Yesterday the company Western Digital Corp. reported on the outcome of its first full quarter after purchase SanDisk assets - manufacturer of solid-state memory and storage.
In WDC calendar ended the first quarter 2017 fiscal year, so do not be surprised at the scale of time signatures. In fact, the reporting period with the same name ended September 30, 2016. Revenue growth is impressive: over the year it has increased from $ 3.4 to $ 4.7 However, expenditure on the purchase of assets and debt restructuring SanDisk WDC left without net profit - loss for the quarter reached $ 366 , However, if we exclude these payments, the net profit amounted to $ 341 million. Combining assets with SanDisk enable WDC to further optimize costs, as urged by the company's management.
HDD and SSD offered WDC brands most in demand in the server segment and the cloud. Server hard drives have provided about half of the increase in revenue in the annual comparison. In addition, the PC market has shown a higher demand than expected. Seasonal demand for gaming consoles allow WDC reported improved performance on the direction of the client devices, in addition, were in demand SSDs in PCs and mobile devices segment. However, as recognized by WDC, the cooperation with the manufacturers of gaming consoles - it's not the most profitable, because the margin is minimal.
Total for the quarter WDC delivered 47.5 million hard drives -. This is more than for the previous two quarters alone, but less than a year earlier. The average hard drive price was $ 61, the market share is held at the level of 41.7%. Related Products :
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