HP 10-Q 2023-04-30

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Part I. Financial Information

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

HP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(650) 857-1501

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The number of shares of HP Inc. common stock outstanding as of April 30, 2023 was 985,956,114 shares.

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Form 10-Q

For the Quarterly Period ended April 30, 2023

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In this report on Form 10-Q, for all periods presented, “we”, “us”, “our”, the “company”, the “Company”, “HP” and “HP Inc.” refer to HP Inc. (formerly Hewlett-Packard Company) and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 2 of Part I, contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties. If the risks or uncertainties ever materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, they could affect the business and results of operations of HP Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (“HP”) which may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, any statements regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; projections of net revenue, margins, expenses, effective tax rates, net earnings, net earnings per share, cash flows, benefit plan funding, deferred taxes, share repurchases, foreign currency exchange rates or other financial items; any projections of the amount, timing or impact of cost savings or restructuring and other charges, planned structural cost reductions and productivity initiatives; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including, but not limited to, our business model and transformation, our sustainability goals, our go-to-market strategy, the execution of restructuring plans and any resulting cost savings (including the Fiscal 2023 Plan (as defined below)), net revenue or profitability improvements or other financial impacts; any statements concerning the expected development, demand, performance, market share or competitive performance relating to products or services; any statements concerning potential supply constraints, component shortages, manufacturing disruptions or logistics challenges; any statements regarding current or future macroeconomic trends or events and the impact of those trends and events on HP and its financial performance; any statements regarding pending investigations, claims, disputes or other litigation matters; any statements of expectation or belief as to the timing and expected benefits of acquisitions and other business combination and investment transactions (including the recent acquisition of Plantronics, Inc. (“Poly”)); and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements can also generally be identified by words such as “future,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “projects,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “can,” “may,” and similar terms. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could affect our business and results of operations include factors relating to the impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends, changes and events, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine and tension across the Taiwan Strait and the regional and global ramifications of these events; recent volatility in global capital markets, increases in benchmark interest rates, the effects of inflation and instability of financial institutions; risks associated with HP’s international operations; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its suppliers, customers, clients and partners, including logistical challenges with respect to such execution and performance; changes in estimates and assumptions HP makes in connection with the preparation of its financial statements; the need to manage (and reliance on) third-party suppliers, including with respect to component shortages, and the need to manage HP’s global, multi-tier distribution network, limit potential misuse of pricing programs by HP’s channel partners, adapt to new or changing marketplaces and effectively deliver HP’s services; HP’s ability to execute on its strategic plans, including the previously announced initiatives, business model changes and transformation; execution of planned structural cost reductions and productivity initiatives; HP’s ability to complete any contemplated share repurchases, other capital return programs or other strategic transactions; the competitive pressures faced by HP’s businesses; risks associated with executing HP’s strategy and business model changes and transformation; successfully innovating, developing and executing HP’s go-to-market strategy, including online, omnichannel and contractual sales, in an evolving distribution, reseller and customer landscape; the development and transition of new products and services and the enhancement of existing products and services to meet evolving customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; successfully competing and maintaining the value proposition of HP’s products, including supplies; challenges to HP’s ability to accurately forecast inventories, demand and pricing, which may be due to HP’s multi-tiered channel, sales of HP’s products to unauthorized resellers or unauthorized resale of HP’s products or our uneven sales cycle; integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the results of our restructuring plans (including the Fiscal 2023 Plan), including estimates and assumptions related to the cost (including any possible disruption of HP’s business) and the anticipated benefits of our restructuring plans; the protection of HP’s intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties; the hiring and retention of key employees; disruptions in operations from system security risks, data protection breaches, cyberattacks, extreme weather conditions or other effects of climate change, medical epidemics or pandemics such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and other natural or manmade disasters or catastrophic events; the impact of changes to federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations, including environmental regulations and tax laws; our aspirations related to environmental, social and governance matters; potential impacts, liabilities and costs from pending or potential investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described herein, as well as the risks discussed in Item 1A “Risk Factors” of Part I in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022 and that are otherwise described or updated from time to time in HP’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The forward-looking statements in this report are made as of the date of this filing and HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

Part I. Financial Information

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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of

Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is organized as follows:

*•*Overview. A discussion of our business and other highlights affecting the Company to provide context for the remainder of this 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. An analysis of our financial results comparing the three and six months ended April 30, 2023 to the prior-year period. A discussion of the results of operations is followed by a more detailed discussion of the results of operations by segment.

