[情報] US:WDC 財報

1. 標題：Western Digital Stock Tumbles 10% After Earnings.
Blame Supply-Chain Woes.
2. 來源：Barrons.com
3. 網址：https://bit.ly/2XXicCp
4. 內文：

Western Digital shares fell sharply in late trading Thursday after the
disk-drive and flash memory chip company provided disappointing profit
guidance for its fiscal second-quarter ending in December.

西部數據(Western Digital)週四晚些時候股價大幅下跌，此前該公司為截至12月的
第二財季提供了令人失望的利潤指引。

The company is one of many tech hardware providers struggling with
supply-chain issues. Both Amazon.com and Apple posted disappointing results
for the latest quarter, largely due to supply-chain woes, with parts
shortages and high shipping costs taking a toll.

該公司是眾多在供應鏈問題上苦苦掙扎的科技硬件供應商之一。亞馬遜(Amazon.com)和蘋果(Apple)最近一個季度的業績都令人失望，這主要是由於供應鏈問題，零部件短缺和高昂的運輸成本造成了影響。

Western Digital (ticker: WDC) stock in after-hours trading was down 10% to
$51.49.

西部數據(代碼：WDC)的股票在盤後交易中下跌10%，至51.49美元。

For the September quarter, Western Digital posted revenue of $5.1 billion, up29% from a year ago, about even with the Street at $5.06 billion. The companysaw 72% growth in revenue related to the cloud, 6% growth in revenue for PCs
and other devices, and 10% growth in storage devices sold at retail.

在9月份這個季度，西部數據的營收為51億美元，同比增長29%，與華爾街50.6億美元的營收大致持平。該公司與雲相關的收入增長了72%，個人電腦和其他設備的收入增長了6%，零售存儲設備增長了10%。

Non-GAAP profits were $2.49 a share, ahead of the Street consensus outlook at$2.45 a share. Under generally accepted accounting principles, the company
earned $1.93 a share. Non-GAAP gross margin jumped to 33.9% from 26.3% a yearago.

非GAAP利潤為每股2.49美元，高於華爾街普遍預期的每股2.45美元。根據公認的會計原則，該公司每股盈利1.93美元。非GAAP毛利率從一年前的26.3%躍升至33.9%。

"Strong demand across diverse end markets, particularly for our cloud
products, combined with Western Digital's strong innovation engine, broad
routes to market, and sharpened execution, enabled us to deliver solid
results within our guidance range, even in the face of significant Covid
impacts and supply chain disruptions," Western Digital CEO David Goeckeler
said.

西部數據首席執行官David Goeckeler表示：“不同終端市場的強勁需求，特別是對我們
雲產品的強勁需求，再加上西部數據強大的創新引擎、廣闊的市場路線和精湛的執行力，使我們能夠在我們的指導範圍內取得堅實的業績，即使面臨Covid的重大影響和供應鏈中斷。”

The company noted that revenue from consumer products sold at retail for bothflash and hard-drive units declined from the June quarter due to supply
disruptions.

該公司指出，由於供應中斷，閃存和硬盤部門零售消費品的收入較6月季度有所下降。

For the December quarter, the company sees revenue of between $4.7 billion
and $4.9 billion, with non-GAAP profits of between $1.95 and $2.25 a share.
Street consensus had called for $5.3 billion in revenue and profits of $2.67
a share. The company projects non-GAAP gross margin in the quarter of between32% and 34%.

對於12月這個季度，該公司預計收入在47億美元到49億美元之間，非GAAP利潤在每股1.95美元到2.25美元之間。華爾街的共識是收入53億美元，利潤為每股2.67美元。該公司預計本季度非GAAP毛利率將在32%至34%之間。

場外消息:併購案可能陷入僵局.

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又是一個預期太高被擊敗的例子
不過前陣子Chia-coin熱潮的時候看來也沒賺到甚麼.

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我也覺得那個垃圾 問題就一堆人在挖 整天在等抽到它... 那陣子我不太看好STX還跑去空它 結果被嘎QQ 現在好拉 Chia 越來越被看破手腳了,而WDC STX也逐漸從熱情消退. 但我得說WDC股價那陣子還真的不怎樣,都是STX在漲..

沒錯 指引很重要 根本看這個炒股 你財報好 指引不好 還是要跌

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