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Nearly five years ago, most office workers in Canada went home to work. Office life as we knew it vanished in a pandemic instant. Remarkably, most of these workers didn’t skip a beat. Most people liked the flexibility and the work got done – comfortably from home. Now many employers want people to come back to the office. Some make it a requirement on set days, others let employees make their own schedules, but most have settled on some kind of hybrid in-person and remote work model. But many employees don’t want to go back, citing long commutes, traffic, crowded or inconvenient public transit, expensive parking and the impact on the environment. Plus, remote workers who moved far away just don’t see the point of coming in at all. However, recent studies, such as one led by Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom, report that fully remote work reduces productivity by 10 to 20 per cent , while hybrid work benefits companies and employees . Without an in-person requirement, employers are concerned about losing out on productivity, communication, creativity and a strong company culture. So, what works and how can employers make people feel good about commuting and coming into the office again? Linda Duxbury, the Chancellor’s professor of management at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University in Ottawa, says the key is to intentionally design the in-office experience, rather than just requiring people to show up without a clear purpose or plan. “One of the reasons people like coming into the office is to socialize with their colleagues – they enjoy the informality, team activities and discussions,” says Prof. Duxbury. “If employers want happier employees, then they have to manage the in-person days better than many do.” “Right now, it’s a dog’s breakfast. It can’t be just random, with people coming in and then spending all their time on video calls with co-workers who are at home. What works is requiring whole teams to come in on certain days to do activities that can’t be done remotely, maximizing collaboration, team building, coaching, mentoring, training and development.” At Universities Canada, a non-profit organization representing Canadian universities, all 108 full-time employees are required to work in-person for two days a week. Shortly after Gabriel Miller, president and chief executive officer, joined last June, the organization moved into new headquarters in downtown Ottawa, designed after surveying employees about what they wanted in their work environment. “The office has been thoughtfully designed with people in mind,” says Mr. Miller. “When you enter, there’s an open gathering space that connects to a big kitchen, where people can stop by for coffee or to eat lunch with everybody from the most senior employees to university interns.” “The office is full of green plants, which really humanizes the space and helps people feel at home. There’s a variety of work settings so people can choose what best suits their needs and a mix of meeting rooms equipped with seamless technology so it’s easy for people to access information, but also connect to people who aren’t present. What this office says to our people is that in every possible way, we want to support you being together as a team.” To minimize commuting woes, the new office is centrally located and well served by transit and includes lockers for employees who cycle to work. “We need to provide as many sustainable options as we can,” he says. “Being located in a place that our employees can get to with minimal inconvenience, whether by car, bike, bus or on foot is key. So far we’ve only allowed people to work remotely on a temporary basis, but overwhelmingly, we’ve held the line on [a minimum of two in-person days a week]. If you start chipping away at it, one person or project at a time, people would soon begin to doubt our commitment.” When people are together in the office, he stresses it’s important to have opportunities for them to connect and collaborate in ways that wouldn’t be possible to do from home. “I really believe you need to balance remote and in-person work to maintain productivity and relationships,” he says. “If you think back on your career, a lot of what we learned was the result of encounters and relationships that we built organically with the people around us. Especially for young people, in-person interactions are critical for mentorship and career development.” Toronto-based Accenture Canada takes a “one-size-doesn’t-fit-most” approach for its 6,500 employees, according to its chief human resources officer, Suehlan Yu. A 20-year veteran of the firm, she says remote/hybrid work isn’t new to the organization, as Accenture Canada has been doing it globally for decades, collaborating with clients, teams and people working remotely. “Our focus is on levelling the playing field, so that irrespective of where people are, they’re able to participate fully and bring their best to work,” says Ms. Yu. “We really started by listening to our people, and we do that through a robust listening framework that includes surveys, fireside chats and town halls. What the majority of our people say is that flexibility – when, where and how they work – is the top enabler for the successful future of work.” Ms. Yu says there’s no policy that requires everyone to be in the office on set days. Instead, leaders and teams work together to determine the unique mix of virtual and in-person work that’s best for them, guided by client needs, individual roles and responsibilities. “In-person connection is part of everyone’s role, but we don’t believe in being on-site for the sake of being on-site,” says Ms. Yu. “We like to make that purposeful for our people.” Offices at Accenture are designed with a focus on “we spaces” – collaborative areas with technology allowing remote employees to fully participate in meetings and team activities. There’s also a focus on friendly and accommodating workspaces to suit individual and diverse needs, as well as meditation rooms, mothers’ lactation rooms and wellness rooms equipped with yoga balls and table tennis. To encourage in-person socialization, the firm hosts a quarterly event that they call “stacked events” – a full-day at the office packed with engagement activities, panel discussions and learning sessions, ending with a social event. “People get to meet leaders, network with peers and maybe find their next staffing opportunity,” says Ms. Yu. “We also have Gen AI and industry and function learning days, lunch and learns, and employee resource group events constantly happening and encouraging people to come into the office. Everything’s available virtually as well, so people can be involved wherever they are at that time.” One caveat remote workers might consider is that many jobs that can be done at home may also be easily done by AI. That might inspire some to put in more office time. “There’s a recent article in Harvard Business Review that says AI is coming for remote tasks first,” says Prof. Duxbury. “That’s because much of the type of work that can be done at home is the kind of thing that has sequential structure, doesn’t require a lot of creativity, discussion with other people, negotiation or to be front-facing. So perfect for AI too.”NoneJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Greg McGarity had reason to be concerned. The Gator Bowl president kept a watchful eye on College Football Playoff scenarios all season and understood the fallout might affect his postseason matchup in Jacksonville. What if the Southeastern Conference got five teams into the expanded CFP? What if the Atlantic Coast Conference landed three spots? It was a math problem that was impossible to truly answer, even into late November. Four first-round playoff games, which will end with four good teams going home without a bowl game, had the potential to shake up the system. The good news for McGarity and other bowl organizers: Adding quality