Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) announces financial results for its fiscal 2023 fourth quarter and full year. Revenue for the year was a record$102.3 billion, up 1% over fiscal year 2022. The company generated record operating income of$5.8 billion, up 24% over the prior year, and record non-GAAP operating income of$8.6 billion, up 11%. For the full year, net income from continuing operations was$2.4 billion and non-GAAP net income was$5.7 billion. Cash flow from operations was$3.6 billion. Full-year diluted earnings per share from continuing operations was$3.24, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was$7.61.

Fourth quarter revenue was$25 billion, down 11%. Operating income was$1.2 billion, representing 4.7% of revenue, and non-GAAP operating income was$2.2 billion, representing 8.7% of revenue. Net income from continuing operations for the quarter was$606 million, and non-GAAP net income was$1.3 billion. Cash flow from operations for the quarter was$2.7 billion. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations was$0.84, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was$1.80.

Dell ended the quarter with remaining performance obligations of$40 billion, deferred revenue of$30.3 billion and recurring revenue of approximately$5.6 billion, up 12% year-over-year. Cash and investments were$10.2 billion, and$3.8 billion was returned to shareholders in fiscal year 2023 through share repurchases and dividends. The company will increase its annual cash dividend by 12% to$1.48 per common share, with$0.37 per common share for the first quarterly distribution payable on May 5 to shareholders of record as of April 25.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2023 Financial Results

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Fiscal year 2023 and its fourth quarter had an extra week compared to the prior corresponding periods.

Information about Dell Technologies' use of non-GAAP financial information is provided under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below. All comparisons in this press release are year-over-year unless otherwise noted.

Operating segments summary

Infrastructure Solutions Groupdelivered record revenue of$38.4 billion for the full year, up 12% versus the prior year, and record operating income of$5 billion, up 35% versus the prior year. Fourth quarter revenue was$9.9 billion, up 7% year-over-year and its eighth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth. Servers and networking revenue for the fourth quarter was$4.9 billion, up 5%. Storage revenue was a record$5 billion, up 10%. Operating income was a record$1.5 billion, up 40% and approximately 15.6% of Infrastructure Solutions Group revenue.

Client Solutions Groupdelivered revenue of$58.2 billion for the full year, down 5% versus the prior year, and operating income of$3.8 billion, down 12% versus the prior year. Fourth quarter revenue was$13.4 billion, down 23% year-over-year. Commercial revenue for the fourth quarter was$10.7 billion, down 17%, and Consumer revenue was$2.7 billion, down 40%. Operating income was$671 million, down 42% and approximately 5% of Client Solutions Group revenue. 

Key areas of innovation:

• Dell expanded its leading server portfoliowith new PowerEdge servers, which improve energy and cost efficiency and make systems more intelligent with up to 2.9x greater AI inferencing across data centers, large-scale public clouds, telecom and edge locations.
• Dell expanded its technology ecosystem and solutions, includingDell Telecom Infrastructure Blocks for Red Hat, to accelerate theoption of open, cloud-native technologies in the telecommunications industry.
• Dell launchedofferings for hybrid work, including:
  • The UltraSharp 6K Monitor with intelligent and secure collaboration, better sharpness and higher contrast as the world's first 6K resolution monitor with IPS black panel technology. 
  • The Dell Premier Collaboration Keyboard, the world's first keyboard certified by Zoom, with dedicated touch controls to easily manage Zoom calls.

Executive Quotes:

• "In FY23, we accelerated our innovation agenda, drove share gains and delivered strong profitability in a challenging environment -resulting in record revenue of$102.3 billion, record operating income and record ISG revenue of$38.4 billion," said Chuck Whitten, co-chief operating officer, Dell Technologies. "The long-term trends are in our favor, as data increases exponentially and we continue to help customers navigate the complexities of hybrid work, multicloud and edge.." 
• "Our end-to-end portfolio is a proven competitive advantage in this changing environment," said Jeff Clarke, vice chairman and co-chief operating officer, Dell Technologies. "In ISG we had our eighth consecutive quarter of growth in the fourth quarter with revenue of$9.9 billion, record profitability, and record storage revenue of$5 billion. In CSG, we are focusing on the most profitable segments of the PC market to outperform the industry. We are poised to capture growth even as customer spending priorities shift."
• We continue to deliver for our customers and meet our capital return commitments by taking a disciplined approach to managing our business," said Tom Sweet, chief financial officer, Dell Technologies. "We returned approximately$3.8 billion of capital to our shareholders in FY23 and are increasing our annual dividend by 12% in FY24, reflecting our confidence in our long-term business model and ability to generate and grow our cash flow over time." 

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Conference call information

As previously announced, the Company will hold a conference call to discuss its performance and financial guidance on March 2, 2023, at 3:30 p.m. CST. Prior to the start of the conference call, prepared remarks and a presentation containing additional financial and operating information prior to financial guidance may be downloaded from investors.delltechnologies.com. The conference call will be broadcast live over the internet and can be accessed at

https://investors.delltechnologies.com/news-events/upcoming-events

For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, the final remarks and presentation with financial guidance will be available following the broadcast, and an archived version will be available at the same location for one year.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

This press release presents information about Dell Technologies' non-GAAP net revenue, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income attributable to non-controlling interests, non-GAAP net income attributable to Dell Technologies Inc. - basic, non-GAAP net income attributable to Dell Technologies Inc. - diluted, non-GAAP earnings per share attributable to Dell Technologies Inc. - basic, and non-GAAP earnings per share attributable to Dell Technologies Inc. - diluted, which are non-GAAP financial measures provided as a supplement to the results provided in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). A reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided in the attached tables for each of the fiscal periods indicated.

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