Growth and cash collection amid GPU constraints

01 Results and comparisons

Filed revenue was $2.120 billion, operating income $0.173 billion, operating margin 8.14% and net income $0.157 billion. Against the preceding quarter, revenue changed by $-0.065 billion (-3.0%), operating income by $-0.054 billion and margin by -2.24 percentage points. Against the same quarter a year earlier, revenue changed by $+0.268 billion (+14.4%), operating income by $-0.048 billion and margin by -3.75 percentage points.

Against the prior quarter, net income changed by -0.037 B$, OCF by +0.280 B$, cash CapEx by -0.006 B$, and analytical FCF by +0.285 B$.

Against the year-earlier quarter, net income changed by -0.027 B$, OCF by -0.043 B$, cash CapEx by -0.008 B$, and analytical FCF by -0.035 B$.

02 Business drivers and management commentary

Server and storage revenue was $1.967 billion and accessories $0.153 billion. Higher-value GPU, HPC and rack solutions supported growth. The CEO’s reference to “ongoing GPU supply constraints” identifies a limit between strong demand and executable shipments.

03 Earnings quality and special items

Gross margin declined to 16.7% from 18.8%. The filing discusses mix, some manufacturing-overhead capitalization and lower freight costs. Inventory levels can affect reported earnings as well as cash requirements.

04 Cash flow, investment and financial position

Quarterly OCF was $0.270 billion, cash PP&E purchases $0.003 billion and analytical FCF $0.268 billion. Cumulative flows sharing the same fiscal-year start were subtracted, without allocating annual rounding residuals. A separate company-defined FCF was not verified and is left blank.

At period end, cash and cash equivalents were $0.543 billion; liquid financial assets including separately disclosed marketable equities were $0.547 billion. Interest-bearing debt was $0.146 billion, including $0.041 billion of current bank borrowings. Liquid assets less borrowings were $0.401 billion. Restricted cash, illiquid equity holdings and operating leases are excluded. Total accounting liabilities of $1.930 billion are not substituted for debt.

05 RPO and contract scope

Disclosed remaining performance obligations (RPO) was $0.3405 billion. The disclosure applies the exemption for contracts with an original duration of one year or less. It is therefore neither total server backlog nor guaranteed next-year sales, and is not added to orders as if they were the same measure.

06 Guidance and assessment at release

Guidance was $2.7–2.9 billion for the next quarter and $10–11 billion for FY24. Achieving it required converting demand into shipments despite supply constraints.

Annual revenue growth continued while operating profit declined. Positive cash generation and low bank debt provide a cushion, but GPU availability and margin recovery are the next tests.

Quarterly results · CY-aligned view

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Definitions and evidence coverage

A dash means unavailable or undisclosed, not zero. Company-defined FCF may differ from total operating cash flow less common-basis CapEx. Total liabilities are accounting liabilities, not interest-bearing debt.

This missing historical report was prepared from official earnings releases and SEC documents. Financial tables follow the latest verified filed comparatives, while guidance retains the announcement date above. Reviewing management remarks in a release is distinct from completing a full conference-call and Q&A review; this report makes no claim of call completion.