teams to power leagues — Oregon to the Big Ten, Texas to the SEC and SMU to the ACC — managed to ease much of the handwringing. McGarity and the Gator Bowl ended up with their highest-ranked team, No. 16 Ole Miss, in nearly two decades. "It really didn't lessen our pool much at all," McGarity said. "The SEC bowl pool strengthened with the addition of Texas and Oklahoma. You knew they were going to push traditional SEC teams up or down. Texas ended up pushing just about everyone down." The long waiting game was the latest twist for non-CFP bowls that have become adept at dealing with change. Efforts to match the top teams came and went in the 1990s and first decade of this century before the CFP became the first actual tournament in major college football. It was a four-team invitational — until this year, when the 12-team expanded format meant that four quality teams would not be in the mix for bowl games after they lose next week in the first round. "There's been a lot of things that we've kind of had to roll with," said Scott Ramsey, president of the Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tennessee. "I don't think the extra games changed our selection model to much degree. We used to look at the New York's Six before this, and that was 12 teams out of the bowl mix. The 12-team playoff is pretty much the same." Ramsey ended up with No. 23 Missouri against Iowa in his Dec. 30 bowl. A lot of so-called lesser bowl games do have high-profile teams — the ReliaQuest Bowl has No. 11 Alabama vs. Michigan (a rematch of last year's CFP semifinal), Texas A&M and USC will play in the Las Vegas Bowl while No. 14 South Carolina and No. 15 Miami, two CFP bubble teams, ended up in separate bowls in Orlando. "The stress of it is just the fact that the CFP takes that opening weekend," Las Vegas Bowl executive director John Saccenti said. "It kind of condenses the calendar a little bit." Bowl season opens Saturday with the Cricket Celebration Bowl. The first round of the CFP runs Dec. 20-21. It remains to be seen whether non-CFP bowls will see an impact from the new dynamic. They will know more by 2026, with a planned bowl reset looming. It could include CFP expansion from 12 to 14 teams and significant tweaks to the bowl system. More on-campus matchups? More diversity among cities selected to host semifinal and championship games? And would there be a trickle-down effect for everyone else? Demand for non-playoff bowls remains high, according to ESPN, despite increased focus on the expanded CFP and more players choosing to skip season finales to either enter the NCAA transfer portal or begin preparations for the NFL draft. "There's a natural appetite around the holidays for football and bowl games," Kurt Dargis, ESPN's senior director of programming and acquisitions, said at Sports Business Journal's Intercollegiate Athletics Forum last week in Las Vegas. "People still want to watch bowl games, regardless of what's going on with the playoff. ... It's obviously an unknown now with the expanded playoff, but we really feel like it's going to continue." The current bowl format runs through 2025. What lies ahead is anyone's guess. Could sponsors start paying athletes to play in bowl games? Could schools include hefty name, image and likeness incentives for players participating in bowls? Would conferences be willing to dump bowl tie-ins to provide a wider range of potential matchups? Are bowls ready to lean into more edginess like Pop-Tarts has done with its edible mascot? The path forward will be determined primarily by revenue, title sponsors, TV demand and ticket sales. 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Breaking the silence on gender-based violence in menRICHARDSON, TX / ACCESSWIRE / December 11, 2024 / Optex Systems Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPXS), a leading manufacturer of precision optical sighting systems for domestic and worldwide military and commercial applications, announced today it has been awarded a three-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Optically Improved Periscopes from DLA Land and Marine with a maximum value of $6.5 million and two additional option years. Danny Schoening, CEO, Optex Systems stated "Optex continues to support our domestic armored vehicle manufactures through the ongoing supply of laser protected periscopes. These units provide our customers with real-time situational awareness while protecting them from harmful laser strikes. This three year contract speaks to the decades-long relationship with the U.S. Government and our commitment to quality and reliability." With this order, the current Optex backlog is in excess of $42 million. ABOUT OPTEX SYSTEMS Optex, which was founded in 1987, is a Richardson, Texas based ISO 9001:2015 certified concern, which manufactures optical sighting systems and assemblies, primarily for Department of Defense (DOD) applications. Its products are installed on various types of U.S. military land vehicles, such as the Abrams and Bradley fighting vehicles, Light Armored and Armored Security Vehicles, and have been selected for installation on the Stryker family of vehicles. Optex also manufactures and delivers numerous periscope configurations, rifle and surveillance sights, and night vision optical assemblies. Optex delivers its products both directly to the military services and to prime contractors. For additional information, please visit the Company's website at www.optexsys.com . 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Leading EV battery maker sounds alarm in Chapter 11 bankruptcyDALLAS , Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ: WING) today announced that its board of directors approved the purchase of up to an additional $500 million of its outstanding shares of common stock under its existing share repurchase program, effective immediately. This repurchase program follows the substantial completion of purchases of common stock under the inaugural $250 million repurchase authorization from August 2023 . With this additional repurchase authorization, the Company anticipates executing a $250 million accelerated share repurchase ("ASR") program that will commence in the fourth quarter of 2024. "We believe our asset-lite, highly-franchised model enables industry-leading shareholder returns," commented Alex Kaleida , Chief Financial Officer. "Since becoming a public company in 2015, we have returned more than $1 billion of capital to shareholders. Our share repurchase program is another example of the long-term value creation enabled by our category of one operating model." Repurchases under the program may be made in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means, including through trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and accelerated share repurchase agreements, with the amount and timing of repurchases to be determined at Wingstop's discretion, depending on market and business conditions, prevailing stock prices, and contractual limitations, among other factors. Open market repurchases will be structured to occur in accordance with applicable federal securities laws. This program does not obligate Wingstop to acquire any particular amount of common stock, or at any specific time or intervals and may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time at Wingstop's discretion. Wingstop expects to fund repurchases with existing cash and cash equivalents, including the proceeds from its recently completed $500 million financing transaction which closed on December 3, 2024 . About Wingstop Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Dallas, TX , Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ: WING) operates and franchises more than 2,450 locations worldwide. The Wing Experts are dedicated to Serving the World Flavor through an unparalleled guest experience and a best-in-class technology platform, all while offering classic and boneless wings, tenders, and chicken sandwiches, cooked to order and hand sauced-and-tossed in fans' choice