HP Sales Miss Estimates Ahead of Company Split

The transcript discusses a company's earnings report, highlighting that the earnings per share are slightly below analyst estimates. It emphasizes the importance of the company's strategic split into PCs and printers versus corporate hardware and services. The initial results are in line with expectations, but the forecast suggests potential challenges. The PC business has performed better than anticipated, and strategic decisions favoring server and storage enterprise over PCs are discussed.

What was the company's earnings per share forecast for the first quarter?

• 89 to 93 cents

• 95 to 99 cents

• 85 to 88 cents

• 90 to 94 cents

What are the two divisions the company split into?

• PCs and printers; corporate hardware and services

• Corporate hardware and services; software development

• Cloud services and software; PCs and printers

• PCs and printers; cloud services

What was the anticipated performance of the PC division?

• Expected to perform poorly

• Expected to show strength

• Expected to remain stable

• Expected to decline significantly

How did the company's quarterly results compare to expectations?

• Far exceeding expectations

• Significantly below expectations

• Largely in line with expectations

• Slightly above expectations

What strategic decision did Meg Whitman make regarding the company's focus?

• Focus on cloud services

• Focus on software development

• Focus on server and storage enterprise business

• Focus on the PC business