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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co - Quarter Report: 2019 April (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_______________________________________________________________________________
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
 
 
x
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended: April 30, 2019
Or
o
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from            to            
Commission file number 001-37483
_______________________________________________________________________________
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
47-3298624
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
6280 America Center Drive, San Jose, California
 
95002
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip code)
(650) 687-5817
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
______________________________________________________________________________
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
 
HPE
 
NYSE
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 x No o
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 x No o
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.
Large accelerated filer x
 
Accelerated filer o
 
Non-accelerated filer o
 (Do not check if a smaller
reporting company)
 
Smaller reporting company o
 
 
 
 
 
 
Emerging growth company o


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

The number of shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company common stock outstanding as of May 20, 2019 was 1,339,148,624 shares, par value $0.01.

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HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Form 10-Q
For the Quarterly Period Ended April 30, 2019

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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 that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If the risks or uncertainties ever materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, the results of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and its consolidated subsidiaries ("Hewlett Packard Enterprise") may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. The words "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "optimistic", "intend", "aim", "will", "should" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to any projections of revenue, margins, expenses, effective tax rates, the impact of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, net earnings, net earnings per share, cash flows, benefit plan funding, deferred tax assets, share repurchases, currency exchange rates or other financial items; any projections of the amount, timing or impact of cost savings or restructuring charges; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, as well as the execution of transformation and restructuring plans and any resulting cost savings, revenue or profitability improvements; any statements concerning the expected development, performance, market share or competitive performance relating to products or services; any statements regarding current or future macroeconomic trends or events and the impact of those trends and events on Hewlett Packard Enterprise and its financial performance; any statements regarding pending investigations, claims or disputes; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the need to address the many challenges facing Hewlett Packard Enterprise's businesses; the competitive pressures faced by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's businesses; risks associated with executing Hewlett Packard Enterprise's strategy; the impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the need to manage third-party suppliers and the distribution of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's products and the delivery of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's services effectively; the protection of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties and intellectual property shared with its former Parent; risks associated with Hewlett Packard Enterprise's international operations; the development and transition of new products and services and the enhancement of existing products and services to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution and performance of contracts by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and its suppliers, customers, clients and partners; the hiring and retention of key employees; integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the execution, timing and results of any transformation or restructuring plans, including estimates and assumptions related to the costs and anticipated benefits of implementing the transformation and restructuring plans; the effects of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and related guidance and regulations that may be implemented; the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described herein, including but not limited to the items discussed or referenced in "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and that are otherwise described or updated from time to time in Hewlett Packard Enterprise's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Hewlett Packard Enterprise assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.


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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Index
 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended April 30,
 
Six Months Ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
In millions, except per share amounts
Net revenue:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Products
$
4,410

 
$
4,610

 
$
9,201

 
$
9,470

Services
2,624

 
2,746

 
5,274

 
5,449

Financing income
116

 
112

 
228

 
223

Total net revenue
7,150

 
7,468

 
14,703

 
15,142

Costs and expenses:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Cost of products
3,058

 
3,321

 
6,427

 
6,916

Cost of services
1,712

 
1,819

 
3,477

 
3,661

Financing interest
75

 
70

 
148

 
138

Research and development
457

 
403

 
923

 
792

Selling, general and administrative
1,214

 
1,245

 
2,425

 
2,463

Amortization of intangible assets
69

 
72

 
141

 
150

Restructuring charges
—

 
10

 
—

 
15

Transformation costs
54

 
120

 
132

 
365

Disaster charges
(7
)
 
—

 
(7
)
 
—

Acquisition, disposition and other related charges
84

 
16

 
147

 
46

Separation costs
—

 
26

 
—

 
2

Total costs and expenses
6,716

 
7,102

 
13,813

 
14,548

Earnings from continuing operations
434

 
366

 
890

 
594

Interest and other, net
(18
)
 
(78
)
 
(69
)
 
(99
)
Tax indemnification adjustments
4

 
(425
)
 
223

 
(1,344
)
Non-service net periodic benefit credit
17

 
31

 
33

 
64

Earnings (loss) from equity interests
3

 
(10
)
 
18

 
12

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before taxes
440

 
(116
)
 
1,095

 
(773
)
(Provision) benefit for taxes
(21
)
 
966

 
(499
)
 
3,105

Net earnings from continuing operations
419

 
850

 
596

 
2,332

Net loss from discontinued operations
—

 
(72
)
 
—

 
(118
)
Net earnings
$
419

 
$
778

 
$
596

 
$
2,214

Net earnings (loss) per share:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Basic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
0.31

 
$
0.55

 
$
0.43

 
$
1.48

Discontinued operations
—

 
(0.05
)
 
—

 
(0.07
)
Total basic net earnings per share
$
0.31

 
$
0.50

 
$
0.43

 
$
1.41

Diluted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
0.30

 
$
0.54

 
$
0.43

 
$
1.46

Discontinued operations
—

 
(0.05
)
 
—

 
(0.08
)
Total diluted net earnings per share
$
0.30

 
$
0.49

 
$
0.43

 
$
1.38

Cash dividends declared per share
$
0.1125

 
$
0.1125

 
$
0.2250

 
$
0.2625

Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings per share:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Basic
1,367

 
1,552

 
1,384

 
1,571

Diluted
1,382

 
1,582

 
1,397

 
1,601

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

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HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
April 30,
 
Six Months Ended
April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
In millions
Net earnings
$
419

 
$
778

 
$
596

 
$
2,214

Other comprehensive income before taxes:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gains arising during the period
3

 
—

 
5

 
1

Gains reclassified into earnings
—

 
(17
)
 
(3
)
 
(9
)

3

 
(17
)
 
2

 
(8
)
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period
128

 
82

 
162

 
(99
)
Net (gains) losses reclassified into earnings
(68
)
 
91

 
(201
)
 
121


60

 
173

 
(39
)
 
22

Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Gains (losses) arising during the period
8

 
—

 
(47
)
 
2

Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit
55

 
49

 
107

 
96

Curtailments, settlements and other
2

 
2

 
7

 
2


65

 
51

 
67

 
100

Change in cumulative translation adjustment
(6
)
 
(26
)
 
6

 
—

Other comprehensive income before taxes
122

 
181

 
36

 
114

(Provision) benefit for taxes
(8
)
 
(22
)
 
2

 
(15
)
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes
114

 
159

 
38

 
99

Comprehensive income
$
533

 
$
937

 
$
634

 
$
2,313



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

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HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
 
As of
 
April 30, 2019
 
October 31, 2018
 
In millions, except par value
ASSETS
 

 
 

Current assets:
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
$
3,585

 
$
4,880

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
3,143

 
3,263

Financing receivables
3,453

 
3,396

Inventory
2,182

 
2,447

Assets held for sale
1

 
6

Other current assets
2,636

 
3,280

Total current assets
15,000

 
17,272

Property, plant and equipment
6,138

 
6,138

Long-term financing receivables and other assets
9,317

 
11,359

Investments in equity interests
2,421

 
2,398

Goodwill
17,587

 
17,537

Intangible assets
677

 
789

Total assets
$
51,140

 
$
55,493

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 

 
 

Current liabilities:
 

 
 

Notes payable and short-term borrowings
$
2,114

 
$
2,005

Accounts payable
5,483

 
6,092

Employee compensation and benefits
1,263

 
1,412

Taxes on earnings
236

 
378

Deferred revenue
3,141

 
3,177

Accrued restructuring
192

 
294

Other accrued liabilities
3,648

 
3,840

Total current liabilities
16,077

 
17,198

Long-term debt
10,332

 
10,136

Other non-current liabilities
6,490

 
6,885

Commitments and contingencies

 

Stockholders' equity
 

 
 

HPE stockholders' equity:
 

 
 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value (300 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding at April 30, 2019)
—

 
—

Common stock, $0.01 par value (9,600 shares authorized; 1,346 and 1,423 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018, respectively)
13

 
14

Additional paid-in capital
29,130

 
30,342

Accumulated deficit
(7,765
)
 
(5,899
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(3,180
)
 
(3,218
)
Total HPE stockholders' equity
18,198

 
21,239

Non-controlling interests
43

 
35

Total stockholders' equity
18,241

 
21,274

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
51,140

 
$
55,493



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

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HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
 
Six Months Ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
In millions
Cash flows from operating activities:
 

 
 

Net earnings
$
596

 
$
2,214

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
 

 
 

Depreciation and amortization
1,287

 
1,290

Stock-based compensation expense
149

 
186

Provision for inventory and doubtful accounts
118

 
81

Restructuring charges
52

 
268

Deferred taxes on earnings
344

 
(1,164
)
Earnings from equity interests
(18
)
 
(12
)
Dividends received from equity investees
—

 
47

Other, net
45

 
97

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 

 
 

Accounts receivable
143

 
(42
)
Financing receivables
(32
)
 
(272
)
Inventory
153

 
(587
)
Accounts payable
(565
)
 
177

Taxes on earnings
(185
)
 
(2,217
)
Restructuring
(198
)
 
(414
)
Other assets and liabilities
(520
)
 
737

Net cash provided by operating activities
1,369

 
389

Cash flows from investing activities:
 

 
 

Investment in property, plant and equipment
(1,528
)
 
(1,362
)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
371

 
292

Purchases of available-for-sale securities and other investments
(25
)
 
(8
)
Maturities and sales of available-for-sale securities and other investments
2

 
85

Financial collateral posted
(315
)
 
(1,230
)
Financial collateral returned
507

 
959

Payments made in connection with business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(76
)
 
(29
)
Proceeds from business divestitures, net
—

 
13

Net cash used in investing activities
(1,064
)
 
(1,280
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 

 
 

Short-term borrowings with original maturities less than 90 days, net
25

 
(25
)
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs
625

 
611

Payment of debt
(560
)
 
(610
)
Net proceeds related to stock-based award activities
9

 
89

Repurchase of common stock
(1,388
)
 
(1,649
)
Net transfer of cash and cash equivalents to Everett
—

 
(41
)
Net transfer of cash and cash equivalents from Seattle
—

 
156

Cash dividends paid to non-controlling interests
—

 
(8
)
Cash dividends paid
(311
)
 
(236
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(1,600
)
 
(1,713
)
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(1,295
)
 
(2,604
)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
5,084

 
9,592

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$
3,789

 
$
6,988

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

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited)

 
Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended April 30, 2019
Number of Shares
 
Par Value
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
 
 (Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Equity
Attributable
to the
Company
 
Non-
controlling
Interests
 
Total
Equity
 
In millions, except number of shares in thousands
Balance at January 31, 2019
1,378,105

 
$
14

 
$
29,607

 
$
(8,034
)
 
$
(3,294
)
 
$
18,293

 
$
42

 
$
18,335

Net earnings
 
 
 
 
 
 
419

 
 
 
419

 
1

 
420

Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
114

 
114

 


 
114

Comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
533

 
1

 
534

Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other
4,014

 


 
24

 
 
 
 
 
24

 
 
 
24

Repurchases of common stock
(35,887
)
 
(1
)
 
(575
)
 


 
 
 
(576
)
 
 
 
(576
)
Cash dividends declared
 
 
 
 
 
 
(150
)
 
 
 
(150
)
 
 
 
(150
)
Stock-based compensation expense          
 
 
 
 
74

 
 
 
 
 
74

 
 
 
74

Balance at April 30, 2019
1,346,232

 
$
13

 
$
29,130

 
$
(7,765
)
 
$
(3,180
)
 
$
18,198

 
$
43

 
$
18,241


 
Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended April 30, 2019
Number of Shares
 
Par Value
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
 
 (Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Equity
Attributable
to the
Company
 
Non-
controlling
Interests
 
Total
Equity
 
In millions, except number of shares in thousands
Balance at October 31, 2018
1,423,303

 
$
14

 
$
30,342

 
$
(5,899
)
 
$
(3,218
)
 
$
21,239

 
$
35

 
$
21,274

Net earnings
 
 
 
 
 
 
596

 
 
 
596

 
8

 
604

Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
38

 
38

 


 
38

Comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
634

 
8

 
642

Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other
12,667

 


 
7

 
 
 
 
 
7

 


 
7

Repurchases of common stock
(89,738
)
 
(1
)
 
(1,370
)
 


 
 
 
(1,371
)
 
 
 
(1,371
)
Cash dividends declared
 
 
 
 
 
 
(300
)
 
 
 
(300
)
 
 
 
(300
)
Effects of adoption of accounting standard updates (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2,162
)
 
 
 
(2,162
)
 
 
 
(2,162
)
Stock-based compensation expense          
 
 
 
 
151

 
 
 
 
 
151

 
 
 
151

Balance at April 30, 2019
1,346,232

 
$
13

 
$
29,130

 
$
(7,765
)
 
$
(3,180
)
 
$
18,198

 
$
43

 
$
18,241


 
(1) $2.3 billion was related to a reduction to retained earnings as a result of the adoption of an accounting standard update for Income Taxes and $143 million was related to an addition to retained earnings as a result of the adoption of the new revenue accounting standard.


