Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

For purposes of this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") section, we use the terms "Hewlett Packard Enterprise", "HPE", the "Company", "we", "us" and "our" to refer to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company. References in the MD&A section to "former Parent" refer to HP Inc.

We intend the discussion of our financial condition and results of operations that follows to provide information that will assist the reader in understanding our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, changes in certain key items in these financial statements from period-to-period and the primary factors that accounted for these changes, as well as how certain accounting principles, policies and estimates affect our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this document.

The financial discussion and analysis in the following MD&A compares the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 to the comparable prior-year periods and where appropriate, as of April 30, 2022, unless otherwise noted.

This MD&A is organized as follows:

• Trends and Uncertainties. A discussion of material events and uncertainties known to management, such as an update to our COVID-19 response and other events.

*•*Executive Overview. A discussion of our business and a summary analysis of our financial performance and other highlights, including non-GAAP financial measures, affecting the Company in order to provide context to the remainder of the MD&A.

• Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates. A discussion of accounting policies and estimates that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results.

• Results of Operations. A discussion of the results of operations at the consolidated level is followed by a discussion of the results of operations at the segment level.

• Liquidity and Capital Resources. An analysis of changes in our cash flows and a discussion of our financial condition and liquidity.

*•*Contractual Cash and Other Obligations. An overview of contractual cash obligations, retirement and post-retirement benefit plan funding, restructuring plans, uncertain tax positions, and off-balance sheet arrangements.

*•*GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations. Each non-GAAP financial measure has been reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure therein. This section also includes a discussion of the usefulness of non-GAAP financial measures, and material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures.

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TRENDS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The overall demand environment continues to improve but remains impacted by industry-wide supply constraints which have contributed to a challenging supply chain environment, which in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 was exacerbated by pandemic related lockdowns in China and increasing inflationary pressures, which are driving up material and logistic costs. These supply chain constraints have moderated our revenue growth, elevated costs, and delayed certain unit shipments, resulting in a higher level of backlog and related inventory at the end of the period. We expect this trend to continue in the near term.

Russia/Ukraine Conflict

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the related sanctions imposed by the U.S., European Union (E.U.) and other countries in response have negatively impacted our operations in both countries and increased economic and political uncertainty across the world. We have approximately 500 team members in Russia and a smaller contingent workforce in Ukraine, whose safety and well-being remains our highest priority. We are offering emergency assistance and support to our impacted teams, including the families of Ukrainian nationals.

In response to the sanctions imposed, in February 2022, we suspended all new sales and shipments to Russia and Belarus and implemented compliance measures to address the continuously changing regulatory landscape. Based on a further assessment of business risks and needs, in June 2022, we determined that it is no longer tenable to maintain operations in Russia and Belarus, and are proceeding with an orderly, managed exit of our remaining business in these countries.

In fiscal 2021, our operations in Russia and Belarus accounted for approximately 2% of our total net revenues. In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, we recorded total pre-tax charges of $126 million primarily related to expected credit losses of financing and trade receivables, $99 million of which was included in Financing cost, $6 million in Cost of services and $21 million in Disaster charges in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. These charges were excluded from our segment operating results. Due to the decision to exit Russia and Belarus, we expect to incur additional charges related to a deferred tax asset valuation allowance, abandoned assets and employee severance in the third quarter of fiscal 2022.

We will continue monitoring the social, political, regulatory and economic environment in Russia and Ukraine, and will consider further actions as appropriate. More broadly, there could be additional adverse impacts to our net revenues, earnings and cash flows should the situation escalate beyond its current scope, including, among other potential impacts, economic recessions in certain neighboring countries or globally due to inflationary pressures and supply chain cost increases or the geographic proximity of the war relative to the rest of Europe.

COVID-19 Update

Our vaccination policy remains in effect; however, there have been modifications to our U.S. vaccine policy since first announced, as a result of the nationwide temporary injunction prohibiting enforcement of the U.S. Federal Executive Order requiring contractors and subcontractors performing work on or in connection with certain federal contracts to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. As a result of this injunction, we will not be making vaccination a standard condition of employment in the U.S. at this time. However, vaccination is required for entering our sites, working at customer and third-party sites, and for travel and events, unless team members have an approved exemption through human resources and undergo routine testing. Outside of the U.S., we have implemented vaccination/risk strategies where they have been determined to be necessary by local leadership and/or to comply with government requirements. Such strategies differ from location to location, and can take the form of mandatory vaccinations and/or testing requirements; vaccine passports or related certificates; government reports indicating vaccination rates of company employees; or other government-mandated risk strategies.

After careful analysis of information and guidance provided by public health and government authorities regarding the pandemic, and due to the efforts we have taken to mitigate risk through our workplace vaccination policy, effective February 14, 2022, our sites in the U.S. reopened for employees who are fully vaccinated, with exemptions allowed in certain instances including routine testing as advised. Outside of the U.S., sites are open at varying capacities based on local pandemic conditions and risk mitigation strategies enacted by country leadership. We maintain compliance with all local laws and regulations with respect to office attendance and safety protocols.

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

We are a global technology leader focused on developing intelligent solutions that allow customers to capture, analyze, and act upon data seamlessly from edge to cloud. We enable customers to accelerate business outcomes by driving new

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business models, creating new customer and employee experiences, and increasing operational efficiency today and into the future. Our customers range from small-and-medium size businesses to large global enterprises and governmental entities. Our legacy dates to a partnership founded in 1939 by William R. Hewlett and David Packard, and we strive every day to uphold and enhance that legacy through our dedication to providing innovative technological solutions to our customers.

Our operations are organized into six reportable segments for financial reporting purposes: Compute, High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence ("HPC & AI"), Storage, Intelligent Edge, HPE Financial Services ("FS"), and Corporate Investments and Other.

The global pandemic has brought a renewed focus on digital transformation as businesses rethink everything from remote work and collaboration to business continuity and data insights. Businesses are looking ahead, beyond the demands of the pandemic, and treating digital transformation as a strategic imperative. Additionally, the pandemic has accelerated several trends relevant to the company: the exponential increase of data at the edge; the need for a cloud experience everywhere to manage the growth of data at the edge; and the need to quickly extract value from the captured data. Enterprises have embraced multi-cloud strategies for different cloud environments for different types of data and workloads. Increasingly, customers want to digitally transform, while preserving capital and eliminating operating expense, by paying only for the IT they use.

In response, we are accelerating in our areas of strategic focus, including the Intelligent Edge and HPC & AI businesses, while at the same time, strengthening our core Compute and Storage businesses, investing in key areas of growth and accelerating our as-a-service pivot to become the edge-to-cloud company for our customers and partners with our HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform.

On March 22, 2022, we announced significant advancements to our HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform, our flagship hybrid offering that enables organizations to modernize all their applications and data, from edge to cloud. The platform advancements include a unified operating experience with one view of all services edge to cloud along with convergence with the Aruba Central cloud service, twelve new cloud services including network as-a-service, data services, high performance computing functions, and compute operations management, and availability of HPE GreenLake platform in the online marketplaces of several leading distributors. These updates strengthen the HPE GreenLake platform and help customers drive their data modernization needs.

