NASDAQ$WDC

Western Digital Corporation · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year 2023 financial results, with revenue above expectation and delivery of industry-leading products.

Western Digital reported Q4 2023 revenue of $2.7 billion, a 5% decrease sequentially. GAAP EPS was $(2.27) and Non-GAAP EPS was $(1.98). The company expects Q1 2024 revenue to be between $2.55 billion and $2.75 billion.

  • Q4 revenue was $2.7 billion, down 5% sequentially.
  • Cloud revenue decreased 18% sequentially, while Client revenue increased 6% and Consumer revenue increased 3%.
  • GAAP EPS was $(2.27) and Non-GAAP EPS was $(1.98), including $211 million of underutilization related charges.
  • Expect fiscal first quarter 2024 revenue to be in the range of $2.55 billion to $2.75 billion.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.67B

Previous: $4.53B-41.0%
EPS (adj)

-$1.98

Previous: $1.78-211.2%
Capital Expenditures

$119M

Previous: $280M-57.5%
Free Cash Flow

-$187M

Previous: -$97M-92.8%
Net Income

-$715M

Previous: $301M-337.5%
Operating Income

-$650M

Previous: $562M-215.7%
Gross Profit

$92M

Previous: $1.45B-93.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$2.02B

Previous: $2.33B-13.1%
Total Assets

$24.4B

Previous: $26.3B-7.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$72M

Previous: $77M-6.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Western Digital · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.67B

Q4 2023-41%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Western Digital expects fiscal first quarter 2024 revenue to be in the range of $2.55 billion to $2.75 billion and Non-GAAP EPS in the range of $(2.10) to $(1.80).

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

-0.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.9%

Avg return

30 days after

51%

36 / 71 earnings

Positive

+23.6%

Q4 2012

Best reaction

-17.7%

Q1 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q3 2026+1.6%+12.7%+28.7%
Q2 2026-11.4%-3.2%+0.5%
Q1 2026+14.4%+15.9%+18.2%
Q3 2025+8.0%+10.9%+26.9%
Q2 2025+4.7%+1.6%+3.1%
Q1 2025+4.3%+2.5%-0.3%
Q4 2024-4.2%-9.8%+3.8%
Q3 2024+2.6%+1.8%+7.6%
Q2 2024+0.3%+0.2%-3.4%
Q1 2024+3.0%+10.4%+21.4%
Q4 2023+2.0%+3.4%+1.2%
Q3 2023+0.4%-1.3%+19.6%
Q2 2023-2.1%-2.2%-13.2%
Q1 2023+0.6%+1.2%+5.8%
Q4 2022-4.7%-4.5%-16.5%
Q3 2022+6.0%+23.3%+24.4%
Q2 2022-8.6%-3.7%-3.0%
Q1 2022-5.7%-0.8%+4.1%
Q4 2021+1.4%+2.2%-7.2%
Q3 2021+0.0%-4.7%+6.6%
Q2 2021+6.1%+8.9%+28.8%
Q1 2021-5.5%-8.2%+13.7%
Q4 2020-16.7%-16.5%-14.7%
Q3 2020-15.2%-15.5%-7.0%
Q2 2020-1.9%+2.5%-16.8%
Q1 2020-17.7%-12.5%-19.8%
Q4 2019-1.9%-6.8%+1.2%
Q3 2019+0.4%-0.2%-22.1%
Q2 2019+14.7%+13.1%+31.6%
Q1 2019-15.6%-21.0%-9.6%
Q4 2018-5.9%-7.2%-15.6%
Q3 2018-5.9%-7.1%+0.5%
Q2 2018+3.0%+0.1%+2.5%
Q1 2018-0.2%+2.3%+6.3%
Q4 2017-8.6%-7.8%-2.9%
Q3 2017+5.3%+3.2%+6.4%
Q2 2017+3.2%+4.2%-1.8%
Q1 2017+11.1%+9.0%+14.8%
Q4 2016-11.1%-15.7%-12.2%
Q3 2016-11.3%
Q2 2016+9.8%
Q1 2016+1.0%
Q4 2015+11.2%
Q3 2015-3.1%
Q2 2015-1.1%
Q1 2015+3.0%
Q4 2014-0.9%
Q3 2014-5.9%
Q2 2014-2.0%
Q1 2014+3.6%
Q4 2013-6.3%
Q3 2013-1.2%
Q2 2013+0.9%
Q1 2013-1.3%
Q4 2011-1.8%
Q4 2012+23.6%
Q3 2012-12.1%
Q2 2012+6.5%
Q1 2012-3.6%
Q3 2011-3.1%
Q2 2011-2.1%
Q1 2011-1.5%
Q4 2008+2.2%
Q4 2010+2.2%
Q3 2009-2.8%
Q3 2010-2.8%
Q2 2010+0.6%
Q1 2009+0.3%
Q1 2010+0.3%
Q4 2009+0.3%
Q2 2009+0.3%

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