of 12 bold, distinctive flavors. Wingstop's menu also features signature sides including fresh-cut, seasoned fries and freshly-made ranch and bleu cheese dips. In fiscal year 2023, Wingstop's system-wide sales increased 27.1% to approximately $3.5 billion , marking the 20th consecutive year of same store sales growth. With a vision of becoming a Top 10 Global Restaurant Brand, Wingstop's system is comprised of corporate-owned restaurants and independent franchisees, or brand partners, who account for approximately 98% of Wingstop's total restaurant count of 2,458 as of September 28, 2024 . A key to this business success and consumer fandom stems from The Wingstop Way, which includes a core value system of being Authentic, Entrepreneurial, Service-minded, and Fun. The Wingstop Way extends to the brand's environmental, social and governance platform as Wingstop seeks to provide value to all guests. In 2023, Wingstop earned its "Best Places to Work" certification. The Company landed on Entrepreneur Magazine's "Fastest-Growing Franchises" list and ranked #16 on "Franchise 500." Wingstop was listed on Technomic's "Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report," QSR Magazine's "2023 QSR 50" and Franchise Time's "40 Smartest-Growing Franchises." For more information, visit www.wingstop.com or www.wingstop.com/own-a-wingstop and follow @Wingstop on X, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. Learn more about Wingstop's involvement in its local communities at www.wingstopcharities.org . Unless specifically noted otherwise, references to our website addresses, the website addresses of third parties or other references to online content in this press release do not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained on such website and should not be considered part of this release. Forward-looking Statements This news release includes statements of our expectations, intentions, plans and beliefs that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are intended to come within the safe harbor protection provided by those sections. 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HOUSTON, Dec. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The board of directors of APA Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) has declared a regular cash dividend on the company's common shares. The dividend on common shares is payable Feb. 21, 2025, to stockholders of record on Jan. 22, 2025, at a rate of 25 cents per share on the corporation’s common stock. About APA APA Corporation owns consolidated subsidiaries that explore for and produce oil and natural gas in the United States, Egypt and the United Kingdom and that explore for oil and natural gas offshore Suriname and elsewhere. APA posts announcements, operational updates, investor information and press releases on its website, www.apacorp.com . APA-FTHE mother of tragic Sara Sharif said yesterday: “It is not human to do this to your own child” after the ten-year-old’s dad was found guilty of her murder. Olga Domin, 38, lost a court battle to keep Sara from the clutches of evil Urfan Sharif, stepmum Beinash Batool and uncle Faisal Malik . She believes the trio, who will be sentenced on Tuesday, should suffer as much as Sara — and die in jail. Her body was found by police in her bunk bed on August 10, 2023. A post mortem uncovered 25 fractures and 71 external injuries, including six human bite marks, and burns from a domestic iron. Last night a friend of Olga said of Sharif: “How could social services ever give Sara to that man? “He’s the worst of the worst. He treated her like a dog. Taxi driver Sharif, 43, throttled Sara and beat her with a cricket bat and metal pole, sometimes tying her hands and legs together with parcel tape. She was made to wear makeshift hoods during attacks and Sharif urged another child to hit her like a punchbag as if it was a game. Batool, 30, often called Sharif back from work saying Sara was being naughty and knowing he would beat her up . Meanwhile, Malik, 29, who lived with them in a flat then a cramped three-bedroom house in Woking, Surrey, failed to raise the alarm whenever Sara was attacked. Sharif hit Sara twice on the abdomen when she lay dying because he thought she was pretending to be ill. The brute refused to call for medical help and it is suspected the three jet-washed Sara’s body before fleeing to Pakistan, leaving her in the bottom bunk. She had started wearing a hijab to school to conceal injuries to her face and head. An Old Bailey jury yesterday found Sharif and Batool guilty of murder following an eight- week trial. Malik was found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child. Polish national Olga said: “I still can’t believe what is going on, this situation. “It’s not human to do this stuff to your own child. I hope he will be dying in jail “I can’t believe he was hitting her belly when she was dying. I still can’t manage that. They should all get the same for what they were doing. Monster is too nice word for him anyway. “I hope he will be dying in jail.” Paying tribute to “angelic” Sara, who dreamed of being on The X Factor, Olga said: “She was always laughing, smiling. "She loved all the kids. She was always helping, and making videos. She was an amazing child. She was saying ‘I’ll be a model’. “I just don’t get why she is where she is.” Sara was living with Olga from 2015, when they fled to a domestic refuge to escape Sharif’s violence. He was having supervised contact at a Sure Start centre in Reading before a family court hearing in 2019 which ruled Sara should live with Urfan. It is understood Olga did not contest the ruling at the time. Friends say Sharif took accusations made against him and threw them back at Olga — and used the same tactic in his trial by blaming Batool for Sara’s murder, before admitting he too beat her up. Olga was allowed contact with Sara, supervised by Batool, but she said the couple blocked this a few years before Sara’s death. The youngster has been laid to rest in Poland in a grave bearing her mum’s surname and adorned with flowers. Olga visits daily. Newly released pictures show Sara playing with other children in a garden, and sitting in front of a teepee which Olga made for her. Olga also said in a statement released through Surrey Police: “My dear Sara, I ask God to please take care of my little girl, she was taken too soon. “Sara had beautiful brown eyes and an angelic voice. Sara’s smile could brighten up the darkest room. “Everyone who knew Sara will know her unique character, her beautiful smile and loud laugh. “She will always be in our hearts , her laughter will bring warmth to our lives. We miss Sara very much. Love you Princess.” Sharif also dished out horrific abuse to Olga, who said he did it all with “really evil eyes”. Sara had beautiful brown eyes and an angelic voice. Sara’s smile could brighten up the darkest room She said: “He choked me with a belt, he tried to set me on fire, he beat me with his fists. He was putting the oil on my body. His friend stopped him. He already had the lighter in his hand.” Olga said Sharif would sleep with money all the time and she had to plead for cash for food for the children. She added: “He told me that he dressed me and no one would help me if I left him because I don’t know the language and I have never worked here. “He said he didn’t like my friend. I wasn’t allowed to meet her. I went to pick up something from the shop and he wouldn’t let me out. I was working nights cleaning the pubs. "They kicked him out of McDonald’s (where he was a shift manager) because he was stealing money. He didn’t have a job. He took all the money from me. “He took £4,000 from (benefits back payment). I took £100 to buy clothes for my kids and he hit me because I took the money. “He would be cunning and would take my phone and he locked me out around three times. “When he did this he had evil eyes, really evil eyes. I was alone in a foreign country, without a language, without a family, until I finally