The following table summarizes our condensed consolidated GAAP financial results for the periods presented:

			For the three months ended April 30,																		For the six months ended April 30,
			2022						2021						Change						2022						2021						Change
			Dollars in millions, except per share amounts																		Dollars in millions, except per share amounts
Net revenue			$	6,713					$	6,700					0.2%						$	13,674					$	13,533					1.0%
Gross profit			$	2,173					$	2,287					(5.0)%						$	4,517					$	4,575					(1.3)%
Gross profit margin			32.4		%				34.1		%				(1.7)pts						33.0		%				33.8		%				(0.8)pts
Earnings from operations			$	207					$	278					(25.5)%						$	655					$	500					31.0%
Operating profit margin			3.1		%				4.1		%				(1.0)pts						4.8		%				3.7		%				1.1pts
Net earnings			$	250					$	259					(3.5)%						$	763					$	482					58.3%
Diluted net earnings per share			$	0.19					$	0.19					$—						$	0.57					$	0.36					$0.21
Cash flow from operations			$	379					$	822					$(443)						$	303					$	1,785					$(1,482)

Three months ended April 30, 2022 compared with the three months ended April 30, 2021

Net revenue of $6.7 billion represented an increase of 0.2% (increased 1.5% on a constant currency basis) as revenue growth resulting from a strong beginning order backlog was moderated by a combination of ongoing supply chain constraints, exacerbated by recent pandemic related lockdowns in China, unfavorable currency fluctuations and lower revenue from Russia. The net revenue increase was led by strong demand for our networking products, certain customer acceptances in the current period in HPC & AI, and effective pricing management in server products. The gross profit margin of 32.4% (or $2.2 billion) represents a decrease of 1.7 percentage points and was primarily driven by expected credit losses due to the Russia/Ukraine conflict, increased costs with continued delayed customer acceptances in HPC & AI, and ongoing supply chain constraints. Moderating the gross profit margin decrease was pricing discipline and strong cost management in server products. The

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operating profit margin was 3.1%, down 1.0 percentage points due primarily to the gross profit margin decline and higher selling, general & administrative expense, the negative impact of both factors was moderated by lower transformation costs.

Six months ended April 30, 2022 compared with the six months ended April 30, 2021

Net revenue of $13.7 billion represented an increase of 1.0% (increased 1.7% on a constant currency basis) as revenue growth resulting from a strong beginning order backlog was moderated by ongoing supply chain constraints. As a result, we experienced double-digit revenue growth in networking products, growth in the Apollo product category and effective pricing management in server products. Moderating the revenue increase was ongoing supply chain constraints, lower revenue in Russia, and unfavorable currency fluctuations. The gross profit margin of 33.0% (or $4.5 billion) represents a decrease of 0.8 percentage points due primarily to increased costs with continued delayed customer acceptances in HPC & AI, expected credit losses due to the Russia/Ukraine conflict and ongoing supply chain constraints. Moderating the gross profit decrease was pricing discipline and strong cost management in server products. The operating profit margin was 4.8%, up 1.1 percentage points due primarily to a decrease in transformation costs.

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, we generated $303 million of cash flow from operations and used $788 million free cash flows primarily due to the impact of supply chain constraints on working capital, which moderated cash generation, and increased capital investments.

The following table summarizes our condensed consolidated non-GAAP financial results for the periods presented:

			For the three months ended April 30,																		For the six months ended April 30,
			2022						2021						Change						2022						2021						Change
			Dollars in millions, except per share amounts																		Dollars in millions, except per share amounts
Net revenue adjusted for currency			$	6,799					$	6,700					1.5%						$	13,763					$	13,533					1.7%
Non-GAAP gross profit			$	2,293					$	2,300					(0.3)%						$	4,653					$	4,603					1.1%
Non-GAAP gross profit margin			34.2		%				34.3		%				(0.1)pts						34.0		%				34.0		%				—pts
Non-GAAP earnings from operations			$	627					$	685					(8.5)%						$	1,395					$	1,458					(4.3)%
Non-GAAP operating profit margin			9.3		%				10.2		%				(0.9)pts						10.2		%				10.8		%				(0.6)pts
Non-GAAP net earnings			$	583					$	612					(4.7)%						$	1,280					$	1,291					(0.9)%
Non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share			$	0.44					$	0.46					$(0.02)						$	0.96					$	0.98					$(0.02)
Free cash flow			$	(211)					$	368					$(579)						$	(788)					$	931					$(1,719)

Each non-GAAP financial measure has been reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure herein. Please refer to the section "GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations" at the end of this MD&A for these reconciliations, along with a discussion of the usefulness of these non-GAAP financial measures, and material limitations associated with the use of these non-GAAP financial measures.

Annualized revenue run-rate ("ARR")

ARR represents the annualized revenue of all net HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform services revenue, related financial services revenue (which includes rental income from operating leases and interest income from capital 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.

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The following presents our ARR performance for the periods presented:

			For the three months ended April 30,
			2022												2021
			Dollars in millions
ARR			$			829									$			678
year-over-year growth rate			22					%							30%

The 22% increase in ARR was due to growth in our HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform and related financial services due to an expanding customer installed base. The increase was limited by supply chain constraints and related installation delays. At the segment level, ARR growth was led by strength in Storage as-a-service including Zerto and Intelligent Edge as-a-service activity.

Returning capital to our shareholders remains an important part of our capital allocation framework that consists of capital returns to shareholders and strategic investments. During the second quarter of fiscal 2022, we paid a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share to our shareholders. On June 1, 2022, we declared our fiscal 2022 third quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, payable on July 8, 2022, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 13, 2022. During the first six months of fiscal 2022, we repurchased and settled an aggregate amount of $187 million in connection with our share repurchase program. As of April 30, 2022, we had a remaining authorization of $1.7 billion for future share repurchases.

We believe our existing balance of cash and cash equivalents, along with commercial paper and other short-term liquidity arrangements, are sufficient to satisfy our working capital needs, capital asset purchases, dividends, debt repayments, and other liquidity requirements associated with our existing operations. As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were $3.5 billion and $4.3 billion, respectively. In December 2021, we terminated our prior senior unsecured revolving credit facility and entered into a new senior unsecured revolving credit facility with an aggregate lending commitment of $4.75 billion for a period of five years. As of April 30, 2022, no borrowings were outstanding under this credit facility.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Revenue from our international operations has historically represented, and we expect will continue to represent, a majority of our overall net revenue. As a result, our revenue growth has been impacted, and we expect will continue to be impacted, by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. In order to provide a framework for assessing performance excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations, we present the year-over-year percentage change in revenue on a constant currency basis, which assumes no change in foreign currency exchange rates from the prior-year period and does not adjust for any repricing or demand impacts from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. This change in revenue on a constant currency basis is calculated as the quotient of (a) current year revenue converted to U.S. dollars using the prior-year period's foreign currency exchange rates divided by (b) the prior-year period revenue. This information is provided so that revenue can be viewed without the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, which is consistent with how management evaluates our revenue results and trends. This constant currency disclosure is provided in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the year-over-year percentage change in revenue on a GAAP basis. Other companies may calculate and define similarly labeled items differently, which may limit the usefulness of this measure for comparative purposes.