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

• Contractual and Other Obligations. An overview of contractual obligations, retirement and post-retirement benefit plan contributions, cost-saving plans, uncertain tax positions and off-balance sheet arrangements of our operations.

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

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OVERVIEW

We are a leading global provider of personal computing and other access devices, imaging and printing products, and related technologies, solutions, and services. We sell to individual consumers, SMBs and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health, and education sectors. We have three reportable segments: Personal Systems, Printing, and Corporate Investments. The Personal Systems segment offers commercial and consumer desktops and notebooks, workstations, thin clients, commercial mobility devices, retail POS systems, displays, hybrid systems (includes video conferencing solutions, cameras, headsets, voice, and related software capabilities), software, support, and services. The Printing segment provides consumer and commercial printer hardware, supplies, solutions and services. Corporate Investments include certain business incubation and investment projects.

• In Personal Systems, our long-term strategic focus is on:

◦profitable growth through innovation, market segmentation and simplification of our portfolio

◦enhanced innovation in multi-operating systems, multi-architecture, geography, customer segments and other key attributes;

◦investing in endpoint services and solutions. We are focused on services, including Device as a Service, as the market begins to shift to contractual solutions, and accelerating in attractive adjacencies such as hybrid systems; and

◦driving innovation to enable productivity and collaboration with the PCs becoming essential for hybrid work, learn and play.

We believe that we are well positioned due to our competitive product lineup along with our recent acquisitions enhancing our portfolio of hybrid systems and remote-computing solutions.

• In Printing, our long-term strategic focus is on:

◦offering innovative printing solutions and contractual solutions to serve consumers, SMBs and large enterprises through our Instant Ink Services, HP+ and Managed Print Services solutions;

◦providing digital printing solutions for graphics segments and applications including commercial publishing, labels, packaging, and textiles; and

◦expanding our footprint in 3D printing across digital manufacturing and strategic applications.

In addition to growing our subscription business, we are also focused on rebalancing system profitability to more upfront profitable hardware sales through our product offerings including HP+ and Big Tank.

We are committed to growing our hybrid systems, gaming, workforce services and solutions, consumer subscriptions, 3D and industrial graphics businesses at a rate faster than our core business with accretive margins in the longer term. We believe our ability to innovate will help us gain momentum in growth areas like hybrid systems and gaming, and we see significant opportunities to drive greater recurring revenues across Personal Systems and Printing. Our acquisition of Poly adds to our growth portfolio by bringing industry-leading video conferencing solutions, cameras, headsets, voice and software capabilities. To drive more integration across our commercial services, software and security portfolio, we have created a new Workforce Services and Solutions organization. We continue to build on strong portfolios like Instant Ink to grow our Consumer Subscription business. In Industrial Graphics, we are driving the shift from analog to digital in segments like labels and packaging. In 3D and Personalization, we are creating end-to-end solutions that can capture more value with our differentiated technology.

We continue to experience challenges that are representative of the trends and uncertainties that may affect our industry, generally, and our business and financial results, specifically, and we expect these challenges to continue in the short-term. One set of challenges relates to the current macroeconomic environment and the adverse impact on demand for certain of our products and product mix. A second set of challenges relates to changes in the competitive landscape. Our primary competitors are exerting competitive pressure in targeted areas and are entering new markets, our emerging competitors are introducing new technologies and business models, and our alliance partners in some businesses are increasingly becoming our competitors in others. A third set of challenges relates to business model changes and our go-to-market execution in an evolving distribution and reseller landscape, with increasing online and omnichannel presence. Additional challenges we face at the segment level, and that we expect to continue facing in the short-term, are set forth below.

• In Personal Systems, we face challenges with decline in Personal Systems market due to demand softness and competitive pricing environment.

