WDC Western Digital Corporation

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 30, 2014

 

 

Western Digital Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-08703		33-0956711
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

3355 Michelson Drive, Suite 100 Irvine, California		92612
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(949) 672-7000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 30, 2014, Western Digital Corporation (“Western Digital”) announced financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter ended June 27, 2014. A copy of the press release making this announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of Western Digital’s Quarterly Fact Sheet for the fourth fiscal quarter ended June 27, 2014 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1		Press Release issued by Western Digital Corporation on July 30, 2014 announcing financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter ended June 27, 2014.
99.2		Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2014 Western Digital Corporation Quarterly Fact Sheet.

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

						Western Digital Corporation
						(Registrant)
				By:		/s/ Michael C. Ray
Date:		July 30, 2014				Michael C. Ray
						Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Company contacts:

Bob Blair

Western Digital Investor Relations

949.672.7834

robert.blair@wdc.com

Steve Shattuck

Western Digital Public Relations

949.672.7817

steve.shattuck@wdc.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

WESTERN DIGITAL ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR

FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR 2014

IRVINE, Calif. — Jul. 30, 2014 — Western Digital^® Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 27, 2014. For the fourth quarter, the company reported revenue of $3.7 billion and net income of $317 million, or $1.32 per share. On a non-GAAP basis, net income was $445 million or $1.85 per share.¹ In the year-ago quarter, the company reported revenue of $3.7 billion, a net loss of $265 million, or $1.12 per share. Non-GAAP net income in the year-ago quarter was $477 million, or $1.96 per share.²

The company generated $713 million in cash from operations during the June quarter, ending with total cash and cash equivalents of $4.8 billion. During the June quarter, the company utilized $272 million to repurchase 3.2 million shares of common stock. On May 14, the company declared a $0.40 per common-share dividend, which was paid on July 15.

For the fiscal year, the company achieved revenue of $15.1 billion and net income of $1.6 billion, or $6.68 per share, compared to fiscal year 2013 revenue of $15.4 billion and net income of $980 million, or $3.98 per share. On a non-GAAP basis, fiscal 2014 net income was $2.0 billion, or $8.10 per share, compared to fiscal 2013 net income of $2.1 billion or $8.53 per share.³ The company generated $2.8 billion in cash from operations during the fiscal year and it utilized $1.1 billion for dividends and share repurchases.

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Western Digital Announces Financial Results For Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2014

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“We achieved strong financial results in the June quarter, with better-than-anticipated revenue, healthy gross margin performance and continued strong cash flow generation,” said Steve Milligan, president and chief executive officer. “We did so by addressing continued robust demand in gaming and stronger-than-expected demand in notebook PCs, demonstrating our flexibility and capability in high-volume businesses. We also saw strength in our performance enterprise business.

“Longer term, we remain excited about Western Digital’s strong strategic position at the center of the storage ecosystem, which continues to expand, evolve and transform. The creation of digital data continues unabated and the strategic value of that content is increasing. With our deep insight and experience, we will continue to play a vital role in unlocking the value of data with innovative and industry-leading storage devices and solutions.”

The investment community conference call to discuss these results will be broadcast live over the Internet today at 2 p.m. Pacific/5 p.m. Eastern. The live and archived conference call webcast can be accessed online at investor.wdc.com. The telephone replay number is 1-800-324-4587 in the U.S. or +1-402-220-3854 for international callers.

About Western Digital

Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC), Irvine, Calif., is a global provider of products and services that empower people to create, manage, experience and preserve digital content. Its subsidiaries design and manufacture storage devices, networking equipment and home entertainment products under the WD^®, HGST and G-Technology brands. Visit the Investor section of the company’s website (www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.