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Results of operations in dollars and as a percentage of net revenue were as follows:

			For the three months ended April 30,																								For the six months ended April 30,
			2022												2021												2022												2021
			Dollars						% of Revenue						Dollars						% of Revenue						Dollars						% of Revenue						Dollars						% of Revenue
			Dollars in millions
Net revenue			$	6,713					100.0		%				$	6,700					100.0		%				$	13,674					100.0		%				$	13,533					100.0		%
Cost of sales			4,540						67.6						4,413						65.9						9,157						67.0						8,958						66.2
Gross profit			2,173						32.4						2,287						34.1						4,517						33.0						4,575						33.8
Research and development			517						7.7						503						7.5						1,021						7.5						971						7.2
Selling, general and administrative			1,249						18.6						1,199						17.9						2,450						17.9						2,358						17.4
Amortization of intangible assets			74						1.2						84						1.3						147						1.1						194						1.4
Transformation costs			98						1.4						209						3.1						209						1.5						520						3.9
Disaster charges			20						0.3						1						—						19						0.1						1						—
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges			8						0.1						13						0.2						16						0.1						31						0.2
Earnings from operations			207						3.1						278						4.1						655						4.8						500						3.7
Interest and other, net			—						—						(11)						(0.2)						(5)						—						(55)						(0.4)
Tax indemnification and related adjustments			—						—						—						—						(17)						(0.1)						(16)						(0.1)
Non-service net periodic benefit credit			36						0.5						17						0.3						72						0.4						34						0.2
Earnings from equity interests			33						0.5						4						0.1						64						0.5						30						0.2
Earnings before provision for taxes			276						4.1						288						4.3						769						5.6						493						3.6
Provision for taxes			(26)						(0.4)						(29)						(0.4)						(6)						—						(11)						—
Net earnings			$	250					3.7		%				$	259					3.9		%				$	763					5.6		%				$	482					3.6		%

Stock-based compensation expense is included within costs and expenses presented in the table above as follows:

			For the three months ended April 30,												For the six months ended April 30,
			2022						2021						2022						2021
			In millions
Cost of sales			$	14					$	11					$	29					$	24
Research and development			38						31						82						68
Selling, general and administrative			62						56						131						116
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges			—						7						—						10
Total			$	114					$	105					$	242					$	218

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On April 14, 2021 (the "Approval Date"), shareholders of the Company approved the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2021 Plan") that replaced the Company’s 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”). The 2021 Plan provides for the grant of various types of awards including restricted stock awards, stock options and performance-based awards. These awards generally vest over 3 years from the grant date. The maximum number of shares as of the Approval Date that may be delivered to the participants under the 2021 Plan shall not exceed 7 million shares, plus 35.8 million shares that were available for grant under the 2015 Plan and any awards granted under the 2015 Plan prior to the Approval Date that were cash-settled, forfeited, terminated, or lapsed after the Approval Date. On April 5, 2022, shareholders of the Company approved an amendment to the 2021 Plan thereby increasing the overall number of shares available for issuance by 15 million shares. As of April 30, 2022, the Company had remaining authorization of 38.3 million shares under the 2021 Plan.

Three and six months ended April 30, 2022 compared with the three and six months ended April 30, 2021

Net revenue

For the three months ended April 30, 2022, total net revenue of $6.7 billion represented an increase of $13 million, or 0.2% (increased 1.5% on a constant currency basis). U.S. net revenue increased by $141 million, or 7.0% to $2.2 billion, and net revenue from outside of the U.S. decreased by $128 million, or 2.7%, to $4.5 billion.

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, total net revenue of $13.7 billion represented an increase of $141 million, or 1.0% (increased 1.7% on a constant currency basis). U.S. net revenue increased by $280 million, or 6.7% to $4.5 billion, and net revenue from outside of the U.S. decreased by $139 million, or 1.5%, to $9.2 billion.

From a segment perspective, for the three months ended April 30, 2022, net revenue increased 8%, 4%, and 0.4% in Intelligent Edge, HPC & AI, and Compute, respectively, and decreased 7%, 3%, and 2% in Corporate Investments and Other, Storage and Financial Services, respectively. For the six months ended April 30, 2022, net revenue increased 10%, 4%, and 1% in Intelligent Edge, HPC & AI, and Compute, respectively, and decreased 3%, 3%, and 2% in Corporate Investments and Other, Storage, and Financial Services, respectively.

The components of the weighted net revenue change by segment were as follows:

			For the three months ended April 30, 2022						For the six months ended April 30, 2022
			Percentage points
Compute			0.2						0.3
HPC & AI			0.4						0.4
Storage			(0.6)						(0.5)
Intelligent Edge			1.0						1.1
Financial Services			(0.2)						(0.3)
Corporate Investments			(0.4)						(0.1)
Total Segment			0.4						0.9
Elimination of Intersegment net revenue and Other			(0.2)						0.1
Total HPE			0.2						1.0

Please refer to the section "Segment Information" further below for a discussion of our results of operations for each reportable segment.

Gross profit

For the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, total gross profit margin of 32.4% and 33.0%, represents a decrease of 1.7 and 0.8 percentage points, respectively, compared to the respective prior year periods. The decrease in both periods was due to a combination of costs from expected credit losses due to the Russia/Ukraine conflict, increased costs with continued delayed customer acceptances in HPC & AI, and ongoing supply chain constraints. Moderating the gross profit decrease in both periods were pricing discipline and strong cost management in server products.

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Operating expenses

Research and development ("R&D")

For the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, R&D expense increased by $14 million, or 3%, and by $50 million, or 5%, respectively, due primarily to higher employee compensation expense from additional headcount, which contributed 3.4 percentage points and 4.9 percentage points to the change, respectively, as each of our segments focused on developing an end-to-end cloud-native infrastructure foundation for our as-a-service or consumption service delivery models which are integrated into our overall HPE GreenLake platform*.*

Selling, general and administrative

For the three months ended April 30, 2022, selling, general and administrative expense increased by $50 million, or 4% due primarily to a combination of higher software expenditures, which contributed 1.3 percentage points to the change, higher travel and marketing expenses as the economy reopens and COVID-19 restrictions ease, which contributed 1.2 and 1.0 percentage points to the change, respectively, and higher employee compensation expense from increased headcount, which contributed 0.5 percentage points to the change.

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, selling, general and administrative expense increased by $92 million, or 4% due primarily to a combination of higher employee compensation expense driven by increased headcount which contributed 1.3 percentage points to the change, and higher software expenditures, travel and marketing, each of which contributed 1.0 percentage points to the change.

Amortization of intangible assets

For the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, amortization of intangible assets decreased by $10 million, or 12% and $47 million, or 24%, respectively, due to certain intangible assets associated with prior acquisitions reaching the end of their amortization periods and write-offs of certain intangible assets in the prior-year periods. The decrease was moderated by an increase in amortization expense in the current periods resulting from recent acquisitions.

Transformation programs and costs

Our transformation programs consist of the cost optimization and prioritization plan (launched in 2020) and the HPE Next initiative (launched in 2017).

For the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, transformation costs decreased by $111 million, or 53% and $311 million, or 60%, respectively, due primarily to lower restructuring charges recorded in the current periods. For a further discussion, refer to Note 3, "Transformation Programs" to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

Interest and other, net

For the three months ended April 30, 2022, interest and other, net expense decreased by $11 million due primarily to a combination of favorable currency fluctuations, lower interest expense from lower average borrowings, and higher gains from the sale of certain assets in the current period. The decrease was partially moderated by lower gains from equity investments in the current period.

