What does the company do?
Dell Inc. (Dell) is a technology company that designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports a range of products. Its product categories include mobility products, desktop personal computers (PCs), software and peripherals, servers and networking, services, and storage. The Company manages its business in four operating segments: Americas Commercial; Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Commercial; Asia Pacific-Japan (APJ) Commercial, and Global Consumer. During the fiscal year ended January 30, 2009 (fiscal 2009), the Company acquired the Networked Storage Company. In April 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of MessageOne, Inc., a company engaged in providing software-as-a-service (SaaS)-enabled, enterprise-class, e-mail business continuity, compliance, archiving and disaster recovery services. In January 2009, the Company acquired the Microsoft IT consulting and solutions segments of Allin Corporation.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Dell one-year sales: 51.43 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Personal Computer Systems group: 34.56% - Dell one-year income: 1.45 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Personal Computer Systems group: -71.56%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 51.43 Bil | 38.22 Bil | | Income | 1.45 Bil | 5.10 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Dell one-year sales growth: -20.30%.
- Dell one-year income growth: -48.30%.
| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales Growth | -20.30% | 7.50% | | Income Growth | -48.30% | 9.20% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Dell one-year net profit margin: 2.8%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -2.3 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Personal Computer Systems group: -9.5 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | 2.8% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 5.1% | | Industry | 12.4% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Dell debt/equity ratio: 0.75.
Difference from the average for the Personal Computer Systems group: 650.00%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.75 | 0.10 |
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