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Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) announces financial results for its fiscal 2021 second quarter. Second quarter revenue was $22.7 billion, and non-GAAP revenue was $22.8 billion. During the quarter, the company generated operating income of $1.1 billion, a 119 percent increase over the same period in the prior year, and non-GAAP operating income of $2.6 billion. Net income was $1.1 billion, non-GAAP net income was $1.6 billion and adjusted EBITDA was $3.1 billion. Net cash from operating activities was $3.3 billion. Diluted earnings per share was $1.37 and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $1.92. 

“We provide the technology solutions customers need to be productive and collaborative no matter where they work or learn, while delivering the data-driven insights and automation they need to innovate and transform,” said Jeff Clarke, vice chairman and chief operating officer, Dell Technologies. “In Q2, we saw strength in the government sector and in education, with orders up 16 and 24 percent, respectively, as parents, teachers and school districts prepare for a new frontier in virtual learning.”

Second Quarter Fiscal 2021 Financial Results

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.

Dell Technologies ended the quarter with cash and investments of $12.3 billion and paid down $3.5 billion in debt during the quarter. The company had total deferred revenue of $28.8 billion during the quarter, up 14 percent year-over-year. Recurring revenue, which includes deferred revenue amortization, utility, and as-a-Service delivered as part of Dell Technologies on Demand, was approximately $6 billion for the quarter, up 15 percent year-over-year.

“Now more than ever, customers need flexibility. We’re seeing increased adoption of our portfolio delivered as-a-service through flexible consumption solutions, which are now on a $1.3 billion revenue run-rate, up 30 percent year-over-year,” said Tom Sweet, chief financial officer, Dell Technologies. “As needs of the market shift, we continue to execute on our strategy of winning in the consolidating markets in which we compete and investing in long-term drivers of value creation for Dell Technologies and our stakeholders.”

Operating segments summary

Client Solutions Group revenue for the second quarter was $11.2 billion. Operating income was $715 million, or 6.4 percent of Client Solutions Group revenue.  The company saw continued demand for remote work and learning solutions. Consumer revenue was $3.2 billion, up 18 percent, while commercial client revenue was $8.0 billion, down 11 percent.

Key highlights:

• Strong performance driven by double-digit revenue growth across notebooks and consumer client
• Strength in the XPS premium line and gaming systems including Alienware, with combined orders growth of 25 percent
• The launch of new intelligent Latitude PCs, the world's most intelligent PC with built-in AI and 5G connectivity, and a reengineered industry-leading Precision workstation portfolio

Infrastructure Solutions Group revenue for the second quarter was $8.2 billion, with customers continuing to direct more spending towards remote work and business continuity solutions. Storage revenue was $4.0 billion, while servers and networking revenue was $4.2 billion. Operating income was $973 million for the second quarter, or approximately 11.9 percent of Infrastructure Solutions Group revenue.

Key highlights:

• Continued strong demand for VxRail, with double-digit orders growth for the second straight quarter. Triple-digit orders growth for high-end PowerMax solution and double-digit orders growth in Data Protection
• The announcement of two new VxRail systems—including the first ruggedized VxRail model and introduction of AMD EPYC processors—bringing the power and simplicity of HCI to the most challenging and space-constrained edge environments
• Announced Dell EMC PowerScale, storage systems that help customers capture and capitalize on unstructured data, such as documents, images, videos and social media content in core data centers, edge locations and public cloud

VMware revenue was $2.9 billion for the second quarter, up 10 percent driven by broad-based strength across a diverse product portfolio. Operating income for the quarter was $894 million, or 30.7 percent of VMware revenue.

Conference call information

As previously announced, the Company will hold a conference call to discuss its second quarter performance today, August 27, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. CDT.  The conference call will be broadcast live over the internet and can be accessed at https://investors.delltechnologies.com/events-and-presentations/upcoming-events

For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, an archived version will be available at the same location for one year.

Additional financial and operating information may be downloaded from https://investors.delltechnologies.com/financial-information/quarterly-results

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, non-GAAP earnings per share attributable to Dell Technologies Inc. - diluted, EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA, 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.

Special Note on Forward-Looking Statements:

Statements in this press release that relate to future results and events are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and are based on Dell Technologies’ current expectations. The words “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “aim,” “seek,” and similar expressions as they relate to Dell Technologies or its management are intended to identify these forward-looking statements.

Dell Technologies’ results or events in future periods could differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements because of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that include, but are not limited to, the following: competitive pressures; Dell Technologies’ reliance on third-party suppliers for products and components, including reliance on single-source or limited-source suppliers; Dell Technologies’ ability to achieve favorable pricing from its vendors; adverse global economic conditions and instability in financial markets, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; Dell Technologies’ execution of its growth, business and acquisition strategies; the success of Dell Technologies’ cost efficiency measures; Dell Technologies’ ability to manage solutions and products and services transitions in an effective manner; Dell Technologies’ ability to deliver high-quality products and services; Dell Technologies’ foreign operations and ability to generate substantial non-U.S. net revenue; Dell Technologies’ product, customer, and geographic sales mix, and seasonal sales trends; the performance of Dell Technologies’ sales channel partners; access to the capital markets by Dell Technologies or its customers; weak economic conditions and additional regulation including tariffs and other effects of trade regulation; counterparty default risks; effects of customer defaults or the exercise of customer rights on the ability of Dell Technologies to produce revenue under its contracts for services and solutions at expected levels and to perform such contracts at estimated costs; the loss by Dell Technologies of government contracts; Dell Technologies’ ability to develop and protect its proprietary intellectual property or obtain licenses to intellectual property developed by others on commercially reasonable and competitive terms; infrastructure disruptions, cyberattacks, or other data security breaches; Dell Technologies’ ability to hedge effectively its exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates; expiration of tax holidays or favorable tax rate structures, or unfavorable outcomes in tax audits and other tax compliance matters; impairment of portfolio investments; unfavorable results of legal proceedings; Dell Technologies’ ability to develop and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting; compliance requirements of changing environmental and safety laws; the effect of armed hostilities, terrorism, natural disasters, climate change, and public health issues, including those relating to the COVID-19 pandemic; Dell Technologies’ substantial level of indebtedness; the impact of the financial performance of VMware, Inc.; and the market volatility of Dell Technologies’ pension plan assets.

This list of risks, uncertainties, and other factors is not complete. Dell Technologies discusses some of these matters more fully, as well as certain risk factors that could affect Dell Technologies’ business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects, in its reports filed with the SEC, including Dell Technologies’ annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K. These filings are available for review through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Any or all forward-looking statements Dell Technologies makes may turn out to be wrong and can be affected by inaccurate assumptions Dell Technologies might make or by known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those identified in this press release. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements made in this press release, which speak only as of the date such statements are made. Dell Technologies does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement after the date as of which such statement was made, whether to reflect changes in circumstances or Dell Technologies’ expectations, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.