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, interest and other, net expense decreased by $50 million due primarily to lower interest expense from lower average borrowings, higher gains from the sale of certain assets and higher gains from equity investments in the current period.

Tax indemnification and related adjustments

For the six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, we recorded tax indemnification expense of $17 million and $16 million, respectively, which included changes in certain pre-divestiture tax liabilities. For the six months ended April 30, 2021, the amount also included changes in tax liabilities for which we shared joint and several liability with HP Inc. and for which we were indemnified by HP Inc.

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Non-service net periodic benefit credit

For the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, non-service net periodic benefit credit increased by $19 million and $38 million, respectively, due primarily to lower amortized actuarial losses, partially offset by higher interest cost due to higher discount rates in the current periods.

Earnings from equity interests

Earnings from equity interests primarily represents our 49% interest in H3C Technologies and the amortization of our interest in basis difference. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, earnings from equity interests increased by $29 million and $34 million, respectively, due primarily to lower amortization expense from basis difference and higher net income earned by H3C in the current periods.

Provision for taxes

For the three months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, we recorded income tax provision of $26 million and $29 million, respectively, which reflect an effective tax rate of 9.4% and 10.1%, respectively. For the six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021, we recorded income tax provision of $6 million and $11 million, respectively, which reflect an effective tax rate of 0.8% and 2.2%, respectively. Our effective tax rate generally differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% due to favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from our operations in lower tax jurisdictions throughout the world but are also impacted by discrete tax adjustments during each fiscal period.

For further discussion, refer to Note 5, "Taxes on Earnings" to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

Our Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), which requires us to make estimates, judgments, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net revenue, and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities. An accounting policy is deemed to be critical if the nature of the estimate or assumption it incorporates is subject to a material level of judgment related to matters that are highly uncertain, and changes in those estimates and assumptions are reasonably likely to materially impact our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Estimates and judgments are based on historical experience, forecasted events, and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Estimates and judgments may vary under different assumptions or conditions. We evaluate our estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. Accounting policies that are critical in the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgements include revenue recognition, taxes on earnings, business combinations, impairment assessment of goodwill and intangible assets and contingencies.

There have been no significant changes during the six months ended April 30, 2022, to the items that we disclosed as our "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates" in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021. A summary of significant accounting policies and a summary of recent accounting pronouncements applicable to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are included in Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

Segment Information

Hewlett Packard Enterprise's organizational structure is based on a number of factors that the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"), who is the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), uses to evaluate, view, and run our business operations, which include, but are not limited to, customer base and homogeneity of products and technology. The segments are based on this organizational structure and information reviewed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's management to evaluate segment results.

A description of the products and services for each segment, along with other pertinent information related to our segments can be found in Note 2, "Segment Information", to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

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Segment Results

The following table and ensuing discussion provide an overview of our key financial metrics by segment for the three months ended April 30, 2022, as compared to the prior-year period:

						HPE Consolidated						Compute						HPC & AI						Storage						Intelligent Edge						Financial Services						Corporate Investments
			Dollars in millions
Net revenue(1)						$	6,713					$	2,985					$	710					$	1,098					$	867					$	823					$	327
Year-over-year change %						0.2		%				0.4		%				3.8		%				(3.3)		%				8.0		%				(1.9)		%				(6.6)		%
Earnings from operations(2)						$	207					$	415					$	(40)					$	138					$	109					$	104					$	(24)
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue						3.1		%				13.9		%				(5.6)		%				12.6		%				12.6		%				12.6		%				(7.3)		%
Year-over-year change percentage points						(1.0)		pts				2.7		pts				(8.2)		pts				(4.2)		pts				(3.1)		pts				1.8		pts				(0.2)		pts

The following table and ensuing discussion provide an overview of our key financial metrics by segment for the six months ended April 30, 2022, as compared to the prior-year period:

						HPE Consolidated						Compute						HPC & AI						Storage						Intelligent Edge						Financial Services						Corporate Investments
			Dollars in millions
Net revenue(1)						$	13,674					$	6,001					$	1,500					$	2,254					$	1,768					$	1,665					$	652
Year-over-year change %						1.0		%				0.7		%				3.8		%				(3.2)		%				9.6		%				(2.0)		%				(2.8)		%
Earnings from operations(2)						$	655					$	831					$	(47)					$	306					$	266					$	208					$	(35)
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue						4.8		%				13.8		%				(3.1)		%				13.6		%				15.0		%				12.5		%				(5.4)		%
Year-over-year change percentage points						1.1		pts				2.5		pts				(7.3)		pts				(4.7)		pts				(2.4)		pts				2.2		pts				2.9		pts

(1)HPE consolidated net revenue excludes intersegment net revenue.

(2)Segment earnings from operations exclude certain unallocated corporate costs and eliminations, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of initial direct costs, amortization of intangible assets, transformation costs, disaster charges and acquisition, disposition and other related charges.

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			For the three months ended April 30,																		For the six months ended April 30,
			2022						2021						% Change						2022						2021						% Change
			Dollars in millions																		Dollars in millions
Net revenue			$	2,985					$	2,974					0.4		%				$	6,001					$	5,958					0.7		%
Earnings from operations			$	415					$	334					24.3		%				$	831					$	675					23.1		%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue			13.9		%				11.2		%										13.8		%				11.3		%

Three months ended April 30, 2022 compared with three months ended April 30, 2021

Compute net revenue increased by $11 million, or 0.4% (increased 1.2% on a constant currency basis), due primarily to higher average unit prices resulting from a combination of disciplined pricing actions and higher sales of server configurations with more complex component architectures in our next generation products. The net revenue increase was moderated by lower unit shipments and unfavorable currency fluctuations. The decline in unit shipments resulted from supply constraints due to the challenging supply chain environment. As a result, Compute exited the quarter with a significantly high level of order backlog.

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From a product perspective, Compute experienced revenue growth in the rack server category moderated by a revenue decline due to certain products approaching their end-of-life. Services net revenue declined primarily due to lower revenue from Russia and the impact of delayed hardware shipments on services contracts.

Compute earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 2.7 percentage points due to decreases in costs of products and services as a percentage of net revenue and operating expense as a percentage of net revenue. The decrease in costs of products and services as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to pricing discipline and strong cost management. The decrease in operating expense as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to lower variable compensation expense.

Six months ended April 30, 2022 compared with six months ended April 30, 2021

Compute net revenue increased by $43 million, or 0.7% (increased 0.8% on a constant currency basis), due primarily to higher average unit prices resulting from disciplined pricing actions and higher sales of server configurations with more complex component architectures in our next generation products. The net revenue increase was moderated by lower unit shipments resulting from supply constraints due to the challenging supply chain environment.

From a product perspective, Compute experienced revenue growth in the rack server category moderated by a revenue decline due to certain products approaching their end-of-life. Services net revenue declined primarily due to lower revenue from Russia and the impact of delayed hardware shipments on services contracts.