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Western Digital Announces Financial Results For Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2014

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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning our position in the storage ecosystem, the growth of digital data and our role in the creation of additional data. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, including the impact of continued uncertainty and volatility in global economic conditions; supply and demand conditions in the hard drive industry; uncertainties concerning the availability and cost of commodity materials and specialized product components; actions by competitors; unexpected advances in competing technologies; uncertainties related to the development and introduction of products based on new technologies and expansion into new data storage markets; business conditions and growth in the various hard drive markets; pricing trends and fluctuations in average selling prices; and other risks and uncertainties listed in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including the company’s recent Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 5, 2014, to which your attention is directed. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speaks only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

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Western Digital, WD and the WD logo are registered trademarks in the U.S. and other countries. HGST trademarks are intended and authorized for use only in countries and jurisdictions in which HGST has obtained the rights to use, market and advertise the brand. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies.

 

 

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Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter fiscal 2014 consists of GAAP net income of $317 million plus $47 million of amortization of intangibles related to the acquisitions of HGST, sTec, VeloBit and Virident, $13 million of charges related to litigation and $68 million of employee termination, asset impairment and other charges. Non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.85 for the fourth quarter is calculated by using the same 241 million diluted shares as is used for GAAP earnings per share. The tax effect of the aforementioned items was not material.

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Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter fiscal 2013 consists of GAAP net loss of $265 million plus $681 million for charges related to an arbitration award, $46 million for amortization of intangibles related to the acquisition of HGST and $15 million for employee termination benefits and other unrelated charges. Non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.96 for the fourth quarter is calculated using 243 million diluted shares. The tax effect of the aforementioned items was not material.

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Non-GAAP net income for fiscal 2014 consists of GAAP net income of $1.6 billion plus $195 million of amortization of intangibles related to the acquisitions of HGST, sTec, VeloBit and Virident, $64 million of charges related to litigation, $133 million of employee termination, asset impairment and other charges, $13 million of acquisition charges and $4 million of expense due to the write-off of debt issuance costs offset by a $65 million gain on an insurance recovery. Non-GAAP earnings per share of $8.10 for fiscal 2014 is calculated by using the same 242 million diluted shares as is used for GAAP earnings per share. Non-GAAP net income for fiscal 2013 consists of GAAP net income of $980 million plus $681 million for charges related to an arbitration award, $193 million for amortization of intangibles related to the acquisition of HGST, $138 million for employee termination benefits and other charges and a net $106 million for tax-related matters and other unrelated charges. Non-GAAP earnings per share of $8.53 for fiscal 2013 is calculated by using the same 246 million diluted shares as is used for GAAP earnings per share. The tax effect of the aforementioned items was not material.

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WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions; unaudited)

 

		June 27,				June 28,
		2014				2013
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	4,804			$	4,309
Short-term investments			284				—
Accounts receivable, net			1,989				1,793
Inventories			1,226				1,188
Other current assets			417				308
Total current assets			8,720				7,598
Property, plant and equipment, net			3,293				3,700
Goodwill			2,559				1,954
Other intangible assets, net			454				605
Other non-current assets			473				179
Total assets		$	15,499			$	14,036
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	1,971			$	1,990
Accrued arbitration award			758				706
Accrued expenses			412				480
Accrued compensation			460				453
Accrued warranty			119				114
Current portion of long-term debt			125				230
Total current liabilities			3,845				3,973
Long-term debt			2,313				1,725
Other liabilities			499				445
Total liabilities			6,657				6,143
Total shareholders’ equity			8,842				7,893
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	15,499			$	14,036

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WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)

(in millions, except per share amounts; unaudited)

 