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Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended April 30, 2018
Number of Shares
 
Par Value
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
 
 (Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Equity
Attributable
to the
Company
 
Non-
controlling
Interests
 
Total
Equity
 
In millions, except number of shares in thousands
Balance at January 31, 2018
1,566,653

 
$
16

 
$
32,947

 
$
(6,057
)
 
$
(2,955
)
 
$
23,951

 
$
38

 
$
23,989

Activity related to separation and merger transactions
 
 
 
 
 
 
144

 
(186
)
 
(42
)
 
 
 
(42
)
Net earnings
 
 
 
 
 
 
778

 
 
 
778

 
(4
)
 
774

Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
159

 
159

 


 
159

Comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
937

 
(4
)
 
933

Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other
12,239

 


 
67

 
 
 
 
 
67

 


 
67

Repurchases of common stock
(51,511
)
 
(1
)
 
(899
)
 


 
 
 
(900
)
 
 
 
(900
)
Cash dividends declared
 
 
 
 
 
 
(171
)
 
 
 
(171
)
 
 
 
(171
)
Stock-based compensation expense          
 
 
 
 
90

 
 
 
 
 
90

 
 
 
90

Balance at April 30, 2018
1,527,381

 
$
15

 
$
32,205

 
$
(5,306
)
 
$
(2,982
)
 
$
23,932

 
$
34

 
$
23,966


 
Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended April 30, 2018
Number of Shares
 
Par Value
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
 
 (Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Equity
Attributable
to the
Company
 
Non-
controlling
Interests
 
Total
Equity
 
In millions, except number of shares in thousands
Balance at October 31, 2017
1,595,161

 
$
16

 
$
33,583

 
$
(7,238
)
 
$
(2,895
)
 
$
23,466

 
$
39

 
$
23,505

Activity related to separation and merger transactions
 
 
 
 
 
 
126

 
(186
)
 
(60
)
 
 
 
(60
)
Net earnings
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,214

 
 
 
2,214

 
(5
)
 
2,209

Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
99

 
99

 


 
99

Comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,313

 
(5
)
 
2,308

Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other
33,780

 


 
63

 
 
 
 
 
63

 
—

 
63

Repurchases of common stock
(101,560
)
 
(1
)
 
(1,649
)
 


 
 
 
(1,650
)
 
 
 
(1,650
)
Cash dividends declared
 
 
 
 
 
 
(408
)
 
 
 
(408
)
 
 
 
(408
)
Stock-based compensation expense          
 
 
 
 
208

 
 
 
 
 
208

 
 
 
208

Balance at April 30, 2018
1,527,381

 
$
15

 
$
32,205

 
$
(5,306
)
 
$
(2,982
)
 
$
23,932

 
$
34

 
$
23,966

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


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HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 1: Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Background
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company ("Hewlett Packard Enterprise", "HPE", or the "Company") is a global technology leader focused on developing intelligent solutions that allow customers to capture, analyze and act upon data seamlessly from edge to cloud. Hewlett Packard Enterprise enables customers to accelerate business outcomes by driving new business models, creating new customer and employee experiences, and increasing operational efficiency today and into the future. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's customers range from small- and medium-sized businesses ("SMBs") to large global enterprises.
On November 1, 2015, the Company became an independent publicly-traded company through a pro rata distribution by HP Inc. ("former Parent" or "HPI"), formerly known as Hewlett-Packard Company, of 100% of the outstanding shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company to HP Inc.'s stockholders (the "Separation").
Discontinued Operations
On April 1, 2017, HPE completed the separation and merger of its Enterprise Services business with Computer Sciences Corporation ("CSC") (collectively, the "Everett Transaction"). HPE transferred its Enterprise Services business to Everett SpinCo, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of HPE) ("Everett") and distributed all of the shares of Everett to HPE stockholders. Following the distribution, New Everett Merger Sub Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Everett, merged with and into CSC and Everett changed its name to DXC Technology Company ("DXC").
On September 1, 2017, the Company completed the separation and merger of its Software business segment with Micro Focus International plc (“Micro Focus”) (collectively, the “Seattle Transaction”). HPE transferred its Software business segment to Seattle SpinCo, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of HPE) ("Seattle"), and distributed all of the shares of Seattle to HPE stockholders. Following the share distribution, Seattle MergerSub, Inc., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Micro Focus, merged with and into Seattle.
The historical financial results of Everett and Seattle are reported as Net loss from discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2018, this amount totaled $72 million and $118 million, respectively which primarily consisted of tax indemnification adjustments and separation costs.
Subsequent Event
On May 16, 2019, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cray Inc. ("Cray"), a global supercomputer leader, for $35 per share in cash, in a transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion, net of cash acquired. The transaction is expected to close by the first quarter of HPE’s fiscal year 2020, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Cray's results of operations will be included within the Hybrid IT segment.
Basis of Presentation
These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company were prepared in accordance with United States ("U.S.") Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Hewlett Packard Enterprise contain all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company's financial position as of April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018, its results of operations for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, its cash flows for the six months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, and its statements of stockholders equity for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018.
The results of operations for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019 and its cash flows for the six months ended April 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018, including "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations", "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" and the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in Items 7, 7A and 8, respectively, included therein.
Principles of Consolidation

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries and affiliates in which the Company has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany transactions and accounts within the consolidated businesses of the Company have been eliminated.
The Company accounts for investments in companies over which it has the ability to exercise significant influence but does not hold a controlling interest under the equity method of accounting, and the Company records its proportionate share of income or losses in Earnings (loss) from equity interests in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
Non-controlling interests are presented as a separate component within Total stockholders' equity in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Net earnings attributable to non-controlling interests are recorded within Interest and other, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and are not presented separately, as they were not material for any period presented.
Segment Realignment and Reclassifications
See Note 2, "Segment Information", for a discussion of the Company's segment realignment.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
General
As a result of adopting the new revenue recognition standard ("ASC 606"), the Company now accounts for a contract with a customer when both parties have provided written approval and are committed to perform, each party’s rights including payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance, and collection of consideration is probable.
The Company enters into contracts with customers that may include combinations of products and services, resulting in arrangements containing multiple performance obligations for hardware and software products and/or various services. The Company determines whether each product or service is distinct in order to identify the performance obligations in the contract and allocate the contract transaction price among the distinct performance obligations. Arrangements are distinct based on whether the customer can benefit from the product or service on its own or together with other resources that are readily available and whether the commitment to transfer the product or service to the customer is separately identifiable from other obligations in the contract. The Company classifies its hardware, perpetual software licenses, and software-as-a-service ("SaaS") as distinct performance obligations. Term software licenses represent multiple obligations, which include software licenses and software maintenance. In transactions where the Company delivers hardware or software, it is typically the principal and records revenue and costs of goods sold on a gross basis.
Revenue is recognized when, or as, control of promised products or services is transferred to the customer in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those products or services. Variable consideration offered in contracts with customers, partners and distributors may include rebates, volume-based discounts, cooperative marketing, price protection, and other incentive programs. Variable consideration is estimated at contract inception and updated at the end of each reporting period as additional information becomes available and only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of any incremental revenue will not occur.
Transfer of control occurs once the customer has the contractual right to use the product, generally upon shipment or once delivery and risk of loss has transferred to the customer. Transfer of control can also occur over time for maintenance and services as the customer receives the benefit over the contract term. The Company's hardware and perpetual software licenses are distinct performance obligations where revenue is recognized upfront upon transfer of control. Term software licenses include multiple performance obligations where the term licenses are recognized upfront upon transfer of control, with the associated software maintenance revenue recognized ratably over the contract term as services and software updates are provided. SaaS arrangements have one distinct performance obligation which is satisfied over time with revenue recognized ratably over the contract term as the customer consumes the services. On its product sales, the Company records consideration from shipping and handling on a gross basis within net product sales. Revenue is recorded net of any associated sales taxes.
Significant Judgments

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

The Company allocates the transaction price for the contract among the performance obligations on a relative standalone selling price basis. The standalone selling price ("SSP") is the price at which an entity would sell a promised product or service separately to a customer. The Company establishes SSP for most of its products and services based on the observable price of the products or services when sold separately in similar circumstances to similar customers. When the SSP is not directly observable, the Company estimates SSP based on management judgment by considering available data such as internal margin objectives, pricing strategies, market/competitive conditions, historical profitability data, as well as other observable inputs. The Company establishes SSP ranges for its products and services and reassesses them periodically.
Judgment is applied in determining the transaction price as the Company may be required to estimate variable consideration when determining the amount of revenue to recognize. Variable consideration may include various rebates, volume-based discounts, cooperative marketing, price protection, and other incentive programs that are offered to customers, partners and distributors. When determining the amount of revenue to recognize, the Company estimates the expected usage of these programs, applying the expected value or most likely estimate and updates the estimate at each reporting period as actual utilization becomes available. The Company also considers the customers' right of return in determining the transaction price, where applicable.
Contract Balances
Accounts receivable and contract assets
A receivable is a right to consideration in exchange for products or services the Company has transferred to a customer that is unconditional. A contract asset is a right to consideration in exchange for products or services transferred to a customer that is conditional on something other than the passage of time. A receivable is recorded when the right to consideration becomes unconditional.
The Company’s contract assets include unbilled receivables which are recorded when the Company recognizes revenue in advance of billings. Unbilled receivables generally relate to services contracts where a service has been performed and control has transferred, but invoicing to the customer is subject to future milestone billings or other contractual payment schedules. The Company classifies unbilled receivables as Accounts receivable.
Contract liabilities
A contract liability is an obligation to transfer products or services to a customer for which the entity has received consideration, or the amount is due, from the customer. The Company’s contract liabilities primarily consist of deferred revenue. Deferred revenue is recorded when amounts invoiced to customers are in excess of revenue that can be recognized because performance obligations have not been satisfied and control of the promised products or services has not transferred to the customer. Deferred revenue largely represents amounts invoiced in advance for product (hardware/software) support contracts, consulting projects and product sales where revenue cannot be recognized yet.
Costs to obtain a contract with a customer
The Company capitalizes the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer, primarily sales commissions, if the Company expects to recover those costs. The Company has elected, as a practical expedient, to expense the costs of obtaining a contract as incurred for contracts with terms of one year or less. The typical amortization periods used range from three to six years. The Company periodically reviews the capitalized sales commission costs for possible impairment losses. Capitalized sales commission costs are included in Other current assets and Long-term financing receivables and other assets, and the related amortization expense is included in Selling, general and administrative expense.
Recent Tax Legislation
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) was enacted into law. The Tax Act included significant changes to the U.S. corporate income tax structure, including a federal corporate rate reduction from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018, limitations on the deductibility of interest expense and executive compensation, creation of new minimum taxes such as the Base Erosion Anti-abuse Tax (“BEAT”) and the Global Intangible Low Taxed Income (“GILTI”) tax and the transition of U.S. international taxation from a worldwide tax system to a modified territorial tax system, which resulted in a one-time U.S. tax liability on those earnings which had not previously been repatriated to the U.S. (the “Transition Tax”).
In December 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("SAB 118"), which allowed the Company to record provisional amounts during a measurement period not to extend beyond one year of the enactment date, which for the Company ended in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. In accordance with SAB 118, the accounting for the tax effects of the Tax Act was completed based on

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

currently available legislative updates relating to the Tax Act. The Company has elected to treat taxes due on future GILTI inclusions in U.S. taxable income as a current period expense when incurred. For further details, see Note 6, "Taxes on Earnings".
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") amended the existing accounting standards for retirement benefits. The amendments require the presentation of the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost in the same income statement line items as other employee compensation costs, unless eligible for capitalization. The other components of net periodic benefit costs will be presented separately from the service cost as non-operating costs. Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019, in connection with the adoption of the accounting standards update for retirement benefits, the Company reflected these changes retrospectively by transferring its non-service net periodic benefit (credit) cost from operating expense to Other (income) and expense in its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The net periodic benefit (credit) cost transferred to Other (income) and expense during the three and six months ended April 30, 2018 were as follows. Refer to Note 5, “Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans” for additional information.
 
Three Months Ended
April 30, 2018
 
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2018
 
In millions
Cost of products and services
$
(14
)
 
$
(28
)
Research and development
(1
)
 
(2
)
Selling, general and administrative
(18
)
 
(34
)
Restructuring charges and transformation costs
2

 
—

 
$
(31
)
 
$
(64
)
In November 2016, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for the classification and presentation of restricted cash in the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, beginning November 1, 2018, using the retrospective method. As a result of adopting this accounting standards update, for the six months ended April 30, 2018, the Company included $11 million of restricted cash movement during the period, which was previously reported within cash used in investing activities, and is now reported within Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash flows.
In October 2016, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for income taxes. The amendments require the recognition of the income tax consequences for intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory when the transfer occurs. Prior to the amendments, current and deferred income taxes for intra-entity asset transfers were not recognized until the asset was sold to an outside party or amortized over time. The Company adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, beginning November 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective method. The Company recognized $2.3 billion of income taxes as an adjustment to retained earnings in the first half of fiscal 2019, which was previously reported as prepaid income taxes and deferred tax assets within Corporate and unallocated assets in the Company's allocation of segment assets.
In August 2016, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for the statement of cash flows. The amendments provide guidance on eight classification issues related to the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, beginning November 1, 2018, using the retrospective method. For issues that are impracticable to apply retrospectively, the amendments may be applied prospectively as of the earliest date practicable. The application of this accounting standards update did not have an impact on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance that requires equity investments with readily determinable fair values (other than those accounted for under the equity method or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value and recognize any changes in fair value in net income. For equity investments without readily determinable fair values, the Company has elected to apply the measurement alternative, under which investments are measured at cost, less impairment, and adjusted for qualifying observable price changes on a prospective basis. The Company adopted the guidance effective November 1, 2018, and there was no impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements upon adoption.
In May 2014, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. The Company adopted the new revenue standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 using the modified retrospective method of transition applied to contracts that were not completed as of November 1, 2018. Results and related disclosures for the reporting periods beginning after November 1, 2018 are presented under the new revenue standard, while comparative prior period results and related disclosures are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the historic accounting standard. Refer to the Revenue Recognition section

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

above for accounting policy updates upon the adoption of the new revenue standard, and Note 7, "Balance Sheet Details" for further discussion on the impact of adoption. For disaggregation of revenue, see Note 2, "Segment Information".
The following table summarizes the effects of adopting the new revenue standard at November 1, 2018 on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as an adjustment to the opening balance:
 
Historical Accounting
Method
 
Effect of Adoption
 
As Adjusted
 
In millions
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
$
3,263

 
$
38

 
$
3,301

Inventory
2,447

 
(14)

 
2,433

Other current assets
3,280

 
50

 
3,330

Long-term financing receivables and other assets
11,359

 
44

 
11,403

Subtotal assets
$
20,349

 
$
118

 
$
20,467

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Taxes on earnings
$
378

 
$
10

 
$
388

Deferred revenue
3,177

 
(36)

 
3,141

Other accrued liabilities
3,840

 
31

 
3,871

Other non-current liabilities
6,885

 
(30)

 
6,855

Subtotal liabilities
$
14,280

 
$
(25
)
 
