Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reported earnings on Thur 23 Feb 17 (a/h)

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise beats by $0.01, misses on revs; guides Q2 EPS below consensus; lowers FY17 EPS, in-line :

• Reports Q1 (Jan) earnings of $0.45 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.01 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.44; revenues fell 10.4% year/year to $11.41 bln vs the $12.05 bln Capital IQ Consensus. 
  • Enterprise Group revenue was $6.3 billion, down 12% year over year, down 6% when adjusted for divestitures and currency, with a 12.7% operating margin. Servers revenue was down 12%, down 11% when adjusted for divestitures and currency, Storage revenue was down 13%, down 12% when adjusted for divestitures and currency, Networking revenue was down 33%, up 6% when adjusted for divestitures and currency, and Technology Services revenue was down 2%, up 4% when adjusted for divestitures and currency.
  • Enterprise Services revenue was $4.0 billion, down 11% year over year, down 6% when adjusted for divestitures and currency, with a 7.0% operating margin. Infrastructure Technology Outsourcing revenue was down 8%, down 7% when adjusted for divestitures and currency, and Application and Business Services revenue was down 17%, down 3% when adjusted for divestitures and currency.
  • Software revenue was $721 million, down 8% year over year, down 1% when adjusted for divestitures and currency, with a 21.4% operating margin. License revenue was down 9%, down 2% when adjusted for divestitures and currency, Support revenue was down 9%, down 2% when adjusted for divestitures and currency, Professional Services revenue was down 7%, down 5% when adjusted for divestitures and currency, and Software-as-a-service (SaaS) revenue was up 4%, up 6% when adjusted for divestitures and currency.
  • Financial Services revenue was $823 million, up 6% year over year, net portfolio assets were up 2%, and financing volume was down 10%. The business delivered an operating margin of 9.5%.
• Co issues downside guidance for Q2, sees EPS of $0.41-0.45, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $0.45 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate.
• Co issues in-line guidance for FY17, lowers EPS to $1.88-1.98 from $2.00-2.10, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $1.93 Capital IQ Consensus. Three significant headwinds have developed since Hewlett Packard Enterprise provided its original fiscal 2017 outlook at its Securities Analyst Meeting in October 2016: increased pressure from foreign exchange movements, higher commodities pricing, and some near-term execution issues. Given these challenges, the company is reducing its FY17 outlook by $0.12 in order to continue making the appropriate investments to secure the long-term success of the business.