		Three Months Ended								Years Ended
		June 27,				June 28,				June 27,				June 28,
		2014				2013				2014				2013
Revenue, net		$	3,651			$	3,728			$	15,130			$	15,351
Cost of revenue			2,622				2,678				10,770				10,988
Gross profit			1,029				1,050				4,360				4,363
Operating expenses:
Research and development			426				402				1,661				1,572
Selling, general and administrative			202				180				761				706
Charges related to arbitration award			13				681				52				681
Employee termination, asset impairment and other charges			36				8				95				138
Total operating expenses			677				1,271				2,569				3,097
Operating income (loss)			352				(221	)			1,791				1,266
Net interest and other			(5	)			(9	)			(39	)			(44	)
Income before (loss) income taxes			347				(230	)			1,752				1,222
Income tax provision			30				35				135				242
Net income (loss)		$	317			$	(265	)		$	1,617			$	980
Income (loss) per common share:
Basic		$	1.35			$	(1.12	)		$	6.88			$	4.07
Diluted		$	1.32			$	(1.12	)		$	6.68			$	3.98
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic			234				236				235				241
Diluted			241				236				242				246

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WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions; unaudited)

 

		Three Months Ended								Years Ended
		June 27,				June 28,				June 27,				June 28,
		2014				2013				2014				2013
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)		$	317			$	(265	)		$	1,617			$	980
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations:
Depreciation and amortization			308				302				1,244				1,233
Stock-based compensation			31				30				156				137
Deferred income taxes			53				(24	)			(13	)			35
Gain from insurance recovery			—				—				(65	)			—
Loss on disposal of assets			7				—				40				—
Non-cash portion of employee termination, asset impairment and other charges			36				3				62				19
Other non-cash operating activities, net			5				—				9				—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net			(44	)			638				(234	)			715
Net cash provided by operating activities			713				684				2,816				3,119
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment			(161	)			(136	)			(628	)			(952	)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			—				—				(823	)			(1	)
Purchases of investments			(91	)			—				(561	)			(17	)
Proceeds from sales of investments			72				—				72				—
Other investing activities, net			—				—				4				—
Net cash used in investing activities			(180	)			(136	)			(1,936	)			(970	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Employee stock plans, net			75				53				215				205
Repurchases of common stock			(272	)			(235	)			(816	)			(842	)
Dividends to shareholders			(70	)			(60	)			(259	)			(181	)
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs			—				—				2,992				—
Repayment of debt			(31	)			(57	)			(2,517	)			(230	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(298	)			(299	)			(385	)			(1,048	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents			235				249				495				1,101
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			4,569				4,060				4,309				3,208
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	4,804			$	4,309			$	4,804			$	4,309

Exhibit 99.2

FY11 Q4 FY11 Q1 FY12 Q2 FY12 Q3 FY12 Q4 FY12 Q1 FY13 Q2 FY13 Q3 FY13 Q4 FY13 Q1 FY14 Q2 FY14 Q3 FY14 Q4 FY149

TAM 164.0 167.5 159.5 165.8 176.3 119.1 146.4 156.7 139.1 135.8 135.9 133.3 140.2 142.2 138.1 138.1

HDD Share 30.9% 31.2% 31.2% 32.5% 32.8% 23.9% 30.2% 45.3% 44.9% 43.6% 44.3% 44.9% 44.7% 44.4% 43.8% 45.7%

Units (HDD)2 50.7 52.2 49.8 53.8 57.8 28.5 44.2 71.0 62.5 59.2 60.2 59.9 62.6 63.1 60.4 63.1

ASP (HDD) $46 $47 $45 $44 $46 $69 $68 $65 $62 $62 $61 $60 $58 $60 $58 $56

Revenue $2,396 $2,475 $2,252 $2,403 $2,694 $1,995 $3,035 $4,754 $4,035 $3,824 $3,764 $3,728 $3,804 $3,972 $3,703 $3,651

Gross Profit $437 $475 $410 $469 $541 $648 $977 $1,472 $1,193 $1,059 $1,061 $1,050 $1,088 $1,141 $1,060 $1,029

Gross Margin 18.2% 19.2% 18.2% 19.5% 20.1% 32.5% 32.2% 31.0% 29.6% 27.7% 28.2% 28.2% 28.6% 28.7% 28.6% 28.2%