$
14,255

Stockholders' equity
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated deficit
$
(5,899
)
 
$
143

 
$
(5,756
)
Subtotal stockholders' equity
$
(5,899
)
 
$
143

 
$
(5,756
)
   Subtotal liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
8,381

 
$
118

 
$
8,499

The application of ASC 606 increased the Company's total net revenue by $10 million and $18 million for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, respectively, and did not have a material impact to the Company's cost of sales or operating expenses for the three or six months ended April 30, 2019. As of April 30, 2019, the balance sheet changes attributable to the impact of ASC 606 were immaterial.
Recently Enacted Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance on a customer's accounting for implementation costs incurred in cloud-computing arrangements that are hosted by a vendor. Certain types of implementation costs should be capitalized and amortized over the term of the hosting arrangement. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance which changes the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements and defined benefit plans. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Early adoption is permitted. As the guidance represents a change to disclosure only, the Company does not expect the guidance to have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In February 2018, the FASB issued guidance that allows companies to reclassify stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Act, from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings. The guidance also requires certain new disclosures regardless of the election.  The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In August 2017, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for hedge accounting. The amendments expand an entity’s ability to hedge non-financial and financial risk components and reduce complexity in fair value hedges of interest rate risk. The new guidance eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness and requires the entire change in the fair value of a hedging instrument to be presented in the same income statement line as the hedged item. The guidance

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

also simplifies certain documentation and assessment requirements and modifies the accounting for components excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. In April 2019, the FASB issued certain clarifications to address partial term fair value hedges, fair value hedge basis adjustments and certain transition requirements. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In June 2016, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for the measurement of credit losses. The amendments require an entity to estimate its lifetime expected credit loss for most financial instruments, including trade and lease receivables, and record an allowance for the portion of the amortized cost the entity does not expect to collect. The estimate of expected credit losses should consider historical information, current information, and reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments. In April 2019, the FASB further clarified the scope of the credit losses standard and addressed issues related to accrued interest receivable balances, recoveries, variable interest rates and prepayment. In May 2019, the FASB issued further guidance to provide entities with an option to irrevocably elect the fair value option applied on an instrument-by-instrument basis for eligible financial instruments. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Early adoption is permitted beginning in fiscal 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The FASB issued guidance in February 2016, with amendments in 2018 and 2019, which changes the accounting standards for leases. The amendments require lessees to record, at lease inception, a lease liability for the obligation to make lease payments and a right-of-use ("ROU") asset for the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term on their balance sheets. Lessees may elect to not recognize lease liabilities and ROU assets for most leases with terms of 12 months or less. The lease liability is measured at the present value of the lease payments over the lease term. The ROU asset will be based on the liability, adjusted for lease prepayments, lease incentives received, and the lessee's initial direct costs. For finance leases, lease expense will be the sum of interest on the lease obligation and amortization of the ROU asset, resulting in a front-loaded expense pattern. For operating leases, lease expense will generally be recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The amended lessor accounting model is similar to the current model, updated to align with certain changes to the lessee model and the new revenue standard. The current sale-leaseback guidance, including guidance applicable to real estate, is also replaced with a new model for both lessees and lessors. The Company plans to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, beginning November 1, 2019, using the transition method whereby prior comparative periods will not be retrospectively presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments and other available practical expedients on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In April 2019, The FASB amended its standards on recognizing and measuring financial instruments to address the scope of the guidance, the requirement for remeasurement when using the measurement alternative and certain disclosure requirements. The Company is required to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing and the impact of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
There have been no other significant changes to the Company's accounting policies or recently adopted or enacted accounting pronouncements disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
Note 2: Segment Information
Hewlett Packard Enterprise's operations are organized into four segments for financial reporting purposes: Hybrid IT, Intelligent Edge, Financial Services ("FS"), and Corporate Investments. 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 its 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 summary description of each segment follows.
Hybrid IT provides a broad portfolio of services-led and software-enabled infrastructure and solutions including secure, software-defined servers, storage and HPE Pointnext services, thereby combining HPE's hardware, software and services capabilities to make Hybrid IT simple for its customers. Described below are the business unit capabilities within Hybrid IT.
•
Hybrid IT Product includes Compute and Storage.


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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

◦
Compute. To address the full array of the customers' computing needs, HPE's compute portfolio offers both Industry Standard Servers ("ISS"), which are general purpose servers for multi-workload computing, as well as Mission-Critical Servers ("MCS"), which are servers optimized for particular workloads. HPE's general purpose servers include HPE ProLiant, secure and versatile rack and tower servers; HPE BladeSystem, a modular infrastructure that converges server, storage and networking; and HPE Synergy, a composable infrastructure for traditional and cloud-native applications. The Company's workload optimized server portfolio includes HPE Apollo for high performance computing and artificial intelligence, HPE Cloudline for cloud data centers, HPE Edgeline for computing at the network edge, HPE Integrity for mission-critical applications, and HPE SimpliVity, a hyperconverged infrastructure for virtualized workloads.
◦
Storage. With storage offerings that are AI-driven and built for cloud environments, HPE provides the right workload optimized destinations for data. Powered by HPE InfoSight advanced analytics and machine learning and HPE Cloud Volumes data mobility, HPE delivers intelligent storage for hybrid cloud environments so that customers can unlock data's full potential and derive business insights. Key solutions include HPE 3PAR Storage and HPE Nimble Storage all-flash arrays for mission critical workloads and general purpose workloads, respectively, and big data solutions running on HPE Apollo Servers. Storage also provides comprehensive data protection with HPE StoreOnce and HPE Recovery Manager Central, solutions for secondary workloads and traditional tape, storage networking and disk products, such as HPE MSA and HPE XP.

•
HPE Pointnext creates preferred IT experiences that power the digital business. The HPE Pointnext team and the Company's extensive partner network provide value across the IT life cycle delivering advice, transformation projects, professional services, support services and operational services for Hybrid IT. HPE Pointnext is also a provider of on-premises flexible consumption models, such as HPE GreenLake, that enable IT agility, simplify operations and align cost to business value. HPE Pointnext offerings include Operational Services, and Advisory and Professional Services.

The Intelligent Edge business is comprised of enterprise networking and security solutions for businesses of any size, offering secure connectivity for campus and branch environments, operating under the Aruba brand. The primary business drivers for Intelligent Edge solutions are mobility and the Internet of Things ("IoT").

•
HPE Aruba Product includes wired and wireless local area network hardware products such as Wi-Fi access points, switches, routers, sensors, and software products that include network management, network access control, analytics and assurance, and location services software.
•
HPE Aruba Services offers professional and support services for the Intelligent Edge portfolio of products.
Financial Services provides flexible investment solutions, such as leasing, financing, IT consumption, and utility programs and asset management services, for customers that facilitate unique technology deployment models and the acquisition of complete IT solutions, including hardware, software and services from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others. In order to provide flexible services and capabilities that support the entire IT life cycle, FS partners with customers globally to help build investment strategies that enhance their business agility and support their business transformation. FS offers a wide selection of investment solution capabilities for large enterprise customers and channel partners, along with an array of financial options to SMBs and educational and governmental entities.
Corporate Investments includes Hewlett Packard Labs, Communications and Media Solutions ("CMS"), and certain business incubation projects.
Segment Policy
There have been no significant changes to the Company's segment accounting policies disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018, except as described in the 'Segment Realignment' section below.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise does not allocate to its segments certain operating expenses, which it manages at the corporate level. These unallocated costs include certain corporate costs and eliminations, stock-based compensation expense related to corporate and certain global functions, amortization of intangible assets, restructuring charges, transformation costs, disaster charges, acquisition, disposition and other related charges, and separation costs.
Segment Realignment
Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company implemented organizational changes to align its segment financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. These organizational changes primarily include: (i)

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

the transfer of the data center networking ("DC Networking") business, which was previously reported within the Hybrid IT Product business unit in the Hybrid IT segment, to the HPE Aruba Product and HPE Aruba Services business units within the Intelligent Edge segment; (ii) the transfer of the edge compute business, which was previously reported within the HPE Aruba Product business unit in the Intelligent Edge segment, to the Hybrid IT Product business unit within the Hybrid IT segment; and (iii) the transfer of the CMS business, which was previously reported within the HPE Pointnext business unit in the Hybrid IT segment, to the Corporate Investments segment.
The Company reflected these changes to its segment information retrospectively to the earliest period presented, which primarily resulted in the transfer of net revenue and operating profit for each of the businesses as described above.

These changes had no impact on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's previously reported consolidated net revenue, earnings from operations, net earnings or net earnings per share ("EPS").

Segment Operating Results
 
Hybrid IT
 
Intelligent Edge
 
Financial
Services
 
Corporate
Investments
 
Total
 
In millions
Three months ended April 30, 2019
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net revenue
$
5,469

 
$
662

 
$
894

 
$
125

 
$
7,150

Intersegment net revenue and other
167

 
4

 
2

 
—

 
173

Total segment net revenue
$
5,636

 
$
666

 
$
896

 
$
125

 
$
7,323

Segment earnings (loss) from operations
$
645

 
$
20

 
$
77

 
$
(29
)
 
$
713

Three months ended April 30, 2018
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net revenue
$
5,721

 
$
699

 
$
914

 
$
134

 
$
7,468

Intersegment net revenue and other
172

 
7

 
2

 
—

 
181

Total segment net revenue
$
5,893

 
$
706

 
$
916

 
$
134

 
$
7,649

Segment earnings (loss) from operations
$
591

 
$
56

 
$
72

 
$
(28
)
 
$
691

Six months ended April 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenue
$
11,301

 
$
1,349

 
$
1,810

 
$
243

 
$
14,703

Intersegment net revenue and other
305

 
3

 
5

 
—

 
313

Total segment net revenue
$
11,606

 
$
1,352

 
$
1,815

 
$
243

 
$
15,016

Segment earnings (loss) from operations
$
1,320

 
$
29

 
$
154

 
$
(57
)
 
$
1,446

Six months ended April 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenue
$
11,721

 
$
1,351

 
$
1,800

 
$
270

 
$
15,142

Intersegment net revenue and other
330

 
11

 
4

 
—

 
345

Total segment net revenue
$
12,051

 
$
1,362

 
$
1,804

 
$
270

 
$
15,487

Segment earnings (loss) from operations
$
1,163

 
$
90

 
$
143

 
$
(54
)
 
$
1,342


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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

The reconciliation of segment operating results to Hewlett Packard Enterprise condensed consolidated results was as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
April 30,
 
Six Months Ended
April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
In millions
Net Revenue:
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Total segments
$
7,323

 
$
7,649

 
$
15,016

 
$
15,487

Eliminations of intersegment net revenue and other
(173
)
 
(181
)
 
(313
)
 
(345
)
Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise condensed consolidated net revenue
$
7,150

 
$
7,468

 
$
14,703

 
$
15,142

Earnings before taxes:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Total segment earnings from operations
$
713

 
$
691

 
$
1,446

 
$
1,342

Unallocated corporate costs and eliminations
(64
)
 
(61
)
 
(114
)
 
(120
)
Unallocated stock-based compensation expense
(15
)
 
(20
)
 
(29
)
 
(50
)
Amortization of intangible assets
(69
)
 
(72
)
 
(141
)
 
(150
)
Restructuring charges
—

 
(10
)
 
—

 
(15
)
Transformation costs
(54
)
 
(120
)
 
(132
)
 
(365
)
Disaster charges
7

 
—

 
7

 
—

Acquisition, disposition and other related charges
(84
)
 
(16
)
 
(147
)
 
(46
)
Separation costs
—

 
(26
)
 
—

 
(2
)
Interest and other, net
(18
)
 
(78
)
 
(69
)
 
(99
)
Tax indemnification adjustments
4

 
(425
)
 
223

 
(1,344
)
Non-service net periodic benefit credit
17

 
31

 
33

 
64

Earnings (loss) from equity interests
3

 
(10
)
 
18

 
12

Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise condensed consolidated earnings (loss) from continuing operations before taxes
$
440

 
$
(116
)
 
$
1,095

 
$
(773
)

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Net revenue by segment and business unit was as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
April 30,
 
Six Months Ended
April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
In millions
Hybrid IT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hybrid IT Product
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compute
$
3,093

 
$
3,263

 
$
6,495

 
$
6,781

Storage
942

 
912

 
1,917

 
1,860

Total Hybrid IT Product
4,035

 
4,175

 
8,412

 
8,641

HPE Pointnext
1,601

 
1,718

 
3,194

 
3,410

Total Hybrid IT
5,636

 
5,893

 
11,606

 
12,051

Intelligent Edge
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HPE Aruba Product
577

 
629

 
1,174

 
1,211

HPE Aruba Services
89

 
77

 
178

 
151

Total Intelligent Edge
666

 
706

 
1,352

 
1,362

Financial Services
896

 
916

 
1,815

 
1,804

Corporate Investments
125

 
134

 
243

 
270

Total segment net revenue
7,323

 
7,649

 
15,016

 
15,487

Eliminations of intersegment net revenue and other        
(173
)
 
(181
)
 
(313
)
 
(345
)
Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise condensed consolidated net revenue(1)
$
7,150

 
$
7,468

 
$
14,703

 
$
15,142


(1)
Revenue from leasing arrangements within Financial Services and Eliminations of intersegment net revenue and other are not subject to the new revenue standard.

