Begins full-year 2011/12 as world’s fourth-largest PC vendor, ends full year 2011/2012 as world’s second-largest PC vendor, with record operational performance
- Record full-year sales of $US29.6 billion
- Record full-year pre-tax income of $US582 million
- Profit attributable to equity holders of $US473 million
- Record full-year market share of 12.9 percent *
- Full-year basic EPS of 4.67 US cents , or 36.32 HK cents
- Net cash reserves of $US4.1 billion (as of March 31, 2012)
HONG KONG — (BUSINESS WIRE) — May 22, 2012 — Lenovo Group today announced results for its fourth fiscal quarter and full year ended March 31, 2012. With full-year record sales of $US29.6 billion, an increase of almost 37 percent year-over-year, Lenovo finished its financial year as the world’s second largest PC vendor with a record full-year market share of 12.9 percent. Throughout the year, Lenovo continued to demonstrate its ability to execute against the Company’s strategy of “protect and attack,” in established markets and new markets respectively, while achieving balanced growth in all geographies, customer segments and product lines. The result was a record full-year pre-tax income of $US582 million, an increase of 63 percent year-over-year.
During the fourth fiscal quarter, Lenovo’s consolidated sales increased a healthy 54 percent to $US7.5 billion. For the tenth quarter in a row, the Company was the fastest growing among the top four PC vendors, with worldwide PC shipments up 44 percent year-over-year. Compared to an overall industry growth rate of just 4.6 percent year-over-year, Lenovo outgrew the overall industry for the 12th quarter in a row.
Lenovo achieved pre-tax income of $US102 million during the fourth fiscal quarter, an impressive 69 percent increase over the same period last year.
The Company’s gross profit for the fourth fiscal quarter grew to $US806 million, an increase of 34 percent year-over-year. Gross margin was 10.8 percent. Operating profit for the fourth quarter was $US102 million, up 46 percent year-over-year, while profit attributable to equity holders jumped 59 percent year-over-year to $US67 million.
Basic earnings per share for the fourth fiscal quarter was 0.65 US cent, or 5.04 HK cents. Lenovo’s Board of Directors declared a final dividend of 1.29 US cents, or 10 HK cents per share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012.
For the 2011/12 fiscal year, Lenovo’s PC shipments grew 34.9 percent year-over-year, compared to an overall industry growth rate of just three percent during the same period. Gross profit for the full year was $US3.4 billion, an increase of 46 percent year-over-year. Gross margin was 11.7 percent. While operating profit for the full fiscal year was $US584 million, a 53 percent jump over year-over-year. Lenovo’s profit attributable to equity holders grew an impressive 73 percent year-over-year to $US473 million.
“The 2011/12 fiscal year was a record-setting year for Lenovo, where we set an all-time high for revenue, shipment, market share and pre-tax income. Our fiscal year ended impressively with strong momentum. Lenovo’s global PC shipments grew by 35% year-over-year, outperforming the industry by ten times, global market share increased by three percentage points, and net profit jumped by 73% year-over year. During the fourth fiscal quarter, Lenovo was the fastest growing among the top PC vendors in Global Emerging Markets, and Commercial Markets, as well as Consumer Markets and Mature Markets, where for the first-time ever, we reached double-digit market share in both. We furthered our leadership position in the Global Emerging Markets, in which Lenovo already achieved double digit-market share in 15 markets and became number one in India,” said Yang Yuanqing, Lenovo Chairman and CEO. “With the emergence of multiple devices such as smartphones, tablets and smart TV, our industry is entering the PC + era. Lenovo is focused on leading the PC industry, and building upon that leadership in the PC+ era.”
During the fourth fiscal quarter, Lenovo announced the formation of four new reporting business units based upon geographic efficiencies, cost savings and customer value: China, Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA), North America, and Asia Pacific/Latin America (APLA), each headed by a Lenovo senior vice president. With the leading market share position in both China and Japan, Lenovo is now the number one PC vendor in two out of three of the world’s largest PC markets. This new organization was created in recognition that Lenovo’s continued success depends on staying as close to its customers as possible, and will help ensure that the Company remains in the strongest position to execute its worldwide strategy going forward.
GEOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW
Lenovo China’s PC shipments in the fourth fiscal quarter
increased 22.7 percent year-over-year, more than double the overall
industry growth rate of approximately ten percent during the same
period. This helped Lenovo achieve strong market share gains in China of
3.2 points year-over-year during the fourth quarter to an
industry-leading 30 percent. Consolidated sales in China for the quarter
were up 32 percent year-over-year, to $US2.9 billion, or 39 percent of
the Company’s total sales. Lenovo’s strong performance in China
continues to be driven in part by Lenovo’s significant presence in
emerging cities throughout the country, and the added value the Company
is able to bring to its customers in those unique locations.
