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May 24, 2019, 12:00 PM GMT
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) with Disappointing Results

The earnings report of the company disappointed investors, as the revenue fell on Q2 for 2019 compared to the same period of the previous year.

HPE reported net revenue of $7.2 billion for the second quarter, which measures a 4% drop from the $7.5 billion for the same quarter of 2018. However, the cash flow from operations measured a significant improvement on the year-to-year basis, as it rose with almost 300% from $ 247 million in 2018 to $987 million in 2019.

As a result, the earnings per share rose from $0.32 to $0.42, which was sufficient to offset some of the negative impacts of the worse-off revenue data. The company attributed the losses in the earnings to 'one-time, non-cash adjustments related to U.S. tax reform in the prior-year period', which also softened the negative impact. Antonio Neri, President and CEO of HPE, had commented on the report:

“In Q2 we demonstrated traction in critical areas for our customers that delivered strong margin improvement, EPS above our outlook and solid cash flow.[…] I remain confident that our edge-to-core strategy backed by the important investments we’ve been making will generate positive shareholder returns in the near and longer term” [source]

Following the release of the report, the shares of the company opened yesterday with a 0.19 cents gap and finished the trading session with a total of 2.65% decrease at 14.32.