The Company’s net revenue by geographic regions was as follows:
 
Three Months Ended April 30,
 
Six Months Ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
In millions
Americas
$
2,667

 
$
2,898

 
$
5,672

 
$
5,900

Europe, Middle East and Africa
2,727

 
2,787

 
5,637

 
5,624

Asia Pacific and Japan
1,756

 
1,783

 
3,394

 
3,618

Total Hewlett Packard Enterprise condensed consolidated net revenue(1)
$
7,150

 
$
7,468

 
$
14,703

 
$
15,142


(1)
Revenue from leasing arrangements within Financial Services and Eliminations of intersegment net revenue and other are not subject to the new revenue standard.
Note 3: Restructuring
Summary of Restructuring Plans
On September 14, 2015, former Parent's Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan (the "2015 Plan") in connection with the Separation. On May 23, 2012, former Parent adopted a multi-year restructuring plan (the "2012 Plan") designed to simplify business processes, accelerate innovation and deliver better results for customers, employees and stockholders. As of October 31, 2018, the 2015 and 2012 Plans were complete.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Restructuring Activity
In connection with the 2015 and 2012 Plans, restructuring charges of $10 million and $15 million were recorded by the Company for the three and six months ended April 30, 2018, respectively, based on restructuring activities impacting the Company's employees and infrastructure. For details on restructuring charges related to HPE Next, see Note 4, "HPE Next".
Restructuring activities related to the Company's employees and infrastructure for the 2015 and 2012 Plans are presented in the table below:
 
2015 Plan
 
2012 Plan
 
 
 
Employee
Severance
 
Infrastructure
and other
 
Employee
Severance
and EER
 
Infrastructure
and other
 
Total
 
In millions
Liability as of October 31, 2018
$
62

 
$
10

 
$
11

 
$
1

 
$
84

Cash payments
(18
)
 
(2
)
 
(3
)
 
(1
)
 
(24
)
Liability as of April 30, 2019
$
44

 
$
8

 
$
8

 
$
—

 
$
60

Total costs incurred to date, as of April 30, 2019
$
751

 
$
78

 
$
1,268

 
$
145

 
$
2,242

Total costs expected to be incurred, as of April 30, 2019
$
751

 
$
78

 
$
1,268

 
$
145

 
$
2,242

The current restructuring liabilities related to the plans in the table above, reported in Accrued restructuring in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018, were $40 million and $53 million, respectively. The non-current restructuring liabilities related to the plans in the table above, reported in Other non-current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018, were $20 million and $31 million, respectively.
Note 4: HPE Next
Transformation Costs
The HPE Next initiative is expected to be implemented through fiscal 2020, during which time the Company expects to incur expenses for workforce reductions, to upgrade and simplify its IT infrastructure, and for other non-labor actions. These costs will be partially offset by proceeds received from real estate sales.
In association with the HPE Next initiative, during the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, the Company incurred $55 million and $138 million of net charges, of which $54 million and $132 million were recorded within Transformation costs, and $1 million and $6 million were recorded within Non-service net periodic benefit credit in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, respectively. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2018, the Company incurred $123 million and $368 million of net charges, of which $120 million and $365 million were recorded within Transformation costs, and $3 million was recorded within Non-service net periodic benefit credit for both periods, in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, respectively.
 
Three months ended April 30,
 
Six months ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
In millions
Program management(1)
$
9

 
$
30

 
$
20

 
$
54

IT costs
26

 
36

 
53

 
69

Restructuring charges(2)
18

 
85

 
51

 
256

Gain on real estate sales
(7
)
 
(36
)
 
(7
)
 
(37
)
Other(3)
9

 
8

 
21

 
26

Total
$
55

 
$
123

 
$
138

 
$
368

 
(1)
Primarily consists of consulting fees and other direct costs attributable to the design and implementation of the HPE Next initiative.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

(2)
For the three and six months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, a portion of these costs were recorded in Non-service net periodic benefit credit in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings as described above.
(3)
Primarily consists of site relocation costs in connection with the HPE Next initiative.
Restructuring Plan
On October 16, 2017, the Company's Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan in connection with the HPE Next initiative (the "HPE Next Plan") and on September 20, 2018, the Company's Board of Directors approved a revision to that restructuring plan. As a result of the revision to the plan, cost amounts and total headcount exits were revised and the completion of the workforce reductions was extended to fiscal 2020. The changes to the workforce will vary by country, based on business needs, local legal requirements and consultations with employee work councils and other employee representatives, as appropriate.
 
Employee
Severance
 
Infrastructure
and other
 
In millions
Liability as of October 31, 2018
$
291

 
$
33

Charges
43

 
8

Cash payments
(162
)
 
(12
)
Non-cash items
(8
)
 
(2
)
Liability as of April 30, 2019
$
164

 
$
27

Total costs incurred to date, as of April 30, 2019
$
809

 
$
69

Total costs expected to be incurred, as of April 30, 2019
$
1,200

 
$
180

As of April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018, the current restructuring liability related to the HPE Next Plan, reported in Accrued restructuring in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, was $152 million and $241 million, respectively. The non-current restructuring liability related to the HPE Next Plan, reported in Other non-current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018 was $39 million and $83 million, respectively.
Note 5: Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
The Company's net pension benefit cost for defined benefit plans recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, was as follows:
 
Three months ended April 30,
 
Six months ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
In millions
Service cost
$
21

 
$
27

 
$
42

 
$
53

Interest cost(1)
56

 
58

 
111

 
113

Expected return on plan assets(1)
(130
)
 
(145
)
 
(260
)
 
(284
)
Amortization and deferrals(1):
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

Actuarial loss
60

 
54

 
117

 
106

Prior service benefit
(4
)
 
(4
)
 
(8
)
 
(8
)
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)
3

 
(10
)
 
2

 
(20
)
Settlement loss(1)
1

 
2

 
6

 
2

Special termination benefits(1)
1

 
2

 
1

 
4

Net benefit cost (credit)
$
5

 
$
(6
)
 
$
9

 
$
(14
)
 
(1)
These non-service components of net periodic benefit cost were included in Non-service net periodic benefit credit in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
Net benefit cost for the Company's post-retirement benefit plans was not material for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Note 6: Taxes on Earnings
Provision for Taxes
The Company's effective tax rate was 4.8% and 832.8% for the three months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and 45.6% and 401.7% for the six months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The effective tax rates for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018 were significantly impacted by the Tax Act. The effective tax rate for the three and six months ended April 30, 2018 also included the settlement of certain pre-Separation tax liabilities of HP Inc.
For the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, the Company recorded $45 million of net income tax benefits and $383 million of income tax charges, respectively, related to various items discrete to the period. For the three months ended April 30, 2019, this amount primarily included $27 million of income tax benefits on restructuring charges, and acquisition, disposition and other related charges and $24 million of income tax benefits related to changes in U.S. federal and state valuation allowances as a result of impacts of the Tax Act, partially offset by $10 million of income tax charges related to the change in pre-Separation tax liabilities for which the Company shares joint and several liability with HP Inc. and for which the Company is partially indemnified by HP Inc. under the Tax Matters Agreement. For the six months ended April 30, 2019, the amount primarily included $351 million of income tax charges related to changes in U.S. federal and state valuation allowances as a result of impacts of the Tax Act, $44 million of income tax charges related to the change in pre-Separation tax liabilities for which the Company shares joint and several liability with HP Inc. and for which the Company is partially indemnified by HP Inc. under the Tax Matters Agreement, and $40 million of income tax charges related to future withholding tax costs on distributions of earnings, partially offset by $57 million of income tax benefits on restructuring charges, and acquisition, disposition and other related charges.
For the three and six months ended April 30, 2018, the Company recorded $1.0 billion and $3.2 billion of net income tax benefits, respectively, related to various items discrete to the period. For the three months ended April 30, 2018 this amount primarily included $1.1 billion of income tax benefits for the effects of the settlement of certain pre-Separation Hewlett-Packard Company income tax liabilities, $28 million of net excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation, $18 million of net income tax benefits on restructuring charges, separation costs and acquisition, disposition and other related charges, partially offset by $125 million of income tax charges for impacts related to U.S. tax reform. For the six months ended April 30, 2018, this amount primarily included $2.0 billion of income tax benefits for the effects of the settlement of certain pre-Separation Hewlett-Packard Company income tax liabilities, $681 million of income tax benefits for impacts related to U.S. tax reform, $239 million of income tax benefits from foreign tax credits and from the release of non-U.S. valuation allowances on deferred tax assets and liabilities established in connection with the Everett Transaction following changes in foreign tax laws, $203 million of income tax benefits related to the liquidation of an insolvent non-U.S. subsidiary, $62 million of net income tax benefits on restructuring charges, separation costs and acquisition, disposition and other related charges and $42 million of net excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation.
Recent Tax Legislation
The Tax Act required the Company to incur a one-time Transition Tax on deferred foreign income not previously subject to U.S. income tax at a rate of 15.5% for foreign cash and certain other net current assets and 8% on the remaining income. The GILTI and BEAT provisions of the Tax Act became effective for the Company beginning November 1, 2018.
The Company has an October 31 fiscal year end; therefore, the lower corporate tax rate enacted by the Tax Act was phased in, resulting in a U.S. statutory federal rate of 23.3% for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2018 and 21% for the current and subsequent fiscal years.
The Company completed its accounting for the tax effects of the Tax Act based on currently available legislative and regulatory updates in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, resulting in an additional tax charge of $426 million. This amount includes $438 million of income tax charges relating to additional valuation allowances against certain U.S. federal deferred tax assets, $56 million of income tax benefits resulting from the release of valuation allowances against certain U.S. state deferred tax assets, an additional $7 million of Transition Tax and $37 million of income tax charges related to future withholding tax costs on distributions of earnings. No cash payment is anticipated due to the availability of sufficient tax credits to offset the Transition Tax. The Company has elected to treat taxes due on future GILTI inclusions in U.S. taxable income as a current period expense when incurred.
Uncertain Tax Positions
As of April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $8.8 billion of which up to $1.1 billion would affect the Company's effective tax rate if realized as of their respective periods. The Company is joint and severally

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

liable for certain pre-Separation tax liabilities of HP Inc. HP Inc. is subject to numerous ongoing audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities.
The Company recognizes interest income from favorable settlements and interest expense and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in (Provision) benefit for taxes in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. As of April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018, the Company has recorded $173 million and $142 million, respectively, for interest and penalties in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Company engages in continuous discussions and negotiations with taxing authorities regarding tax matters in various jurisdictions. The Company does not expect complete resolution of any audit cycle within the next 12 months. However, it is reasonably possible that certain federal, foreign and state tax issues may be concluded in the next 12 months, including issues involving transfer pricing, joint and several tax liabilities and other matters. Accordingly, the Company believes it is reasonably possible that its existing unrecognized tax benefits may be reduced by an amount up to $6.4 billion within the next 12 months, of which up to $210 million would affect the Company’s effective tax rate if realized.
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Deferred tax assets and liabilities included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:
 
As of
 
April 30, 2019
 
October 31, 2018
 
In millions
Deferred tax assets
$
2,199

 
$
2,403

Deferred tax liabilities
(275
)
 
(228
)
Deferred tax assets net of deferred tax liabilities
$
1,924

 
$
2,175

Tax Matters Agreement and Other Income Tax Matters
In connection with the Separation, the Company entered into a Tax Matters Agreement with HP Inc. In connection with the Everett and Seattle Transactions, the Company entered into a DXC Tax Matters Agreement with DXC and a Micro Focus Tax Matters Agreement with Micro Focus, respectively. For more details, see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
Note 7: Balance Sheet Details
Balance sheet details were as follows:
Cash and cash equivalents
 
As of
 
April 30, 2019
 
October 31, 2018
 
In millions
Cash and cash equivalents
$
3,585

 
$
4,880

Restricted cash(1)
204

 
204

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(2)
$
3,789

 
$
5,084

 
(1) Restricted cash was included in Other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) The beginning and ending balances of Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash are disclosed in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Inventory
 
As of
 
April 30, 2019
 
October 31, 2018
 
In millions
Finished goods
$
1,222

 
$
1,274

Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies
960

 
1,173

Total
$
2,182

 
$
2,447

For the six months ended April 30, 2019, the decrease in inventory was due primarily to slower inventory replenishment as a result of improved market supply availability for key commodities.
Other Current Assets
 
As of
 
April 30, 2019
 
October 31, 2018
 
In millions
Value-added tax receivables
$
633

 
$
811

Short-term tax receivables and prepaid taxes
264

 
535

Manufacturer and other receivables
886

 
1,141

Prepaid and other current assets
853

 
793

Total
$
2,636

 
$
3,280

For the six months ended April 30, 2019, the decrease in Other current assets was due primarily to a decrease in short-term tax receivables and prepaid taxes following the adoption of the new accounting standard related to income taxes in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, a decrease in manufacturer and other receivables as a result of lower receivables from contract manufacturers and a decrease in value-added tax receivables.
Property, Plant and Equipment
 
As of
 
April 30, 2019
 
October 31, 2018
 
In millions
Land
$
293

 
$
294

Buildings and leasehold improvements
2,138

 
2,103

Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease
9,578

 
9,419

 
12,009

 
11,816

Accumulated depreciation
(5,871
)
 
(5,678
)
Total
$
6,138

 
$
6,138

Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings
 
As of
 
April 30, 2019
 
October 31, 2018
 
In millions
Current portion of long-term debt
$
1,186

 
$
1,196

FS commercial paper
551

 
392

Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other(1)
377

 
417

Total
$
2,114

 
$
2,005


(1)
As of April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018, notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other includes $316 million and $361 million, respectively, of borrowing associated with FS and its subsidiaries.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Warranties
The Company's aggregate product warranty liability as of April 30, 2019, and changes during the six months then ended were as follows:
 
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2019
 
In millions
Balance at beginning of period
$
430

Accruals for warranties issued
117

Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties
(4
)
Settlements made
(143
)
Balance at end of period
$
400

Contract balances
The Company’s contract balances consist of contract assets, contract liabilities, and costs to obtain a contract with a customer.
Contract Assets
A summary of accounts receivable, net, including unbilled receivables was as follows:
 
As of
 
April 30, 2019
 
October 31, 2018
 
In millions
Accounts receivable, net
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
$
2,992

 
$
3,117

Unbilled receivables
184

 
185

Allowance for doubtful accounts
(33
)
 