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• In Printing, we face challenges from non-original supplies (which includes imitation, refill, or remanufactured alternatives) and competitors with a favorable foreign currency environment. We also obtain many Printing components from single source due to technology, availability, price, quality, or other considerations. For instance, we source the majority of our A4 and a portion of our A3 portfolio of laser printer engines and laser toner cartridges from Canon. Any decision by either party to not renew our agreement with Canon or to limit or reduce the scope of the agreement could adversely affect our net revenue from LaserJet products; however, we have a long-standing business relationship with Canon and anticipate renewal of this agreement.

To address these challenges, we continue to pursue innovation with a view towards developing new products and services aligned with generating market demand and meeting the needs of our customers and partners. In addition, we continue to work on improving our operations and adapting our business models, with a particular focus on enhancing our end-to-end processes, analytics, efficiencies and simplification of our product portfolio. We also continue to work on optimizing our sales coverage models, aligning our sales incentives with our strategic goals, improving channel execution and inventory, production and backlog management, strengthening our capabilities in our areas of strategic focus, effective cost management, strengthening our pricing strategy, and developing and capitalizing on market opportunities.

Macroeconomic Environment

Our business and financial performance also depend significantly on worldwide economic conditions. We face global macroeconomic challenges, particularly in light of the effects of the ongoing geopolitical conflicts in Ukraine, tensions across the Taiwan Strait, tariff-driven headwinds, uncertainty in the markets, volatility in exchange rates, inflationary trends and evolving dynamics in the global trade environment. During the first half of fiscal 2023, we observed significant market uncertainty, budget tightening by large enterprise for information technology hardware, lower consumer spending, inflationary pressures and a weakening U.S. dollar. These market dynamics, which we expect will continue in the short-term, have created new and different demand dynamics and have had significant impacts on our financial results.

In the first half of fiscal 2023, we continued to experience overall demand weakness and elevated industry wide reseller inventory, particularly in Personal Systems due to a challenging macroeconomic environment. This decline in revenue of Personal Systems is in line with market trends and we expect this to continue in the short-term. In Printing, we continued to see gradual and uneven recovery in Commercial Printing, driven by the slow return of workers to the office. We continued to experience a competitive pricing environment, which we expect to continue in the short-term, due to the macroeconomic environment across Personal Systems and Printing. However, we are seeing improvements in logistics constraints and supply availability and expect these trends to continue. In fiscal 2023, we expect both Personal Systems and Printing markets to decline as compared to fiscal 2022.

In addition to the macroeconomic dynamics, we are exposed to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. We have a large global presence, with approximately 65% of our net revenue coming from outside the United States. As a result, our financial results can be, and particularly in recent periods have been, impacted by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. We expect foreign currency fluctuations to continue to negatively impact our financial results in fiscal 2023.

On May 31, 2022, we announced our decision to wind down business operations in Russia having already suspended all new shipments and paused our marketing and advertising activities in February 2022. In the second half of fiscal 2022, we recognized a charge of $23 million towards severance, cancellation of contracts, inventory write-downs and other one-time exit charges related to our decision.

We typically experience higher net revenues in our fourth fiscal quarter compared to other quarters in our fiscal year due, in part, to seasonal holiday demand. Historical seasonal patterns may not continue in the future and have been impacted by supply constraints, shifts in customer behavior, continuing impacts of the macroeconomic challenges and different demand dynamics.

For a further discussion of trends, uncertainties and other factors that could impact our operating results, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Transformation Update

In November 2022, we announced our Future Ready Plan (the “Fiscal 2023 Plan”) to become a more digitally enabled company, focus investments on key growth opportunities and simplify our operating model. The new Fiscal 2023 plan is expected to run for three years through end of fiscal 2025. The three key elements of our Fiscal 2023 plan are digital transformation, portfolio optimization, and operational efficiency. We expect to invest some of the savings from these efforts across our businesses to be more efficient and advance our positions in Personal Systems and Printing, while also disrupting

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new industries where we see attractive growth opportunities. We also plan to use some of these savings to partially offset headwinds we expect to continue to see across our businesses in fiscal 2023 as a result of macroeconomic factors.

