Western Digital Corporation
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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 24, 2003

WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Delaware   1-08703   33-0956711
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
20511 Lake Forest Drive, Lake Forest, California
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  92630
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 672-7000

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 


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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 99.1
EXHIBIT 99.2


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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

     The following exhibits are furnished pursuant to Item 9 hereof and should not be deemed “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
99.1   Press Release issued by Western Digital Corporation on July 24, 2003 announcing financial results for fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended June 27, 2003.
     
99.2   Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2003 Western Digital Corporation Investor Information Summary.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     The information included in this Item 9 is intended to be furnished under “Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and is included under this Item 9 in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216.

     On July 24, 2003, Western Digital Corporation announced financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended June 27, 2003. A copy of the press release making this announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The press release shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act of 1934.

 


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SIGNATURES

     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 hereunto duly authorized.

         
    WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION
         
    By:   /s/ Raymond M. Bukaty
       
        Raymond M. Bukaty
Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary

Dated: July 24, 2003

 


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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     
Exhibit   Description

 
99.1   Press Release issued by Western Digital Corporation on July 24, 2003 announcing financial results for fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended June 27, 2003
     
99.2   Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2003 Western Digital Corporation Investor Information Summary.

 

Western Digial Corporation
 

EXHIBIT 99.1

Company contacts:
Bob Blair
Investor Relations
949.672.7834
robert.blair@wdc.com

Steve Shattuck
Public Relations
949.672.7817
steve.shattuck@wdc.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

WESTERN DIGITAL ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER NET INCOME OF
TWENTY-THREE CENTS PER SHARE

Company Achieves Substantial Year-Over-Year Improvement in Quarterly and
Annual Operating Performance

LAKE FOREST, Calif. – July 24, 2003 – Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC) today reported revenues of $680 million on shipments of approximately 10.5 million units, and net income of $48.8 million, or $.23 per share, for its fourth fiscal quarter ended June 27, 2003. Net income included investment gains of $3.3 million, after tax.

     These results represent 26 percent revenue growth and 31 percent unit-volume expansion over the prior year period, when the company reported revenues of $541 million on shipments of approximately 8.0 million units, and net income of $13.1 million, or $.07 per share.

     For its fiscal year ended June 27, 2003, the company reported revenues of $2.7 billion, up 26 percent over fiscal 2002, and net income of $200 million, or $.97 per share. For its prior fiscal year ended June 28, 2002, the company reported revenues of $2.2 billion and net income of $65 million, or $.34 per share.

 


 

Western Digital Announces Fourth Quarter Net Income of
Twenty-Three Cents Per Share
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     “Excellent execution by the Western Digital organization resulted in another quarter of strong financial performance, capping an outstanding year of growth and profitability,” said Matt Massengill, chairman and chief executive officer of Western Digital. “We grew our unit volumes in what is traditionally the industry’s slowest period by meeting customer needs in all channels.

     “We continued our technology leadership in the desktop space with the industry’s largest and fastest hard drive — WD Caviar® 7200 RPM 250 gigabyte model — and we have qualified and are shipping 80 gigabyte-per-platter technology to all of our major OEM customers. In the enterprise market, we expanded our Serial ATA (SATA) product line with the WD Caviar SE SATA drive, complementing our initial Enterprise SATA product, the WD Raptor™ 10,000 RPM model. We have seen strong response to both products from customers and we are pleased with the adoption of the interface by the enterprise market.

     “From a balance sheet perspective, we increased our cash position to $393 million as we generated $44 million in cash from operations in the quarter through our ongoing focus on cash management. For the full year, we generated $281 million in cash from operations.”

     The investment community conference call to discuss these results and the company’s outlook will be broadcast live over the Internet today at 2 p.m. PDT/5 p.m. EDT. The call will be accessible live and on an archived basis on the company’s Web site at the following link: http://www.westerndigital.com/invest — click on Conference Calls. A telephone replay will also be available at 402.998.1340.

About Western Digital

     Western Digital, one of the storage industry’s pioneers and long-time leaders, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital


 

Western Digital Announces Fourth Quarter Net Income of
Twenty-Three Cents Per Share
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information. The company produces reliable, high-performance hard drives that keep users’ data close-at-hand and secure from loss.

     Western Digital was founded in 1970. The company’s storage products are marketed to leading systems manufacturers and selected resellers under the Western Digital brand name. Visit the Investor section of the company’s Web site (www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.

     This release contains forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the adoption of the SATA interface in the enterprise market. The forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations, and actual results may differ materially as a result of several factors, including: levels of operating expense and product cost; supply and demand conditions in the hard drive industry; uncertainties related to the development and introduction of products based on new technologies; changes in product and customer mix; pricing trends; actions by competitors; successful entry into new markets by the company; and other factors discussed in our recent SEC filings, including but not limited to our Form 10-Q for the third quarter of fiscal 2003. We undertake no obligation to update or alter our forward-looking statements to reflect new information or events or for any other reason.