(39
)
Total
$
3,143

 
$
3,263


Contract Liabilities
Contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue. The aggregate balances of current and non-current deferred revenue was $5.8 billion as of April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018, which included $101 million and $82 million of deferred revenue related to FS, respectively. During the six months ended April 30, 2019, approximately $3.5 billion of deferred revenue was recognized as revenue.
Remaining Performance Obligations
Revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations represents contract work that has not yet been performed and does not include contracts where the customer is not committed. Remaining performance obligations estimates are subject to change and are affected by several factors, including contract terminations, changes in the scope of contracts, adjustments for revenue that has not materialized and adjustments for currency.
Remaining performance obligations consist of deferred revenue. As of April 30, 2019, the aggregate amount of remaining performance obligations was $5.8 billion. The Company expects to recognize approximately 43% of this amount as revenue over the remaining fiscal year.
Costs to Obtain a Contract
As of April 30, 2019, the current and non-current portions of the capitalized costs to obtain a contract were $43 million and $66 million, which were included in Other current assets and Long-term financing receivables and other assets, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, the Company amortized $12 million and $22 million of the capitalized costs to obtain a contract, respectively.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Note 8: Financing Receivables and Operating Leases
Financing receivables represent sales-type and direct-financing leases of the Company and third-party products. These receivables typically have terms ranging from two to five years and are usually collateralized by a security interest in the underlying assets. Financing receivables also include billed receivables from operating leases. The components of financing receivables were as follows:
 
As of
 
April 30, 2019
 
October 31, 2018
 
In millions
Minimum lease payments receivable
$
8,704

 
$
8,691

Unguaranteed residual value
314

 
297

Unearned income
(745
)
 
(732
)
Financing receivables, gross
8,273

 
8,256

Allowance for doubtful accounts
(123
)
 
(120
)
Financing receivables, net
8,150

 
8,136

Less: current portion(1)
(3,453
)
 
(3,396
)
Amounts due after one year, net(1)
$
4,697

 
$
4,740

 
(1)
The Company includes the current portion in Financing receivables, and amounts due after one year, net in Long-term financing receivables and other assets, in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Sale of Financing Receivables
During the six months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company entered into arrangements to transfer the contractual payments due under certain financing receivables to third party financial institutions. During the six months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company sold $73 million and $71 million, respectively, of financing receivables. The gains recognized on the sales of financing receivables were not material for both periods.
Credit Quality Indicators
The credit risk profile of gross financing receivables, based upon internal risk ratings, was as follows:
 
As of
 
April 30, 2019
 
October 31, 2018
 
In millions
Risk Rating:
 

 
 

Low
$
4,185

 
$
4,238

Moderate
3,856

 
3,805

High
232

 
213

Total
$
8,273

 
$
8,256

Accounts rated low risk typically have the equivalent of a Standard & Poor's rating of BBB– or higher, while accounts rated moderate risk generally have the equivalent of BB+ or lower. The Company classifies accounts as high risk when it considers the financing receivable to be impaired or when management believes there is a significant near-term risk of impairment.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The allowance for doubtful accounts for financing receivables as of April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018 and the respective changes during the six and twelve months then ended were as follows:
 
As of
 
April 30, 2019
 
October 31, 2018
 
In millions
Balance at beginning of period
$
120

 
$
86

Provision for doubtful accounts
15

 
49

Write-offs
(12
)
 
(15
)
Balance at end of period
$
123

 
$
120

The gross financing receivables and related allowance evaluated for loss were as follows:
 
As of
 
April 30, 2019
 
October 31, 2018
 
In millions
Gross financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss
$
7,912

 
$
7,917

Gross financing receivables individually evaluated for loss(1)
361

 
339

Total
$
8,273

 
$
8,256

Allowance for financing receivables collectively evaluated for loss
$
80

 
$
78

Allowance for financing receivables individually evaluated for loss
43

 
42

Total
$
123

 
$
120

 
(1)
Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed and unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables.
Non-Accrual and Past-Due Financing Receivables
The following table summarizes the aging and non-accrual status of gross financing receivables:
 
As of
 
April 30, 2019
 
October 31, 2018
 
In millions
Billed:(1)
 

 
 

Current 1-30 days
$
336

 
$
275

Past due 31-60 days
28

 
42

Past due 61-90 days
28

 
13

Past due > 90 days
70

 
74

Unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables
7,811

 
7,852

Total gross financing receivables
$
8,273

 
$
8,256

Gross financing receivables on non-accrual status(2)
$
222

 
$
226

Gross financing receivables 90 days past due and still accruing interest(2)
$
139

 
$
113

 
(1)
Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables.
(2)
Includes billed operating lease receivables and billed and unbilled sales-type and direct-financing lease receivables.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Operating Leases
Operating lease assets included in Property, plant and equipment in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:
 
As of
 
April 30, 2019
 
October 31, 2018
 
In millions
Equipment leased to customers
$
7,306

 
$
7,290

Accumulated depreciation
(3,191
)
 
(3,078
)
Total
$
4,115

 
$
4,212

Note 9: Goodwill
Goodwill allocated to the Company's reportable segments as of April 30, 2019 and the change in the respective carrying amounts during the six months then ended were as follows:
 
Hybrid IT
 
Intelligent Edge
 
Financial Services
 
Total
 
In millions
Balance at October 31, 2018(1) (2)
$
15,479

 
$
1,914

 
$
144

 
$
17,537

Goodwill acquired during the period(3)
48

 
—

 
—

 
48

Goodwill adjustments
2

 
—

 
—

 
2

Balance at April 30, 2019(2)
$
15,529

 
$
1,914

 
$
144

 
$
17,587

 
(1)
As a result of the organizational realignments effective during the first quarter of fiscal 2019, which are described in detail in Note 2, "Segment Information", goodwill was reclassified to the respective segments as of the beginning of the period using a relative fair value approach.
(2)
Goodwill is net of an accumulated impairment loss of $88 million related to the Corporate Investments segment which was recorded during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018. There is no remaining goodwill in the Corporate Investments segment.
(3)
Goodwill acquired in connection with the acquisition of BlueData.
Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. As of April 30, 2019, the Company's reporting units containing goodwill are consistent with the reportable segments identified in Note 2, "Segment Information". The Company will continue to evaluate the recoverability of goodwill on an annual basis as of the beginning of its fourth fiscal quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate there may be a potential impairment.
Note 10: Fair Value
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
Fair Value Hierarchy
The Company uses valuation techniques that are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are developed using market data such as publicly available information and reflect the assumptions market participants would use, while unobservable inputs are developed using the best information available about the assumptions market participants would use.
Assets and liabilities are classified in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement:
Level 1—Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2—Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and market-corroborated inputs.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Level 3—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to observable inputs and lowest priority to unobservable inputs.
The following table presents the Company's assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
 
As of April 30, 2019
 
As of October 31, 2018
 
Fair Value
Measured Using
 
 
 
Fair Value
Measured Using
 
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
In millions
Assets
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cash Equivalents and Investments:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Time deposits
$
—

 
$
1,091

 
$
—

 
$
1,091

 
$
—

 
$
781

 
$
—

 
$
781

Money market funds
901

 
—

 
—

 
901

 
2,340

 
—

 
—

 
2,340

Foreign bonds
7

 
123

 
—

 
130

 
7

 
124

 
—

 
131

Other debt securities
—

 
—

 
33

 
33

 
—

 
—

 
25

 
25

Derivative Instruments:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Foreign exchange contracts
—

 
394

 
—

 
394

 
—

 
496

 
—

 
496

Other derivatives
—

 
2

 
—

 
2

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total assets
$
908

 
$
1,610

 
$
33

 
$
2,551

 
$
2,347

 
$
1,401

 
$
25

 
$
3,773

Liabilities
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Derivative Instruments:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest rate contracts
$
—

 
$
135

 
$
—

 
$
135

 
$
—

 
$
353

 
$
—

 
$
353

Foreign exchange contracts
—

 
99

 
—

 
99

 
—

 
117

 
—

 
117

Other derivatives
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
6

 
—

 
6

Total liabilities
$
—

 
$
234

 
$
—

 
$
234

 
$
—

 
$
476

 
$
—

 
$
476

During the six months ended April 30, 2019, there were no transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy.
Other Fair Value Disclosures
Short- and Long-Term Debt: At April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018, the estimated fair value of the Company's short-term and long-term debt was $13.0 billion and $12.2 billion, respectively.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Note 11: Financial Instruments
Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments
Cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments were as follows:
 
As of April 30, 2019
 
As of October 31, 2018
 
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gain
 
Gross
Unrealized
Loss
 
Fair
Value
 
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gain
 
Gross
Unrealized
Loss
 
Fair
Value
 
In millions
Cash Equivalents:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Time deposits
$
1,091

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
1,091

 
$
781

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
781

Money market funds
901

 
—

 
—

 
901

 
2,340

 
—

 
—

 
2,340

Total cash equivalents
1,992

 
—

 
—

 
1,992

 
3,121

 
—

 
—

 
3,121

Available-for-Sale Investments:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Foreign bonds
111

 
19

 
—

 
130

 
113

 
18

 
—

 
131

Other debt securities
33

 
—

 


 
33

 
26

 
—

 
(1
)
 
25

Total available-for-sale investments
144

 
19

 
—

 
163

 
139

 
18

 
(1
)
 
156

Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale debt investments
$
2,136

 
$
19

 
$
—

 
$
2,155

 
$
3,260

 
$
18

 
$
(1
)
 
$
3,277

As of April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018, the carrying amount of cash equivalents approximated fair value due to the short period of time to maturity. Time deposits were primarily issued by institutions outside the U.S. as of April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018. The estimated fair value of the available-for-sale debt investments may not be representative of values that will be realized in the future.
Contractual maturities of available-for-sale debt investments were as follows:
 
April 30, 2019
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
 
In millions
Due in one to five years
$
9

 
$
9

Due in more than five years
135

 
154

 
$
144

 
$
163

Equity Investments
Equity securities investments in privately held companies are included in Long-term financing receivables and other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The carrying amount of these investments without readily determinable fair values amounted to $178 million and $162 million at April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018, respectively.
Investments in equity securities that are accounted for using the equity method are included in Investments in equity interests in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These investments amounted to $2.4 billion at April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
The gross notional and fair value of derivative instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:
 
As of April 30, 2019
 
As of October 31, 2018
 
 
 
Fair Value
 
 
 
Fair Value
 
Outstanding
Gross
Notional
 
Other
Current
Assets
 
Long-Term
Financing
Receivables
and Other
Assets
 
Other
Accrued
Liabilities
 
Long-Term
Other
Liabilities
 
Outstanding
Gross
Notional
 
Other
Current
Assets
 
Long-Term
Financing
Receivables
and Other
Assets
 
Other
Accrued
Liabilities
 
Long-Term
Other
Liabilities
 
In millions
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Fair value hedges:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest rate contracts
$
6,850

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
135

 
$
6,850

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
353

Cash flow hedges:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
8,464

 
191

 
110

 
23

 
19

 
8,423

 
270

 
107

 
11

 
15

Net investment hedges:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
1,682

 
32

 
29

 
15

 
10

 
1,737

 
32

 
41

 
13

 
11

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments
16,996

 
223

 
139

 
38

 
164

 
17,010

 
302

 
148

 
24

 
379

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
5,511

 
31

 
1

 
30

 
2

 
6,780

 
41

 
5

 
55

 
12

Other derivatives
103

 
2

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
104

 
—

 
—

 
6

 
—

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
5,614

 
33

 
1

 
30

 
2

 
6,884

 
41

 
5

 
61

 
12

Total derivatives
$
22,610

 
$
256

 
$
140

 
$
68

 
$
166

 
$
23,894

 
$
343

 
$
153

 
$
85

 
$
391

Offsetting of Derivative Instruments
The Company recognizes all derivative instruments on a gross basis in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company's derivative instruments are subject to master netting arrangements and collateral security arrangements. The Company does not offset the fair value of its derivative instruments against the fair value of cash collateral posted under collateral security agreements. As of April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018, information related to the potential effect of the Company's use of the master netting agreements and collateral security agreements were as follows:

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

 
As of April 30, 2019
 
In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
 
 
 
(i)
 
(ii)
 
(iii) = (i)–(ii)
 
(iv)
 
(v)
 
 
 
(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Amounts Not Offset
 
 
 
 
 
Gross
Amount
Recognized
 
Gross
Amount
Offset
 
Net Amount
Presented
 
Derivatives
 
Financial
Collateral
 
 
 
Net Amount
 
In millions
Derivative assets
$
396

 
$
—

 
$
396

 
$
124

 
$
206

 
(1) 
 
$
66

Derivative liabilities
$
234

 
$
—

 
$
234

 
$
124

 
$
111

 
(2) 
 
$
(1
)
 
As of October 31, 2018
 
In the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
 
 
 
(i)
 
(ii)
 
(iii) = (i)–(ii)
 
(iv)
 
(v)
 
 
 
(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Amounts Not Offset
 
 
 
 
 
Gross
Amount
Recognized
 
Gross
Amount
Offset
 
Net Amount
Presented
 
Derivatives
 
Financial
Collateral
 
 
 
Net Amount
 
In millions
Derivative assets
$
496

 
$
—

 
$
496

 
$
179

 
$
205

 
(1) 
 
$
112

Derivative liabilities
$
476

 
$
—

 
$
476

 
$
179

 
$
302

 
(2) 
 
$
(5
)
 
(1)
Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for the Company's asset position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.
(2)
Represents the collateral posted by the Company in cash or through the re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for the Company's liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date. As of April 30, 2019, of the $111 million of collateral posted, $104 million was in cash and $7 million was through re-use of counterparty collateral. As of October 31, 2018, $302 million of collateral posted was entirely in cash.
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments and related hedged items in a fair value hedging relationship for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 
 
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item
 
 
Derivative Instrument
 
Location
 
Three months ended April 30, 2019
 
Six months ended April 30, 2019
 
Hedged Item
 
Location
 
Three months ended April 30, 2019
 
Six months ended April 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
In millions
 
 
 
 
 
In millions
Interest rate contracts
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
60

 
$
218

 
Fixed-rate debt
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
(60
)
 
$
(218
)
 
 
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item
 
 
Derivative Instrument
 
Location
 
Three months ended April 30, 2018
 
Six months ended April 30, 2018
 
Hedged Item
 
Location
 
Three months ended April 30, 2018
 
Six months ended April 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
In millions
 
 
 