realised that this was not the life I had and left.” Olga was taken to a domestic violence refuge in 2015 and their divorce was completed in 2017. Sick Sharif spent six days lying to Old Bailey jurors, claiming Batool was an “evil psycho” and the “true villain of the piece”. On his seventh day in the witness box, Sharif dramatically confessed to beating Sara with a cricket bat and pole and ultimately killing her. But the self-confessed coward could never bring himself to admit he had murdered Sara. At one point he told the court he beat her repeatedly and intended to cause her “really serious harm” — but he then went back on his testimony insisting he had never meant to hurt her ever. Police found a note by her body, written by Sharif, which said: “I legally punished her and she died.” He choked me with a belt, he tried to set me on fire, he beat me with his fists Once he landed in Pakistan, he called 999 to say: “I’ve killed my daughter. I legally punished her and she died.” Batool and Malik both refused to give evidence. Det Chief Insp Craig Emmerson, of Surrey Police, said the trio only sought to preserve their own interests and showed no remorse. Mr Emerson added: “Sara was a bright and lively little girl who loved singing and dancing. “Sara’s spirit and bravery and resilience in the face of the suffering that she endured has shone through from the vast inquiries that have been undertaken in this case. “Sara’s young life was brought to an end as a result of the brutal abuse and unspeakable violence inflicted on her by Sharif and Batool, which Malik did nothing to prevent.”

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 5, 2024-- Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended October 31, 2024. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: “HPE delivered an exceptional fourth quarter with record quarterly revenue, capping off a strong FY 2024. We exceeded our full-year commitments for revenue, EPS, and free cash flow,” said Antonio Neri, president and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. “Our differentiated portfolio across hybrid cloud, AI, and networking, which will be further enhanced with the pending Juniper Networks acquisition, positions us well to capitalize on the market opportunity, accelerating value for our shareholders.” “Our exceptional revenue, profitability, and higher-than-expected free cash flow this fiscal year reflect disciplined execution and improving customer demand across our portfolio,” said Marie Myers, executive vice president and CFO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. “We are pleased to have exceeded our commitments and look forward to the opportunities ahead in fiscal year 2025.” The HPE Board of Directors declared a regular cash dividend of $0.13 per share on the company’s common stock, payable on January 16, 2025, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 20, 2024. HPE estimates revenue to grow by mid-teens percent when compared to revenue for the prior-year period. HPE estimates GAAP diluted net EPS to be in the range of $0.31 to $0.36 and non-GAAP diluted net EPS (1) to be in the range of $0.47 to $0.52. Fiscal 2025 first quarter non-GAAP diluted net EPS excludes net after-tax adjustments of $0.16 per diluted share primarily related to stock-based compensation, acquisition, disposition and other related charges and amortization of intangible assets. HPE’s pending acquisition of Juniper Networks, Inc. has received approval from key jurisdictions including the European Union, United Kingdom, India, South Korea, and Australia, among others. HPE and Juniper Networks are cooperatively engaged with the U.S. Department of Justice as the agency continues to review the transaction into the new calendar year. HPE and Juniper expect that the transaction will close in the early part of 2025 — within the previously stated timeframe. 1 A description of HPE’s use of non-GAAP financial information is provided below under “Use of non-GAAP financial information and key performance metrics.” 2 Annualized Revenue Run-Rate (“ARR”) is a financial metric used to assess the growth of the Consumption Services offerings. ARR represents the annualized revenue of all net HPE GreenLake cloud services revenue, related financial services revenue (which includes rental income from operating leases and interest income from finance leases), and software-as-a-Service, software consumption revenue, and other as-a-Service offerings, recognized during a quarter and multiplied by four. We use ARR as a performance metric. ARR should be viewed independently of net revenue and is not intended to be combined with it. 3 Free cash flow represents cash flow from operations, less net capital expenditures (investments in property, plant & equipment (“PP&E”) and software assets less proceeds from the sale of PP&E), and adjusted for the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash.​ Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) is the global edge-to-cloud company that helps organizations accelerate outcomes by unlocking value from all of their data, everywhere. Built on decades of reimagining the future and innovating to advance the way people live and work, HPE delivers unique, open and intelligent technology solutions as a service. With offerings spanning Cloud Services, Server, Intelligent Edge, Software, and Hybrid Cloud, HPE provides a consistent experience across all clouds and edges, helping customers develop new business models, engage in new ways, and increase operational performance. For more information, visit: . To supplement Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s condensed consolidated financial statement information presented on a generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) basis, Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides financial measures, including revenue on a constant currency basis (including at the business segment level), non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross profit margin, non-GAAP operating profit (non-GAAP earnings from operations), non-GAAP operating profit margin (non-GAAP earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue), non-GAAP income tax rate, non-GAAP net earnings, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share and free cash flow (“FCF”). Hewlett Packard Enterprise also provides forecasts of revenue growth on a constant currency basis, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share, non-GAAP operating profit growth, and FCF. Reconciliations of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures for this quarter and prior periods are included in the tables below or elsewhere in the materials accompanying this news release. 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 supplemental useful information to investors is included further below. This additional non-GAAP financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for revenue, gross profit, gross profit margin, operating profit (earnings from operations), operating profit margin (earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue), net earnings, diluted net earnings per share, and cash flow from operations prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition to the supplemental non-GAAP financial information, Hewlett Packard Enterprise also presents annualized revenue run-rate (“ARR”) as performance metric. ARR is a financial metric used to assess the growth of the Consumption Services offerings. ARR represents the annualized revenue of all net HPE GreenLake cloud services revenue, related financial services revenue (which includes rental income for operating leases and interest income from finance leases), and software-as-a-service (“SaaS”), software consumption revenue, and other as-a-service offerings, recognized during a quarter and multiplied by four. ARR should be viewed independently of net revenue and deferred revenue and are not intended to be combined with any of these items. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. If the risks or uncertainties ever materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, the results of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Hewlett Packard Enterprise”) may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. The words “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, "guide", “optimistic”, “intend”, “aim”, “will”, "estimates", “may”, “could”, “should” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to any projections, estimations, or expectations of addressable markets and their sizes, revenue (including annualized revenue run rate), margins, expenses (including stock-based compensation expenses), investments, effective tax rates, interest rates, the impact of tax law changes and related guidance and regulations, net earnings, net earnings per share, cash flows, liquidity and capital resources, inventory, order backlog, share repurchases, currency exchange rates, repayments of debts (including our asset-backed debt securities), or other financial items; recent amendments to accounting guidance and any related potential impacts on our financial reporting; any projections or estimations of future orders, including as-a-service orders; any statements of the plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operations, as well as the execution and consummation of corporate transactions or contemplated acquisitions (including our proposed acquisition of Juniper Networks, Inc.) and dispositions (including disposition of our H3C shares and the receipt of proceeds therefrom), research and development expenditures, and any resulting benefit, cost savings, charges, or revenue or profitability improvements; any statements concerning the expected development, performance, market share or competitive performance relating to products or services; any statements concerning technological and market trends, the pace of technological innovation, and adoption of new technologies, including artificial intelligence-related and other products and services offered by Hewlett Packard Enterprise; any statements regarding current or future macroeconomic trends or events and the impact of those trends and events on Hewlett Packard Enterprise and our financial performance and our actions to mitigate such impacts to our business; any statements regarding future regulatory trends and the resulting legal and reputational exposure, including but not limited to those relating to environmental, social, and governance, cybersecurity, data privacy, and artificial intelligence issues, among others; any statements regarding pending investigations, claims, or disputes; any statements of expectation or belief, including those relating to future guidance and the financial performance of Hewlett Packard Enterprise; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties, and assumptions include the need to address the many challenges facing Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s businesses; the competitive pressures faced by Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s businesses; risks associated with executing Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s strategy; the impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events, including but not limited to heightened global trade restrictions, the use and development of artificial intelligence, the inflationary environment (though easing), the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East, and the relationship between China and the U.S.; the need to effectively manage third-party suppliers and distribute Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s products and services; the protection of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties and intellectual property shared with its former parent; risks associated with Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s international operations (including from public health crises, such as pandemics or epidemics, and geopolitical events, such as those mentioned above); the development and transition of new products and services and the enhancement of existing products and services to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's transformation and mix shift of its portfolio of offerings, the execution and performance of contracts by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and its suppliers, customers, clients, and partners, including any impact thereon resulting from macroeconomic or geopolitical events such as those mentioned above; the prospect of a shutdown of the U.S. federal government; the hiring and retention of key employees; the execution, consummation, integration, and other risks associated with business combination, disposition, and investment transactions, including but not limited to the risks associated with the disposition of H3C shares and the receipt of proceeds therefrom and completion of our proposed acquisition of Juniper Networks, Inc. and our ability to integrate and implement our plans, forecasts, and other expectations with respect to the consolidated business; the impact of changes to privacy, cybersecurity, environmental, global trade, and other governmental regulations; changes in our product, lease, intellectual property, or real estate portfolio; the payment or non-payment of a dividend for any period; the efficacy of using non-GAAP, rather than GAAP, financial measures in business projections and planning; the judgments required in connection with determining revenue recognition; impact of company policies and related compliance; utility of segment realignments; allowances for recovery of receivables and warranty obligations; provisions for, and resolution of pending investigations, claims, and disputes; the impacts of tax law changes and related guidance or regulations; and other risks that are described in Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and in other filings made by Hewlett Packard Enterprise from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As in prior periods, the financial information set forth in this press release, including tax-related items, reflects estimates based on information available at this time. While Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes these estimates to be reasonable, these amounts could differ materially from reported amounts in the filings made by Hewlett Packard Enterprise from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Hewlett Packard Enterprise assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law. Net revenue $ 8,458 $ 7,710 $ 7,351 Costs and Expenses: Cost of sales (exclusive of amortization shown separately below) 5,852 5,271 4,792 Research and development 527 547 578 Selling, general and administrative 1,211 1,229 1,332 Amortization of intangible assets 69 60 72 Transformation costs 26 14 56 Disaster charges (recovery) 2 5 (4 ) Acquisition, disposition and other related charges 78 37 18 Total costs and expenses 7,765 7,163 6,844 Earnings from operations 693 547 507 Interest and other, net (1) 5 (12 ) (23 ) Gain on sale of equity interest 733 — — (Loss) earnings from equity interests (14 ) 73 65 Earnings before provision for taxes 1,417 608 549 (Provision) benefit for taxes (51 ) (96 ) 93 Net earnings attributable to HPE 1,366 512 642 Preferred stock dividends (25 ) — — Net earnings attributable to common stockholders $ 1,341 $ 512 $ 642 Net Earnings Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders: Basic $ 1.02 $ 0.39 $ 0.50 Diluted 0.99 0.38 0.49 Cash dividends declared per share 0.13 0.13 0.12 Cash dividends accrued per preferred share $ 0.83 $ — $ — Weighted-average Shares Used to Compute Net Earnings Per Share: Basic 1,312 1,312 1,295 Diluted 1,375 1,332 1,315 Net revenue $ 30,127 $ 29,135 Costs and Expenses: Cost of sales (exclusive of amortization shown separately below) 20,249 18,896 Research and development 2,246 2,349 Selling, general and administrative 4,871 5,160 Amortization of intangible assets 267 288 Transformation costs 93 283 Disaster charges 7 1 Acquisition, disposition