We are on-track to achieve our targeted gross annual run-rate structural cost savings by the end of fiscal 2023. We continue to leverage artificial intelligence (“AI”) to positively impact both our products and solutions. During the first half of fiscal 2023, we enhanced our digital capabilities in Workforce Solution and Services. Additionally, we are reducing portfolio complexity, improving continuity of supply, and increasing our forecast accuracy. We continued to reduce our structural cost primarily within our operating expenses through headcount reductions and executed a significant portion of the early retirement program in second quarter of fiscal 2023 and are on track to achieve our overall headcount reduction goal.

For more information on our Fiscal 2023 Plan, see Note 3, “Restructuring and Other Charges,” and Note 4, “Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans,” to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

MD&A is based on our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net revenue and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities. As of April 30, 2023, the impact of current macroeconomic factors on our business continued to unfold. As a result, many of our estimates and assumptions required increased judgment and may carry a higher degree of variability and volatility. As events continue to evolve and additional information becomes available, our estimates may change in future periods. Management believes that there have been no significant changes during the six months ended April 30, 2023 to the items that we disclosed as our critical accounting policies and estimates in MD&A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, except as mentioned in Note 1, “Basis of Presentation”.

ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

For a summary of recent accounting pronouncements applicable to our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements see Note 1, “Basis of Presentation”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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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 net revenue growth has been impacted, and we expect it 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 supplement the year-over-year percentage change in net revenue with the year-over-year percentage change in net revenue on a constant currency basis, which excludes the effect of foreign currency exchange fluctuations calculated by translating current period revenues using monthly exchange rates from the comparative period and excluding any hedging impact recognized in the current period, and without adjusting for any repricing or demand impacts from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. This information is provided so that net revenue can be viewed with and without the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, which is consistent with how management evaluates our net revenue results and trends, as management does not believe that the excluded items are reflective of ongoing operating results. The constant currency measures are provided in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the year-over-year percentage change in net 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.

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

Net Revenue

For the three months ended April 30, 2023, net revenue decreased 21.7% (decreased 18.0% on a constant currency basis) as compared to the prior-year period. U.S. net revenue decreased 20.9% to $4.4 billion, and net revenue from international operations decreased 22.1% to $8.5 billion. The decrease in net revenue was primarily driven by demand softness across Personal Systems, Consumer Printing and Supplies as well as foreign currency impacts, partially offset by an increase in Commercial Printing.

For the six months ended April 30, 2023, total net revenue decreased 20.2% (decreased 16.4% on a constant currency basis) as compared to the prior-year period. U.S. net revenue decreased 18.5% to $9.0 billion, and net revenue from international operations decreased 21.1% to $17.7 billion. The decrease in net revenue was primarily driven by demand softness across Personal Systems, Supplies and Consumer Printing as well as foreign currency impacts, partially offset by an increase in Commercial Printing.

A detailed discussion of the factors contributing to the changes in segment net revenue is included in “Segment Information” below.

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Gross Margin

For the three and six months ended April 30, 2023, gross margin increased by 2.5 and 1.5 percentage points, respectively, primarily driven by mix shift towards Printing, and lower commodity cost in Personal Systems and, partially offset by foreign currency impacts and competitive pricing particularly in Printing Consumer hardware.

A detailed discussion of the factors contributing to the changes in segment gross margins is included under “Segment Information” below.

Operating Expenses

Research and Development (“R&D”)

R&D expense decreased 3.5% for the three months ended April 30, 2023, primarily due to disciplined cost management, higher R&D partner funding and lower variable compensation partially offset by the Poly acquisition.

R&D expense decreased 3.6% for the six months ended April 30, 2023, primarily due to lower variable compensation, disciplined cost management, partially offset by the Poly acquisition and higher R&D partner funding received in the prior-year period.

Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”)

SG&A expense decreased 4.5% and 6.9% for the three months and six months ended April 30, 2023 respectively, primarily due to disciplined cost management including Future Ready transformation savings, lower variable compensation and higher charitable contributions in the prior-year period, partially offset by the Poly acquisition.

Restructuring and Other Charges

Restructuring and other charges for the three and six months ended April 30, 2023 relate primarily to the Fiscal 2023 Plan. For more information, see Note 3, “Restructuring and other charges”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Acquisition and Divestiture Charges

Acquisition and divestiture charges primarily include direct third-party professional and legal fees, integration and divestiture-related costs, non-cash adjustments to the fair value of certain acquired assets, such as inventory, and certain compensation charges related to cash settlement of restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units from acquisitions. Acquisition and divestiture charges for the three and six months ended April 30, 2023 increased by $41 million and $105 million, respectively, primarily due to the Poly acquisition.