 
 
In millions
Interest rate contracts
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
(72
)
 
$
(210
)
 
Fixed-rate debt
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
72

 
$
210


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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019 were as follows:
 
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
 
Gains (Losses) Reclassified from Accumulated
OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)
 
Three months ended April 30, 2019
 
Six months ended April 30, 2019
 
Location
 
Three months ended April 30, 2019
 
Six months ended April 30, 2019
 
In millions
 
 
 
In millions
Cash flow hedges:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Foreign currency contracts
$
96

 
$
59

 
Net revenue
 
$
46

 
$
126

Foreign currency contracts
32

 
103

 
Interest and other, net
 
22

 
75

Total cash flow hedges
$
128

 
$
162

 
Net earnings from continuing operations
 
$
68

 
$
201

Net investment hedges:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Foreign currency contracts
$
38

 
$
(5
)
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
—

 
$
—

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow and net investment hedging relationships for the three and six months ended April 30, 2018 was as follows:
 
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
 
Gains (Losses) Reclassified from Accumulated
OCI Into Earnings (Effective Portion)
 
Three months ended April 30, 2018
 
Six months ended April 30, 2018
 
Location
 
Three months ended April 30, 2018
 
Six months ended April 30, 2018
 
In millions
 
 
 
In millions
Cash flow hedges:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Foreign currency contracts
$
117

 
$
(62
)
 
Net revenue
 
$
(65
)
 
$
(111
)
Foreign currency contracts
(35
)
 
(37
)
 
Interest and other, net
 
(26
)
 
(10
)
Total cash flow hedges
$
82

 
$
(99
)
 
Net earnings from continuing operations
 
$
(91
)
 
$
(121
)
Net investment hedges:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Foreign currency contracts
$
57

 
$
(25
)
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
—

 
$
—

As of April 30, 2019 and 2018, no portion of the hedging instruments' gain or loss was excluded from the assessment of effectiveness for fair value, cash flow or net investment hedges. Hedge ineffectiveness for fair value, cash flow, and net investment hedges was not material for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018.
As of April 30, 2019, the Company expects to reclassify an estimated net Accumulated other comprehensive gain of approximately $75 million, net of taxes, to earnings in the next twelve months, along with the earnings effects of the related forecasted transactions associated with cash flow hedges.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018 was as follows:
 
 
 
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings on Derivatives
 
Location
 
Three months ended April 30, 2019
 
Three months ended April 30, 2018
 
Six months ended April 30, 2019
 
Six months ended April 30, 2018
 
 
 
In millions
Foreign currency contracts
Interest and other, net
 
$
108

 
$
261

 
$
(123
)
 
$
(129
)
Other derivatives
Interest and other, net
 
(3
)
 
(1
)
 
7

 
—

Total
 
 
$
105

 
$
260

 
$
(116
)
 
$
(129
)
Note 12: Borrowings
Commercial Paper
Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Board of Directors has authorized the issuance of up to $4.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of commercial paper by Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's subsidiaries are authorized to issue up to an additional $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of commercial paper. Hewlett Packard Enterprise maintains two commercial paper programs, and a wholly-owned subsidiary maintains a third program. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's U.S. program provides for the issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $4.0 billion. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's euro commercial paper program provides for the issuance of commercial paper outside of the U.S. denominated in U.S. dollars, euros or British pounds up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $3.0 billion or the equivalent in those alternative currencies. The combined aggregate principal amount of commercial paper outstanding under those programs at any one time cannot exceed the $4.0 billion authorized by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Board of Directors. The Hewlett Packard Enterprise subsidiary's euro Commercial Paper/Certificate of Deposit Program provides for the issuance of commercial paper in various currencies of up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $1.0 billion, which was increased from $500 million, by way of an amendment in April 2019. As of April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018, no borrowings were outstanding under Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s two commercial paper programs, and $551 million and $392 million, respectively, were outstanding under the subsidiary’s program.
Note 13: Stockholders' Equity
Taxes related to Other Comprehensive Income
 
Three months ended April 30,
 
Six months ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
In millions
Taxes on change in net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Tax (provision) benefit on net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period
$
(17
)
 
$
(11
)
 
$
(18
)
 
$
14

Tax provision (benefit) on net (gains) losses reclassified into earnings
8

 
(12
)
 
24

 
(16
)
 
(9
)
 
(23
)
 
6

 
(2
)
Taxes on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Tax (provision) benefit on gains (losses) arising during the period
(2
)
 
—

 
8

 
(1
)
Tax provision on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit
(3
)
 
(3
)
 
(6
)
 
(6
)
Tax benefit (provision) on curtailments, settlements and other
2

 
—

 
(7
)
 
(7
)
 
(3
)
 
(3
)
 
(5
)
 
(14
)
Tax benefit on change in cumulative translation adjustment
4

 
4

 
1

 
1

Tax (provision) benefit on other comprehensive income
$
(8
)
 
$
(22
)
 
$
2

 
$
(15
)

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive Income, net of taxes
 
Three months ended April 30,
 
Six months ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
In millions
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gains arising during the period
$
3

 
$
—

 
$
5

 
$
1

Gains reclassified into earnings
—

 
(17
)
 
(3
)
 
(9
)
 
3

 
(17
)
 
2

 
(8
)
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period
111

 
71

 
144

 
(85
)
Net (gains) losses reclassified into earnings(1)
(60
)
 
79

 
(177
)
 
105

 
51

 
150

 
(33
)
 
20

Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Gains (losses) arising during the period
6

 
—

 
(39
)
 
1

Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit(2)
52

 
46

 
101

 
90

Curtailments, settlements and other
4

 
2

 
—

 
(5
)
 
62

 
48

 
62

 
86

Change in cumulative translation adjustment
(2
)
 
(22
)
 
7

 
1

Other comprehensive income, net of taxes
$
114

 
$
159

 
$
38

 
$
99

 
(1)
For more details on the reclassification of pre-tax net (gains) losses on cash flow hedges into the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, see Note 11, "Financial Instruments".
(2)
These components are included in the computation of net pension and post-retirement benefit cost in Note 5, "Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans".
The components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of April 30, 2019, and changes during the six months ended April 30, 2019 were as follows:
 
Net unrealized
gains (losses) on
available-for-sale
securities
 
Net unrealized
gains (losses)
on cash
flow hedges
 
Unrealized
components
of defined
benefit plans
 
Cumulative
translation
adjustment
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
 
In millions
Balance at beginning of period
$
17

 
$
106

 
$
(2,922
)
 
$
(419
)
 
$
(3,218
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
5

 
144

 
(39
)
 
7

 
117

Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings
(3
)
 
(177
)
 
101

 
—

 
(79
)
Balance at end of period
$
19

 
$
73

 
$
(2,860
)
 
$
(412
)
 
$
(3,180
)
Share Repurchase Program
For the six months ended April 30, 2019, the Company repurchased and settled a total of 91 million shares under its share repurchase program through open market repurchases, which included 2.4 million shares that were unsettled open market repurchases as of October 31, 2018. Additionally, as of April 30, 2019, the Company had unsettled open market repurchases of 1.2 million shares. Shares repurchased during the six months ended April 30, 2019 were recorded as a $1.4 billion reduction to stockholders' equity. As of April 30, 2019, the Company had a remaining authorization of $3.3 billion for future share repurchases.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Note 14: Net Earnings Per Share
The Company calculates basic net EPS using net earnings and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net EPS includes the weighted-average dilutive effect of restricted stock units, stock options, and performance-based awards.
The reconciliations of the numerators and denominators of each of the basic and diluted net EPS calculations were as follows:
 
Three months ended April 30,
 
Six months ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
In millions, except per share amounts
Numerator:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Net earnings from continuing operations
$
419

 
$
850

 
$
596

 
$
2,332

Net loss from discontinued operations
—

 
(72
)
 
—

 
(118
)
Net earnings
$
419

 
$
778

 
$
596

 
$
2,214

Denominator:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS
1,367

 
1,552

 
1,384

 
1,571

Dilutive effect of employee stock plans
15

 
30

 
13

 
30

Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS
1,382

 
1,582

 
1,397

 
1,601

Basic net earnings (loss) per share:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
0.31

 
$
0.55

 
$
0.43

 
$
1.48

Discontinued operations(1)
—

 
(0.05
)
 
—

 
(0.07
)
Basic net earnings per share
$
0.31

 
$
0.50

 
$
0.43

 
$
1.41

Diluted net earnings (loss) per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
0.30

 
$
0.54

 
$
0.43

 
$
1.46

Discontinued operations(1)(2)
—

 
(0.05
)
 
—

 
(0.08
)
Diluted net earnings per share
$
0.30

 
$
0.49

 
$
0.43

 
$
1.38

Anti-dilutive weighted-average stock awards(3)
2

 
1

 
3

 
3

 
(1)
EPS for discontinued operations was calculated by deducting the EPS from continuing operations from the total EPS.
(2)
U.S. GAAP requires the denominator used in the diluted net EPS calculation for discontinued operations to be the same as that of continuing operations, regardless of net earnings (loss) from continuing operations.
(3)
The Company excludes shares potentially issuable under employee stock plans that could dilute basic net EPS in the future from the calculation of diluted net earnings (loss) per share, as their effect, if included, would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented.
Note 15: Litigation and Contingencies
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is involved in various lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings including those consisting of Intellectual Property ("IP"), commercial, securities, employment, employee benefits and environmental matters, which arise in the ordinary course of business. In addition, as part of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc. (formerly known as "Hewlett-Packard Company") agreed to cooperate with each other in managing certain existing litigation related to both parties' businesses. The Separation and Distribution Agreement included provisions that allocate liability and financial responsibility for pending litigation involving the parties, as well as provide for cross-indemnification of the parties against liabilities to one party arising out of liabilities allocated to the other party. The Separation and Distribution Agreement also included provisions that assign to the parties responsibility for managing pending and future litigation related to the general corporate matters of HP Inc. arising prior to the Separation. Hewlett Packard Enterprise records a liability when it believes that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Significant judgment is required to determine both the probability of having incurred a liability and the estimated amount of the liability. Hewlett Packard Enterprise reviews these matters at least quarterly and adjusts these liabilities to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other updated information and events pertaining to a particular matter. Litigation is inherently unpredictable. However, Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes it has valid defenses with respect to legal matters pending against us. Nevertheless, cash flows or results of operations could be materially affected in any particular period by the resolution of one

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

or more of these contingencies. Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes it has recorded adequate provisions for any such matters and, as of April 30, 2019, it was not reasonably possible that a material loss had been incurred in connection with such matters in excess of the amounts recognized in its financial statements.
Litigation, Proceedings and Investigations
Ross and Rogus v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company. On November 8, 2018, a putative class action complaint was filed in in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara alleging that HPE pays its California-based female employees “systemically lower compensation” than HPE pays male employees performing substantially similar work. The complaint alleges various California state law claims, including California’s Equal Pay Act, Fair Employment and Housing Act, and Unfair Competition Law, and seeks certification of a California-only class of female employees employed in certain “Covered Positions.” The complaint seeks damages, statutory and civil penalties, attorneys’ fees and costs. On April 2, 2019, HPE filed a demurrer to all causes of action and an alternative motion to strike portions of the complaint. HPE’s motions are set for hearing on June 28, 2019.
India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings. On April 30 and May 10, 2010, the India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (the "DRI") issued show cause notices to Hewlett-Packard India Sales Private Ltd ("HP India"), a subsidiary of HP Inc., seven HP India employees and one former HP India employee alleging that HP India underpaid customs duties while importing products and spare parts into India and seeking to recover an aggregate of approximately $370 million, plus penalties. Prior to the issuance of the show cause notices, HP India deposited approximately $16 million with the DRI and agreed to post a provisional bond in exchange for the DRI's agreement to not seize HP India products and spare parts and to not interrupt the transaction of business by HP India.
On April 11, 2012, the Bangalore Commissioner of Customs issued an order on the products-related show cause notice affirming certain duties and penalties against HP India and the named individuals of approximately $386 million, of which HP India had already deposited $9 million. On December 11, 2012, HP India voluntarily deposited an additional $10 million in connection with the products-related show cause notice. On April 20, 2012, the Commissioner issued an order on the parts-related show cause notice affirming certain duties and penalties against HP India and certain of the named individuals of approximately $17 million, of which HP India had already deposited $7 million. After the order, HP India deposited an additional $3 million in connection with the parts-related show cause notice so as to avoid certain penalties.
HP India filed appeals of the Commissioner's orders before the Customs Tribunal along with applications for waiver of the pre-deposit of remaining demand amounts as a condition for hearing the appeals. The Customs Department has also filed cross-appeals before the Customs Tribunal. On January 24, 2013, the Customs Tribunal ordered HP India to deposit an additional $24 million against the products order, which HP India deposited in March 2013. The Customs Tribunal did not order any additional deposit to be made under the parts order. In December 2013, HP India filed applications before the Customs Tribunal seeking early hearing of the appeals as well as an extension of the stay of deposit as to HP India and the individuals already granted until final disposition of the appeals. On February 7, 2014, the application for extension of the stay of deposit was granted by the Customs Tribunal until disposal of the appeals. On October 27, 2014, the Customs Tribunal commenced hearings on the cross-appeals of the Commissioner's orders. The Customs Tribunal rejected HP India's request to remand the matter to the Commissioner on procedural grounds. The hearings were scheduled to reconvene on April 6, 2015, and again on November 3, 2015 and April 11, 2016, but were canceled at the request of the Customs Tribunal. The hearing was rescheduled for January 15, 2019 but was postponed and has not yet been rescheduled.
ECT Proceedings. In January 2011, the postal service of Brazil, Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos ("ECT"), notified a former subsidiary of HP Inc. in Brazil ("HP Brazil") that it had initiated administrative proceedings to consider whether to suspend HP Brazil's right to bid and contract with ECT related to alleged improprieties in the bidding and contracting processes whereby employees of HP Brazil and employees of several other companies allegedly coordinated their bids and fixed results for three ECT contracts in 2007 and 2008. In late July 2011, ECT notified HP Brazil it had decided to apply the penalties against HP Brazil and suspend HP Brazil's right to bid and contract with ECT for five years, based upon the evidence before it. In August 2011, HP Brazil appealed ECT's decision. In April 2013, ECT rejected HP Brazil's appeal, and the administrative proceedings were closed with the penalties against HP Brazil remaining in place. In parallel, in September 2011, HP Brazil filed a civil action against ECT seeking to have ECT's decision revoked. HP Brazil also requested an injunction suspending the application of the penalties until a final ruling on the merits of the case. The court of first instance has not issued a decision on the merits of the case, but it has denied HP Brazil's request for injunctive relief. HP Brazil appealed the denial of its request for injunctive relief to the intermediate appellate court, which issued a preliminary ruling denying the request for injunctive relief but reducing the length of the sanctions from five to two years. HP Brazil appealed that decision and, in December 2011, obtained a ruling staying enforcement of ECT's