R&D $167 $169 $179 $188 $193 $191 $265 $406 $396 $378 $396 $402 $401 $421 $426 $462

SG&A 59 66 63 77 71 85 122 178 179 162 185 180 132 229 202 202

Other — — 10 32 18 210 48 80 26 41 63 689 13 13 13 13

Total Operating Expenses $226 $235 $252 $297 $282 $486 $435 $664 $601 $581 $644 $1,271 $546 $663 $641 $677

Operating Income (Loss) $211 $240 $158 $172 $259 $162 $542 $808 $592 $478 $417 $(221) $542 $478 $419 $352

Net Income (Loss) $197 $225 $146 $158 $239 $145 $483 $745 $519 $335 $391 $(265) $495 $430 $375 $317

EPS $0.84 $0.96 $0.62 $0.67 $1.01 $0.61 $1.96 $2.87 $2.06 $1.36 $1.60 $(1.12) $2.05 $1.77 $1.55 $1.32

Diluted Shares Outstanding 234 235 236 237 237 237 246 260 252 246 245 236 242 243 242 241

Non-GAAP Results Gross Profit $437 $475 $410 $469 $541 $648 $1,077 $1,511 $1,231 $1,097 $1,099 $1,085 $1,135 $1,196 $1,115 $1,078

Gross Margin 18.2% 19.2% 18.2% 19.5% 20.1% 32.5% 35.5% 31.8% 30.5% 28.7% 29.2% 29.1% 29.8% 30.1% 30.1% 29.5%

Net Income $197 $225 $156 $193 $260 $358 $619 $872 $594 $513 $514 $477 $514 $532 $470 $445

EPS6 $0.84 $0.96 $0.66 $0.81 $1.10 $1.51 $2.52 $3.35 $2.36 $2.09 $2.10 $1.96 $2.12 $2.19 $1.94 $1.85

Revenue By Channel OEM 50% 45% 47% 55% 53% 59% 64% 69% 63% 61% 60% 66% 64% 62% 62% 65%

Distributors 32% 33% 33% 29% 29% 25% 28% 21% 24% 24% 26% 23% 24% 24% 25% 23%

Retail 18% 22% 20% 16% 18% 16% 8% 10% 13% 15% 14% 11% 12% 14% 13% 12%

Revenue by Geography Americas 23% 22% 22% 20% 19% 22% 21% 27% 23% 27% 27% 28% 26% 25% 25% 24%

EMEA 23% 25% 24% 20% 22% 21% 18% 18% 18% 23% 22% 19% 20% 23% 21% 20%

Asia/ANZ 54% 53% 54% 60% 59% 57% 61% 55% 59% 50% 51% 53% 54% 52% 54% 56%

Top 10 Customers Revenue 50% 48% 49% 53% 49% 51% 53% 53% 44% 45% 45% 48% 48% 42% 44% 45%

Enterprise SSD Revenue $—$—$—$—$—$— $11 $54 $70 $89 $92 $104 $106 $155 $134 $113

PC Units5 Notebook 16.582 17.385 16.227 16.867 19.622 9.814 18.067 32.773 25.887 21.300 21.547 23.989 22.912 22.662 21.814 22.899

Desktop 20.918 20.411 20.118 22.348 21.588 11.391 15.975 21.211 16.819 17.717 18.383 16.185 17.307 16.825 16.635 16.182

Non-PC Units Consumer Electronics4 5.239 4.709 4.765 6.459 7.188 2.352 3.643 4.155 8.019 6.452 6.517 6.544 8.474 8.794 8.573 10.906

Branded 5.678 7.427 6.404 5.672 7.060 3.191 2.926 4.986 5.767 7.139 6.517 5.281 6.146 7.018 6.272 6.012

Enterprise 2.319 2.284 2.318 2.463 2.369 1.724 3.616 7.913 5.988 6.633 7.211 7.897 7.771 7.783 7.129 7.098

