DELL Shareholder/Stockholder Letter Transcript:
May 2024
Dear stockholders, customers, partners and friends,
In scal year 2024 (FY24), we delivered another strong performance.
I m proud of how our team remained focused on driving innova on for
our customers and delivering results for our stakeholders.
It s increasingly clear that data and technology are central to everything
our customers and partners do. Genera ve ar cial intelligence (GenAI)
is just the latest example of technology driving growth across the landscape
and advancements in human progress. Time and me again, our strategy
and unique opera ng model have posi oned Dell Technologies for
these pivotal moments in history.
Financial Performance:
Delivered full-year revenue of $88.4B, down 14%
Full-year opera ng income of $5.2B, down 10%
Generated strong cash ow from opera ons of $8.7B
Infrastructure Solu ons Group:
Data is growing at an exponen al rate and is becoming the world's most valuable asset. GenAI is a force
mul plier for digital transforma on around the world. Last year customers con nued to be cau ous in
their spending, but looking ahead, we believe AI will drive produc vity, growth and signi cant
investment in accelerated infrastructure.
ISG revenues were down year-over-year due to the macro environment and the capacity build-out of the
prior few years. However, technology trends and workloads con nue to evolve in our direc on. We are
innova ng across our por olio to extend our leadership posi ons, capture new growth and drive
pro tability.
Revenue of $33.9B, down 12%
AI server revenue of $1.5B
Opera ng income of $4.3B, down 15%
Client Solu ons Group:
Today, we are more excited than ever about the future of the PC and its role as the world's preeminent
produc vity tool. Despite a challenging PC market, we are focused on what we can control. Staying
customer-focused and delivering against our innova on agenda has served us well across mul ple
cycles. Not all PCs are created equal, and we expect trends around AI-driven workloads and hybrid work
to play to our strengths and be a catalyst for growth later this year.
Revenue of $48.9B, down 16%
Opera ng income of $3.5B, down 8%
Capital Return:
We're excited about the future and con dent in our ability to create meaningful long-term value for
stakeholders.
Returned $7B to shareholders through $5B of share repurchases and $2B of dividends since
ini a ng our capital alloca on framework (over 90% of our adjusted free cash ow to
shareholders over the last two years)
Raised our annual dividend by 20% from $1.48 to $1.78 per share, re ec ng con nued
con dence in our long-term business model and ability to generate strong cash ow over me
Reached our 1.5x core leverage ra o target exi ng the scal year
We are also commited to returning 80% or more of our adjusted free cash ow to shareholders over the
long term and targe ng at least 10% dividend growth each year through scal year 2028.
Innova on:
Through everything, we remain focused on delivering innova on for customers. From GenAI to
Mul cloud to Edge, our end-to-end solu ons are accelera ng customer transforma on. We have only
scratched the surface of the AI opportunity. Customers are excited about our comprehensive solu ons
and open ecosystem of partners. This includes our new AI enabled PCs, which will become even more
essen al to unleash workforce produc vity and for inferencing at the Edge. With enterprise and large
corporate customers in the early stages of AI adop on, we see growing demand and an expanding
pipeline. The best is yet to come.
Looking Forward
There are strong tailwinds for the con nued success of our business. We re central to the technology
agendas of our customers. We believe in the health of our markets and the advantage of our business
model. Dell Technologies delivers on our commitments and executes with discipline no mater the
environment.
Thank you to our shareholders, customers and partners for their con nued support.
Michael S. Dell
Chairman of the Board and Chief Execu ve O cer
UNITED STATES
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C 20549
Form 10-K
K
(Mark One)
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended February 2, 2024
or
TRANS
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from
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New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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f ed in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No
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company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company,
and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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As of August 4, 2023, the last business day of the registrant s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of
the shares of the registrant s common stock held by non-affi
f liates was approximately $13.2 billion (based on the closing price of $53.24 per
share of Class C Common Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange on that date).
As of March 18, 2024, there were 713,790,335 shares of the registrant s common stock outstanding, consisting of 305,216,717 outstanding
shares of Class C Common Stock, 328,262,341 outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, and 80,311,277 outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORAT
R ED BY REFERENCE
f mation required by Part III of this report, to the extent not set fforth herein, is incorporated by reference ffrom the registrant s proxy
The infor
statement relating to its annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2024. The proxy statement will be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission within 120 days afte
f r the end of the fiscal year to which this report relates.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The words may, will, anticipate, estimate, expect, intend, pl
p an,
aim, seek, and similar expressions as they relate to us or our management are intended to identify
f these forward-looking
statements. All statements by us regarding our expected financial position, revenues, cash flo
f ws and other operating results,
business strategy, legal proceedings, and similar matters are fforward-looking statements. Our expectations expressed or
implied in these forward-looking statements may not turn out to be correct. Our results could be materially different from our
expectations because of various risks, including the risks discussed in Part I Item 1A Risk Factors and in our other
periodic and current reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ). Any for
f ward-looking statement
speaks only as of the date as of which such statement is made, and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to
update any for
f ward-looking statement after the date as of which such statement was made, whether to reflect changes in
circumstances or our expectations, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.
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5/17/2024 Letter Continued (Full PDF)