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

sanctions until a final ruling on the merits of the case. HP Brazil expects the decision to be issued in 2019 and any subsequent appeal on the merits to last several years.
Forsyth, et al. vs. HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This purported class and collective action was filed on August 18, 2016 and an amended complaint was filed on December 19, 2016 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, against HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise alleging defendants violated the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California public policy and the California Business and Professions Code by terminating older workers and replacing them with younger workers.  Plaintiffs seek to certify a nationwide collective action under the ADEA comprised of all individuals aged 40 and older who had their employment terminated by an HP entity pursuant to a work force reduction ("WFR") plan on or after December 9, 2014 for individuals terminated in deferral states and on or after April 8, 2015 in non-deferral states. Plaintiffs also seek to certify a Rule 23 class under California law comprised of all persons 40 years or older employed by defendants in the state of California and terminated pursuant to a WFR plan on or after August 18, 2012. On September 20, 2017, the court granted the defendants' motion to compel arbitration and administratively closed the case pending resolution of the arbitration proceedings. On November 30, 2017, three named plaintiffs filed a single arbitration demand. Thirteen additional plaintiffs later joined the arbitration. On December 22, 2017, defendants filed a motion to (1) stay the case pending arbitrations and (2) enjoin the demanded arbitration and require each plaintiff to file a separate arbitration demand. On February 6, 2018, the court granted the motion to stay and denied the motion to enjoin. The claims of these sixteen arbitration named plaintiffs have been resolved. Additional opt-in plaintiffs have since been added to the litigation and the parties are engaged in the arbitration process for those claims. The Forsyth class action remains stayed.
Wall v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and HP Inc. This certified California class action and Private Attorney General Act action was filed against Hewlett-Packard Company on January 17, 2012 and the fifth amended (and operative) complaint was filed against HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise on June 28, 2016 in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange. The complaint alleges that the defendants paid earned incentive compensation late and failed to timely pay final wages in violation of the California Labor Code. On August 9, 2016, the court ordered the class certified without prejudice to a future motion to amend or modify the class certification order or to decertify. The scheduled January 22, 2018 trial date was vacated following the parties’ notification to the court that they had reached a preliminary agreement to resolve the dispute. The parties subsequently finalized and executed a settlement agreement and, on May 9, 2018, plaintiff filed a motion seeking preliminary approval of the settlement. On July 2, 2018, the court issued an order granting preliminary approval of the settlement. On December 21, 2018, the court issued an order granting final approval of the settlement and setting a hearing for September 27, 2019 to confirm that the settlement distributions have been made.  A Qualified Settlement Fund has been fully funded.
Jackson, et al. v. HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This putative nationwide class action was filed on July 24, 2017 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division. Plaintiffs purport to bring the lawsuit on behalf of themselves and other similarly situated African-Americans and individuals over the age of forty. Plaintiffs allege that defendants engaged in a pattern and practice of racial and age discrimination in lay-offs and promotions. Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on September 29, 2017. Plaintiffs seek damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, and declaratory and injunctive relief. On January 12, 2018, defendants moved to transfer the matter to the federal district court in the Northern District of Georgia. Defendants also moved to dismiss the claims on various grounds and to strike certain aspects of the proposed class definition. On July 11, 2018, the court granted defendants' motion to dismiss this action for improper venue, and also partially dismissed and struck certain claims without prejudice to re-filing in the appropriate venue. On July 23, 2018, plaintiffs re-filed their lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. On August 9, 2018, plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal of the dismissal of the Northern District of California action with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. On August 15, 2018, plaintiffs filed a motion to stay their lawsuit in the Northern District of Georgia, which was granted by the court.
Hewlett-Packard Company v. Oracle (Itanium). On June 15, 2011, HP Inc. filed suit against Oracle in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara in connection with Oracle's March 2011 announcement that it was discontinuing software support for HP Inc.’s Itanium-based line of mission critical servers.  HP Inc. asserted, among other things, that Oracle’s actions breached the contract that was signed by the parties as part of the settlement of the litigation relating to Oracle’s hiring of Mark Hurd. The matter eventually progressed to trial, which was bifurcated into two phases. HP Inc. prevailed in the first phase of the trial, in which the court ruled that the contract at issue required Oracle to continue to offer its software products on HP Inc.'s Itanium-based servers for as long as HP Inc. decided to sell such servers. Phase 2 of the trial was then postponed by Oracle’s appeal of the trial court’s denial of Oracle’s “anti-SLAPP” motion, in which Oracle argued that HP Inc.’s damages claim infringed on Oracle’s First Amendment rights.  On August 27, 2015, the California Court of Appeal rejected Oracle’s appeal. The matter was remanded to the trial court for Phase 2 of the trial, which began on May 23, 2016, and was submitted to the jury on June 29, 2016.  On June 30, 2016, the jury returned a verdict in favor of HP Inc., awarding HP Inc. approximately $3 billion in damages:  $1.7 billion for past lost profits and $1.3 billion for future lost profits. On October 20, 2016, the court entered judgment for this amount with

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

interest accruing until the judgment is paid. Oracle’s motion for a new trial was denied on December 19, 2016, and Oracle filed its notice of appeal from the trial court’s judgment on January 17, 2017. On February 2, 2017, HP Inc. filed a notice of cross-appeal challenging the trial court’s denial of prejudgment interest. Oracle filed its opening brief in the California Court of Appeal on March 7, 2019. HP Inc.’s answering/cross-opening brief is due on June 12, 2019. Pursuant to the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise will share equally in any recovery from Oracle once Hewlett Packard Enterprise has been reimbursed for all costs incurred in the prosecution of the action prior to the HP Inc. /Hewlett Packard Enterprise separation on November 1, 2015.
Oracle America, Inc., et al. v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (Terix copyright matter). On March 22, 2016, Oracle filed a complaint against HPE in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging copyright infringement, interference with contract, intentional interference with prospective economic relations, and unfair competition.  Oracle’s claims arise out of HPE’s prior use of a third-party maintenance provider named Terix Computer Company, Inc. (“Terix”). Oracle contends that in connection with HPE’s use of Terix as a subcontractor for certain customers of HPE’s multivendor support business, Oracle’s copyrights were infringed, and HPE is liable for vicarious and contributory infringement and related claims. The lawsuit against HPE follows a prior lawsuit brought by Oracle against Terix in 2013 relating to Terix’s alleged unauthorized provision of Solaris patches to customers on Oracle hardware. On June 14, 2018, the court heard oral argument on HPE's and Oracle's cross-motions for summary judgment. The court has not yet ruled on the parties' motions. On January 29, 2019, the court granted HPE’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to all of Oracle’s claims and vacated the trial date. On February 20, 2019, the court entered judgment in favor of HPE, dismissing Oracle’s claims in their entirety. Oracle has appealed the trial court’s ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Oracle’s opening brief is due June 27, 2019.
Network-1 Technologies, Inc. v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., et al. This patent infringement action was filed on September 15, 2011 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging that various Hewlett Packard Enterprise switches and access points infringe Network-1’s patent relating to the 802.3af and 802.3at “Power over Ethernet” standards. Network-1 seeks damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, and declaratory and injunctive relief. The Network-1 patent at issue expires in 2020. A jury trial was conducted beginning on November 6, 2017. On November 13, 2017, the jury returned a verdict in favor of HPE, finding that HPE did not infringe Network-1’s patent and that the patent was invalid. On August 29 2018, the court denied Network-1's motion for a new trial on infringement and entered the jury's verdict finding that HPE does not infringe the relevant Network-1 patent. The court also granted Network-1's motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law on validity. Network-1 has appealed the jury verdict of non-infringement to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. HPE has cross-appealed the court’s decision to grant Network-1's motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law on validity. HPE expects appellate briefing to be completed by July 2019.
DXC Technology Indemnification Demand. On March 27, 2018, DXC Technology (“DXC”) served an arbitration demand on HPE under the Separation and Distribution Agreement by and between HPE and DXC (f/k/a Everett SpinCo, Inc.) dated May 24, 2016, relating to the separation of HPE’s Enterprise Services business (the “ES Business”). The arbitration demand asserts that HPE is required to indemnify DXC for any transferred long-term capitalized lease obligations of the ES Business that exceed the threshold amount of $250 million. DXC contends that this $250 million threshold was exceeded by approximately $1.0 billion because the valuation of the assets underlying certain leases did not justify their classification as operating leases based on the terms of such leases, thereby rendering them long-term capitalized lease obligations. The arbitration demand follows DXC's November 8, 2017 request for indemnification on this same issue. The arbitration began on February 4, 2019 and has been completed. The parties are awaiting the arbitration panel’s ruling.
Shared Litigation with HP Inc., DXC and Micro Focus
As part of the Separation and Distribution Agreements between Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise and DXC, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Seattle SpinCo, the parties to each agreement agreed to cooperate with each other in managing certain existing litigation related to both parties' businesses. The Separation and Distribution Agreements also included provisions that assign to the parties responsibility for managing pending and future litigation related to the general corporate matters of HP Inc. (in the case of the separation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from HP Inc.) or of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (in the case of the separation of DXC from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the separation of Seattle SpinCo from Hewlett Packard Enterprise), in each case arising prior to the applicable separation.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Note 16: Indemnifications
General Cross-indemnification and Tax Matters Agreements with HP Inc., DXC and Micro Focus
In connection with the Separation and the Everett and Seattle Transactions, the Company entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement and Tax Matters Agreement with HP Inc., DXC and affiliates, and Micro Focus and affiliates, effective November 1, 2015, March 31, 2017 and September 1, 2017, respectively. For further details on these agreements, see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
As of April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018, the Company’s receivable and payable balances related to indemnified litigation matters and other contingencies, and income tax-related indemnification covered by these agreements were as follows:
 
As of
 
April 30, 2019
 
October 31, 2018
 
In millions
Litigation matters and other contingencies
 
 
 
Receivable
$
94

 
$
104

Payable
$
65

 
$
83

 
 
 
 
Income tax-related indemnification(1)
 
 
 
Net indemnification receivable - long-term(2)
$
299

 
$
16

Net indemnification receivable - short-term
$
17

 
$
17

Net indemnification payable - long-term
$
9

 
$
9

Net indemnification payable - short-term
$
6

 
$
26

 
(1)
The actual amount that the Company may receive or pay could vary depending upon the outcome of certain unresolved tax matters, which may not be resolved for several years.
(2)
For the six months ended April 30, 2019, the increase in Net indemnification receivable - long-term was due primarily to the effects of U.S. tax reform on tax attributes related to fiscal periods prior to the Separation.





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


HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

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 overall analysis of financial and other highlights affecting the Company to provide context for the remainder of MD&A. The overview analysis compares the three and six months ended April 30, 2019 to the prior-year periods.
•
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, 2019 to the prior-year periods. 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 and Other Obligations.  An overview of contractual obligations, retirement and post-retirement benefit plan funding, restructuring plans, uncertain tax positions, cross-indemnifications with HP Inc. (formerly known as "Hewlett-Packard Company"), DXC Technology Company ("DXC"), and Micro Focus International plc ("Micro Focus") and off-balance sheet arrangements.
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, 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 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.
On November 1, 2015, we became an independent publicly-traded company through a pro rata distribution by HP Inc. ("former Parent" or "HPI"), formerly known as Hewlett-Packard Company, of 100% of our outstanding shares to HP Inc.'s stockholders (the "Separation").
On April 1, 2017 and September 1, 2017, we completed the separation and merger of our Enterprise Services business with Computer Sciences Corporation ("CSC") (collectively, the "Everett Transaction") and the separation and merger of our Software business segment with Micro Focus (collectively, the “Seattle Transaction”), respectively. The historical financial results of Everett and Seattle are reported as Net loss from discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
The following Overview, Results of Operations and Liquidity discussions and analysis compare the three and six months ended April 30, 2019 to the prior-year periods, unless otherwise noted. The Capital Resources and Contractual and Other Obligations discussions present information as of April 30, 2019, unless otherwise noted.
        For purposes of this MD&A section, we use the terms "Hewlett Packard Enterprise", "HPE", the "Company", "we", "us" and "our" to refer to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.
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 business models, creating new customer and employee experiences, and increasing operational efficiency today and into the future. Our legacy dates back 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.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)



We organize our business into four segments for financial reporting purposes: Hybrid IT, Intelligent Edge, Financial Services ("FS") and Corporate Investments. The following provides an overview of our key financial metrics by segment for the three months ended April 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year period:
 
HPE
Consolidated
 
Hybrid IT
 
Intelligent Edge
 
Financial Services
 
Corporate
Investments
 
Dollars in millions, except for per share amounts
Net revenue(1)
$
7,150

 
$
5,636

 
$
666

 
$
896

 
$
125

Year-over-year change %
 
(4.3
)%
 
 
(4.4
)%
 
 
(5.7
)%
 
 
(2.2
)%
 
 
(6.7
)%
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations(2)
$
434

 
$
645

 
$
20

 
$
77

 
$
(29
)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations as a % of net revenue
 
6.1
 %
 
 
11.4
 %
 
 
3.0
 %
 
 
8.6
 %
 
 
(23.2
)%
Year-over-year change percentage points
 
1.2pts

 
 
