Western Digital reports Q4 loss: GAAP EPS -$2.27, revenue $2.67B; Q1 guidance weak; President Sivaram leaves
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP
- Q4 FY2023 GAAP EPS -$2.27, non-GAAP -$1.98; revenue $2.67B down 41% YoY and 5% QoQ.
- FY2023 GAAP EPS -$5.44, non-GAAP -$3.59; revenue $12.3B down 34% YoY.
- Cloud revenue $994M down 18% QoQ; Client up 6% and Consumer up 3% sequentially.
- Q1 FY2024 guidance: revenue $2.55-2.75B, non-GAAP EPS -$2.10 to -$1.80, with $200-220M underutilization charges.
- President, Technology and Strategy Srinivasan Sivaram departing for another opportunity.