Total HDD 50.736 52.216 49.832 53.809 57.827 28.472 44.227 71.038 62.480 59.241 60.175 59.896 62.610 63.082 60.423 63.097

Average GB Shipped 512 581 578 608 634 578 581 668 708 804 805 797 811 874 888 875

EB Shipped 26.0 30.3 28.8 32.7 36.7 16.5 25.7 47.4 44.3 47.6 48.4 47.7 50.8 55.1 53.6 55.2

R4Q EB Shipped 94.1 102.5 107.7 117.8 128.5 114.6 111.5 126.3 133.9 165.1 187.8 188.0 194.5 202.0 207.2 214.7

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alance sheet, cash flows, earnings, dividends and share repurchase amounts in millions Q1 FY11 Q2 FY11 Q3 FY11 Q4 FY11 Q1 FY12 Q2 FY12 Q3 FY12 Q4 FY12 Q1 FY13 Q2 FY13 Q3 FY13 Q4 FY13 Q1 FY14 Q2 FY14 Q3 FY14 Q4 FY14

Cash and Cash Equivalents $2,858 $3,110 $3,230 $3,490 $3,675 $3,924 $3,377 $3,208 $3,537 $3,816 $4,060 $4,309 $4,869 $4,655 $4,569 $4,804

Short Term & Long Term Investments — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 470 499

Debt (375) (350) (325) (294) (263) (231) (2,743) (2,185) (2,128) (2,128) (2,013) (1,955) (2,398) (2,340) (2,469) (2,438)

Net Cash, Cash Equivalents & Investments $2,483 $2,760 $2,905 $3,196 $3,412 $3,693 $634 $1,023 $1,409 $1,688 $2,047 $2,354 $2,471 $2,315 $2,570 $2,865

Cash Flow From Operations $390 $505 $313 $447 $352 $378 $1,208 $1,128 $936 $772 $727 $684 $680 $727 $697 $713

Free Cash Flow $190 $255 $138 $294 $218 $258 $1,069 $804 $554 $526 $539 $548 $544 $557 $536 $552

Capital Expenditures $200 $250 $175 $153 $134 $120 $139 $324 $382 $246 $188 $136 $136 $170 $161 $161

Depreciation and Amortization $150 $151 $151 $150 $158 $140 $188 $339 $313 $309 $309 $302 $312 $317 $307 $308

EBITDA $361 $391 $309 $322 $417 $302 $730 $1,147 $905 $787 $726 $81 $854 $795 $726 $660

Accounts Receivable, Net $1,325 $1,250 $1,171 $1,206 $1,356 $747 $2,377 $2,364 $1,951 $1,732 $1,700 $1,793 $1,791 $1,959 $1,802 $1,989

Inventory Raw Materials $155 $141 $151 $172 $170 $191 $329 $245 $237 $193 $191 $167 $208 $201 $204 $168

Work in Process 266 274 260 263 275 185 667 552 559 581 583 575 579 581 519 493

Finished Goods 140 153 163 142 200 90 286 413 508 430 423 446 457 511 554 565

Total Inventory $561 $568 $574 $577 $645 $466 $1,282 $1,210 $1,304 $1,204 $1,197 $1,188 $1,244 $1,293 $1,277 $1,226

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $2,245 $2,277 $2,249 $2,224 $2,209 $2,091 $4,171 $4,067 $4,027 $3,938 $3,803 $3,700 $3,638 $3,509 $3,406 $3,293

Accounts Payable $1,703 $1,628 $1,486 $1,545 $1,708 $883 $2,774 $2,773 $2,545 $2,185 $2,037 $1,990 $2,061 $2,106 $1,902 $1,971

