 23% year-over-year. Commercial revenue for the fourth quarter was $10.7 billion, down 17%, and Consumer revenue was $2.7 billion, down 40%. Operating income was $671 million, down 42% and approximately 5% of Client Solutions Group revenue.

Key areas of innovation:

  • Dell expanded its leading server portfolio with new PowerEdge servers, which improve energy and cost efficiency and make systems more intelligent with up to 2.9x greater AI inferencing across data centers, large-scale public clouds, telecom and edge locations.
  • Dell expanded its technology ecosystem and solutions, including Dell Telecom Infrastructure Blocks for Red Hat, to accelerate the adoption of open, cloud-native technologies in the telecommunications industry.
  • Dell launched offerings for hybrid work, including:
    • The UltraSharp 6K Monitor with intelligent and secure collaboration, better sharpness and higher contrast as the world's first 6K resolution monitor with IPS black panel technology.
    • The Dell Premier Collaboration Keyboard, the world's first keyboard certified by Zoom, with dedicated touch controls to easily manage Zoom calls.

Executive Quotes:

  • "In FY23, we accelerated our innovation agenda, drove share gains and delivered strong profitability in a challenging environment – resulting in record revenue of $102.3 billion, record operating income and record ISG revenue of $38.4 billion," said Chuck Whitten, co-chief operating officer, Dell Technologies. "The long-term trends are in our favor, as data increases exponentially and we continue to help customers navigate the complexities of hybrid work, multicloud and edge."
  • "Our end-to-end portfolio is a proven competitive advantage in this changing environment," said Jeff Clarke, vice chairman and co-chief operating officer, Dell Technologies. "In ISG we had our eighth consecutive quarter of growth in the fourth quarter with revenue of $9.9 billion, record profitability, and record storage revenue of $5 billion. In CSG, we are focusing on the most profitable segments of the PC market to outperform the industry. We are poised to capture growth even as customer spending priorities shift."
  • "We continue to deliver for our customers and meet our capital return commitments by taking a disciplined approach to managing our business," said Tom Sweet, chief financial officer, Dell Technologies. "We returned approximately $3.8 billion of capital to our shareholders in FY23 and are increasing our annual dividend by 12% in FY24, reflecting our confidence in our long-term business model and ability to generate and grow our cash flow over time."

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Conference call information
As previously announced, the Company will hold a conference call to discuss its performance and financial guidance on March 2, 2023, at 3:30 p.m. CST. Prior to the start of the conference call, prepared remarks and a presentation containing additional financial and operating information prior to financial guidance may be downloaded from investors.delltechnologies.com. The conference call will be broadcast live over the internet and can be accessed at https://investors.delltechnologies.com/news-events/upcoming-events

For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, the final remarks and presentation with financial guidance will be available following the broadcast, and an archived version will be available at the same location for one year.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
This press release presents information about Dell Technologies' non-GAAP net revenue, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income attributable to non-controlling interests, non-GAAP net income attributable to Dell Technologies Inc. - basic, non-GAAP net income attributable to Dell Technologies Inc. - diluted, non-GAAP earnings per share attributable to Dell Technologies Inc. - basic, and non-GAAP earnings per share attributable to Dell Technologies Inc. - diluted, which are non-GAAP financial measures provided as a supplement to the results provided in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). A reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided in the attached tables for each of the fiscal periods indicated.

Special Note on Forward-Looking Statements:
Statements in this press release that relate to future results and events are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and are based on Dell Technologies' current expectations. In some cases, you can identify these statements by such forward-looking words as "anticipate," "believe," "confidence," "could," "estimate," "expect," "guidance," "intend," "may," "objective," "outlook," "plan," "project," "possible," "potential," "should," "will" and "would," or similar words or expressions that refer to future events or outcomes.

Dell Technologies' results or events in future periods could differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements because of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that include, but are not limited to, the following: risks and uncertainties relating to our spin-off of VMware, Inc., including the potential effects on our business of the transaction; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; competitive pressures; Dell Technologies' reliance on third-party suppliers for products and components, including reliance on single-source or limited-source suppliers; Dell Technologies' ability to achieve favorable pricing from its vendors; adverse global economic conditions and instability in financial markets; Dell Technologies' execution of its growth, business and acquisition strategies; the success of Dell Technologies' cost efficiency measures; Dell Technologies' ability to manage solutions and products and services transitions in an effective manner; Dell Technologies' ability to deliver high-quality products, software, and services; cyber attacks or other data security incidents; Dell Technologies' foreign operations and ability to generate substantial non-U.S. net revenue; Dell Technologies' product, services, customer, and geographic sales mix, and seasonal sales trends; the performance of Dell Technologies' sales channel partners; access to the capital markets by Dell Technologies or its customers; material impairment of the value of goodwill or intangible assets; weak economic conditions and the effect of additional regulation on Dell Technologies' financial services activities; counterparty default risks; the loss by Dell Technologies of any contracts for ISG services and solutions and its ability to perform such contracts at their estimated costs; loss by Dell Technologies of government contracts; Dell Technologies' ability to develop and protect its proprietary intellectual property or obtain licenses to intellectual property developed by others on commercially reasonable and competitive terms; disruptions in Dell Technologies' infrastructure; Dell Technologies' ability to hedge effectively its exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates; expiration of tax holidays or favorable tax rate structures, or unfavorable outcomes in tax audits and other tax compliance matters; impairment of portfolio investments; unfavorable results of legal proceedings, including the risk associated with final court approval of the recently announced litigation settlement; compliance requirements of changing environmental and safety laws or other laws; the effect of armed hostilities, terrorism, natural disasters, and public health issues; the effect of global climate change and legal, regulatory, or market measures to address climate change; Dell Technologies' dependence on the services of Michael Dell and key employees; Dell Technologies' level of indebtedness; the effect of the transition from LIBOR as a reference rate to calculate interest rates under our variable-rate indebtedness; and business and financial factors and legal restrictions affecting continuation of Dell Technologies' quarterly cash dividend policy and dividend rate.

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