Compute earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 2.5 percentage points due to decreases in costs of products and services as a percentage of net revenue and operating expense as a percentage of net revenue. The decrease in costs of products and services as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to pricing discipline and strong cost management and favorable currency fluctuations moderated by a lower mix of higher margin services. The decrease in operating expense as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to lower variable compensation expense.

HPC & AI

			For the three months ended April 30,																		For the six months ended April 30,
			2022						2021						% Change						2022						2021						% Change
			Dollars in millions																		Dollars in millions
Net revenue			$	710					$	684					3.8		%				$	1,500					$	1,445					3.8		%
Earnings from operations			$	(40)					$	18					(322.2)		%				$	(47)					$	61					(177.0)		%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue			(5.6)		%				2.6		%										(3.1)		%				4.2		%

Three months ended April 30, 2022 compared with three months ended April 30, 2021

HPC & AI net revenue increased by $26 million, or 3.8% (increased 4.7% on a constant currency basis) as a result of strong demand, led by higher revenue from HPE Cray driven by certain customer acceptances in the period. The increase was moderated by continued delayed customer acceptances and challenges with the HPE Apollo and Edge Compute product categories as a result of supply chain constraints and lower services revenue due primarily to an unfavorable portfolio mix of service offerings.

HPC & AI earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 8.2 percentage points due to increases in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue and operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to continued delayed customer acceptances, supply chain constraints and related cost increases, lower revenue from higher-margin products and a lower mix of revenue from services. The increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to higher investments in research and development to focus on high-performance computing and AI solutions, including integrating such solutions into our HPE GreenLake platform.

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Six months ended April 30, 2022 compared with six months ended April 30, 2021

HPC & AI net revenue increased by $55 million, or 3.8% (increased 4.1% on a constant currency basis) as a result of strong demand with growth in HPC products led by the HPE Apollo and Edge Compute product categories and in Data Solutions. This increase was moderated by a decline in net revenue from HPE Cray products due to supply chain constraints and continued delayed customer acceptances, and a decline in services revenue due primarily to an unfavorable portfolio mix of service offerings.

HPC & AI earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 7.3 percentage points due to increases in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue and operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to continued delayed customer acceptances, supply chain constraints and related cost increases, lower revenue from higher-margin products and a lower mix of revenue from services. The increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to higher investments in research and development to focus on high-performance computing and AI solutions, including integrating such solutions into our HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform.

Storage

			For the three months ended April 30,																		For the six months ended April 30,
			2022						2021						% Change						2022						2021						% Change
			Dollars in millions																		Dollars in millions
Net revenue			$	1,098					$	1,136					(3.3)		%				$	2,254					$	2,328					(3.2)		%
Earnings from operations			$	138					191						(27.7)		%				$	306					425						(28.0)		%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue			12.6		%				16.8		%										13.6		%				18.3		%

Three months ended April 30, 2022 compared with three months ended April 30, 2021

Storage net revenue decreased by $38 million or 3.3% (decreased 2.5% on a constant currency basis) due primarily to supply chain constraints, particularly with our owned intellectual property products, which contain certain unique components and are hence subject to tighter supply constraints, and unfavorable currency fluctuations. Net revenue declined in Storage products moderated by an increase in Storage services. The decrease in Storage products was led by declines in HPE 3PAR, as we transition to next generation product platforms such as HPE Alletra, and in the traditional storage product portfolio, partially offset by higher revenue from the Hyperconverged and Big Data product portfolios. The increase in Storage services was led by Zerto as we continue our transition to more services, and software-rich offerings. As a result of strong demand and the challenging supply chain environment, Storage exited the quarter with a high order backlog.

Storage earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 4.2 percentage points due to increases in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue and operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to supply chain constraints which unfavorably impacted our higher-margin product mix and higher logistic costs, partially offset by the sale of higher margin Zerto products. The increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to higher investments in research and development focused on as-a-service offerings and higher field selling costs.

Six months ended April 30, 2022 compared with six months ended April 30, 2021

Storage net revenue decreased by $74 million or 3.2% (decreased 3.0% on a constant currency basis) due primarily to supply chain constraints, particularly with our owned intellectual property products, which contain certain unique components. Net revenue declined in Storage products moderated by an increase in Storage services. The decline in Storage products was led by declines in HPE 3PAR, as we transition to its next generation product platforms such as HPE Alletra, partially offset by an increase in Big Data products. The increase in Storage services was led by Zerto and HPE Nimble Storage Services as we continue our transition to more services, and software-rich offerings.

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Storage earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 4.7 percentage point due to increases in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue and operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to supply chain constraints which unfavorably impacted our higher-margin product mix and logistic costs, partially offset by the sale of higher margin Zerto products. The increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to higher investments in research and development focused on as-a-service offerings.

Intelligent Edge

			For the three months ended April 30,																		For the six months ended April 30,
			2022						2021						% Change						2022						2021						% Change
			Dollars in millions																		Dollars in millions
Net revenue			$	867					$	803					8.0		%				$	1,768					$	1,613					9.6		%
Earnings from operations			$	109					$	126					(13.5)		%				$	266					$	280					(5.0)		%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue			12.6		%				15.7		%										15.0		%				17.4		%

Three months ended April 30, 2022 compared with three months ended April 30, 2021

Intelligent Edge net revenue increased by $64 million, or 8.0% (increased 9.3% on a constant currency basis) as a robust demand environment, reflected in a historically high backlog, continues to be impacted by supply constraints resulting from a challenging supply chain environment. Net revenue increased in both Intelligent Edge products and services. The increase in product revenue was driven by the WLAN business and Silver Peak. The higher services revenue was led by attached support services and our as-a-service offerings.

Intelligent Edge earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 3.1 percentage points due primarily to an increase in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue, partially offset by a decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in cost of product and services as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to higher supply chain costs and higher costs associated with our Services business. Operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue decreased primarily due to lower variable compensation expense.

Six months ended April 30, 2022 compared with six months ended April 30, 2021

Intelligent Edge net revenue increased by $155 million, or 9.6% (increased 10.4% on a constant currency basis) as a robust demand environment, reflected in a historically high backlog, continues to be impacted by supply constraints resulting from a challenging supply chain environment. Net revenue increased in both Intelligent Edge products and services. The increase in product revenue was driven by the WLAN business. The higher services revenue was led by attached support services and our as-a-service offerings.

Intelligent Edge earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 2.4 percentage points due primarily to an increase in cost of products and services as a percentage of net revenue, partially offset by a decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in cost of product and services as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to higher supply chain costs and higher costs associated with our Services business. Operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue decreased primarily due to lower variable compensation expense.

Financial Services

			For the three months ended April 30,																		For the six months ended April 30,
			2022						2021						% Change						2022						2021						% Change
			Dollars in millions																		Dollars in millions
Net revenue			$	823					$	839					(1.9)		%				$	1,665					$	1,699					(2.0)		%
Earnings from operations			$	104					$	91					14.3		%				$	208					$	175					18.9		%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue			12.6		%				10.8		%										12.5		%				10.3		%

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Three months ended April 30, 2022 compared with three months ended April 30, 2021

Financial Services net revenue decreased by $16 million, or 1.9% (increased 0.2% on a constant currency basis) due primarily to unfavorable currency fluctuations, along with a decrease in rental revenue due primarily to lower average operating leases, partially offset by higher revenue from equipment remarketing sales.

