EX-99.1 2 ex-991x02132019x8k.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit


Exhibit 99.1

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
FISCAL 2017 SEGMENT INFORMATION (Revised)
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
 
REVISED AMOUNTS
 
AMOUNTS AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
 
VARIANCE
 
Three months ended
 
Twelve months ended
 
Three months ended
 
Twelve months ended
 
Three months ended
 
Twelve months ended
 
Jan. 31, 2017
 
Apr. 30, 2017
 
Jul. 31, 2017
 
Oct. 31, 2017
 
Oct. 31, 2017
 
Jan. 31, 2017
 
Apr. 30, 2017
 
Jul. 31, 2017
 
Oct. 31, 2017
 
Oct. 31, 2017
 
Jan. 31, 2017
 
Apr. 30, 2017
 
Jul. 31, 2017
 
Oct. 31, 2017
 
Oct. 31, 2017
Net revenue: (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hybrid IT
$
5,587

 
$
5,462

 
$
5,911

 
$
5,979

 
$
22,939

 
$
5,755

 
$
5,637

 
$
6,080

 
$
6,155

 
$
23,627

 
$
(168
)
 
$
(175
)
 
$
(169
)
 
$
(176
)
 
$
(688
)
Intelligent Edge
608

 
635

 
748

 
731

 
2,722

 
570

 
606

 
711

 
697

 
2,584

 
38

 
29

 
37

 
34

 
138

Financial Services
823

 
872

 
897

 
1,010

 
3,602

 
823

 
872

 
897

 
1,010

 
3,602

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Corporate Investments
130

 
146

 
132

 
145

 
553

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
3

 
3

 
130

 
146

 
132

 
142

 
550

Total Segments
7,148

 
7,115

 
7,688

 
7,865

 
29,816

 
7,148

 
7,115

 
7,688

 
7,865

 
29,816

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other
(246
)
 
(307
)
 
(187
)
 
(205
)
 
(945
)
 
(246
)
 
(307
)
 
(187
)
 
(205
)
 
(945
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total HPE consolidated net revenue
$
6,902

 
$
6,808

 
$
7,501

 
$
7,660

 
$
28,871

 
$
6,902

 
$
6,808

 
$
7,501

 
$
7,660

 
$
28,871

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

Earnings before taxes: (a) (b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hybrid IT
$
713

 
$
437

 
$
459

 
$
574

 
$
2,183

 
$
733

 
$
457

 
$
482

 
$
602

 
$
2,274

 
$
(20
)
 
$
(20
)
 
$
(23
)
 
$
(28
)
 
$
(91
)
Intelligent Edge
25

 
53

 
115

 
98

 
291

 
16

 
46

 
104

 
87

 
253

 
9

 
7

 
11

 
11

 
38

Financial Services
77

 
76

 
70

 
78

 
301

 
76

 
77

 
69

 
77

 
299

 
1

 
(1
)
 
1

 
1

 
2

Corporate Investments
(31
)
 
(25
)
 
(21
)
 
(14
)
 
(91
)
 
(33
)
 
(28
)
 
(24
)
 
(21
)
 
(106
)
 
2

 
3

 
3

 
7

 
15

Total segment earnings from operations(b)
784

 
541

 
623

 
736

 
2,684

 
792

 
552

 
631

 
745

 
2,720

 
(8
)
 
(11
)
 
(8
)
 
(9
)
 
(36
)
Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations(b) 
(97
)
 
(122
)
 
(89
)
 
(99
)
 
(407
)
 
(96
)
 
(124
)
 
(88
)
 
(100
)
 
(408
)
 
(1
)
 
2

 
(1
)
 
1

 
1

Unallocated stock-based compensation expense
(43
)
 
(24
)
 
(23
)
 
(20
)
 
(110
)
 
(43
)
 
(24
)
 
(23
)
 
(20
)
 
(110
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Amortization of intangible assets
(66
)
 
(72
)
 
(97
)
 
(86
)
 
(321
)
 
(66
)
 
(72
)
 
(97
)
 
(86
)
 
(321
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Restructuring charges(b)
(76
)
 
(62
)
 
(144
)
 
(106
)
 
(388
)
 
(83
)
 
(69
)
 
(152
)
 
(113
)
 
(417
)
 
7

 
7

 
8

 
7

 
29

Transformation costs
—

 
—

 
(31
)
 
(328
)
 
(359
)
 
—

 
—

 
(31
)
 
(328
)
 
(359
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Disaster charges
—

 
—

 
—

 
(93
)
 
(93
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(93
)
 
(93
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Acquisition and other related charges
(44
)
 
(50
)
 
(56
)
 
(53
)
 
(203
)
 
(44
)
 
(50
)
 
(56
)
 
(53
)
 
(203
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Separation costs
(11
)
 
(30
)
 
(5
)
 
(202
)
 
(248
)
 
(11
)
 
(30
)
 
(5
)
 
(202
)
 
(248
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Defined benefit plan remeasurement (benefit) cost(b)
(9
)
 
(2
)
 
8

 
12

 
9

 
4

 
12

 
22

 
26

 
64

 
(13
)
 
(14
)
 
(14
)
 
(14
)
 
(55
)
Interest and other, net
(78
)
 
(86
)
 
(87
)
 
(76
)
 
(327
)
 
(78
)
 
(86
)
 
(87
)
 
(76
)
 
(327
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Tax indemnification adjustments
(18
)
 
7

 
10

 
(2
)
 
(3
)
 
(18
)
 
7

 
10

 
(2
)
 
(3
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Non-service net periodic benefit credit(b) 
15

 
16

 
15

 
15

 
61

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
15

 
16

 
15

 
15

 
61

(Loss) earnings from equity interests
(22
)
 
(3
)
 
1

 
1

 
(23
)
 
(22
)
 
(3
)
 
1

 
1

 
(23
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total HPE consolidated earnings before taxes (b)
$
335

 
$
113

 
$
125

 
$
(301
)
 
$
272

 
$
335

 
$
113

 
$
125

 
$
(301
)
 
$
272

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
 
(a) Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company implemented organizational changes to align its segment financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. These organizational changes primarily include: (i) the transfer of the data center networking ("DC Networking") business, which was previously reported within the Hybrid IT Product business unit in the Hybrid IT segment, to the HPE Aruba Product and HPE Aruba Services business units within the Intelligent Edge segment; (ii) the transfer of the edge compute business, which was previously reported within the HPE Aruba Product business unit in the Intelligent Edge segment, to the Hybrid IT Product business unit within the Hybrid IT segment; and (iii) the transfer of the Communications and Media Solutions ("CMS") business, which was previously reported within the HPE Pointnext business unit in the Hybrid IT segment, to the Corporate Investments segment.
The Company reflected these changes to its segment information retrospectively to the earliest period presented, which primarily resulted in the transfer of net revenue and operating profit for each of the businesses as described above.
These changes had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's previously reported consolidated net revenue, earnings from operations, net earnings or net earnings per share.
(b) Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019, in connection with the adoption of the accounting standards update for retirement benefits (Topic 715), the Company reclassified its non-service net periodic benefit credit from operating expense to other income and expense in its Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The Company reflected these changes retrospectively, by transferring the non-service net periodic benefit credit, a portion of which was previously allocated to the segments, and the remainder of which was reported within Unallocated corporate




costs and eliminations, Restructuring charges and Defined benefit plan remeasurement (benefit) cost, to Non-service net periodic benefit credit as other income and expense.
These changes had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's previously reported consolidated GAAP net earnings or GAAP net earnings per share.




HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
FISCAL 2017 SEGMENT INFORMATION (Revised)
(Unaudited)
 
REVISED AMOUNTS
 
AMOUNTS AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
 
VARIANCE
 
Three months ended
 
Twelve months ended
 
Three months ended
 
Twelve months ended
 
Three months ended
 
Twelve months ended
 
Jan. 31, 2017
 
Apr. 30, 2017
 
Jul. 31, 2017
 
Oct. 31, 2017
 
Oct. 31, 2017
 
Jan. 31, 2017
 
Apr. 30, 2017
 
Jul. 31, 2017
 
Oct. 31, 2017
 
Oct. 31, 2017
 
Jan. 31, 2017
 
Apr. 30, 2017
 
Jul. 31, 2017
 
Oct. 31, 2017
 
Oct. 31, 2017
Segment operating margin:(a)(b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hybrid IT
12.8
 %
 
8.0
 %
 
7.8
 %
 
9.6
 %
 
9.5
 %
 
12.7
%
 
8.1
%
 
7.9
%
 
9.8
%
 
9.6
%
 
0.1
pts
 
(0.1
pts)
 
(0.1
pts)
 
(0.2
pts)
 
(0.1
pts)
Intelligent Edge
4.1
 %
 
8.3
 %
 
15.4
 %
 
13.4
 %
 
10.7
 %
 
2.8
%
 
7.6
%
 
14.6
%
 
12.5
%
 
9.8
%
 
1.3
pts
 
0.7
pts
 
0.8
pts
 
0.9
pts
 
0.9
pts
Financial Services
9.4
 %
 
8.7
 %
 
7.8
 %
 
7.7
 %
 
8.4
 %
 
9.2
%
 
8.8
%
 
7.7
%
 
7.6
%
 
8.3
%
 
0.2
 pts
 
(0.1
)pts
 
0.1
 pts
 
0.1
 pts
 
0.1
 pts
Corporate Investments(c)
(23.8
)%
 
(17.1
)%
 
(15.9
)%
 
(9.7
)%
 
(16.5
)%
 
NM

 
NM

 
NM

 
NM

 
NM

 
NM

 
NM

 
NM

 
NM

 
NM

Total segment earnings from operations
11.0
 %
 
7.6
 %
 
8.1
 %
 
9.4
 %
 
9.0
 %
 
11.1
%
 
7.8
%
 
8.2
%
 
9.5
%
 
9.1
%
 
(0.1
pts)
 
(0.2
pts)
 
(0.1
pts)
 
(0.1
pts)
 
(0.1
pts)
 
 
(a) Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company implemented organizational changes to align its segment financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. These organizational changes primarily include: (i) the transfer of the data center networking ("DC Networking") business, which was previously reported within the Hybrid IT Product business unit in the Hybrid IT segment, to the HPE Aruba Product and HPE Aruba Services business units within the Intelligent Edge segment; (ii) the transfer of the edge compute business, which was previously reported within the HPE Aruba Product business unit in the Intelligent Edge segment, to the Hybrid IT Product business unit within the Hybrid IT segment; and (iii) the transfer of the Communications and Media Solutions ("CMS") business, which was previously reported within the HPE Pointnext business unit in the Hybrid IT segment, to the Corporate Investments segment.
The Company reflected these changes to its segment information retrospectively to the earliest period presented, which primarily resulted in the transfer of net revenue and operating profit for each of the businesses as described above.
These changes had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's previously reported consolidated net revenue, earnings from operations, net earnings or net earnings per share.
(b) Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019, in connection with the adoption of the accounting standards update for retirement benefits (Topic 715), the Company reclassified its non-service net periodic benefit credit from operating expense to other income and expense in its Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The Company reflected these changes retrospectively, by transferring the non-service net periodic benefit credit, a portion of which was previously allocated to the segments, and the remainder of which was reported within Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations, Restructuring charges and Defined benefit plan remeasurement (benefit) cost, to Non-service net periodic benefit credit as other income and expense.
These changes had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's previously reported consolidated GAAP net earnings or GAAP net earnings per share.
(c) “NM” represents not meaningful.







HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
FISCAL 2017 SEGMENT / BUSINESS UNIT INFORMATION (Revised)
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
 
REVISED AMOUNTS
 
AMOUNTS AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
 
VARIANCE
 
Three months ended
 
Twelve months ended
 
Three months ended
 
Twelve months ended
 
Three months ended
 
Twelve months ended
 
Jan. 31, 2017
 
Apr. 30, 2017
 
Jul. 31, 2017
 
Oct. 31, 2017
 
Oct. 31, 2017
 
Jan. 31, 2017
 
Apr. 30, 2017
 
Jul. 31, 2017
 
Oct. 31, 2017
 
Oct. 31, 2017
 
Jan. 31, 2017
 
Apr. 30, 2017
 
Jul. 31, 2017
 
Oct. 31, 2017
 
Oct. 31, 2017
Net revenue: (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hybrid IT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hybrid IT Product
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compute
$
3,154

 
$
3,049

 
$
3,366

 
$
3,344

 
$
12,913

 
$
3,143

 
$
3,033

 
$
3,340

 
$
3,321

 
$
12,837

 
$
11

 
$
16

 
$
26

 
$
23

 
$
76

Storage
764

 
734

 
877

 
905

 
3,280

 
764

 
734

 
877

 
905

 
3,280

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

DC Networking
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
49

 
45

 
63

 
57

 
214

 
(49
)
 
(45
)
 
(63
)
 
(57
)
 
(214
)
Total Hybrid IT Product
3,918

 
3,783

 
4,243

 
4,249

 
16,193

 
3,956

 
3,812

 
4,280

 
4,283

 
16,331

 
(38
)
 
(29
)
 
(37
)
 
(34
)
 
(138
)
HPE Pointnext
1,669

 
1,679

 
1,668

 
1,730

 
6,746

 
1,799

 
1,825

 
1,800

 
1,872

 
7,296

 
(130
)
 
(146
)
 
(132
)
 
(142
)
 
(550
)
Total Hybrid IT
5,587

 
5,462

 
5,911

 
5,979

 
22,939

 
5,755

 
5,637

 
6,080

 
6,155

 
23,627

 
(168
)
 
(175
)
 
(169
)
 
(176
)
 
(688
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intelligent Edge
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HPE Aruba Product
538

 
565

 
676

 
656

 
2,435

 
503

 
538

 
642

 
624

 
2,307

 
35

 
27

 
34

 
32

 
128

HPE Aruba Services
70

 
70

 
72

 
75

 
287

 
67

 
68

 
69

 
73

 
277

 
3

 
2

 
3

 
2

 
10

Total Intelligent Edge
608

 
635

 
748

 
731

 
2,722

 
570

 
606

 
711

 
697

 
2,584

 
38

 
29

 
37

 
34

 
138

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Services
823

 
872

 
897

 
1,010

 
3,602

 
823

 
872

 
897

 
1,010

 
3,602

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Corporate Investments
130

 
146

 
132

 
145

 
553

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
3

 
3

 
130

 
146

 
132

 
142

 
550

Total segments
7,148

 
7,115

 
7,688

 
7,865

 
29,816

 
7,148

 
7,115

 
7,688

 
7,865

 
29,816

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other
(246
)
 
(307
)
 
(187
)
 
(205
)
 
(945
)
 
(246
)
 
(307
)
 
(187
)
 
(205
)
 
(945
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total HPE consolidated net revenue
$
6,902

 
$
6,808

 
$
7,501

 
$
7,660

 
$
28,871

 
$
6,902

 
$
6,808

 
$
7,501

 
$
7,660

 
$
28,871

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
 
(a) Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company implemented organizational changes to align its segment financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. These organizational changes primarily include: (i) the transfer of the data center networking ("DC Networking") business, which was previously reported within the Hybrid IT Product business unit in the Hybrid IT segment, to the HPE Aruba Product and HPE Aruba Services business units within the Intelligent Edge segment; (ii) the transfer of the edge compute business, which was previously reported within the HPE Aruba Product business unit in the Intelligent Edge segment, to the Hybrid IT Product business unit within the Hybrid IT segment; and (iii) the transfer of the Communications and Media Solutions ("CMS") business, which was previously reported within the HPE Pointnext business unit in the Hybrid IT segment, to the Corporate Investments segment.
The Company reflected these changes to its segment information retrospectively to the earliest period presented, which primarily resulted in the transfer of net revenue and operating profit for each of the businesses as described above.
These changes had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's previously reported consolidated net revenue, GAAP earnings from operations, GAAP net earnings or GAAP net earnings per share.






HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
FISCAL 2018 SEGMENT INFORMATION (Revised)
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
 
REVISED AMOUNTS
 
AMOUNTS AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
 
VARIANCE
 
Three months ended
 
Twelve months ended
 
Three months ended
 
Twelve months ended
 
Three months ended
 
Twelve months ended
 
Jan. 31, 2018
 
Apr. 30, 2018
 
Jul. 31, 2018
 
Oct. 31, 2018
 
Oct. 31, 2018
 
Jan. 31, 2018
 
Apr. 30, 2018
 
Jul. 31, 2018
 
Oct. 31, 2018
 
Oct. 31, 2018
 
Jan. 31, 2018
 
Apr. 30, 2018
 
Jul. 31, 2018
 
Oct. 31, 2018
 
Oct. 31, 2018
Net revenue: (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hybrid IT
$
6,158

 
$
5,893

 
$
6,109

 
$
6,338

 
$
24,498

 
$
6,331

 
$
6,023

 
$
6,243

 
$
6,436

 
$
25,033

 
$
(173
)
 
$
(130
)
 
$
(134
)
 
$
(98
)
 
$
(535
)
Intelligent Edge
656

 
706

 
785

 
773

 
2,920

 
620

 
710

 
785

 
814

 
2,929

 
36

 
(4
)
 
—

 
(41
)
 
(9
)
Financial Services
888

 
916

 
928

 
939

 
3,671

 
888

 
916

 
928

 
939

 
3,671

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Corporate Investments
136

 
134

 
134

 
139

 
543

 
(1
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
137

 
134

 
134

 
139

 
544

Total segments
7,838

 
7,649

 
7,956

 
8,189

 
31,632

 
7,838

 
7,649

 
7,956

 
8,189

 
31,632

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other
(164
)
 
(181
)
 
(192
)
 
(243
)
 
(780
)
 
(164
)
 
(181
)
 
(192
)
 
(243
)
 
(780
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total HPE consolidated net revenue
$
7,674

 
$
7,468

 
$
7,764

 
$
7,946

 
$
30,852

 
$
7,674

 
$
7,468

 
$
7,764

 
$
7,946

 
$
30,852

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

Earnings before taxes: (a) (b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hybrid IT
$
572

 
$
591

 
$
624

 
$
716

 
$
2,503

 
$
608

 
$
621

 
$
661

 
$
764

 
$
2,654

 
$
(36
)
 
$
(30
)
 
$
(37
)
 
$
(48
)
 
$
(151
)
Intelligent Edge
34

 
56

 
101

 
86

 
277

 
18

 
46

 
91

 
82

 
237

 
16

 
10

 
10

 
4

 
40

Financial Services
71

 
72

 
72

 
71

 
286

 
72

 
72

 
73

 
73

 
290

 
(1
)
 
—

 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(4
)
Corporate Investments
(26
)
 
(28
)
 
(25
)
 
(12
)
 
(91
)
 
(21
)
 
(22
)
 
(24
)
 
(23
)
 
(90
)
 
(5
)
 
(6
)
 
(1
)
 
11

 
(1
)
Total segment earnings from operations(b)
651

 
691

 
772

 
861

 
2,975

 
677

 
717

 
801

 
896

 
3,091

 
(26
)
 
(26
)
 
(29
)
 
(35
)
 
(116
)
Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations(b)
(59
)
 
(61
)
 
(49
)
 
(90
)
 
(259
)
 
(54
)
 
(54
)
 
(44
)
 
(88
)
 
(240
)
 
(5
)
 
(7
)
 
(5
)
 
(2
)
 
(19
)
Unallocated stock-based compensation expense
(30
)
 
(20
)
 
(14
)
 
(9
)
 
(73
)
 
(30
)
 
(20
)
 
(14
)
 
(9
)
 
(73
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Amortization of intangible assets
(78
)
 
(72
)
 
(72
)
 
(72
)
 
(294
)
 
(78
)
 
(72
)
 
(72
)
 
(72
)
 
(294
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Restructuring charges(b)
(5
)
 
(10
)
 
1

 
(5
)
 
(19
)
 
(3
)
 
(9
)
 
(2
)
 
(5
)
 
(19
)
 
(2
)
 
(1
)
 
3

 
—

 
—

Transformation costs(b)
(245
)
 
(120
)
 
(126
)
 
77

 
(414
)
 
(245
)
 
(123
)
 
(131
)
 
74

 
(425
)
 
—

 
3

 
5

 
3

 
11

Acquisition and other related charges
(30
)
 
(16
)
 
(24
)
 
(12
)
 
(82
)
 
(30
)
 
(16
)
 
(24
)
 
(12
)
 
(82
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Separation costs(b)
24

 
(26
)
 
2

 
(9
)
 
(9
)
 
24

 
(26
)
 
2

 
(12
)
 
(12
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
3

 
3

Impairment of goodwill
—

 
—

 
—

 
(88
)
 
(88
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(88
)
 
(88
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Interest and other, net
(21
)
 
(78
)
 
(64
)
 
(111
)
 
(274
)
 
(21
)
 
(78
)
 
(64
)
 
(111
)
 
(274
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Tax indemnification adjustments
(919
)
 
(425
)
 
2

 
(12
)
 
(1,354
)
 
(919
)
 
(425
)
 
2

 
(12
)
 
(1,354
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Non-service net periodic benefit credit(b)
33

 
31

 
26

 
31

 
121

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
33

 
31

 
26

 
31

 
121

Earnings (loss) from equity interests
22

 
(10
)
 
11

 
15

 
38

 
22

 
(10
)
 
11

 
15

 
38

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total HPE consolidated earnings before taxes (b)
$
(657
)
 
$
(116
)
 
$
465

 
$
576

 
$
268

 
$
(657
)
 
$
(116
)
 
$
465

 
$
576

 
$
268

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
 
(a) Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company implemented organizational changes to align its segment financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. These organizational changes primarily include: (i) the transfer of the data center networking ("DC Networking") business, which was previously reported within the Hybrid IT Product business unit in the Hybrid IT segment, to the HPE Aruba Product and HPE Aruba Services business units within the Intelligent Edge segment; (ii) the transfer of the edge compute business, which was previously reported within the HPE Aruba Product business unit in the Intelligent Edge segment, to the Hybrid IT Product business unit within the Hybrid IT segment; and (iii) the transfer of the Communications and Media Solutions ("CMS") business, which was previously reported within the HPE Pointnext business unit in the Hybrid IT segment, to the Corporate Investments segment.
The Company reflected these changes to its segment information retrospectively to the earliest period presented, which primarily resulted in the transfer of net revenue and operating profit for each of the businesses as described above.
These changes had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's previously reported consolidated net revenue, earnings from operations, net earnings or net earnings per share.
(b) Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019, in connection with the adoption of the accounting standards update for retirement benefits (Topic 715), the Company reclassified its non-service net periodic benefit credit from operating expense to other income and expense in its Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The Company reflected these changes retrospectively, by transferring the non-service net periodic benefit credit, a portion of which was previously allocated to the segments, and the remainder of which was reported within Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations, Transformation costs, Restructuring charges and Separation costs, to Non-service net periodic benefit credit as other income and expense.
These changes had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's previously reported consolidated GAAP net earnings or GAAP net earnings per share.





HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
FISCAL 2018 SEGMENT INFORMATION (Revised)
(Unaudited)
 
REVISED AMOUNTS
 
AMOUNTS AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
 
VARIANCE
 
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Jan. 31, 2018
 
Apr. 30, 2018
 
Jul. 31, 2018
 
Oct. 31, 2018
 
Oct. 31, 2018
 
Jan. 31, 2018
 
Apr. 30, 2018
 
Jul. 31, 2018
 
Oct. 31, 2018
 
Oct. 31, 2018
 
Jan. 31, 2018
 
Apr. 30, 2018
 
Jul. 31, 2018
 
Oct. 31, 2018
 
Oct. 31, 2018
Segment operating margin:(a) (b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hybrid IT
9.3
 %
 
10.0
 %
 
10.2
 %
 
11.3
 %
 
10.2
 %
 
9.6
%
 
10.3
%
 
10.6
%
 
11.9
%
 
10.6
%
 
(0.3
pts)
 
(0.3
pts)
 
(0.4
pts)
 
(0.6
pts)
 
(0.4
pts)
Intelligent Edge
5.2
 %
 
7.9
 %
 
12.9
 %
 
11.1
 %
 
9.5
 %
 
2.9
%
 
6.5
%
 
11.6
%
 
10.1
%
 
8.1
%
 
2.3
pts
 
1.4
pts
 
1.3
pts
 
1
pts
 
1.4
pts
Financial Services
8.0
 %
 
7.9
 %
 
7.8
 %
 
7.6
 %
 
7.8
 %
 
8.1
%
 
7.9
%
 
7.9
%
 
7.8
%
 
7.9
%
 
(0.1
pts)
 
—

 
(0.1
)pts
 
(0.2
)pts
 
(0.1
)pts
Corporate Investments(c)
(19.1
)%
 
(20.9
)%
 
(18.7
)%
 
(8.6
)%
 
(16.8
)%
 
NM

 
NM

 
NM

 
NM

 
NM

 
NM

 
NM

 
NM

 
NM

 
NM

Total segment earnings from operations
8.3
 %
 
9.0
 %
 
9.7
 %
 
10.5
 %
 
9.4
 %
 
8.6
%
 
9.4
%
 
10.1
%
 
10.9
%
 
9.8
%
 
(0.3
pts)
 
(0.4
pts)
 
(0.4
pts)
 
(0.4
pts)
 
(0.4
pts)
 
 
(a) Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company implemented organizational changes to align its segment financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. These organizational changes primarily include: (i) the transfer of the data center networking ("DC Networking") business, which was previously reported within the Hybrid IT Product business unit in the Hybrid IT segment, to the HPE Aruba Product and HPE Aruba Services business units within the Intelligent Edge segment; (ii) the transfer of the edge compute business, which was previously reported within the HPE Aruba Product business unit in the Intelligent Edge segment, to the Hybrid IT Product business unit within the Hybrid IT segment; and (iii) the transfer of the Communications and Media Solutions ("CMS") business, which was previously reported within the HPE Pointnext business unit in the Hybrid IT segment, to the Corporate Investments segment.
The Company reflected these changes to its segment information retrospectively to the earliest period presented, which primarily resulted in the transfer of net revenue and operating profit for each of the businesses as described above.
These changes had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's previously reported consolidated net revenue, earnings from operations, net earnings or net earnings per share.
(b) Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019, in connection with the adoption of the accounting standards update for retirement benefits (Topic 715), the Company reclassified its non-service net periodic benefit credit from operating expense to other income and expense in its Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The Company reflected these changes retrospectively, by transferring the non-service net periodic benefit credit, a portion of which was previously allocated to the segments, and the remainder of which was reported within Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations, Transformation costs, Restructuring charges and Separation costs, to Non-service net periodic benefit credit as other income and expense.
These changes had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's previously reported consolidated GAAP net earnings or GAAP net earnings per share.
(c) “NM” represents not meaningful.







HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
FISCAL 2018 SEGMENT / BUSINESS UNIT INFORMATION (Revised)
(Unaudited)
(In millions)
 
REVISED AMOUNTS
 
AMOUNTS AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
 
VARIANCE
 
Three months ended
 
Twelve months ended
 
Three months ended
 
Twelve months ended
 
Three months ended
 
Twelve months ended
 
Jan. 31, 2018
 
Apr. 30, 2018
 
Jul. 31, 2018
 
Oct. 31, 2018
 
Oct. 31, 2018
 
Jan. 31, 2018
 
Apr. 30, 2018
 
Jul. 31, 2018
 
Oct. 31, 2018
 
Oct. 31, 2018
 
Jan. 31, 2018
 
Apr. 30, 2018
 
Jul. 31, 2018
 
Oct. 31, 2018
 
Oct. 31, 2018
Net revenue: (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hybrid IT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hybrid IT Product
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compute
$
3,518

 
$
3,263

 
$
3,569

 
$
3,707

 
$
14,057

 
$
3,492

 
$
3,213

 
$
3,510

 
$
3,608

 
$
13,823

 
$
26

 
$
50

 
$
59

 
$
99

 
$
234

Storage
948

 
912

 
887

 
959

 
3,706

 
948

 
912

 
887

 
959

 
3,706

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

DC Networking
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
62

 
46

 
59

 
58

 
225

 
(62
)
 
(46
)
 
(59
)
 
(58
)
 
(225
)
Total Hybrid IT Product
4,466

 
4,175

 
4,456

 
4,666

 
17,763

 
4,502

 
4,171

 
4,456

 
4,625

 
17,754

 
(36
)
 
4

 
—

 
41

 
9

HPE Pointnext
1,692

 
1,718

 
1,653

 
1,672

 
6,735

 
1,829

 
1,852

 
1,787

 
1,811

 
7,279

 
(137
)
 
(134
)
 
(134
)
 
(139
)
 
(544
)
Total Hybrid IT
6,158

 
5,893

 
6,109

 
6,338

 
24,498

 
6,331

 
6,023

 
6,243

 
6,436

 
25,033

 
(173
)
 
(130
)
 
(134
)
 
(98
)
 
(535
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intelligent Edge
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HPE Aruba Product
582

 
629

 
703

 
685

 
2,599

 
549

 
635

 
706

 
729

 
2,619

 
33

 
(6
)
 
(3
)
 
(44
)
 
(20
)
HPE Aruba Services
74

 
77

 
82

 
88

 
321

 
71

 
75

 
79

 
85

 
310

 
3

 
2

 
3

 
3

 
11

Total Intelligent Edge
656

 
706

 
785

 
773

 
2,920

 
620

 
710

 
785

 
814

 
2,929

 
36

 
(4
)
 
—

 
(41
)
 
(9
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Services
888

 
916

 
928

 
939

 
3,671

 
888

 
916

 
928

 
939

 
3,671

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Corporate Investments
136

 
134

 
134

 
139

 
543

 
(1
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
137

 
134

 
134

 
139

 
544

Total segments
7,838

 
7,649

 
7,956

 
8,189

 
31,632

 
7,838

 
7,649

 
7,956

 
8,189

 
31,632

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Elimination of intersegment net revenue and other
(164
)
 
(181
)
 
(192
)
 
(243
)
 
(780
)
 
(164
)
 
(181
)
 
(192
)
 
(243
)
 
(780
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total HPE consolidated net revenue
$
7,674

 
$
7,468

 
$
7,764

 
$
7,946

 
$
30,852

 
$
7,674

 
$
7,468

 
$
7,764

 
$
7,946

 
$
30,852

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
 
(a) Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company implemented organizational changes to align its segment financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. These organizational changes primarily include: (i) the transfer of the data center networking ("DC Networking") business, which was previously reported within the Hybrid IT Product business unit in the Hybrid IT segment, to the HPE Aruba Product and HPE Aruba Services business units within the Intelligent Edge segment; (ii) the transfer of the edge compute business, which was previously reported within the HPE Aruba Product business unit in the Intelligent Edge segment, to the Hybrid IT Product business unit within the Hybrid IT segment; and (iii) the transfer of the Communications and Media Solutions ("CMS") business, which was previously reported within the HPE Pointnext business unit in the Hybrid IT segment, to the Corporate Investments segment.
The Company reflected these changes to its segment information retrospectively to the earliest period presented, which primarily resulted in the transfer of net revenue and operating profit for each of the businesses as described above.
These changes had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's previously reported consolidated net revenue, GAAP earnings from operations, GAAP net earnings or GAAP net earnings per share.





HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
ADJUSTMENTS TO GAAP NET EARNINGS, EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS,
OPERATING MARGIN AND DILUTED NET EARNINGS PER SHARE
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except percentages and per share amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended January 31, 2017
 
Diluted net earnings per share
 
Three months ended April 30, 2017
 
Diluted net earnings per share
 
Three months ended July 31, 2017
 
Diluted net earnings per share
 
Three months ended October 31, 2017
 
Diluted net earnings per share
GAAP net earnings from continuing operations
$
251

 
$
0.15

 
$
(478
)
 
$
(0.29
)
 
$
285

 
$
0.17

 
$
378

 
$
0.23

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of intangible assets
66

 
0.04

 
72

 
0.04

 
97

 
0.06

 
86

 
0.05

Restructuring charges(a)
76

 
0.04

 
62

 
0.04

 
144

 
0.09

 
106

 
0.06

Transformation costs
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
31

 
0.02

 
328

 
0.20

Disaster Charges
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
93

 
0.06

Acquisition and other related charges
44

 
0.03

 
50

 
0.03

 
56

 
0.03

 
53

 
0.03

Separation costs
11

 
0.01

 
30

 
0.02

 
5

 
—

 
202

 
0.12

Defined benefit plan remeasurement benefit (cost)(a)
9

 
0.01

 
2

 
—

 
(8
)
 
—

 
(12
)
 
(0.01
)
Tax indemnification adjustments
18

 
0.01

 
(7
)
 
—

 
(10
)
 
(0.01
)
 
2

 
—

Non-service net periodic benefit credit(a)
(15
)
 
(0.01
)
 
(16
)
 
(0.01
)
 
(15
)
 
(0.01
)
 
(15
)
 
(0.01
)
Loss from equity interests
35

 
0.02

 
38

 
0.02

 
39

 
0.02

 
43

 
0.03

Adjustments for taxes(a)
(29
)
 
(0.03
)
 
527

 
0.32

 
(256
)
 
(0.15
)
 
(798
)
 
(0.48
)
Non-GAAP net earnings from continuing operations(a)
$
466

 
$
0.27

 
$
280

 
$
0.17

 
$
368

 
$
0.22

 
$
466

 
$
0.28

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP earnings from continuing operations
$
438

 
 
 
$
179

 
 
 
$
186

 
 
 
$
(239
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP adjustments related to continuing operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of intangible assets
66

 
 
 
72

 
 
 
97

 
 
 
86

 
 
Restructuring charges(a)
76

 
 
 
62

 
 
 
144

 
 
 
106

 
 
Transformation costs
—

 
 
 
—

 
 
 
31

 
 
 
328

 
 
Disaster Charges
—

 
 
 
—

 
 
 
—

 
 
 
93

 
 
Acquisition and other related charges
44

 
 
 
50

 
 
 
56

 
 
 
53

 
 
Separation costs
11

 
 
 
30

 
 
 
5

 
 
 
202

 
 
Defined benefit plan remeasurement benefit (cost)(a)
9

 
 
 
2

 
 
 
(8
)
 
 
 
(12
)
 
 
Non-GAAP earnings from continuing operations(a)
$
644

 
 
 
$
395

 
 
 
$
511

 
 
 
$
617

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP operating margin from continuing operations
6
%
 
 
 
3
%
 
 
 
2
%
 
 
 
(3
)%
 
 
Non-GAAP adjustments from continuing operations
3
%
 
 
 
3
%
 
 
 
5
%
 
 
 
11
 %
 
 
Non-GAAP operating margin from continuing operations
9
%
 
 
 
6
%
 
 
 
7
%
 
 
 
8
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP net loss from discontinued operations
$
16

 
$
0.01

 
$
(134
)
 
$
(0.08
)
 
$
(120
)
 
$
(0.07
)
 
$
146

 
$
0.09

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP adjustments related to discontinued operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of intangible assets
35

 
0.02

 
36

 
0.02

 
35

 
0.02

 
10

 
0.01

Restructuring charges
94

 
0.06

 
146

 
0.09

 
13

 
0.01

 
(2
)
 
—

Acquisition and other related charges
—

 
—

 
1

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Separation costs
265

 
0.16

 
448

 
0.27

 
254

 
0.15

 
70

 
0.04

Defined benefit plan settlement charges and remeasurement (benefit)
(2
)
 
—

 
(4
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

Interest expense on Seattle debt
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
11

 
0.01

 
8

 
—





Tax indemnification adjustments
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
15

 
0.01

Adjustments for taxes
(109
)
 
(0.07
)
 
(193
)
 
(0.13
)
 
(69
)
 
(0.05
)
 
(216
)
 
(0.13
)
Non-GAAP net earnings from discontinued operations
$
299

 
$
0.18

 
$
300

 
$
0.17

 
$
122

 
$
0.07

 
$
30

 
$
0.02

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total GAAP net earnings
$
267

 
$
0.16

 
$
(612
)
 
$
(0.37
)
 
$
165

 
$
0.10

 
$
524

 
$
0.32

Total Non-GAAP net earnings
$
765

 
$
0.45

 
$
580

 
$
0.34

 
$
490

 
$
0.29

 
$
496

 
$
0.30

 
 
(a) Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019, in connection with the adoption of the accounting standards update for retirement benefits (Topic 715), the Company reclassified its non-service net periodic benefit credit from operating expense to other income and expense in its Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The Company reflected these changes retrospectively, by transferring the non-service net periodic benefit credit, a portion of which was previously allocated to the segments, and the remainder of which was reported within Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations, Restructuring charges and Defined benefit plan remeasurement benefit (cost), to Non-service net periodic benefit credit as other income and expense.
While these changes had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's previously reported GAAP consolidated net earnings or GAAP net earnings per share, however, the company reflected the change resulting from the reclassification of its non-service net periodic benefit credit by restating its non-GAAP consolidated net earnings and non-GAAP net earnings per share.
Non-service net periodic benefit credit includes certain market-related factors such as (i) interest cost, (ii) expected return on plan assets, (iii) amortization of prior plan amendments, (iv) amortized actuarial gains or losses, (v) the impacts of any plan settlements/curtailments and (vi) impacts from other market-related factors associated with Hewlett Packard Enterprise's defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit plans. These market-driven retirement-related adjustments are primarily due to the change in pension plan assets and liabilities which are tied to financial market performance. The Company excludes these adjustments from its total non-GAAP net earnings and non-GAAP net earnings per share, and considers them to be outside the operational performance of the business.








HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
ADJUSTMENTS TO GAAP NET EARNINGS, EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS,
OPERATING MARGIN AND DILUTED NET EARNINGS PER SHARE
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except percentages and per share amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended January 31, 2018
 
Diluted net earnings per share
 
Three months ended April 30, 2018
 
Diluted net earnings per share
 
Three months ended July 31, 2018
 
Diluted net earnings per share
 
Three months ended October 31, 2018
 
Diluted net earnings per share
GAAP net earnings from continuing operations
$
1,482

 
$
0.92

 
$
850

 
$
0.54

 
$
452

 
$
0.29

 
$
(772
)
 
$
(0.53
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of intangible assets
78

 
0.05

 
72

 
0.05

 
72

 
0.05

 
72

 
0.05

Impairment of goodwill
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
88

 
0.06

Restructuring charges(a)
5

 
—

 
10

 
0.01

 
(1
)
 
—

 
5

 
—

Transformation costs(a)
245

 
0.15

 
120

 
0.08

 
126

 
0.08

 
(57
)
 
(0.04
)
Acquisition and other related charges
30

 
0.02

 
16

 
0.01

 
24

 
0.02

 
12

 
0.01

Separation costs(a)
(24
)
 
(0.01
)
 
26

 
0.02

 
(2
)
 
—

 
9

 
0.01

Tax indemnification adjustments
919

 
0.57

 
425

 
0.27

 
(2
)
 
—

 
12

 
0.01

Non-service net periodic benefit credit(a)
(33
)
 
(0.02
)
 
(31
)
 
(0.02
)
 
(26
)
 
(0.02
)
 
(31
)
 
(0.02
)
Loss from equity interests
37

 
0.02

 
38

 
0.02

 
38

 
0.02

 
38

 
0.03

Adjustments for taxes(a)
(2,219
)
 
(1.38
)
 
(1,020
)
 
(0.66
)
 
(42
)
 
(0.02
)
 
1,257

 
0.85

Non-GAAP net earnings from continuing operations(a)
$
520

 
$
0.32

 
$
506

 
$
0.32

 
$
639

 
$
0.42

 
$
633

 
$
0.43

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP earnings from continuing operations
$
228

 
 
 
$
366

 
 
 
$
490

 
 
 
$
653

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP adjustments related to continuing operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of intangible assets
78

 
 
 
72

 
 
 
72

 
 
 
72

 
 
Impairment of goodwill
—

 
 
 
—

 
 
 
—

 
 
 
88

 
 
Restructuring charges(a)
5

 
 
 
10

 
 
 
(1
)
 
 
 
5

 
 
Transformation costs(a) 
245

 
 
 
120

 
 
 
126

 
 
 
(77
)
 
 
Acquisition and other related charges
30

 
 
 
16

 
 
 
24

 
 
 
12

 
 
Separation costs(a)
(24
)
 
 
 
26

 
 
 
(2
)
 
 
 
9

 
 
Non-GAAP earnings from continuing operations(a)
$
562

 
 
 
$
610

 
 
 
$
709

 
 
 
$
762

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP operating margin from continuing operations
3
%
 
 
 
5
%
 
 
 
6
%
 
 
 
8
%
 
 
Non-GAAP adjustments from continuing operations
4
%
 
 
 
3
%
 
 
 
3
%
 
 
 
2
%
 
 
Non-GAAP operating margin from continuing operations
7
%
 
 
 
8
%
 
 
 
9
%
 
 
 
10
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP net loss from discontinued operations
$
(46
)
 
$
(0.03
)
 
$
(72
)
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
—

 
$
15

 
$
0.01

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP adjustments related to discontinued operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Separation costs
51

 
0.03

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Tax indemnification adjustments
(4
)
 
—

 
72

 
0.05

 
—

 
—

 
(11
)
 
(0.01
)
Adjustments for taxes
(1
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1

 
—

 
(4
)
 
—

Non-GAAP net earnings from discontinued operations
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total GAAP net earnings
$
1,436

 
$
0.89

 
$
778

 
$
0.49

 
$
451

 
$
0.29

 
$
(757
)
 
$
(0.52
)
Total Non-GAAP net earnings
$
520

 
$
0.32

 
$
506

 
$
0.32

 
$
639

 
$
0.42

 
$
633

 
$
0.43

 
 




(a) Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019, in connection with the adoption of the accounting standards update for retirement benefits (Topic 715), the Company reclassified its non-service net periodic benefit credit from operating expense to other income and expense in its Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The Company reflected these changes retrospectively, by transferring the non-service net periodic benefit credit, a portion of which was previously allocated to the segments, and the remainder of which was reported within Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations, Transformation costs, Restructuring charges and Separation costs, to Non-service net periodic benefit credit as other income and expense.
While these changes had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's previously reported GAAP consolidated net earnings or GAAP net earnings per share, however, the company reflected the change resulting from the reclassification of its non-service net periodic benefit credit by restating its non-GAAP consolidated net earnings and non-GAAP net earnings per share.
Non-service net periodic benefit credit includes certain market-related factors such as (i) interest cost, (ii) expected return on plan assets, (iii) amortization of prior plan amendments, (iv) amortized actuarial gains or losses, (v) the impacts of any plan settlements/curtailments and (vi) impacts from other market-related factors associated with Hewlett Packard Enterprise's defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit plans. These market-driven retirement-related adjustments are primarily due to the change in pension plan assets and liabilities which are tied to financial market performance. The Company excludes these adjustments from its total non-GAAP net earnings and non-GAAP net earnings per share, and considers them to be outside the operational performance of the business.




HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
ADJUSTMENTS TO GAAP NET EARNINGS, EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS,
OPERATING MARGIN AND DILUTED NET EARNINGS PER SHARE
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except percentages and per share amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Twelve months ended October 31, 2018
 
Diluted net earnings per share
 
Twelve months ended October 31, 2017
 
Diluted net earnings per share
GAAP net earnings from continuing operations
$
2,012

 
$
1.30

 
$
436

 
$
0.26

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of intangible assets
294

 
0.19

 
321

 
0.19

Impairment of goodwill
88

 
0.06

 
—

 
—

Restructuring charges(a)
19

 
0.01

 
388

 
0.23

Transformation costs(a)
434

 
0.28

 
359

 
0.21

Disaster Charges
—

 
—

 
93

 
0.06

Acquisition and other related charges
82

 
0.05

 
203

 
0.12

Separation costs(a)
9

 
0.01

 
248

 
0.15

Defined benefit plan remeasurement (benefit)(a)
—

 
—

 
(9
)
 
(0.01
)
Tax indemnification adjustments
1,354

 
0.87

 
3

 
—

Non-service net periodic benefit credit(a)
(121
)
 
(0.08
)
 
(61
)
 
(0.04
)
Loss from equity interests
151

 
0.10

 
155

 
0.09

Adjustments for taxes(a)
(2,024
)
 
(1.31
)
 
(556
)
 
(0.32
)
Non-GAAP net earnings from continuing operations(a)
$
2,298

 
$
1.48

 
$
1,580

 
$
0.94

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP earnings from continuing operations
$
1,737

 
 
 
$
564

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP adjustments related to continuing operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of intangible assets
294

 
 
 
321

 
 
Impairment of goodwill
88

 
 
 
—

 
 
Restructuring charges(a)
19

 
 
 
388

 
 
Transformation costs(a) 
414

 
 
 
359

 
 
Disaster Charges
—

 
 
 
93

 
 
Acquisition and other related charges
82

 
 
 
203

 
 
Separation costs(a)
9

 
 
 
248

 
 
Defined benefit plan remeasurement (benefit)(a)
—

 
 
 
(9
)
 
 
Non-GAAP earnings from continuing operations(a)
$
2,643

 
 
 
$
2,167

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP operating margin from continuing operations
6
%
 
 
 
2
%
 
 
Non-GAAP adjustments from continuing operations
3
%
 
 
 
6
%
 
 
Non-GAAP operating margin from continuing operations
9
%
 
 
 
8
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP net loss from discontinued operations
$
(104
)
 
$
(0.07
)
 
$
(92
)
 
$
(0.05
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP adjustments related to discontinued operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of intangible assets
—

 
—

 
116

 
0.07

Restructuring charges
—

 
—

 
251

 
0.15

Acquisition and other related charges
—

 
—

 
1

 
—

Separation costs
51

 
0.03

 
1,037

 
0.62

Defined benefit plan settlement charges and remeasurement (benefit)
—

 
—

 
(9
)
 
(0.01
)




Interest expense on Seattle debt
—

 
—

 
19

 
0.01

Tax indemnification adjustments
58

 
0.04

 
15

 
0.01

Adjustments for taxes
(5
)
 
—

 
(587
)
 
(0.35
)
Non-GAAP net earnings from discontinued operations
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
751

 
$
0.45

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total GAAP net earnings
$
1,908