Days Sales Outstanding 50 46 47 46 46 34 71 45 44 41 41 44 43 45 44 50

Days Inventory Outstanding 26 26 28 27 27 31 57 34 42 40 40 40 42 42 44 42

Days Payables Outstanding 79 74 73 73 72 60 123 77 82 72 69 67 69 68 65 68

Cash Conversion Cycle (3) (2) 2 — 1 5 5 2 4 9 12 17 16 19 23 24

Inventory Turns 14 14 13 13 13 12 6 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9

Dividends Paid $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $121 $— $60 $59 $59 $71 $70

Shares Repurchased 1.8 — — — — — — 16.4 5.2 4.2 5.2 4.4 2.3 2.0 2.8 3.2

Shares Repurchased $50 $— $— $— $— $— $— $604 $218 $146 $243 $235 $150 $150 $244 $272

Remaining Amount Authorized $416 $416 $416 $416 $416 $416 $416 $1,312 $2,594 $2,448 $2,205 $1,970 $1,820 $1,670 $1,426 $1,154

R4Q Economic Profit8 $714 $484 $213 $92 $113 $15 $(83) $542 $801 $976 $884 $(59) $(176) $(109) $(158) $415

R4Q ROIC8 26.4% 21.1% 15.6% 13.2% 13.6% 11.9% 14.8% 20.4% 21.3% 21.0% 20.0% 10.1% 9.7% 10.5% 10.2% 15.1%

R4Q ROA8 18.1% 14.6% 10.9% 9.2% 9.5% 8.5% 10.5% 14.3% 14.9% 14.7% 14.2% 7.0% 6.7% 7.2% 7.0% 10.6%

Worldwide Headcount3 62,817 62,991 61,349 65,431 67,799 67,121 106,604 103,111 96,002 93,820 87,565 85,777 87,586 87,976 84,556 84,072

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Free Cash Flow: Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as cash flows from operations less capital expenditures. We consider free cash flow to be useful as an indicator of our overall liquidity, as the amount of free cash flow generated in any period is representative of cash that is available for strategic opportunities including, among others, investing in the Company’s business, making strategic acquisitions, strengthening the balance sheet, repaying debt, paying dividends and repurchasing stock. We also believe that free cash flow is one of several benchmarks used by investors for comparison of our liquidity with other companies in our industry, although our measure of free cash flow may not be directly comparable to similar measures reported by other companies. Free cash flow should not be construed as an alternative to cash flows from operations or other cash flow measurements determined in accordance with GAAP.

EBITDA: EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as net income before interest, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization. We include information concerning EBITDA because we believe it is a useful measure to evaluate our operating performance. As a measure of our operating performance, we believe EBITDA provides a measure of operating results unaffected by differences in capital structures, capital investment cycles and ages of related assets among otherwise comparable companies. While EBITDA is a relevant and widely used measure of operating performance, it does not represent net income as defined by GAAP and it should not be considered as an alternative to that measure in evaluating operating performance.

Non-GAAP Gross Margin and Non-GAAP Gross Profit: Non-GAAP gross margin is a non-GAAP measure defined as non-GAAP gross profit divided by revenue. Non-GAAP gross profit is a non-GAAP measure defined as gross profit before any charges to cost of goods sold that are unusual, non-recurring, or may not be indicative of ongoing operations. Because we believe some charges may not be indicative of ongoing operations, we believe that non-GAAP gross profit is a useful measure to investors as an alternative method for measuring our operating performance and comparing it against prior periods’ performance.

Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP EPS: Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP EPS are non-GAAP measures defined as net income and EPS, respectively, before any charges that are unusual,

In FY11 Q3 FY FY13 Q2 FY13 Q3 FY13 Q4 FY13 Q1 FY14 Q2 FY14 Q3 FY14 Q4 FY14

Reconciliation of Cash Flows from Operations to Free Cash Flow

Cash Flows from Operations $390 $505 $313 $447 $352 $378 $1,208 $1,128 $936 $772 $727 $684 $680 $727 $697 $713

Capital Expenditures (200) (250) (175) (153) (134) (120) (139) (324) (382) (246) (188) (136) (136) (170) (161) (161)