Financial Services earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 1.8 percentage points due primarily to lower cost of services as a percentage of net revenue. The decrease to cost of services as a percentage of net revenue resulted primarily from a combination of lower depreciation expense, bad debt expense, and borrowing costs. The decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to lower compensation expense. The increase in the provision for expected credit losses related to the Russia/Ukraine conflict during the current quarter was excluded from segment operating results.

Six months ended April 30, 2022 compared with six months ended April 30, 2021

Financial Services net revenue decreased by $34 million, or 2.0% (decreased 0.2% on a constant currency basis) due primarily to unfavorable currency fluctuations, along with a decrease in rental revenue due to lower average operating leases, partially offset by higher asset management revenue from remarketing and pre-owned equipment sales.

Financial Services earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 2.2 percentage points due primarily to lower cost of services as a percentage of net revenue. The decrease to cost of services as a percentage of net revenue resulted primarily from a combination of lower depreciation expense, borrowing costs, and bad debt expense. The decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to lower compensation expense.

Financing Volume

			For the three months ended April 30,												For the six months ended April 30,
			2022						2021						2022						2021
			In millions
Financing volume			$	1,473					$	1,451					$	2,861					$	2,696

Financing volume, which represents the amount of financing provided to customers for equipment and related software and services, including intercompany activity, increased by 1.5% and 6.1% for the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, respectively, as compared to the prior-year periods, due primarily to higher financing of third-party product sales and services, partially offset by unfavorable currency fluctuations.

Portfolio Assets and Ratios

The portfolio assets and ratios derived from the segment balance sheets for FS were as follows:

			As of
			April 30, 2022						October 31, 2021
			Dollars in millions
Financing receivables, gross			$	8,666					$	9,198
Net equipment under operating leases			3,917						4,001
Capitalized profit on intercompany equipment transactions(1)			252						275
Intercompany leases(1)			83						96
Gross portfolio assets			12,918						13,570
Allowance for credit losses(2)			227						228
Operating lease equipment reserve			44						39
Total reserves			271						267
Net portfolio assets			$	12,647					$	13,303
Reserve coverage			2.1		%				2.0		%
Debt-to-equity ratio(3)			7.0x						7.0x

(1)Intercompany activity is eliminated in consolidation.

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(2)Allowance for credit losses for financing receivables includes both the short- and long-term portions.

(3)Debt benefiting Financial Services consists of intercompany equity that is treated as debt for segment reporting purposes, intercompany debt, and borrowing- and funding-related activity associated with Financial Services and its subsidiaries. Debt benefiting Financial Services totaled $11.6 billion and $11.9 billion at both April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, respectively, and was determined by applying an assumed debt-to-equity ratio, which management believes to be comparable to that of other similar financing companies. Financial Services equity at both April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021 was $1.7 billion.

As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, Financial Services net cash and cash equivalents balances were approximately $879 million and $898 million, respectively.

Net portfolio assets as of April 30, 2022 decreased 4.9% from October 31, 2021. The decrease generally resulted from unfavorable currency fluctuations, along with portfolio runoff exceeding new financing volume during the period.

Financial Services bad debt expense includes charges to general reserves, specific reserves, and write-offs for sales-type, direct-financing, and operating leases. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, Financial Services recorded net bad debt expense of $22 million and $45 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2021, Financial Services recorded net bad debt expense of $31 million and $59 million, respectively.

As of April 30, 2022, Financial Services experienced a decrease in billed finance receivables compared to October 31, 2021, which included a limited impact to collections from customers as a result of the pandemic, and customers from Russia. We are currently unable to fully predict the extent to which the pandemic and the Russia/Ukraine conflict may adversely impact future collections of our receivables.

Corporate Investments and Other

						For the three months ended April 30,																		For the six months ended April 30,
						2022						2021						% Change						2022						2021						% Change
						Dollars in millions																		Dollars in millions
Net revenue						$	327					$	350					(6.6)		%				$	652					$	671					(2.8)		%
Loss from operations						$	(24)					$	(25)					4.0		%				$	(35)					$	(56)					37.5		%
Loss from operations as a % of net revenue						(7.3)		%				(7.1)		%										(5.4)		%				(8.3)		%

Three months ended April 30, 2022 compared with three months ended April 30, 2021

Corporate Investments and Other net revenue decreased by $23 million, or 6.6% (decreased 2.0% on a constant currency basis) due primarily to unfavorable currency fluctuations, lower HPE Ezmeral revenue, and lower revenue from Russia in A & PS.

Corporate Investments and Other loss from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 0.2 percentage points due to the scale of the net revenue decline.

Six months ended April 30, 2022 compared with six months ended April 30, 2021

Corporate Investments and Other net revenue decreased by $19 million, or 2.8% (increased 1.6% on a constant currency basis) due primarily to unfavorable currency fluctuations.

Corporate Investments and Other loss from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 2.9 percentage points due primarily to decreases in cost of services as a percentage of net revenue while operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue remained relatively unchanged. The decrease in cost of services as a percentage of net revenue was primarily due to improved service delivery efficiencies in A & PS.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Current Overview

We use cash generated by operations as our primary source of liquidity. We believe that internally generated cash flows will be generally sufficient to support our operating businesses, capital expenditures, product development initiatives, acquisitions, and disposal activities including legal settlements, restructuring activities, transformation costs, indemnifications, maturing debt, interest payments, and income tax payments, in addition to any future investments, share repurchases, and stockholder dividend payments. We expect to supplement this short-term liquidity, if necessary, by accessing the capital markets, issuing commercial paper, and borrowing under credit facilities made available by various domestic and foreign financial institutions. However, our access to capital markets may be constrained and our cost of borrowing may increase under certain business, market, and economic conditions. We anticipate that the funds made available and cash generated from operations along with our access to capital markets will be sufficient to meet our liquidity requirements for at least the next twelve months and for the foreseeable future thereafter. We continue to monitor the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the U.S. and other global economies, the capital markets, consumer behavior, our businesses, results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows. Our liquidity is subject to various risks including the risks identified in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of Part II and market risks identified in the section entitled "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" in Item 3 of Part I.

Our cash balances are held in numerous locations throughout the world, with a substantial amount held outside the U.S. as of April 30, 2022. We utilize a variety of planning and financing strategies in an effort to ensure that our worldwide cash is available when and where it is needed.

Amounts held outside of the U.S. are generally utilized to support our non-U.S. liquidity needs. Repatriations of amounts held outside the U.S. generally will not be taxable from a U.S. federal tax perspective, but may be subject to state income or foreign withholding tax. Where local restrictions prevent an efficient intercompany transfer of funds, our intent is to keep cash balances outside of the U.S. and to meet liquidity needs through ongoing cash flows, external borrowings, or both. We do not expect restrictions or potential taxes incurred on repatriation of amounts held outside of the U.S. to have a material effect on our overall liquidity, financial condition, or results of operations.

In connection with the share repurchase program previously authorized by our Board of Directors, during the first six months of fiscal 2022, we repurchased and settled an aggregate amount of $187 million. As of April 30, 2022, we had a remaining authorization of $1.7 billion for future share repurchases. For more information on our share repurchase program, refer to the section entitled "Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds" in Item 2 of Part II.