 
$
1.23

 
$
344

 
$
0.21

Total Non-GAAP net earnings
$
2,298

 
$
1.48

 
$
2,331

 
$
1.39

 
 
(a) Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019, in connection with the adoption of the accounting standards update for retirement benefits (Topic 715), the Company reclassified its non-service net periodic benefit credit from operating expense to other income and expense in its Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The Company reflected these changes retrospectively, by transferring the non-service net periodic benefit credit, a portion of which was previously allocated to the segments, and the remainder of which was reported as unallocated operating expense, to Non-service net periodic benefit credit as other income and expense.
While these changes had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's previously reported GAAP consolidated net earnings or GAAP net earnings per share, however, the company reflected the change resulting from the reclassification of its non-service net periodic benefit credit by restating its non-GAAP consolidated net earnings and non-GAAP net earnings per share.
Non-service net periodic benefit credit includes certain market-related factors such as (i) interest cost, (ii) expected return on plan assets, (iii) amortization of prior plan amendments, (iv) amortized actuarial gains or losses, (v) the impacts of any plan settlements/curtailments and (vi) impacts from other market-related factors associated with Hewlett Packard Enterprise's defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit plans. These market-driven retirement-related adjustments are primarily due to the change in pension plan assets and liabilities which are tied to financial market performance. The Company excludes these adjustments from its total non-GAAP net earnings and non-GAAP net earnings per share, and considers them to be outside the operational performance of the business.

Use of non-GAAP financial information

To supplement Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s condensed consolidated financial statement information presented on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis, Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides revenue on a constant currency basis as well as non-GAAP operating expense, non-GAAP operating profit, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP income tax rate, non-GAAP net earnings from continuing operations, non-GAAP net earnings from discontinued operations, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations, adjusted non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from discontinued operations, gross cash, free cash flow, net capital expenditures, net debt, net cash, operating company net debt and operating company net cash financial measures. Hewlett Packard Enterprise also provides forecasts of non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share and free cash flow. A reconciliation of adjustments to GAAP financial measures for fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2018 is included in the tables above or elsewhere in the materials accompanying this revised financial report. In addition, an explanation of the ways in which Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s management uses these non-GAAP measures to evaluate its business, the substance behind Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s decision to use these non-GAAP measures, the material limitations associated with the use of these non-GAAP measures, the manner in which Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s management compensates for those limitations, and the substantive reasons why Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors is included under “Use of non-GAAP financial measures” further below. This additional non-GAAP financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for revenue, operating profit, operating margin, net earnings from continuing operations, net earnings from discontinued operations, diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations, diluted net earnings per share from discontinued operations, cash and cash equivalents, cash flow from operations, investments in property, plant and equipment, or total company debt prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Use of non-GAAP financial measures

To supplement Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s condensed consolidated financial statement information presented on a GAAP basis, Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides revenue on a constant currency basis, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating profit, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP income tax rate, non-GAAP net earnings from continuing operations, non-GAAP net earnings from discontinued operations, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations, adjusted non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from discontinued operations, gross cash, free cash flow, net capital expenditures, net debt, net cash, operating company net debt and operating company net cash financial measures. Hewlett Packard Enterprise also provides forecasts of non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share and free cash flow.





These non-GAAP financial measures are not computed in accordance with, or as an alternative to, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to revenue on a constant currency basis is revenue. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP operating expense is total costs and expenses. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP operating profit is earnings from operations. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP operating margin is operating margin. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP income tax rate is income tax rate. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP net earnings from continuing operations is net earnings from continuing operations. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP net earnings from discontinued operations is net earnings from discontinued operations. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations is diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to the adjusted non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share is diluted net earnings per share. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from discontinued operations is diluted net earnings per share from discontinued operations. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to gross cash is cash and cash equivalents. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to free cash flow is cash flow from operations. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to net capital expenditures is investment in property, plant and equipment. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to net debt and operating company net debt is total company debt. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to each of net cash and operating company net cash is cash and cash equivalents. Reconciliations of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP information are included in the tables above or elsewhere in the materials accompanying this revised financial report.

Use and economic substance of non-GAAP financial measures used by Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Revenue on a constant currency basis assumes no change in the foreign exchange rate from the prior-year period. Non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating profit, and non-GAAP operating margin are defined to exclude any charges relating to the amortization of intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, restructuring charges, charges relating to the separation transactions, transformation costs, acquisition and other related charges, disaster charges and defined benefit plan remeasurement benefit (costs). Non-GAAP net earnings from continuing operations and non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations consist of net earnings or diluted net earnings per share excluding those same charges, as well as an adjustment to earnings in equity interests, non-service net periodic benefit credit, tax indemnification adjustments, income tax valuation allowances and separation taxes, the impact of U.S. tax reform and excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation. Non-GAAP net earnings from discontinued operations and non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from discontinued operations consist of net earnings from discontinued operations or diluted net earnings per share from discontinued operations excluding those same charges, as applicable to discontinued operations. In addition, non-GAAP net earnings from continuing operations, non-GAAP net earnings from discontinued operations, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations and non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from discontinued operations are adjusted by the amount of additional taxes or tax benefits associated with each non-GAAP item.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures for purposes of evaluating Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s historical and prospective financial performance, as well as Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s performance relative to its competitors. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s management also uses these non-GAAP measures to further its own understanding of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s segment operating performance. Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes that excluding the items mentioned above from these non-GAAP financial measures allows Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s management to better understand Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s consolidated financial performance in relation to the operating results of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s segments, as Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s management does not believe that the excluded items are reflective of ongoing operating results. More specifically, Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s management excludes each of those items mentioned above for the following reasons:

•
Hewlett Packard Enterprise incurs charges relating to the amortization of intangible assets. Those charges are included in Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s GAAP earnings from operations, operating margin, net earnings and diluted net earnings per share. Such charges are significantly impacted by the timing and magnitude of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s acquisitions and any related impairment charges. Consequently, Hewlett Packard Enterprise excludes these charges for purposes of calculating these non-GAAP measures to facilitate a more meaningful evaluation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s current operating performance and comparisons to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s operating performance in other periods.
•
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, Communications and Media Services ("CMS") was identified as a separate reporting unit within Hybrid IT, which triggered an interim impairment test, resulting in an impairment of goodwill