Free Cash Flow $190 $255 $138 $294 $218 $258 $1,069 $804 $554 $526 $539 $548 $544 $557 $536 $552

Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA

Net Income (Loss) $197 $225 $146 $158 $239 $145 $483 $745 $519 $335 $391 $(265) $495 $430 $375 $317

Interest — 1 (1) 2 1 2 4 7 14 10 11 9 10 11 13 5

Income Tax Expense 14 14 13 12 19 15 55 56 59 133 15 35 37 37 31 30

Depreciation and Amortization 150 151 151 150 158 140 188 339 313 309 309 302 312 317 307 308

EBITDA $361 $391 $309 $322 $417 $302 $730 $1,147 $905 $787 $726 $81 $854 $795 $726 $660

Reconciliation of Gross Margin to Non-GAAP Gross Margin &

Gross Profit to Non-GAAP Gross Profit

Gross Profit $437 $475 $410 $469 $541 $648 $977 $1,472 $1,193 $1,059 $1,061 $1,050 $1,088 $1,141 $1,060 $1,029

Acquisition-Related Fair Value Adjustments — — — — — — 91 — — — — — — — — —

Restucturing and other — — — — — — — — — — — — 11 15 16 10

Amortization of Intangibles — — — — — — 9 39 38 38 38 35 36 40 39 39

Non-GAAP Gross Profit $437 $475 $410 $469 $541 $648 $1,077 $1,511 $1,231 $1,097 $1,099 $1,085 $1,135 $1,196 $1,115 $1,078

Revenue $2,396 $2,475 $2,252 $2,403 $2,694 $1,995 $3,035 $4,754 $4,035 $3,824 $3,764 $3,728 $3,804 $3,972 $3,703 $3,651

Gross Margin 18.2% 19.2% 18.2% 19.5% 20.1% 32.5% 32.2% 31.0% 29.6% 27.7% 28.2% 28.2% 28.6% 28.7% 28.6% 28.2%

Non-GAAP Gross Margin 18.2% 19.2% 18.2% 19.5% 20.1% 32.5% 35.5% 31.8% 30.5% 28.7% 29.2% 29.1% 29.8% 30.1% 30.1% 29.5%

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Non-GAAP Net Income

Net Income (Loss) $197 $225 $146 $158 $239 $145 $483 $745 $519 $335 $391 $(265) $495 $430 $375 $317

Acquisition-Related Expense — — 10 10 14 14 34 — — — — 7 13 — — —

Litigation — — — 25 7 — — — — — — 681 13 25 13 13

Charges Related to Flooding, Net — — — — — 199 15 — — — — — — — — —

Acquisition-Related Fair Value Adjustments — — — — — — 91 — — — — — — — — —

Amortization of Intangibles — — — — — — 12 51 49 49 49 46 47 51 50 47

Restructuring and other — — — — — — — 80 26 41 74 8 11 26 28 32

Insurance Recovery — — — — — — — — — — — — (65) — — —

Write-off of debt issuance costs — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4 —

Intangible asset impairment — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 36

Tax Impact — — — — — — (16) (4) — 88 — — — — — —

Non-GAAP Net Income $197 $225 $156 $193 $260 $358 $619 $872 $594 $513 $514 $477 $514 $532 $470 $445

EPS $0.84 $0.96 $0.62 $0.67 $1.01 $0.61 $1.96 $2.87 $2.06 $1.36 $1.60 $(1.12) $2.05 $1.77 $1.55 $1.32

Non-GAAP EPS $0.84 $0.96 $0.66 $0.81 $1.10 $1.51 $2.52 $3.35 $2.36 $2.09 $2.10 $1.96 $2.12 $2.19 $1.94 $1.85

Diluted Shares Outstanding 234 235 236 237 237 237 246 260 252 246 245 236 242 243 242 241

