WD Announces Q3 Revenue of $1.4 Billion and Net Income of $.53 Per Share
Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC) recently reported a revenue of $1.4 billion on shipments of approximately 24.5 million units, and net income of $121 million, or $.53 per share, for its third fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2007. The third quarter results include a $13 million recovery related to a receivable previously deemed uncollectible.
The March quarter results represented strong year-over-year performance, including growth in revenue and unit shipments of 25 percent and 30 percent, respectively. In the year-ago quarter, the company reported revenue of $1.1 billion, unit shipments of 18.8 million and net income of $102 million, or $.45 per share.
Forty-seven percent of Q3 revenue was derived from newer market sources, while 53 percent came from hard drives configured into desktop PCs. This compares with a mix in the year-ago quarter of 29 percent newer markets versus 71 percent desktop PC revenue. The company's newer market revenue includes hard drives for notebook PCs, consumer electronics, enterprise applications, and WD branded products.
The company shipped 3.7 million 2.5-inch mobile drives and 2.6 million 3.5-inch units for the PVR/DVR market, compared with 1.4 million and 1.7 million, respectively, a year ago. The branded products business was another strong factor in the diversification of the business, accounting for approximately $266 million in revenue. The company also grew unit shipments of its 3.5-inch enterprise-class drives, including the 10,000 RPM WD RaptorÃ’ and the 7,200 RPM WD RE.
The company generated $164 million in cash from operations during the March quarter, ending with total cash and short-term investments of $875 million. It also paid off its remaining $19 million in bank debt and repurchased 1.5 million shares of common stock. Since May of 2004, the company has repurchased 11.7 million shares at a total cost of $143 million.
"The industry saw seasonally softer demand and pricing in the March quarter and we were able to adjust to those challenges and post solid financial results, generate cash and grow in several of our newer markets," said John Coyne, president and chief executive officer of WD. "We are pleased with our financial performance as it demonstrates our execution to the flexible WD business model and our ability to perform in a wide range of market environments."
About WD
WD, one of the storage industry's pioneers and long-time leaders, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company produces reliable, high-performance hard drives that keep users' data close-at-hand and secure from loss. WD applies its storage expertise to consumer products for external, portable and shared storage products.
WD was founded in 1970. The company's storage products are marketed to leading systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the Western Digital and WD brand names. Visit the Investor section of the company's Web site (www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.
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