NYSE$HPE

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Hewlett Packard Enterprise reported Q4 2023 results, closing an impressive fiscal year and announcing a dividend increase for fiscal year 2024.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reported Q4 2023 financial results, with revenue of $7.4 billion and GAAP diluted net EPS of $0.49. The company delivered strong performance in Intelligent Edge and HPC & AI segments, while Compute and Storage revenues declined. HPE is raising the dividend in FY 2024, reflecting confidence in the company's ability to deliver substantial returns to shareholders.

  • HPE's Q4 revenue was $7.4 billion, a 7% decrease year-over-year.
  • GAAP diluted net EPS was $0.49, a 313% increase year-over-year.
  • Intelligent Edge revenue increased by 41% year-over-year, while HPC & AI revenue increased by 37%.
  • The company delivered record performance against key financial metrics this year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$7.35B

Previous: $7.87B-6.6%
EPS (adj)

$0.52

Previous: $0.57-8.8%
Gross Margin

34.8%

Previous: 32.9%+5.8%
Capital Expenditures

-$675M

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

$2.32B

Previous: $2B+16.1%
Net Income

$642M

Previous: -$304M+311.2%
Operating Income

$507M

Previous: -$339M+249.6%
Gross Profit

$2.56B

Previous: $2.59B-1.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$4.27B

Previous: $4.16B+2.6%
Total Assets

$57.2B

Previous: $57.1B+0.1%
R&D Expense

$578M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$71M

Previous: $85M-16.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Revenue · Quarterly

$7.35B

Q4 2023-6.6%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 8 of 15 quarters(53%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Hewlett Packard Enterprise · $126M total across 1 segment · Q4 2020

  • Corporate Investments
    $126M

Forward guidance

HPE estimates Q1 2024 revenue to be in the range of $6.9 billion to $7.3 billion and reiterates fiscal 2024 revenue growth to be in the range of 2% to 4% in constant currency.

Tailwinds

  • Estimates first quarter fiscal 2024 revenue to be in the range of $6.9 billion to $7.3 billion
  • Reiterates fiscal 2024 revenue growth to be in the range of 2% to 4% in constant currency
  • Estimates fiscal 2024 GAAP operating profit growth to be in the range of 15% to 21%
  • Estimates fiscal 2024 non-GAAP operating profit growth to be in the range of 3% to 5%
  • Reiterates guidance to be in the range of $1.9 billion to $2.1 billion

Headwinds

  • Estimates first quarter fiscal 2024 GAAP diluted net EPS to be in the range of $0.24 to $0.32
  • Estimates first quarter fiscal 2024 non-GAAP diluted net EPS to be in the range of $0.42 to $0.50.
  • Estimates fiscal 2024 GAAP diluted net EPS to be in the range of $1.81 to $2.01
  • Reiterates non-GAAP diluted net EPS to be in the range of $1.82 to $2.02
  • Returning approximately 65% - 75% of free cash flow to shareholders in dividends and share repurchases

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

-0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.0%

Avg return

30 days after

49%

23 / 47 earnings

Positive

+11.6%

Q1 2018

Best reaction

-12.0%

Q1 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-5.2%-1.1%+13.8%
Q4 2025+10.2%+10.3%+5.5%
Q3 2025+1.4%+4.6%+7.1%
Q2 2025+0.7%+3.5%+20.6%
Q1 2025-12.0%-16.0%-28.8%
Q4 2024+10.1%+0.7%+0.3%
Q3 2024-7.5%-7.7%+8.2%
Q2 2024+8.5%+11.6%+15.2%
Q1 2024+4.7%+21.8%+19.3%
Q4 2023+5.9%+8.3%+10.1%
Q3 2023+3.4%+7.1%+5.0%
Q2 2023-6.0%-0.7%+8.5%
Q1 2023-1.7%-3.4%+2.5%
Q4 2022+7.9%+7.3%+2.4%
Q3 2022-0.9%-3.5%-11.7%
Q2 2022-4.1%-2.4%-16.9%
Q1 2022+6.7%+3.1%+5.0%
Q4 2021-2.7%+3.8%+8.8%
Q3 2021+0.9%-2.1%-4.7%
Q2 2021+0.7%+1.6%-7.9%
Q1 2021-0.3%-1.4%+7.5%
Q4 2020+4.3%+11.8%+7.3%
Q3 2020+0.5%+2.2%-5.1%
Q2 2020-10.8%-8.4%-4.5%
Q1 2020-4.9%-7.0%-27.2%
Q4 2019-6.7%-7.5%-7.0%
Q3 2019+3.3%+6.8%+13.1%
Q2 2019-2.2%-3.7%+1.6%
Q1 2019+1.7%+4.7%-4.7%
Q4 2018+3.4%-5.1%-15.0%
Q3 2018+1.6%+0.5%-1.0%
Q2 2018-11.0%-11.4%-11.9%
Q1 2018+11.6%+15.8%+8.5%
Q4 2017-7.0%-5.5%+4.5%
Q3 2017-3.8%-8.3%+3.6%
Q2 2017-7.0%-9.0%-12.0%
Q1 2017-7.4%-7.9%-8.1%
Q4 2016+1.9%+0.4%+2.8%
Q3 2015-5.3%-4.2%+1.1%
Q3 2016-2.2%-2.6%+2.2%
Q2 2016+7.9%+13.6%+22.3%
Q1 2015+5.4%
Q1 2016+11.0%
Q4 2015-3.6%
Q4 2014-3.6%
Q4 2013-3.6%
Q2 2015-3.6%
Q3 2014
Q2 2014
Q1 2014

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