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization of intangible assets for the three and six months ended April 30, 2023 relates primarily to intangible assets resulting from prior acquisitions. Amortization of intangible assets increased by $34 million and $67 million for the three and six months ended April 30, 2023, respectively, primarily due to the Poly acquisition.

Interest and Other, Net

Interest and other, net expense increased $121 million and $270 million for the three months and six months ended April 30, 2023, respectively, primarily due to higher interest expense on debt and factoring costs.

Provision for taxes

Our effective tax rate was (77.1)% for the three months ended April 30, 2023 and (30.9)% for the six months ended April 30, 2023. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21% and our effective tax rate for the three and six months ended April 30, 2023, was primarily due to tax effects of internal reorganization.

During the three and six months ended April 30, 2023, we recorded $636 million and $692 million, respectively, of net income tax benefits related to discrete items in the provision for taxes. These amounts included income tax benefits of $691 million and $697 million related to one-time tax effects of internal reorganization, $36 million and $66 million related to restructuring charges, and $13 million and $27 million related to acquisition and divestiture charges for the three and six months ended April 30, 2023, respectively. The six months ended April 30, 2023 also included $11 million of other net tax benefits. These benefits were partially offset by income tax charges of $62 million and $58 million related to audit settlements in various jurisdictions, $34 million and $36 million related to the filing of tax returns in various jurisdictions, and $8 million and $15 million of uncertain tax position charges for the three and six months ended April 30, 2023, respectively. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2023, discrete items in the provision for taxes and excess tax benefits associated with stock options, restricted stock units and performance-adjusted restricted stock units were immaterial.

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Segment Information

A description of the products and services for each segment can be found in Note 2, “Segment Information” to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference. Future changes to this organizational structure may result in changes to the segments disclosed.

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Personal Systems

The components of net revenue and the weighted net revenue change by business unit were as follows:

(1)Weighted Net Revenue Change Percentage Points measures contribution of each business unit towards overall segment revenue growth. It is calculated by dividing the change in revenue of each business unit from the prior-year period by total segment revenue for the prior-year period.

Three months ended April 30, 2023 compared with three months ended April 30, 2022

Personal Systems net revenue decreased 29.1% (decreased 24.8% on a constant currency basis) for the three months ended April 30, 2023. The net revenue decrease was primarily due to a 27.6% decrease in commercial and consumer client PCs unit volume and decline in average selling price (“ASPs”) by 5.8%, partially offset by an increase in revenue driven by the Poly acquisition. The decline in unit volume is due to demand softness and elevated industry-wide reseller inventory. The decline in ASPs is primarily due to foreign currency impacts and competitive pricing partially offset by mix shift towards Commercial.

Commercial PS net revenue decreased 24.2% primarily driven by unit decline due to demand softness and lower ASPs, partially offset by an increase in hybrid systems revenue driven by the Poly acquisition. The lower ASPs were driven by unfavorable mix shift and foreign currency impacts.

Consumer PS net revenue decreased 39.3% driven by unit decline due to demand softness and lower ASPs. The lower ASPs were driven by foreign currency impacts and competitive pricing largely due to elevated industry-wide reseller inventory, partially offset by favorable mix shifts.

Personal Systems earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased by 1.5 percentage points. The decrease was driven by an increase in operating expenses as a percentage of revenue, partially offset by an increase in gross margin. Gross margin increased primarily due to lower commodity cost and favorable mix shift, partially offset by foreign currency impacts and competitive pricing. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenue increased primarily driven by the acquisition of Poly, partially offset by disciplined cost management including Future Ready transformation savings and higher R&D partner funding.

Six months ended April 30, 2023 compared with six months ended April 30, 2022

Personal Systems net revenue decreased 26.7% (decreased 22.2% on a constant currency basis) for the six months ended April 30, 2023. The net revenue decrease was primarily due to a 27.8% decrease in commercial and consumer client PCs unit volume and a decline in ASPs by 2.7%, partially offset by an increase in revenue driven by the Poly acquisition. The decline in unit volume is due to demand softness and elevated industry-wide reseller inventory. The decline in ASPs is primarily due to foreign currency impacts and competitive pricing partially offset by mix shift towards Commercial.

