Key Takeaways
- Dell Technologies reported first-quarter revenue and earnings that beat analysts' estimates.
- Surging demand for artificial intelligence servers helped, boosting Dell's servers and networking revenue to a record high.
- However, Dell's operating income declined 14% from the same period the previous year.
- Shares of Dell dropped over 17% in extended trading Thursday following the release, as the company's results failed to impress.
Dell Technologies (DELL) reported first-quarter revenue and earnings that beat analysts' estimates on surging demand for 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:artificial intelligence (AI) servers, though shares tumbled over 17% in extended trading Thursday as Dell's results failed to impress.
Dell reported revenue of $22.24 billion for the fiscal first quarter of 2025, up 6% from the year-ago period, and above analysts' expectations, according to estimates compiled by Visible Alpha.
Net income came in at $955 million or $1.32 per share, versus $578 million or 79 cents per share in the same period a year prior, also beating analysts' projections.
Q1 FY25 | Analyst Estimates for Q1 FY25 | Q1 FY24 | |
Revenue | $22.24 billion | $21.51 billion | $20.92 billion |
Diluted Earnings Per Share | $1.32 | 57 cents | 79 cents |
Net Income | $955 million | $428.59 million | $578 million |
Despite revenue and earnings beating analysts' expectations, Dell reported a double-digit decline in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:operating income. Operating ꧟income was $920 million, down 14% from ♉the year-ago period.
Last quarter, AI momentum 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:sent Dell's stock price soaring in the wake of the company's earnings release. Dell Chief Operating Officer (COO) Jeff Clarke reassured investors about Dell's AI potential, saying "no ౠcompany is b🍨etter positioned than Dell to bring AI to the enterprise."
He added that "servers and networking hit record revenue in Q1, with our AI-optimized server orders increasing sequentially to $2.6 billion, shipments up more than 100% to $1.7 billion, and backlog growing more than 30% to $3.8 billion."
Dell shares were down 17.2% at $140.73 in extended trading as of 5 p.m. ET Thursday following the company's earnings release.
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