On April 22, 2022, we entered into an amendment with Unisplendour Corporation (“UNIS”) and H3C Technologies Co. Limited (“H3C”) to the Shareholder Agreement previously entered into between the parties as of May 21, 2015. The amendment extends to October 31, 2022, the latest date upon which we may put to UNIS all or part of the H3C shares held by us, at a price of 15.0 times the last twelve months net income of H3C.

Liquidity

Our cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, total debt and available borrowing resources were as follows:

			As of
			April 30, 2022						October 31, 2021
			In millions
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			$	3,548					$	4,332
Total debt			$	13,501					$	13,448
Available borrowing resources
Commercial paper programs			$	5,120					$	5,045
Uncommitted lines of credit			$	939					$	972

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The following tables represent the way in which management reviews cash flows:

			For the six months ended April 30,
			2022						2021
			In millions
Net cash provided by operating activities			$	303					$	1,785
Net cash used in investing activities			(827)						(1,231)
Net cash used in financing activities			(260)						(419)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			$	(784)					$	135

Operating Activities

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, net cash from operating activities decreased by $1.5 billion, as compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2021. The decrease was primarily due to the impact of supply chain constraints on working capital, as compared to prior-year period.

Our working capital metrics and cash conversion impacts were as follows:

			As of																		As of
			April 30, 2022						October 31, 2021						Change						April 30, 2021						October 31, 2020						Change						Y/Y Change
Days of sales outstanding in accounts receivable ("DSO")			42						49						(7)						39						42						(3)						3
Days of supply in inventory ("DOS")			106						82						24						64						48						16						42
Days of purchases outstanding in accounts payable ("DPO")			(112)						(128)						16						(113)						(97)						(16)						1
Cash conversion cycle			36						3						33						(10)						(7)						(3)						46

The cash conversion cycle is the sum of DSO and DOS less DPO. Items which may cause the cash conversion cycle in a particular period to differ include, but are not limited to, changes in business mix, changes in payment terms (including extended payment terms to customers or from suppliers), early or late invoice payments from customers or to suppliers, the extent of receivables factoring, seasonal trends, the timing of the revenue recognition and inventory purchases within the period, the impact of commodity costs, and acquisition activity.

DSO measures the average number of days our receivables are outstanding. DSO is calculated by dividing ending accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, by a 90-day average of net revenue. Compared to the corresponding three month period in fiscal 2021, the increase in DSO in the current period was primarily due to lower customer participation in early payment programs and lower receivables factoring.

DOS measures the average number of days from procurement to sale of our products. DOS is calculated by dividing ending inventory by a 90-day average of cost of goods sold. Compared to the corresponding three month period in fiscal 2021, the increase in DOS in the current period was primarily due to higher levels of inventory resulting from a combination of supply chain constraints, positioning of inventory to fulfill planned future shipments and strategic purchases of certain key components.

DPO measures the average number of days our accounts payable balances are outstanding. DPO is calculated by dividing ending accounts payable by a 90-day average of cost of goods sold. Compared to the corresponding three month period in fiscal 2021, DPO was relatively unchanged.

Investing Activities

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, net cash used in investing activities decreased by $0.4 billion, as compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2021. The decrease was primarily due to lower cash utilized in net financial collateral activities of $0.6 billion and higher cash utilized for investment in property, plant and equipment, net of sales proceeds of $0.2 billion, as compared to the prior-year period.

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Financing Activities

For the six months ended April 30, 2022, net cash used in financing activities decreased by $0.2 billion, as compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2021. The decrease was primarily due to lower debt repayments of $0.4 billion and higher cash utilized for share repurchases and stock-based award activities of $0.2 billion, as compared to the prior-year period.

Free Cash Flow

			For the six months ended April 30,
			2022						2021
			In millions
Net cash provided by operating activities			$	303					$	1,785
Investment in property, plant and equipment			(1,349)						(1,048)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment			258						194
Total			$	(788)					$	931

Free cash flow is defined as cash flow from operations less investments in property, plant and equipment net of proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment. For the six months ended April 30, 2022, free cash flow decreased by $1.7 billion, as compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2021. The decrease was due to lower cash generated from operations of $1.5 billion due to the impact of supply chain constraints on working capital and higher cash utilized for investments in property, plant and equipment, net of sales proceeds of $0.2 billion, as compared to the prior-year period.

For more information on the impact of operating assets and liabilities to our cash flows, see Note 6, "Balance Sheet Details", to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

Capital Resources

We maintain debt levels that we establish through consideration of a number of factors, including cash flow expectations, cash requirements for operations, investment plans (including acquisitions), share repurchase activities, our cost of capital, and targeted capital structure. We maintain a revolving credit facility and two commercial paper programs, "the Parent Programs", and a wholly-owned subsidiary maintains a third program. In December 2021, we terminated our prior senior unsecured revolving credit facility and entered into a new senior unsecured revolving credit facility with an aggregate commitment of $4.75 billion for a period of five years. There have been no changes to our commercial paper and shelf registration statement since October 31, 2021. For further information on our capital resources, see Note 11, "Borrowings" to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

In May 2022, we issued $747 million of asset-backed debt securities in six tranches at a weighted average price of 99.99% and a weighted average interest rate of 3.68%, payable monthly from July 2022 with a stated final maturity date of March 2030.

In January 2022, we issued $1.0 billion of asset-backed debt securities in six tranches at a weighted average price of 99.99% and a weighted average interest rate of 1.51%, payable monthly from March 2022 with a stated final maturity date of November 2029.

As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, no borrowings were outstanding under our revolving credit facility.

As of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, no borrowings were outstanding under the Parent Programs, and $630 million and $705 million, respectively, were outstanding under our subsidiary’s program. During the first six months of fiscal 2022, we issued $473 million and repaid $485 million of commercial paper.

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CONTRACTUAL CASH AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS

Contractual Obligations

Other than the previously mentioned issuance of asset-backed debt securities, our contractual obligations have not changed materially since October 31, 2021. For further information see "Contractual Cash and Other Obligations" in Item 7 of Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021.

Retirement Benefit Plan Funding

For the remainder of fiscal 2022, we anticipate making contributions of approximately $111 million to our non-U.S. pension plans. Our policy is to fund our pension plans so that we meet at least the minimum contribution requirements, as established by various authorities including local government and tax authorities.

Restructuring Plans

As of April 30, 2022, we expect to make future cash payments of approximately $0.6 billion in connection with our approved restructuring plans, which includes $0.2 billion expected to be paid through the remainder of fiscal 2022 and $0.4 billion expected to be paid thereafter. For more information on our restructuring activities, see Note 3, "Transformation Programs" to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

Uncertain Tax Positions

As of April 30, 2022, we had approximately $340 million of recorded liabilities and related interest and penalties pertaining to uncertain tax positions. These liabilities and related interest and penalties include $32 million expected to be paid within one year. For the remaining amount, we are unable to make a reasonable estimate as to when cash settlement with the tax authorities might occur due to the uncertainties related to these tax matters. Payments of these obligations would result from settlements with taxing authorities. For more information on our uncertain tax positions, see Note 5, "Taxes on Earnings" to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As part of our ongoing business, we have not participated in transactions that generate material relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.