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Commercial PS net revenue decreased 21.2% primarily driven by unit decline due to demand softness, and lower ASPs, partially offset by an increase in hybrid systems revenue driven by the Poly acquisition. The lower ASPs were driven by foreign currency impacts and unfavorable mix shift.

Consumer PS net revenue decreased 37.4% driven by unit decline due to demand softness and lower ASPs. The lower ASPs were driven by foreign currency impacts and competitive pricing largely due to elevated industry-wide reseller inventory, partially offset by favorable mix shifts.

Personal Systems earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased by 2.0 percentage points. The decrease was driven by an increase in operating expenses as a percentage of revenue, partially offset by an increase in gross margin. Gross margin increased primarily due to lower commodity cost and favorable mix shift, partially offset by foreign currency impacts and competitive pricing. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenue increased primarily driven by the acquisition of Poly and R&D partner funding received in the prior-year period, partially offset by disciplined cost management including Future Ready transformation savings and lower variable compensation.

Printing

The components of net revenue and the weighted net revenue change by business unit were as follows:

(1)Weighted Net Revenue Change Percentage Points measures contribution of each business unit towards overall segment revenue growth. It is calculated by dividing the change in revenue of each business unit from the prior-year period by total segment revenue for the prior-year period.

Three months ended April 30, 2023 compared with three months ended April 30, 2022

Printing net revenue decreased 4.6% (decreased 2.4% on a constant currency basis) for the three months ended April 30, 2023. The decrease in net revenue was driven by Consumer Printing and Supplies as well as foreign currency impacts, partially offset by Commercial Printing. Net revenue for Supplies decreased 4.0%, primarily due to decline in the installed base and usage. Print hardware ASPs decreased 2.1% and unit volume decreased 4.0%. Print hardware ASPs decreased primarily due to foreign currency impacts, partially offset by mix shift. The decrease in print unit volume was primarily driven by Consumer Printing.

Net revenue for Commercial Printing increased by 4.5%, primarily due to a 9.4% increase in ASPs. The increase in ASPs was primarily driven by disciplined pricing, partially offset by foreign currency impacts.

Net revenue for Consumer Printing decreased 18.9%, primarily due to a 15.2% decrease in ASPs and 4.6% decrease in print unit volume. The decrease in ASPs was primarily driven by competitive pricing and foreign currency impacts, partially offset by mix shift.

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Printing earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased by 0.1 percentage points, primarily due to a decline in gross margin, partially offset by lower operating expenses as a percentage of revenue. The decrease in gross margin is primarily due to pricing pressure, commodity cost and foreign currency impacts. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased primarily due to lower variable compensation and disciplined cost management including Future Ready transformation savings.

Six months ended April 30, 2023 compared with six months ended April 30, 2022

Printing net revenue decreased 4.6% (decreased 2.3% on a constant currency basis) for the six months ended April 30, 2023. The decrease in net revenue was driven by Supplies, Consumer Printing as well as foreign currency impacts, partially offset by Commercial Printing. Net revenue for Supplies decreased 5.4%, primarily due to decline in the installed base and usage. Print unit volume decreased 1.2% and hardware ASPs decreased 1.5%. The decrease in print unit volume was primarily driven by Commercial Printing. Print hardware ASPs decreased primarily due to foreign currency impacts and mix shifts, partially offset by disciplined pricing in Commercial Printing.

Net revenue for Commercial Printing increased by 3.1%, primarily due to 11.7% increase in ASPs, partially offset by 4.0% decrease in print unit volume. The increase in ASPs was primarily driven by disciplined pricing, partially offset by foreign currency impacts.

Net revenue for Consumer Printing decreased 11.5%, primarily due to 10.8% decrease in ASPs and 0.8% decrease in print unit volume. The decrease in ASPs was primarily driven by competitive pricing and foreign currency impacts, partially offset by mix shift.