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Western Digital, the Western Digital logo, and WD Caviar are registered trademarks, and WD Raptor is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc.

 


 

WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

                                             
        Three Months Ended   Year Ended
       
 
        Jun. 27,   Mar. 28,   Jun. 28,   Jun. 27,   Jun. 28,
        2003   2003   2002   2003   2002
       
 
 
 
 
Revenue, net
  $ 680,279     $ 705,839     $ 540,672     $ 2,718,517     $ 2,151,152  
Cost of revenue
    568,585       583,819       466,654       2,257,079       1,869,551  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
   Gross margin
    111,694       122,020       74,018       461,438       281,601  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
Operating expenses:
                                       
 
Research and development
    33,636       34,726       30,628       134,686       120,128  
 
Selling, general and administrative
    31,130       30,205       26,161       121,407       110,797  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total operating expenses
    64,766       64,931       56,789       256,093       230,925  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
Operating income
    46,928       57,089       17,229       205,345       50,676  
Net interest and other (expense) income
    3,902       (316 )     (537 )     1,537       1,371  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
Income from continuing operations
before income taxes
    50,830       56,773       16,692       206,882       52,047  
Income tax (expense) benefit
    (2,033 )     (2,271 )     (484 )     (8,328 )     1,140  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
Income from continuing operations
    48,797       54,502       16,208       198,554       53,187  
Discontinued operations
                (3,090 )     1,320       12,241  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
Net income
  $ 48,797     $ 54,502     $ 13,118     $ 199,874     $ 65,428  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
Diluted income per common share:
                                       
 
Income from continuing operations
  $ .23     $ .26     $ .08     $ .97     $ .28  
Discontinued operations
                (.01 )     .00       .06  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
 
  $ .23     $ .26     $ .07     $ .97     $ .34  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
Common shares used in computing per share amounts:
                                       
 
Diluted
    213,473       207,724       197,714       205,536       193,708  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 

 


 

WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)
(unaudited)

                         
            Jun. 27,   Jun. 28,
            2003   2002
           
 
ASSETS
Current assets:
               
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 393,241     $ 223,728  
 
Accounts receivable, net
    243,903       218,832  
 
Inventories
    97,768       73,395  
 
Other
    9,153       13,205  
 
   
     
 
     
Total current assets
    744,065       529,160  
Property and equipment, net
    122,087       107,520  
 
   
     
 
     
Total assets
  $ 866,152     $ 636,680  
 
   
     
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
               
   
Accounts payable
  $ 352,274     $ 302,998  
   
Accrued expenses
    135,646       103,474  
   
Convertible debentures
          86,204  
 
   
     
 
       
Total current liabilities
    487,920       492,676  
Other liabilities
    33,080       41,142  
Shareholders’ equity:
               
   
Common stock
    2,036       1,954  
   
Additional paid-in capital
    659,534       617,200  
   
Accumulated deficit
    (316,418 )     (516,292 )
 
   
     
 
       
Total shareholders’ equity
    345,152       102,862  
 
   
     
 
       
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 866,152     $ 636,680  
 
   
     
 

 

Western Digital Corporation
 

EXHIBIT 99.2

                                           
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION                                      
INVESTOR INFORMATION SUMMARY                                      
Q4 FY2003 (All $ amounts in millions)                                      
 
      Q4 FY02   Q1 FY03   Q2 FY03   Q3 FY03   Q4 FY03
     
 
 
 
 
REVENUE:
  $ 541     $ 583     $ 749     $ 706     $ 680  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
REVENUE BY CHANNEL :
                                       
OEM
    48 %     52 %     53 %     53 %     52 %
DISTRIBUTORS
    45 %     41 %     39 %     39 %     41 %
RETAIL
    7 %     7 %     8 %     8 %     7 %
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
REVENUE BY GEOGRAPHY:
                                       
AMERICAS
    54 %     48 %     50 %     48 %     46 %
EUROPE
    29 %     33 %     31 %     31 %     26 %
ASIA
    17 %     19 %     19 %     21 %     28 %
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
REVENUE CONCENTRATION :
                                       
10 LARGEST CUSTOMERS
    57 %     55 %     58 %     55 %     57 %
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
HARD DRIVES UNITS (Millions):
    8.0       8.6       10.3       10.3       10.5  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
WORLDWIDE HEADCOUNT :
    9,550       10,003       10,829       10,958       11,508  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
ASSET MANAGEMENT
   
DSOs — AVERAGE
    37       36       30       25       33  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
INVENTORY DETAIL :
                                       
TOTAL
                                       
 
RAW
  $ 9     $ 7     $ 14     $ 13     $ 12  
 
WIP
  $ 10     $ 17     $ 19     $ 17     $ 20  
 
FINISHED GOODS
  $ 55     $ 68     $ 73     $ 81     $ 66  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
TOTAL INVENTORY, NET
  $ 73     $ 92     $ 106     $ 111     $ 98  
 
   
     
     
     
     
 
INVENTORY TURNS
    26       22       23       21       23