and other related charges 204 69 Total costs and expenses 27,937 27,046 Earnings from operations 2,190 2,089 Interest and other, net (1) (117 ) (104 ) Gain on sale of equity interest 733 — Earnings from equity interests 147 245 Earnings before provision for taxes 2,953 2,230 Provision for taxes (374 ) (205 ) Net earnings attributable to HPE 2,579 2,025 Preferred stock dividends (25 ) — Net earnings attributable to common stockholders $ 2,554 $ 2,025 Net Earnings Per Share Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders: Basic $ 1.95 $ 1.56 Diluted 1.93 1.54 Cash dividends declared per share 0.52 0.48 Cash dividends accrued per preferred share $ 0.83 $ — Weighted-average Shares Used to Compute Net Earnings Per Share: Basic 1,309 1,299 Diluted 1,337 1,316 GAAP net revenue $ 8,458 $ 7,710 $ 7,351 GAAP cost of sales 5,852 5,271 4,792 2,606 2,439 2,559 Non-GAAP Adjustments Stock-based compensation expense 10 9 9 Disaster recovery (4 ) (7 ) (10 ) Divestiture related exit costs — 9 — $ 2,612 $ 2,450 $ 2,558 30.8 % 31.6 % 34.8 % Non-GAAP adjustments 0.1 % 0.2 % — % 30.9 % 31.8 % 34.8 % GAAP net revenue $ 30,127 $ 29,135 GAAP cost of sales 20,249 18,896 9,878 10,239 Non-GAAP Adjustments Stock-based compensation expense 49 47 Disaster recovery (43 ) (13 ) Divestiture related exit costs 9 — $ 9,893 $ 10,273 32.8 % 35.1 % Non-GAAP adjustments — % 0.2 % 32.8 % 35.3 % $ 693 $ 547 $ 507 Non-GAAP Adjustments Amortization of intangible assets 69 60 72 Transformation costs 26 14 56 Disaster recovery (17 ) (2 ) (14 ) Stock-based compensation expense 89 80 71 Divestiture related exit costs — 35 — Acquisition, disposition and other related charges 78 37 18 $ 938 $ 771 $ 710 8.2 % 7.1 % 6.9 % Non-GAAP adjustments 2.9 % 2.9 % 2.8 % 11.1 % 10.0 % 9.7 % $ 2,190 $ 2,089 Non-GAAP Adjustments Amortization of intangible assets 267 288 Transformation costs 93 283 Disaster recovery (51 ) (12 ) Stock-based compensation expense 430 428 Divestiture related exit costs 35 — Acquisition, disposition and other related charges 204 69 $ 3,168 $ 3,145 7.3 % 7.2 % Non-GAAP adjustments 3.2 % 3.6 % 10.5 % 10.8 % $ 1,366 $ 0.99 $ 512 $ 0.38 $ 642 $ 0.49 Non-GAAP Adjustments: Amortization of intangible assets 69 0.05 60 0.05 72 0.05 Transformation costs 26 0.02 14 0.01 56 0.05 Disaster recovery (17 ) (0.02 ) (2 ) — (14 ) (0.01 ) Stock-based compensation expense 89 0.06 80 0.06 71 0.05 Divestiture related exit costs — — 35 — — — Acquisition, disposition and other related charges 78 0.06 37 0.03 18 0.01 Gain on sale of equity interest (733 ) (0.53 ) — — — — Adjustments for equity interests 25 0.02 (44 ) (0.04 ) 2 — (Gain) loss on equity investments, net (34 ) (0.02 ) (14 ) (0.01 ) 40 0.03 Adjustments for taxes (89 ) (0.06 ) (21 ) (0.01 ) (203 ) (0.15 ) Other adjustments (2) 15 0.01 4 — (4 ) — 795 0.58 661 0.50 680 0.52 Preferred stock dividends (25 ) — — $ 770 $ 661 $ 680 $ 2,579 $ 1.93 $ 2,025 $ 1.54 Non-GAAP Adjustments: Amortization of intangible assets 267 0.20 288 0.22 Transformation costs 93 0.07 283 0.22 Disaster recovery (51 ) (0.04 ) (12 ) (0.01 ) Stock-based compensation expense 430 0.32 428 0.33 Divestiture related exit costs 35 0.03 — — Acquisition, disposition and other related charges 204 0.16 69 0.05 Gain on sale of equity interest (733 ) (0.55 ) — — Adjustments for equity interests (107 ) (0.08 ) 18 0.01 Loss on equity investments, net 13 0.01 40 0.03 Adjustments for taxes (95 ) (0.07 ) (255 ) (0.20 ) Other adjustments (2) 20 0.01 (52 ) (0.04 ) 2,655 1.99 2,832 2.15 Preferred stock dividends (25 ) — $ 2,630 $ 2,832 $ 2,030 $ 1,154 $ 2,843 Investment in property, plant and equipment and software assets (608 ) (543 ) (675 ) Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 90 62 255 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (12 ) (4 ) (102 ) $ 1,500 $ 669 $ 2,321 $ 4,341 $ 4,428 Investment in property, plant and equipment and software assets (2,367 ) (2,828 ) Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 370 602 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (47 ) 36 $ 2,297 $ 2,238 Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 14,846 $ 4,270 Accounts receivable, net of allowances 3,550 3,481 Financing receivables, net of allowances 3,870 3,543 Inventory 7,810 4,607 Assets held for sale 1 — Other current assets 3,380 3,047 Total current assets 33,457 18,948 Property, plant and equipment, net 5,664 5,989 Long-term financing receivables and other assets 12,616 11,377 Investments in equity interests 929 2,197 Goodwill and intangible assets 18,596 18,642 Total assets $ 71,262 $ 57,153 Current Liabilities: Notes payable and short-term borrowings $ 4,742 $ 4,868 Accounts payable 11,064 7,136 Employee compensation and benefits 1,356 1,724 Taxes on earnings 284 155 Deferred revenue 3,904 3,658 Accrued restructuring 61 180 Liabilities held for sale 32 — Other accrued liabilities 4,530 4,161 Total current liabilities 25,973 21,882 Long-term debt 13,504 7,487 Other non-current liabilities 6,905 6,546 Commitments and Contingencies Stockholders’ Equity HPE stockholders' Equity: 7.625% Series C mandatory convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value (30 shares issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2024) — — Common stock, $0.01 par value (9,600 shares authorized; 1,297 and 1,283 shares issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023, respectively) 13 13 Additional paid-in capital 29,848 28,199 Accumulated deficit (2,068 ) (3,946 ) Accumulated other comprehensive loss (2,977 ) (3,084 ) Total HPE stockholders’ equity 24,816 21,182 Non-controlling interests 64 56 Total stockholders’ equity 24,880 21,238 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 71,262 $ 57,153 Cash Flows from Operating Activities: Net earnings attributable to HPE $ 2,579 $ 2,025 Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings Attributable to HPE to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities: Depreciation and amortization 2,564 2,616 Stock-based compensation expense 430 428 Provision for inventory and credit losses 175 230 Restructuring charges 33 242 Deferred taxes on earnings (64 ) (67 ) Earnings from equity interests (147 ) (245 ) Gain on sale of equity interest (733 ) — Dividends received from equity investees 43 200 Other, net 149 31 Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Acquisitions: Accounts receivable (83 ) 577 Financing receivables (909 ) (607 ) Inventory (3,358 ) 400 Accounts payable 3,927 (1,655 ) Taxes on earnings 190 (34 ) Restructuring (164 ) (275 ) Other assets and liabilities (291 ) 562 Net cash provided by operating activities 4,341 4,428 Cash Flows from Investing Activities: Investment in property, plant and equipment and software assets (2,367 ) (2,828 ) Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 370 602 Purchases of investments (16 ) (15 ) Proceeds from maturities and sales of investments 2,149 9 Financial collateral posted (1,020 ) (1,443 ) Financial collateral received 978 1,152 Payments made in connection with business acquisitions, net of cash acquired (147 ) (761 ) Net cash used in investing activities (53 ) (3,284 ) Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Short-term borrowings with original maturities less than 90 days, net (31 ) (47 ) Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs 11,245 4,725 Payment of debt (5,475 ) (4,887 ) Cash settlement for derivative hedging debt — (7 ) Net payments related to stock-based award activities (84 ) (106 ) Proceeds from issuance of 7.625% Series C mandatory convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs 1,462 — Repurchase of common stock (150 ) (421 ) Cash dividends paid to non-controlling interests, net of contributions (8 ) — Cash dividends paid to shareholders (676 ) (619 ) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 6,283 (1,362 ) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (47 ) 36 Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 10,524 (182 ) Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 4,581 4,763 