Hewlett-Packard (NASDAQ: HPQ) today reported quarterly earnings that beat Wall Street analysts' forecasts for the 11th straight quarter. The company also gave earnings guidance that exceeded analysts' estimates and announced an $8 billion stock buyback.Net income soared 28% to $2.16 billion, or 81 cents a share, from $1.7 billion, or 60 cents, a year earlier. Excluding one-time items, profit was 86 cents. Revenue jumped 15% to $28.3 billion. The largest computer maker was expected to earn 82 cents on revenue of $21.39 billion. Shares of the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company rose in after-hours trading.
In the current quarter, Hewlett-Packard expects profit of 80 cents on sales of $27.4 billion to $27.5 billion, exceeding analysts' estimates of 77-cent profit and revenue of $26.99 billion.
This underscores the challenge Michael Dell faces in turning around Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL). Hewlett-Packard has been kicking their butts ever since Mark Hurd took over as chief executive.
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12-22-2007 @ 8:50PM
Bob Young said...
My new HP Pavilion AMD has been in Circuit City and finally HP repair longer than I have owned it. Next one goes to Dell with on-site warranty repair. Dell has got it done for previous buys and I thought I'd go with HP. Bad move ...