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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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WD Reports Q2 Results, Progress In Thai Flood Recovery
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Western Digital today reported revenue of $2.0
billion, hard-drive unit shipments of 28.5 million and
net income of $145 million, or $0.61 per share, for
its second fiscal quarter ended Dec. 30, 2011.
Excluding charges and expenses related to the Thailand
flooding and the planned acquisition of Hitachi Global
Storage Technologies (HGST), non-GAAP net income was
$358 million, or $1.51 per share. During the quarter,
the company incurred charges and expenses of $199
million related to the flooding and expenses of $14
million associated with the planned acquisition of
HGST.
In the year-ago quarter, the company reported revenue
of $2.5 billion, net income of $225 million, or $0.96
per share, and shipped 52.2 million hard drives.
The company generated $378 million in cash from
operations during the December quarter, ending with
total cash and cash equivalents of $3.9 billion.
The company also announced it has made significant
additional progress to restore its manufacturing
capacity following the recent flooding in Thailand. It
has continued to ramp HDD production in Thailand and
yesterday resumed slider production which had been
suspended since October 10. The company now believes
its manufacturing capacity will be back to pre-flood
capabilities in the quarter ending September 2012.
"We have made substantial progress in restoring WD's
manufacturing capabilities in the aftermath of the
historic flooding in Thailand, and this is reflected
in our second quarter financial results and in the
resumption of our operations there," said John Coyne,
president and chief executive officer. "While much
work remains to be done over the next several quarters
to reach our pre-flood manufacturing capabilities, the
progress thus far is significantly ahead of our
original expectations and is a tribute to the
dedicated and effective actions of our employees,
contractors and Thai government agencies, the efforts
of our supply partners and the support of our
customers. We are grateful to all involved in this
extraordinary effort."
The company's plan to complete the acquisition of HGST
is on track to close by March 2012. The company said
that it continued to work on obtaining the regulatory
approval of the transaction from the remaining
government agencies. |
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