In connection with the spin-off of the enterprise services business, Everett SpinCo, Inc, for the three months ended January 31, 2018, this amount includes a $244 million benefit primarily from foreign tax credits and from the release of non U.S. valuation allowances on deferred taxes established in connection with the Everett Transaction, following changes in foreign tax laws. For the three months ended April 30, 2017, this amount primarily includes $593 million of income tax expense from valuation allowances on certain U.S. deferred tax assets and other divestiture related taxes.
In connection with the settlement of certain pre-separation Hewlett-Packard Company income tax liabilities indemnified through the Tax Matters Agreement with HP Inc, for the three months ended April 30, 2018, this amount primarily includes a $1.1 billion benefit following the closure of pre-separation Hewlett-Packard Company audits for fiscal years 2009 through 2012. For the three months ended January 31, 2018, this amount includes a $920 million benefit following the resolution of certain pre-separation Hewlett-Packard Company income tax liabilities.
As a result of the recently enacted U.S. tax reform, for the three months ended April 30, 2018, this amount includes $140 million of tax expense. For the three months ended January 31, 2018, this amount includes an estimated tax benefit of $1.8 billion from the provisional application of the new tax rules including a lower federal tax rate to deferred tax assets and liabilities, partially offset by a provisional estimate of $1.0 billion of transition tax expense on accumulated non U.S. earnings, and a $203 million benefit as a result of the liquidation of an insolvent non U.S. subsidiary.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2016-09 on a prospective basis, except for the statement of cash flows for which it was retrospectively adopted for the prior comparative periods, which requires the excess tax benefits or tax deficiencies associated with stock-based compensation to be recognized as a component of the provision for income taxes in the Statement of Earnings rather than additional paid-in capital in the Balance Sheet. For the three months ended April 30, 2018 and January 31, 2018, this amount includes $28 million and $14 million, respectively, which represents the net excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation.
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share amounts) | |||||||
Six Months Ended April 30, | |||||||
2018 | 2017 | ||||||
Net revenue | $ | 15,142 | $ | 13,710 | |||
Costs and expenses: | |||||||
Cost of sales | 10,687 | 9,488 | |||||
Research and development | 790 | 732 | |||||
Selling, general and administrative | 2,429 | 2,433 | |||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 150 | 138 | |||||
Restructuring charges | 12 | 152 | |||||
Transformation costs(a) | 368 | — | |||||
Acquisition and other related charges | 46 | 94 | |||||
Separation costs | 2 | 41 | |||||
Defined benefit plan settlement charges and remeasurement (benefit)(b) | — | (16 | ) | ||||
Total costs and expenses | 14,484 | 13,062 | |||||
Earnings from continuing operations | 658 | 648 | |||||
Interest and other, net | (99 | ) | (164 | ) | |||
Tax indemnification adjustments(c) | (1,344 | ) | (11 | ) | |||
Earnings (loss) from equity interests | 12 | (25 | ) | ||||
(Loss) earnings from continuing operations before taxes | (773 | ) | 448 | ||||
Benefit (provision) for taxes (d) | 3,105 | (675 | ) | ||||
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations | 2,332 | (227 | ) | ||||
Net loss from discontinued operations | (118 | ) | (118 | ) | |||
Net earnings (loss) | $ | 2,214 | $ | (345 | ) | ||
Net earnings (loss) per share: | |||||||
Basic | |||||||
Continuing operations | $ | 1.48 | $ | (0.14 | ) | ||
Discontinued operations | (0.07 | ) | (0.07 | ) | |||
Total basic net earnings (loss) per share | $ | 1.41 | $ | (0.21 | ) | ||
Diluted | |||||||
Continuing operations | $ | 1.46 | $ | (0.14 | ) | ||
Discontinued operations | (0.08 | ) | (0.07 | ) | |||
Total diluted net earnings (loss) per share | $ | 1.38 | $ | (0.21 | ) | ||
Cash dividends declared per share | $ | 0.2625 | $ | 0.1950 | |||
Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings (loss) per share: | |||||||
Basic | 1,571 | 1,664 | |||||
Diluted | 1,601 | 1,664 |
- Represents amounts in connection with the HPE Next initiative and primarily includes costs related to labor and non-labor restructuring, program management and IT charges, partially offset by the gain on sale of real estate.