Printing earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased by 0.3 percentage points. The increase was driven by lower operating expenses as a percentage of revenue, partially offset by a decline in gross margin. The decline in gross margin is primarily driven by pricing pressure, unfavorable mix shift, commodity cost and foreign currency impacts. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased primarily due to lower variable compensation and disciplined cost management including Future Ready transformation savings.

Corporate Investments

The loss from operations in Corporate Investments for the three and six months ended April 30, 2023 was primarily due to expenses associated with our incubation projects and investments in digital enablement.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We use cash generated by operations as our primary source of liquidity. We believe that current cash, cash flow from operating activities, new borrowings, available commercial paper authorization and the credit facilities will be sufficient to meet HP’s operating cash requirements, planned capital expenditures, interest and principal payments on all borrowings, pension and post-retirement funding requirements, authorized share repurchases and annual dividend payments for the foreseeable future. Additionally, if suitable acquisition opportunities arise, the Company may obtain all or a portion of the required financing through additional borrowings. While our access to capital markets may be constrained and our cost of borrowing may increase under certain business, market and economic conditions, our access to a variety of funding sources to meet our liquidity needs is designed to facilitate continued access to capital resources under all such conditions. Our liquidity is subject to various risks including the risks identified in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022 and the market risks identified in the section entitled “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in Item 3 of Part I of this report.

Amounts held outside of the U.S. are generally utilized to support non-U.S. liquidity needs and may from time to time be distributed to the U.S. 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 upon repatriation. As we evaluate the future cash needs of our operations, we may revise the amount of foreign earnings considered to be permanently reinvested in our foreign subsidiaries and how to utilize such funds, including reducing our gross debt level, or other uses.

Liquidity

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

Our key cash flow metrics were as follows:

Operating Activities

Compared to the corresponding period in fiscal year 2022, net cash provided by operating activities decreased by $1.5 billion for the six months ended April 30, 2023, primarily due to lower net earnings, unfavorable working capital impacts and changes in receivables from contract manufacturers, partially offset by lower variable compensation.

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Key Working Capital Metrics

Management utilizes current cash conversion cycle information to manage our working capital level. Our working capital metrics and cash conversion cycle impacts were as follows:

April 30, 2023 as compared to April 30, 2022

The cash conversion cycle is the sum of days of DSO and DOS less DPO. Items which may cause the cash conversion cycle in a particular period to differ from historical trends include, but are not limited to, changes in business mix, changes in payment terms and timing, timing and extent of receivables factoring, seasonal trends and the timing of revenue recognition and inventory purchases within the period.

DSO measures the average number of days our receivables are outstanding. DSO is calculated by dividing ending accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses, by a 90-day average net revenue. The DSO remained flat.

DOS measures the average number of days from procurement to sale of our product. DOS is calculated by dividing ending inventory by a 90-day average cost of goods sold. The increase in DOS was primarily due to change in business mix driven by demand softness in Personal Systems, strategic buys, and increased mix towards sea shipments.

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 cost of goods sold. The increase in DPO was primarily driven by favorable purchase linearity.

Investing Activities

Compared to the corresponding period in fiscal year 2022, net cash used in investing activities remained flat for the six months ended April 30, 2023, primarily due to a decrease in net investment in property, plant and equipment of $0.1 billion, offset by higher collateral posted for derivative instruments of $0.1 billion.

Financing Activities

Compared to the corresponding period in fiscal year 2022, net cash used in financing activities decreased by $0.1 billion for the six months ended April 30, 2023, primarily due to lower share repurchases of $2.4 billion, partially offset by issuance of senior unsecured notes of $2.0 billion in the prior-year period and higher net payment of debt of $0.1 billion.

Share Repurchases and Dividends

During the six months ended April 30, 2023, HP returned $0.6 billion to the shareholders in the form of cash dividends of $0.5 billion and share repurchases of $0.1 billion. As of April 30, 2023, HP had approximately $2.0 billion remaining under the share repurchase authorizations approved by HP’s Board of Directors.

For more information on our share repurchases, see Note 10, “Stockholders’ Deficit”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Capital Resources

Debt Levels

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 as well as credit rating considerations. Depending on these factors, we may, from time to time, incur additional indebtedness or repay or refinance existing indebtedness. Outstanding borrowings decreased to $10.6 billion as of April 30, 2023 as compared to $11.0 billion as of October 31, 2022, bearing weighted-average interest rates of 3.9% and 3.7% for April 30, 2023 and October 31, 2022, respectively.

