Dell Earnings

Michael Dell: Netbooks Mostly 'Complementary', More 3G Deals Coming (DELL) — One of the fastest growing consumer PC categories: "Netbooks," or cheap, tiny, low-margin laptops designed mostly to access the Internet. Dell (DELL) offers two Inspiron Mini netbooks -- at $349 and $549. But judging by CEO Michael Dell's remarks during this evening's Dell earnings call, it sounds like he's not too nuts about them. We weren't diving into that in a big way. We certainly have products there. It appears to us that this is mostly a complementary product category. Certainly in the emerging countries, it looks like it's incremental, and kind of new business. We suppose that's a nice... [Tags: ceo michael dell, complementary product, dell earnings, guidance, iphone]

Dell Earnings Preview: So How Bad Is It? — ... [Tags: dell earnings]

Dell Earnings Disappoint, Tech Spending Seen Weak — Dell, the top maker of desktop, notebook and laptop computers, posted a surprisingly steep drop in quarterly earnings and said companies around the world are cutting back on technology spending, sending its shares tumbling and sparking fears of weakness in the whole tech sector. Dell's outlook is for slower spending -- especially in Asia and Western Europe. Dell has cut 8,500 jobs so far out of a plan to slash 8,900, and at least one analyst said the results could presage further cutbacks. - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc posted a surprisingly steep drop in quarterly earnings and said... [Tags: asia, dell earnings, dell inc, fears, jobs]

Dell earnings down 17 percent — The PC maker's net income and earnings per share are below expectation. Dell blames conservative IT spending and the costs of acquiring more market share in Europe.... [Tags: dell earnings, earnings per share, europe, expectation, market share]

Dell earnings down 17 percent (CNET) — CNET - Dell on Thursday reported its second-quarter results, and the company admitted it had more work to do to improve its performance.... [Tags: dell earnings, quarter results, second quarter]

LIVE: Dell Q2 Sales Huge, Profits Lousy, I.T. Spending Weakness "Extending" — A mixed quarter for Dell: The computer maker reported higher than expected sales, but profits missed by a long shot. And Dell said conservatism in I.T. spending is spreading beyond the U.S., extending into Western Europe and "several countries in Asia." Shares dropped 9% in after-hours trading. Dell laptops continue to sell well -- unit sales increased 44% -- but revenue only increased 26%, meaning people are buying cheaper computers. We'll cover Dell's (DELL) earnings call LIVE at 5 p.m. ET; refresh for the latest. Key Stats: Revenue: $16.4 billion vs. $15.95 billion consensusEPS: $0.31 vs. $0.36 consensus LIVE Conference... [Tags: acquisitions, cheaper computers, computer maker, conference call, consensus eps]

Dell Q2 Earnings Preview: Dealing With The Downturn? (DELL) — Dell recently showed us that it's finally starting to figure out design -- its new line of PCs looks actually Mac-like. But the new machines won't figure in to its Q2 earnings, which we'll see this afternoon after the bell. What we are looking for: Clues from CEO Michael Dell about his consumer and enterprise prospects for this fall, and potentially, the rest of the year. We'll cover Dell's (DELL) earnings LIVE today, including live analysis of its results at 4 p.m. ET and live coverage of the earnings call at 5 p.m. Join us; refresh this page or our... [Tags: ceo michael dell, consensus, conservatism, dell earnings, downturn]