Non-GAAP Diluted Shares Outstanding6 234 235 236 237 237 237 246 260 252 246 245 243 242 243 242 241

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Economic Profit: Economic profit (EP) is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as net operating profit after taxes less the value of invested capital multiplied by the weighted average cost of capital, where net operating profit after taxes is defined as income from operations minus tax expense and invested capital is defined as the sum of current debt, long-term debt and equity. Management uses EP to evaluate business performance and allocate resources, and it is a component in determining management’s incentive compensation. Management believes EP provides additional perspective to investors about financial returns generated by the business and represents profit generated over and above the cost of capital used by the business to generate that profit.

In millions Q1 Q3 FY13 Q4 FY13 Q1 FY14 Q2 FY14 Q3 FY14 Q4

FY14

Reconciliation of Operating Income (Loss) to

R4Q Economic Profit

Operating Income (Loss) $319 $473 $441 $293 $211 $240 $158 $172 $259 $162 $542 $808 $592 $478 $417 $(221) $542 $478 $419 $352

Income Tax Provision (29) (42) (40) (27) (14) (14) (13) (12) (19) (15) (55) (56) (59) (133) (15) (35) (37) (37) (31) (30)

Net Operating Profit After Taxes 290 431 401 266 197 226 145 160 240 147 487 752 533 345 402 (256) 505 441 388 322

R4Q Net Operating Profit After Taxes 1,320 1,388 1,295 1,090 834 728 771 692 1,034 1,626 1,919 2,117 2,032 1,024 996 1,092 1,078 1,656

Invested Capital x WACC (488) (534) (562) (581) (606) (621) (636) (658) (677) (1,117) (1,084) (1,118) (1,141) (1,148) (1,083) (1,172) (1,201) (1,236) (1,241)

R4Q Economic Profit $484 $786 $826 $714 $484 $213 $92 $113 $15 $(83) $542 $801 $976 $884 $(59) $(176) $(109) $(158) $415

Formulas

Share = Units (HDD) / TAM

ASP = Revenue / Units (HDD)

Free Cash Flow = Cash Flow from Operations – Capital Expenditures

EBITDA = Net Income (Loss) + Interest + Income Tax Expense + Depreciation and Amortization

Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) = Accounts Receivable / (Revenue / 91 days)

Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO) = Inventory / (Cost of Revenue / 91 days)

Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) = Accounts Payable / (Cost of Revenue / 91 days)

Cash Conversion Cycle = DSO + DIO – DPO

Inventory Turns = 364 days / DIO

R4Q Economic Profit = R4Q Net Operating Profit After Taxes – (Invested Capital x WACC)

Ÿ Invested Capital = Short-term debt + Current portion of long-term debt + Long-term debt + Total shareholders’ equity

Ÿ WACC7 = 11%

R4Q ROIC = R4Q (Operating Income (Loss) + Interest Expense) / R4Q Average (Short-term debt + Current portion of long-term debt + Long-term debt + Total shareholders’ equity)

R4Q ROA = R4Q Operating Income (Loss) / R4Q Average Total Assets

Footnotes

1. ASP, Revenue by Channel and Revenue by Geography exclude external sales of media/substrates.

2. Unit volume excludes WD TV Media Players without hard drives, WD Livewire, SSD and media.

3. Worldwide Headcount excludes temporary and contracted employees.

4. Consumer Electronics includes gaming.

5. PC includes shipments to distributors, second/third tier external HDD manufacturers, and white box manufacturers.

6. Q4 FY13 non-GAAP EPS is calculated using the same number of shares used for Q4 FY13 GAAP EPS plus 7 million dilutive

shares. Dilutive shares are not included in the Q4 FY13 GAAP EPS calculation as Q4 FY13 resulted in a net loss.

7. WACC of 11% is an internal assumption.

8. Q2 FY12 includes charges related to the flooding. Q4 FY13 includes charges related to the arbitration award.