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $ 15,105 $ 4,581 Net Revenue: Server (4) $ 4,706 $ 4,280 $ 3,574 Hybrid Cloud (4) 1,582 1,300 1,341 Intelligent Edge (4) 1,124 1,121 1,410 Financial Services 893 879 876 Corporate Investments and other (4) 262 262 263 Total segment net revenue 8,567 7,842 7,464 Elimination of intersegment net revenue (109 ) (132 ) (113 ) Total consolidated net revenue $ 8,458 $ 7,710 $ 7,351 Earnings Before Taxes (4): Server $ 545 $ 464 $ 360 Hybrid Cloud 122 66 51 Intelligent Edge 274 251 382 Financial Services 82 79 70 Corporate Investments and other (2 ) (4 ) (16 ) Total segment earnings from operations 1,021 856 847 Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations (83 ) (85 ) (137 ) Stock-based compensation expense (89 ) (80 ) (71 ) Amortization of intangible assets (69 ) (60 ) (72 ) Transformation costs (26 ) (14 ) (56 ) Disaster recovery 17 2 14 Divestiture related exit costs — (35 ) — Acquisition, disposition and other related charges (78 ) (37 ) (18 ) Interest and other, net (1) 5 (12 ) (23 ) Gain on sale of equity interest 733 — — (Loss) earnings from equity interests (14 ) 73 65 Total pretax earnings $ 1,417 $ 608 $ 549 Net Revenue: Server (4) $ 16,205 $ 14,361 Hybrid Cloud (4) 5,386 5,493 Intelligent Edge (4) 4,532 5,379 Financial Services 3,512 3,480 Corporate Investments and other (4) 1,014 985 Total segment net revenue 30,649 29,698 Elimination of intersegment net revenue (522 ) (563 ) Total consolidated net revenue $ 30,127 $ 29,135 Earnings Before Taxes (4): Server $ 1,818 $ 1,830 Hybrid Cloud 245 232 Intelligent Edge 1,115 1,343 Financial Services 316 281 Corporate Investments and other (25 ) (77 ) Total segment earnings from operations 3,469 3,609 Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations (301 ) (464 ) Stock-based compensation expense (430 ) (428 ) Amortization of intangible assets (267 ) (288 ) Transformation costs (93 ) (283 ) Disaster recovery 51 12 Divestiture related exit costs (35 ) — Acquisition, disposition and other related charges (204 ) (69 ) Interest and other, net (1) (117 ) (104 ) Gain on sale of equity interest 733 — Earnings from equity interests 147 245 Total consolidated earnings before taxes $ 2,953 $ 2,230 Net Revenue: Server (4) $ 4,706 $ 4,280 $ 3,574 10% 32% Hybrid Cloud (4) 1,582 1,300 1,341 22 18 Intelligent Edge (4) 1,124 1,121 1,410 — (20) Financial Services 893 879 876 2 2 Corporate Investments and other (4) 262 262 263 — — Total segment net revenue 8,567 7,842 7,464 9 15 Elimination of intersegment net revenue (109 ) (132 ) (113 ) (17) (4) Total consolidated net revenue $ 8,458 $ 7,710 $ 7,351 10% 15% Net Revenue: Server (4) $ 16,205 $ 14,361 13% Hybrid Cloud (4) 5,386 5,493 (2) Intelligent Edge (4) 4,532 5,379 (16) Financial Services 3,512 3,480 1 Corporate Investments and other (4) 1,014 985 3 Total segment net revenue 30,649 29,698 3 Elimination of intersegment net revenue (522 ) (563 ) (7) Total consolidated net revenue $ 30,127 $ 29,135 3% Segment Operating Profit Margin (4): Server 11.6 % 10.8 % 10.1 % 0.8 1.5 Hybrid Cloud 7.7 % 5.1 % 3.8 % 2.6 3.9 Intelligent Edge 24.4 % 22.4 % 27.1 % 2.0 (2.7) Financial Services 9.2 % 9.0 % 8.0 % 0.2 1.2 Corporate Investments and other (0.8 %) (1.5 %) (6.1 %) 0.7 5.3 Total segment operating profit margin 11.9 % 10.9 % 11.3 % 1.0 0.6 Segment Operating Profit Margin (4): Server 11.2 % 12.7 % (1.5) Hybrid Cloud 4.5 % 4.2 % 0.3 Intelligent Edge 24.6 % 25.0 % (0.4) Financial Services 9.0 % 8.1 % 0.9 Corporate Investments and other (2.5 %) (7.8 %) 5.3 Total segment operating profit margin 11.3 % 12.2 % (0.9) Numerator: GAAP net earnings attributable to common stockholders - Basic $ 1,341 $ 512 $ 642 Plus: 7.625% Series C mandatory convertible preferred stock dividends 25 — — GAAP net earnings attributable to HPE - Diluted $ 1,366 $ 512 $ 642 Non-GAAP net earnings attributable to common stockholders - Basic $ 770 $ 661 $ 680 Plus: 7.625% Series C mandatory convertible preferred stock dividends 25 — — Non-GAAP net earnings attributable to HPE - Diluted $ 795 $ 661 $ 680 Denominator: Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net earnings per share 1,312 1,312 1,295 Dilutive effect of employee stock plans 22 20 20 Dilutive effect of 7.625% Series C mandatory convertible preferred stock 41 — — Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net earnings per share 1,375 1,332 1,315 GAAP Net Earnings Per Share Basic $ 1.02 $ 0.39 $ 0.50 Diluted (3) $ 0.99 $ 0.38 $ 0.49 Non-GAAP Net Earnings Per Share Basic $ 0.59 $ 0.50 $ 0.53 Diluted (3) $ 0.58 $ 0.50 $ 0.52 Numerator: GAAP net earnings attributable to common stockholders - Basic $ 2,554 $ 2,025 Plus: 7.625% Series C mandatory convertible preferred stock dividends 25 — GAAP net earnings attributable to HPE - Diluted $ 2,579 $ 2,025 Non-GAAP net earnings attributable to common stockholders - Basic $ 2,630 $ 2,832 Plus: 7.625% Series C mandatory convertible preferred stock dividends 25 — Non-GAAP net earnings attributable to HPE - Diluted $ 2,655 $ 2,832 Denominator: Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net earnings per share 1,309 1,299 Dilutive effect of employee stock plans 18 17 Dilutive effect of 7.625% Series C mandatory convertible preferred stock 10 — Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net earnings per share 1,337 1,316 GAAP Net Earnings Per Share Basic $ 1.95 $ 1.56 Diluted (3) $ 1.93 $ 1.54 Non-GAAP Net Earnings Per Share Basic $ 2.01 $ 2.18 Diluted (3) $ 1.99 $ 2.15 (1) Interest and other, net includes tax indemnification and other adjustments, cost, and interest and other, net. (2) Other adjustments includes non-service net periodic benefit cost and tax indemnification and other adjustments. (3) For purposes of calculating diluted net EPS, the preferred stock dividends are added back to the net earnings attributable to common stockholders and the diluted weighted average share calculation assumes the preferred stock was converted at issuance or as of the beginning of the reporting period. (4) As previously disclosed, effective as of the beginning of fiscal 2024, in order to align the segment financial reporting more closely with its business structure, the Company established two new reportable segments, Hybrid Cloud and Server. Hybrid Cloud includes the historical Storage segment, HPE GreenLake Flex Solutions (which provides flexible as-a-service IT infrastructure through the HPE GreenLake cloud and was previously reported under the Compute and the High Performance Computing & Artificial Intelligence ("HPC & AI") segments), Private Cloud, and Software (previously reported under the Corporate Investments and Other segment). The Server segment combines the previously separately reported Compute and HPC & AI segments, with adjustments for certain product lines that are now reported in Hybrid Cloud. Additionally, certain products and services previously reported in the financial results for the HPC & AI segment were moved to be reported in the Hybrid Cloud segment, and the Athonet business and certain components of the Communications and Media Solutions business, both previously reported in the financial results for Corporate Investments and Other, moved to be reported in the Intelligent Edge segment. As a result, the Company’s organizational structure for fiscal 2024 consisted of the following segments: (i) Server; (ii) Hybrid Cloud; (iii) Intelligent Edge; (iv) Financial Services; and (v) Corporate Investments and Other. The Company began reporting under this re-aligned segment structure beginning with the results of the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The Company has reflected these changes to its segment information retrospectively to the earliest period presented, which primarily resulted in the realignment of net revenue and operating profit for each of the segments as described above. These changes had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s previously reported consolidated net revenue, net earnings, net earnings per share or total assets. To supplement Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s condensed consolidated financial statement information presented on a GAAP basis, Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides non-GAAP financial measures including revenue on a constant currency basis (including at the business segment level), non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross profit margin, non-GAAP operating profit (non-GAAP earnings from operations), non-GAAP operating profit margin (non-GAAP earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue), non-GAAP income tax rate, non-GAAP net earnings, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share, and FCF. Hewlett Packard Enterprise also provides forecasts of revenue growth on a constant currency basis, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share, non-GAAP operating profit growth, and FCF. These non-GAAP financial measures are not computed in accordance with, or as an alternative to, GAAP in the United States. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to net revenue on a constant currency basis is net revenue. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP gross profit is gross profit. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP gross profit margin is gross profit margin. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP operating profit (non-GAAP earnings from operations) is earnings from operations. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP operating profit margin (non-GAAP earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue) is operating profit margin (earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue). 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 is net earnings. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share is diluted net earnings per share. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to FCF is cash flow from operations. Reconciliations of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures for this quarter and prior periods are included in the tables above or elsewhere in the materials accompanying this news release. Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes that providing the non-GAAP financial measures stated above, 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 provides Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s investors with a supplemental view to understand the Company’s historical and prospective 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 the comparisons of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s operating performance with the performance of other companies in the same industry that supplement their GAAP results with non-GAAP financial measures that may be calculated in a similar manner. Net revenue on a constant currency basis assumes no change to the foreign exchange rate utilized in the comparable prior-year period. This measure assists investors with evaluating the Company’s past and future performance, without the impact of foreign exchange rates, as more than half of our revenue is generated outside of the U.S. Non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross profit margin are defined to exclude charges related to the stock-based compensation expense, disaster recovery, and divestiture related exit costs. Non-GAAP operating profit (non-GAAP earnings from operations) and non-GAAP operating profit margin (non-GAAP earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue) consist of earnings from operations or earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue excluding the items mentioned above and charges relating to the amortization of intangible assets, transformation costs, and acquisition, disposition and other related charges. Non-GAAP net earnings and non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share consist of net earnings or diluted net earnings per share excluding the charges previously stated, as well as adjustments for equity interests, gain or loss on equity investments, other adjustments, and adjustments for taxes. The Adjustments for taxes line item includes certain income tax valuation allowances and separation taxes, the impact of tax reform, structural rate adjustment, excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation, and adjustments for additional taxes or tax benefits associated with each non-GAAP item. Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes that excluding the items mentioned above from the non-GAAP financial measures provides a supplemental view to management and investors of its consolidated financial performance and presents the financial results of the business without costs that Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s management does not believe to be reflective of ongoing operating results. Exclusion of these items can have a material impact on the equivalent GAAP measure and cash flows thus limiting their use as analytical tools. These limitations are discussed below or elsewhere in the materials accompanying this news release. More specifically, Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s management excludes each of those items mentioned above for the following reasons: 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 that they can have a material impact on the equivalent GAAP earnings measures and cash flows, they may be calculated differently by other companies (limiting the usefulness of those measures for comparative purposes) and may not reflect the full economic effect of the loss in value of certain assets. Hewlett Packard Enterprise compensates for these limitations on the use of non-GAAP financial measures by relying primarily on its GAAP results and using non-GAAP financial measures only as a supplement. Hewlett Packard Enterprise also provides a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for this quarter and prior periods within this news release and in other written materials that include these non-GAAP financial measures, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise encourages investors to review those reconciliations carefully. View source version on : CONTACT: Media Contact: Laura Keller Contact: Paul Glaser KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA TEXAS INDUSTRY KEYWORD: DATA MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INTERNET HARDWARE SOURCE: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/05/2024 04:05 PM/DISC: 12/05/2024 04:05 PMWILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDCC), a mobile, video and AI technology research and development company, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per share on its common stock, payable on January 22, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 8, 2025. About InterDigital ® InterDigital is a global research and development company focused primarily on wireless, video, artificial intelligence (“AI”), and related technologies. We design and develop foundational technologies that enable connected, immersive experiences in a broad range of communications and entertainment products and services. We license our innovations worldwide to companies providing such products and services, including makers of wireless communications devices, consumer electronics, IoT devices, cars and other motor vehicles, and providers of cloud-based services such as video streaming. As a leader in wireless technology, our engineers have designed and developed a wide range of innovations that are used in wireless products and networks, from the earliest digital cellular systems to 5G and today’s most advanced Wi-Fi technologies. We are also a leader in video processing and video encoding/decoding technology, with a significant AI research effort that intersects with both wireless and video technologies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on Nasdaq. InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc. For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com . InterDigital Contact: investor.relations@interdigital.com +1 (302) 300-1857