charge. Hewlett Packard Enterprise excludes these charges for purposes of calculating these non-GAAP measures to facilitate a more meaningful evaluation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s current operating performance and comparisons to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s operating performance in other periods.
•
Restructuring charges are costs associated with a formal restructuring plan and are primarily related to (i) employee termination costs and benefits (ii) costs to vacate duplicative facilities and (iii) an accelerated employee stock compensation program. Hewlett Packard Enterprise excludes these restructuring costs (and any reversals of charges recorded in prior periods) for purposes of calculating these non-GAAP measures because it believes that these historical costs do not reflect expected future operating expenses and do not contribute to a meaningful evaluation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s current operating performance or comparisons to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s operating performance in other periods.
•
Separation costs are expenses associated with HP Inc.’s (formerly known as “Hewlett-Packard Company” or “HP Co.”) separation into two independent publicly-traded companies and the spin-off and merger transactions of the Enterprise Services business with CSC ("Everett Transaction") and the Software business with Micro Focus (“Seattle Transaction”). The charges are primarily related to third-party consulting, contractor fees and other incremental costs incurred to complete the transactions. Hewlett Packard Enterprise excludes these separation costs for purposes of calculating these non-GAAP measures to facilitate a more meaningful evaluation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s current operating performance and comparisons to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s operating performance in other periods.
•
Transformation costs represent net costs related to the HPE Next initiative and include restructuring charges, program design and execution costs, costs incurred to transform Hewlett Packard Enterprise's IT infrastructure and gains from the sale of real-estate identified as part of the initiative. For fiscal year 2018, transformation costs also include a cumulative translation adjustments resulting from country exits associated with the HPE Next Initiative. Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes that eliminating such expenses and gains for purposes of calculating these non-GAAP measures facilitates a more meaningful evaluation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s current operating performance and comparisons to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s past operating performance.
•
Hewlett Packard Enterprise incurs costs related to its acquisitions and divestitures, most of which are treated as non-cash or non-capitalized expenses. The charges are direct expenses such as professional fees and retention costs, as well as non-cash adjustments to the fair value of certain acquired assets such as inventory. Because non-cash or non-capitalized acquisition-related expenses are inconsistent in amount and frequency and are significantly impacted by the timing and nature of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s acquisitions and divestitures, Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes that eliminating such expenses for purposes of calculating these non-GAAP measures facilitates a more meaningful evaluation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s current operating performance and comparisons to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s past operating performance.
•
Disaster charges represent costs related to the damages sustained as a result of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, which includes the deductible related to the Company's insurance program as well as an impairment of the Company's facilities. Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes that eliminating these amounts for purposes of calculating non-GAAP operating profit facilitates a more meaningful evaluation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s current operating performance and comparisons to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s operating performance in other periods.
•
Hewlett Packard Enterprise incurs defined benefit plan remeasurement benefit (costs) relating to its defined pension plans. The charges are associated with the remeasurement of plan assets in connection with the Everett and Seattle Transactions, resulting in a change to the net periodic pension expense. Hewlett Packard Enterprise excludes these charges for the purpose of calculating these non-GAAP measures to facilitate a more meaningful evaluation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s current operating performance and comparisons to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s operating performance in other periods
•
Adjustment to earnings from equity interests includes the amortization of the basis difference in relation to the H3C divestiture and the resulting equity method investment in H3C. Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes that eliminating this amount for purposes of calculating non-GAAP operating profit facilitates a more meaningful evaluation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s current operating performance and comparisons to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s operating performance in other periods.
•
Non-service net periodic benefit credit includes certain market-related factors such as (i) interest cost, (ii) expected return on plan assets, (iii) amortization of prior plan amendments, (iv) amortized actuarial gains or losses, (v) the impacts of any plan settlements/curtailments and (vi) impacts from other market-related factors associated with Hewlett Packard Enterprise's defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit plans. These market-driven retirement-related adjustments are primarily due to the change in pension plan assets and liabilities which are tied to financial market performance. Hewlett Packard Enterprise excludes these adjustments and considers them to be outside the operational performance of the business.
•
Tax indemnification adjustments are related to changes in the indemnification positions between Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc., DXC and Micro Focus that are recorded by the Company as pre-tax income or expense




and not considered tax expense. Hewlett Packard Enterprise excludes these charges and the associated tax impact for the purpose of calculating these non-GAAP measures to facilitate a more meaningful evaluation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s current operating performance and comparisons to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s operating performance in other periods.
•
Valuation allowances and separation taxes represent tax amounts in connection with the spin-off of the enterprise services business, Everett SpinCo, Inc., and the software business, Seattle SpinCo, Inc. Since these charges do not represent ongoing expenses, Hewlett Packard Enterprise excludes these charges for the purpose of calculating these non-GAAP measures to facilitate a more meaningful evaluation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s current operating performance and comparisons to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s operating performance in other periods.
•
As a result of the recently enacted U.S. tax reform, during the first quarter of fiscal 2018, Hewlett Packard Enterprise recorded an estimated tax benefit from the provisional application of the new tax rules including a lower federal tax rate to deferred tax assets and liabilities, partially offset by a provisional estimate for transition tax expense on accumulated non-U.S. undistributed earnings, and a benefit as a result of the liquidation of an insolvent non U.S. subsidiary. During subsequent quarters, the Company recorded SAB118 adjustments in connection with U.S. tax reform primarily related to transition tax. Since these adjustments represent a one-time charge and do not represent ongoing expenses, Hewlett Packard Enterprise excludes the charge for the purpose of calculating these non-GAAP measures to facilitate a more meaningful evaluation of the Company’s current operating performance and comparisons to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s operating performance in other periods.
•
During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2016-09 on a prospective basis, except for the statement of cash flows for which the statement was retrospectively adopted for the prior comparative periods. This standard requires excess tax benefits or tax deficiencies associated with stock-based compensation to be recognized as a component of the provision for income taxes in the Statement of Earnings rather than additional paid-in capital in the Balance Sheet. Since the benefit or deficiency is the outcome of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s stock price at the time an award is converted to a share of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s stock, Hewlett Packard Enterprise excludes these benefits or deficiencies for the purpose of calculating these non-GAAP measures to facilitate a more meaningful evaluation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s current operating performance and comparisons to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s operating performance in other periods.

Material limitations associated with use of non-GAAP financial measures

These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and these measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s results as reported under GAAP. Some of the limitations in relying on these non-GAAP financial measures are:

•
Items such as amortization of intangible assets and impairment of goodwill, though not directly affecting Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s cash position, represent the loss in value of intangible assets over time. The expense associated with this loss in value is not included in non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating profit, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net earnings from continuing operations, non-GAAP net earnings from discontinued operations, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations and non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from discontinued operations, and therefore does not reflect the full economic effect of the loss in value of those intangible assets.
•
Items such as restructuring charges, separation costs, transformation costs and disaster charges that are excluded from non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating profit, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net earnings from continuing operations, non-GAAP net earnings from discontinued operations, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations and non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from discontinued operations can have a material impact on the equivalent GAAP earnings measure and cash flows.
•
Items such as adjustment to earnings from equity interests and non-service net periodic benefit credit that are excluded from non-GAAP net earnings from continuing operations, non-GAAP net earnings from discontinued operations, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations and non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from discontinued operations can have a material impact on the equivalent GAAP earnings measure and cash flows.
•
Items such as tax indemnification adjustments, income tax valuation allowances and separation taxes, the impact of U.S. tax reform, excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation and the related tax impacts from other non-GAAP measures that are excluded from the non-GAAP tax rate, non-GAAP net earnings from continuing operations, non-GAAP net earnings from discontinued operations, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations and non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from discontinued operations can also have a material impact on the equivalent GAAP earnings measures and cash flows.
•
Hewlett Packard Enterprise may not be able to immediately liquidate the short-term and long-term investments included in gross cash, which may limit the usefulness of gross cash as a liquidity measure.




•
Other companies may calculate revenue on a constant currency basis, non-GAAP operating profit, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net earnings from continuing operations, non-GAAP net earnings from discontinued operations, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations and non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from discontinued operations differently than Hewlett Packard Enterprise does, limiting the usefulness of those measures for comparative purposes.

Compensation for limitations associated with use of non-GAAP financial measures

Hewlett Packard Enterprise compensates for the limitations on its use of non-GAAP financial measures by relying primarily on its GAAP results and using non-GAAP financial measures only as supplement. Hewlett Packard Enterprise also provides a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP measure within this revised financial report and in other written materials that include these non-GAAP financial measures, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise encourages investors to review carefully those reconciliations.

Usefulness of non-GAAP financial measures to investors

Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes that providing revenue on a constant currency basis, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating profit, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP income tax rate, non-GAAP net earnings from continuing operations, non-GAAP net earnings from discontinued operations, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations, adjusted non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share and non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share from discontinued operations, gross cash, free cash flow, net capital expenditures, net debt, net cash, operating company net debt and operating company net cash financial measures to investors in addition to the related GAAP measures provides investors with greater transparency to the information used by Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s management in its financial and operational decision making and allows investors to see Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s results “through the eyes” of management. Hewlett Packard Enterprise further believes that providing this information better enables Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s investors to understand Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s operating performance and to evaluate the efficacy of the methodology and information used by Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s management to evaluate and measure such performance. Disclosure of these non-GAAP financial measures also facilitates comparisons of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s operating performance with the performance of other companies in Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s industry that supplement their GAAP results with non-GAAP financial measures that may be calculated in a similar manner.