We have third-party revolving short-term financing arrangements intended to facilitate the working capital requirements of certain customers. For more information on our third-party revolving short-term financing arrangements, see Note 6, "Balance Sheet Details", to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I.

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GAAP to non-GAAP Reconciliations

The following tables provide a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for the periods presented:

Reconciliation of GAAP gross profit and gross profit margin to non-GAAP gross profit and gross profit margin.

			For the three months ended April 30,																								For the six months ended April 30,
			2022												2021												2022												2021
			Dollars						% of Revenue						Dollars						% of Revenue						Dollars						% of Revenue						Dollars						% of Revenue
			Dollars in millions
GAAP Net revenue			$	6,713					100		%				$	6,700					100		%				$	13,674					100		%				$	13,533					100		%
GAAP Cost of sales			4,540						67.6		%				4,413						65.9		%				9,157						67.0		%				8,958						66.2		%
GAAP Gross profit			$	2,173					32.4		%				$	2,287					34.1		%				$	4,517					33.0		%				$	4,575					33.8		%
Non-GAAP adjustments
Amortization of initial direct costs			1						—		%				2						—		%				2						—		%				4						—		%
Stock-based compensation expense			14						0.2		%				11						0.2		%				29						0.2		%				24						0.2		%
Disaster charges(1)			105						1.6		%				—						—		%				105						0.8		%				—						—		%
Non-GAAP Gross Profit			$	2,293					34.2		%				$	2,300					34.3		%				$	4,653					34.0		%				$	4,603					34.0		%

Reconciliation of GAAP earnings from operations and operating profit margin to non-GAAP earnings from operations and operating profit margin.

			For the three months ended April 30,																								For the six months ended April 30,
			2022												2021												2022												2021
			Dollars						% of Revenue						Dollars						% of Revenue						Dollars						% of Revenue						Dollars						% of Revenue
			Dollars in millions
GAAP earnings from operations			$	207					3.1		%				$	278					4.1		%				655						4.8		%				$	500					3.7		%
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization of initial direct costs			1						—		%				2						—		%				2						—		%				4						—		%
Amortization of intangible assets			74						1.1		%				84						1.3		%				147						1.1		%				194						1.4		%
Transformation costs			98						1.4		%				209						3.1		%				209						1.5		%				520						3.9		%
Disaster charges(1)			125						1.9		%				1						—		%				124						0.9		%				1						—		%
Stock-based compensation expense			114						1.7		%				98						1.5		%				242						1.8		%				208						1.6		%
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges			8						0.1		%				13						0.2		%				16						0.1		%				31						0.2		%
Non-GAAP earnings from operations			$	627					9.3		%				$	685					10.2		%				$	1,395					10.2		%				$	1,458					10.8		%

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Reconciliation of GAAP net earnings and diluted net earnings per share to non-GAAP net earnings and diluted net earnings per share.

			For the three months ended April 30,																								For the six months ended April 30,
			2022												2021												2022												2021
			Dollars						Diluted net earnings per share						Dollars						Diluted net earnings per share						Dollars						Diluted net earnings per share						Dollars						Diluted net earnings per share
			Dollars in millions
GAAP net earnings			$	250					$	0.19					$	259					$	0.19					$	763					$	0.57					$	482					$	0.36
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization of initial direct costs			1						—						2						—						2						—						4						—
Amortization of intangible assets			74						0.06						84						0.06						147						0.11						194						0.15
Transformation costs			98						0.07						209						0.15						209						0.16						520						0.40
Disaster charges(1)			125						0.09						1						—						124						0.09						1						—
Stock-based compensation expense			114						0.09						98						0.08						242						0.18						208						0.16
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges			8						0.01						13						0.01						16						0.01						31						0.02
Tax indemnification and related adjustments			—						—						—						—						17						0.01						16						0.01
Non-service net periodic benefit credit			(36)						(0.03)						(17)						(0.01)						(72)						(0.05)						(34)						(0.03)
Earnings from equity interests(2)			17						0.01						34						0.03						34						0.03						68						0.05
Adjustments for taxes			(68)						(0.05)						(71)						(0.05)						(202)						(0.15)						(199)						(0.14)
Non-GAAP net earnings			$	583					$	0.44					$	612					$	0.46					$	1,280					$	0.96					$	1,291					$	0.98

(1) In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company recorded total pre-tax charges of $126 million primarily related to expected credit losses of financing and trade receivables, $99 million of which was included in Financing cost, $6 million in Cost of services and $21 million in Disaster charges in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Refer to Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", for further information. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2022, Disaster charges also included a recovery of $1 million and $2 million, respectively, related to COVID-19.

(2) Represents the amortization of basis difference adjustments related to the H3C divestiture.

Reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow.

			For the three months ended April 30,												For the six months ended April 30,
			2022						2021						2022						2021
			In millions
Net cash provided by operating activities			$	379					$	822					$	303					$	1,785
Investment in property, plant and equipment			(725)						(535)						(1,349)						(1,048)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment			135						81						258						194
Free cash flow			$	(211)					$	368					$	(788)					$	931

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Non-GAAP financial measures

The non-GAAP financial measures presented are net revenue on a constant currency basis, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross profit margin, non-GAAP earnings from operations, non-GAAP operating profit margin (non-GAAP earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue), non-GAAP net earnings, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share, and free cash flow. These non-GAAP financial measures are used by management for purposes of evaluating our historical and prospective financial performance, as well as evaluating our performance relative to our competitors. These non-GAAP financial measures are not computed in accordance with, or as an alternative to, generally accepted accounting principles 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 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 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 free cash flow is cash flow from operations.

Net revenue on a constant currency basis assumes no change in the foreign exchange rate from the prior-year period. Non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross profit margin are defined to exclude charges related to the amortization of initial direct costs, stock-based compensation expense and disaster charges. 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 excluding any charges related to the amortization of initial direct costs, amortization of intangible assets, transformation costs, stock-based compensation expense, disaster charges 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 those same charges, as well as items such as tax indemnification and related adjustments, non-service net periodic benefit credit, earnings from equity interests, certain income tax valuation allowances and separation taxes, the impact of U.S. tax reform, structural rate adjustment and excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation. In addition, non-GAAP net earnings and non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share are adjusted by the amount of additional taxes or tax benefits associated with each non-GAAP item. We believe that excluding the items mentioned above from these non-GAAP financial measures allows management to better understand our consolidated financial performance in relation to the operating results of our segments. Management does not believe that the excluded items are reflective of ongoing operating results, and excluding them facilitates a more meaningful evaluation of our current operating performance in comparison to our peers. The excluded items can be inconsistent in amount and frequency and/or not reflective of the operational performance of the business.

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 our 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 and may not reflect the full economic effect of the loss in value of certain assets.

We compensate for these limitations on the use of non-GAAP financial measures by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using non-GAAP financial measures only as a supplement. We also provide a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP measure. We believe that providing net revenue on a constant currency basis, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross profit margin, non-GAAP earnings from operations, non-GAAP operating profit margin, non-GAAP net earnings, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share, and free cash flow, in addition to the related GAAP measures provides greater transparency to the information used in our financial and operational decision making and allows the reader of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to see our financial results “through the eyes” of management.

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