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Our weighted-average interest rate reflects the effective rate on our borrowings prevailing during the period and reflects the effect of interest rate swaps. For more information on our interest rate swaps, see Note 8, “Financial Instruments”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

As of April 30, 2023, we maintained a 5-year sustainability-linked senior unsecured committed revolving credit facility with aggregate lending commitments of $5.0 billion which will be available until May 26, 2026. In March 2023, we also entered into a $1.0 billion senior unsecured committed revolving credit facility with a 364-day maturity. Funds borrowed under the revolving credit facilities may be used for general corporate purposes.

Available Borrowing Resources

As of April 30, 2023, we had available borrowing resources of $1.2 billion from uncommitted lines of credit in addition to the revolving credit facilities.

In December 2022, we filed a non-automatic shelf registration statement (the “2022 Shelf Registration Statement”) with the SEC. The 2022 Shelf Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on March 1, 2023 and enables us to offer for sale, from time to time, in one or more offerings, up to $3.0 billion, in the aggregate, of debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depository shares and warrants.

For more information on our borrowings, see Note 9, “Borrowings”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Credit Ratings

Our credit risk is evaluated by major independent rating agencies based upon publicly available information as well as information they obtain during our ongoing discussions. While we currently do not have any rating downgrade triggers that would accelerate the maturity of a material amount of our debt, a downgrade from our current credit rating may increase the cost of borrowing under our credit facility, reduce market capacity for our commercial paper, require the posting of additional collateral under some of our derivative contracts and may have a negative impact on our liquidity and capital position and our contractual business going forward, depending on the extent of such downgrade. We can access alternative sources of funding, including drawdowns under our credit facility, if necessary, to offset potential reductions in the market capacity for our commercial paper.

CONTRACTUAL AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS

Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan Contributions

As of April 30, 2023, we anticipate making contributions for the remainder of fiscal year 2023 of approximately $15 million to our non-U.S. pension plans, $19 million to cover benefit payments to U.S. non-qualified pension plan participants and $1 million to cover benefit claims for our post-retirement benefit plans. Our policy is to fund our pension plans so that we meet the minimum contribution required by local government, funding and taxing authorities. For more information on our retirement and post-retirement benefit plans, see Note 4, “Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Cost Savings Plan

As a result of our approved restructuring plans, we expect to make future cash payments of approximately $0.6 billion. We expect to make future cash payments of $0.2 billion in fiscal year 2023 with remaining cash payments through fiscal year 2025. For more information on our restructuring activities that are part of our cost improvements, see Note 3, “Restructuring and Other Charges”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Uncertain Tax Positions

As of April 30, 2023, we had approximately $909 million of recorded liabilities and related interest and penalties pertaining to uncertain tax positions. 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 Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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

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entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.

HP utilizes certain third-party arrangements in the normal course of business as part of HPs cash and liquidity management and also to provide liquidity to certain partners to facilitate their working capital requirements. For more information on our third-party short-term financing arrangements, see Note 6, “Supplementary Financial Information”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk affecting HP, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in Item 7A of Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022. Our exposure to market risk has not changed materially since October 31, 2022.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded as of the Evaluation Date that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that the information required to be disclosed by us in our SEC reports (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to HP’s management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter. Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that there has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended April 30, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Information with respect to this item may be found in Note 12, “Litigation and Contingencies” to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Our operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and the trading price of our common and capital stock. There have been no material changes in our risk factors since our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

There were no unregistered sales of equity securities during the period covered by this report.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The table below provides information regarding the Company’s share repurchases during the three months ended April 30, 2023.

The Company’s share repurchase program, which does not have a specific expiration date, authorizes repurchases in the open market or in private transactions. On February 22, 2020, HP’s Board of Directors increased HP’s remaining share repurchase authorization to $15.0 billion in total. As of April 30, 2023, HP had approximately $2.0 billion remaining under the share repurchase authorizations. From time-to-time HP may repurchase shares opportunistically and to offset the dilution created by shares issued under employee stock plans.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

The Exhibit Index beginning on page 56 of this report sets forth a list of exhibits.

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