Wednesday, August 22, 2007

HP To Report Third Quarter 2007 Results

HP announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2007, with net revenue of $25.4 billion. During the quarter, on a year-over-year basis, revenue in the Americas grew 14% to $11.1 billion, revenue in Europe, the Middle East and Africa grew 16% to $9.7 billion, and revenue in Asia Pacific grew 22% to $4.6 billion. Revenue from outside of the United States was 65%, with revenue in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) growing 35% over the prior year in the third quarter and now accounting for more than 8% of revenue.

Imaging and Printing Group

Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) revenue grew 8% year over year to $6.8 billion. On a year-over-year basis, supplies revenue grew 9%, commercial hardware revenue grew 6% and consumer hardware revenue grew 10%. Printer unit shipments increased 10% year over year, with consumer printer hardware units up 8% and commercial printer hardware units up 17%. Momentum in key growth initiatives continued, with printer-based multi-function devices up 76%. Operating profit was $981 million, or 14.5% of revenue, up from $884 million, or 14.2% of revenue, in the prior-year period.

Source: www.hp.com

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