1.4
pts
 
 
(4.9)pts

 
 
0.7pts

 
 
(2.3)pts

Net earnings from continuing operations
$
419

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

Net earnings per share
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

Basic net EPS from continuing operations
$
0.31

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

Diluted net EPS from continuing operations
$
0.30

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
HPE consolidated net revenue excludes intersegment net revenue and other.
(2)
Segment earnings from operations exclude certain unallocated corporate costs and eliminations, stock-based compensation expense related to corporate and certain global functions, transformation costs, amortization of intangible assets, acquisition, disposition and other related charges, restructuring charges, separation costs and disaster charges.
Three months ended April 30, 2019 compared with three months ended April 30, 2018
Net revenue decreased by $318 million, or 4.3% (decreased 2.2% on a constant currency basis), for the three months ended April 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year period in part due to deliberate actions we are taking to minimize revenue from less profitable product categories and from challenges we encountered in the North America region due to go-to-market execution issues. The leading contributor to the net revenue decrease was lower revenue of $257 million in Hybrid IT due to a decline in Tier-1 server sales within Compute, lower HPE Pointnext services revenue and unfavorable currency fluctuations. Additionally, we experienced a revenue decline in Intelligent Edge due to lower sales of HPE Aruba Products and lower revenue in Financial Services due to unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations. The overall net revenue decline was partially offset by revenue growth in Storage within Hybrid IT from HPE Nimble Storage and in Intelligent Edge from HPE Aruba Services.
We continue to execute on our HPE Next initiative, which includes streamlining our offerings and business processes, and shifting investments in innovation towards high growth and higher margin solutions and services, which provided a favorable impact to the performance of certain business units in the current period. Gross margin was 32.2% ($2.3 billion) and 30.2% ($2.3 billion) for the three months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The 2.0 percentage point increase in gross margin was due primarily to Hybrid IT as a result of a lower mix of revenue from Tier-1 server sales along with a higher mix of revenue from higher-margin products, a decrease in costs of services and products due to cost management activities and the year-over-year decrease in commodity costs. Operating margin increased 1.2 percentage points in the three months ended April 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year period, due primarily to the combination of the gross margin increase and lower transformation costs related to the HPE Next initiative, partially offset by higher research and development expense as a percentage of net revenue and higher acquisition, disposition and other related charges.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)



The following provides an overview of our key financial metrics by segment for the six months ended April 30, 2019 as compared to the prior-year period:
 
HPE Consolidated
 
Hybrid IT
 
Intelligent Edge
 
Financial Services
 
Corporate
Investments
 
 
Dollars in millions, except for per share amounts
Net revenue(1)
$
14,703

 
$
11,606

 
$
1,352

 
$
1,815

 
$
243

Year-over-year change %
 
(2.9
)%
 
 
(3.7
)%
 
 
(0.7
)%
 
 
0.6
%
 
 
(10.0
)%
Earnings from operations(2)
$
890

 
$
1,320

 
$
29

 
$
154

 
$
(57
)
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue
 
6.1
 %
 
 
11.4
 %
 
 
2.1
 %
 
 
8.5
%
 
 
(23.5
)%
Year-over-year change percentage points
 
2.2pts

 
 
1.7pts

 
 
(4.5)pts

 
 
0.6pts

 
 
(3.5)pts

Net earnings from Continuing Operations
$
596

 
 


 
 


 
 


 
 


Net earnings per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic EPS from Continuing Operations
$
0.43

 
 


 
 


 
 


 
 


Diluted EPS from Continuing Operations
$
0.43

 
 


 
 


 
 


 
 


 
(1)
HPE consolidated net revenue excludes intersegment net revenue and other.
(2)
Segment earnings from operations exclude certain unallocated corporate costs and eliminations, stock-based compensation expense related to corporate and certain global functions, transformation costs, amortization of intangible assets, acquisition, disposition and other related charges, restructuring charges, separation costs and disaster charges.
Six months ended April 30, 2019 compared with six months ended April 30, 2018
Net revenue decreased by $439 million, or 2.9% (decreased 1.7% on a constant currency basis), for the six months ended April 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year period. The leading contributor to the net revenue decrease was lower revenue of $445 million in Hybrid IT due to a decline in Tier-1 server sales within Compute, decreased HPE Pointnext services revenue and unfavorable currency fluctuations. Additionally, we experienced a revenue decline in Intelligent Edge due to lower sales of HPE Aruba Products. The overall net revenue decline was partially offset by a combination of factors including growth in Storage within Hybrid IT from HPE Nimble Storage, growth in Intelligent Edge from HPE Aruba Services, and higher revenue in Financial Services driven by increased asset management activity.
Gross margin was 31.6% ($4.7 billion) and 29.2% ($4.4 billion) for the six months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The 2.4 percentage point increase in gross margin was due primarily to Hybrid IT as a result of a lower mix of revenue from Tier-1 server sales along with a higher mix of revenue from higher-margin products, a decrease in cost of services and products due to cost management activities and the year-over-year decrease in commodity costs. Operating margin increased 2.2 percentage points in the six months ended April 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year period, due primarily to the combination of the gross margin increase and lower transformation costs, partially offset by higher acquisition, disposition and other related charges and higher research and development expense as a percentage of net revenue.
As of April 30, 2019, cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and long-term investments were $3.8 billion, representing a decrease of approximately $1.3 billion from the October 31, 2018 balance of $5.1 billion. The decrease was due primarily to the following: share repurchases and cash dividend payments of $1.7 billion and investments in property, plant and equipment, net of sales proceeds, of $1.2 billion, partially offset by cash provided by operating activities of $1.4 billion.
Trends and Uncertainties
We are in the process of addressing many challenges facing our business, a discussion of which is available in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
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.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is based on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with United States ("U.S.") Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net revenues and expenses, and disclosure of contingent liabilities. Management believes that there have been no significant changes during the six months ended April 30, 2019, with the exception of certain accounting policies that were updated resulting from our adoption of the new revenue recognition standard (See Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies"), 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, 2018.
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
For a summary of recent accounting pronouncements applicable to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, see Note 1, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies".
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 doesn't 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) 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:
 
Three Months Ended April 30,
 
Six months ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
Dollars
 
% of
Revenue
 
Dollars
 
% of
Revenue
 
Dollars
 
% of
Revenue
 
Dollars
 
% of
Revenue
 
Dollars in millions
Net revenue
$
7,150

 
100.0
 %
 
$
7,468

 
100.0
 %
 
$
14,703

 
100.0
 %
 
$
15,142

 
100.0
 %
Cost of sales
4,845

 
67.8

 
5,210

 
69.8

 
10,052

 
68.4

 
10,715

 
70.8

Gross profit
2,305

 
32.2

 
2,258

 
30.2

 
4,651

 
31.6

 
4,427

 
29.2

Research and development
457

 
6.4

 
403

 
5.4

 
923

 
6.3

 
792

 
5.2

Selling, general and administrative
1,214

 
16.9

 
1,245

 
16.6

 
2,425

 
16.4

 
2,463

 
16.3

Amortization of intangible assets
69

 
0.9

 
72

 
1.0

 
141

 
0.9

 
150

 
1.0

Restructuring charges
—

 
—

 
10

 
0.2

 
—

 
—

 
15

 
0.1

Transformation costs
54

 
0.8

 
120

 
1.6

 
132

 
0.9

 
365

 
2.4

Disaster charges
(7
)
 
(0.1
)
 
—

 
—

 
(7
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

Acquisition, disposition and other related charges
84

 
1.2

 
16

 
0.2

 
147

 
1.0

 
46

 
0.3

Separation costs
—

 
—

 
26

 
0.3

 
—

 
—

 
2

 
—

Earnings from continuing operations
434

 
6.1

 
366

 
4.9

 
890

 
6.1

 
594

 
3.9

Interest and other, net
(18
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(78
)
 
(1.1
)
 
(69
)
 
(0.5
)
 
(99
)
 
(0.6
)
Tax indemnification adjustments
4

 
0.1

 
(425
)
 
(5.7
)
 
223

 
1.5

 
(1,344
)
 
(8.9
)
Non-service net periodic benefit credit
17

 
0.3

 
31

 
0.4

 
33

 
0.2

 
64

 
0.4

Earnings (loss) from equity interests
3

 
—

 
(10
)
 
(0.1
)
 
18

 
0.1

 
12

 
0.1

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before taxes
440

 
6.2

 
(116
)
 
(1.6
)
 
1,095

 
7.4

 
(773
)
 
(5.1
)
(Provision) benefit for taxes
(21
)
 
(0.3
)
 
966

 
12.9

 
(499
)
 
(3.3
)
 
3,105

 
20.5

Net earnings from continuing operations
419

 
5.9

 
850

 
11.4

 
596

 
4.1

 
2,332

 
15.4

Net loss from discontinued operations
—

 
—

 
(72
)
 
(1.0
)
 
—

 
—

 
(118
)
 
(0.8
)
Net earnings
$
419

 
5.9
 %
 
$
778

 
10.4
 %
 
$
596

 
4.1
 %
 
$
2,214

 
14.6
 %
Stock-based compensation expense is included within costs and expenses presented in the table above as follows:
 
Three months ended April 30,
 
Six months ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
In millions
Cost of sales
$
11

 
$
12

 
$
23

 
$
27

Research and development
19

 
22

 
40

 
46

Selling, general and administrative
44

 
49

 
86

 
113

Transformation costs
—

 
—

 
2

 
3

Acquisition, disposition and other related charges
—

 
—

 
—

 
9

Separation costs
—

 
7

 
—

 
10

Stock-based compensation expense from continuing operations
$
74

 
$
90

 
$
151

 
$
208

Net Revenue
For the three months ended April 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year period, total net revenue decreased by $318 million, or 4.3% (decreased 2.2% on a constant currency basis). U.S. net revenue decreased by $155 million, or 6.6%, to $2.2 billion, and

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net revenue from outside of the U.S. decreased by $163 million, or 3.2%, to $5.0 billion. For the six months ended April 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year period, total net revenue decreased by $439 million, or 2.9% (decreased 1.7% on a constant currency basis). U.S. net revenue decreased by $127 million, or 2.6%, to $4.7 billion, and net revenue from outside of the U.S. decreased by $312 million, or 3.0%, to $10.0 billion.
The components of the weighted net revenue change by segment were as follows:
 
Three months ended April 30, 2019
 
Six months ended April 30, 2019
 
Percentage points
Hybrid IT
(3.4
)
 
(2.9
)
Intelligent Edge
(0.5
)
 
(0.1
)
Financial Services
(0.3
)
 
0.1

Corporate Investments/Other (1)
(0.1
)
 
—

  Total HPE
(4.3
)
 
(2.9
)
 
(1) Other primarily relates to the elimination of intersegment net revenue.
Three and six months ended April 30, 2019 compared with the three and six months ended April 30, 2018
From a segment perspective, the primary factors contributing to the change in total net revenue are summarized as follows:
•
Hybrid IT net revenue decreased for both periods due primarily to a decline in Compute revenue within Hybrid IT Product as a result of lower Tier-1 server sales as we continue to exit less profitable product categories and a decline in HPE Pointnext revenue due in part to demand weakness and unfavorable currency fluctuations;
•
Intelligent Edge net revenue decreased for both periods due primarily to a decline in revenue within HPE Aruba Product from WLAN and campus switching products as we experienced sales execution issues in the North America region and demand weakness; and
•
FS net revenue decreased for the three months ended April 30, 2019 as compared with the prior-year period due primarily to unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations and a decrease in rental revenue from lower average operating leases. FS net revenue increased for the six months ended April 30, 2019 as compared with the prior-year period due primarily to higher asset management revenue from lease buyouts, end-of-lease monthly rentals and lease extensions.
A more detailed discussion of segment revenue is included under "Segment Information" below.
Gross Margin
For the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year periods, total gross margin increased 2.0 and 2.4 percentage points, respectively. From a segment perspective, the primary factors impacting gross margin performance are summarized as follows:
•
Hybrid IT gross margin increased for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year periods, due primarily to a combination of factors including a lower mix of revenue from Tier-1 server sales coupled with a higher mix of revenue from higher-margin products, lower costs of services and products due to our transformation initiatives, and the year-over-year decrease in commodity costs;
•
Intelligent Edge gross margin increased for the three months ended April 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year period, due primarily to a higher mix of higher-margin HPE Aruba Services, favorable foreign currency fluctuations, lower variable compensation expense and cost management activities. Intelligent Edge gross margin increased for the six months ended April 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year period, due primarily to favorable foreign currency fluctuations, a higher mix of higher-margin WLAN products and HPE Aruba Services, and cost management activities; and
•
FS gross margin increased for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year periods due primarily to higher asset management activity and higher margins.

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A more detailed discussion of segment gross margins and operating margins is included under "Segment Information" below.
Operating Expenses
Research and Development
Research and development ("R&D") expense increased by $54 million or 13% and by $131 million or 17%, for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, respectively, as compared to the prior-year periods due primarily to increased investment in new product development in the Hybrid IT and Intelligent Edge segments, higher variable compensation expense, and higher costs associated with recent business acquisitions, partially offset by favorable currency fluctuations.
Selling, General and Administrative
Selling, general and administrative expense decreased by $31 million or 3% and by $38 million, or 2%, for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, respectively, as compared to the prior-year periods due primarily to favorable currency fluctuations and lower marketing and administrative expenses as a result of the HPE Next initiative, partially offset by higher variable compensation expense. The decrease for the six months ended April 30, 2019 was also partially offset by higher litigation accruals.
Amortization of Intangible Assets
Amortization expense decreased by $3 million or 4%, and by $9 million or 6%, for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, respectively, due to certain intangible assets associated with prior acquisitions reaching the end of their amortization periods, partially offset by the addition of intangible assets from recent acquisitions.
Transformation Costs
For the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, HPE Next transformation costs decreased by $66 million or 55% and by $233 million or 64%, due primarily to lower restructuring charges of $67 million and $205 million, respectively, related to the HPE Next plan as well as lower program management charges and IT costs.
Disaster Charges
Disaster charges for the three months ended April 30, 2019 represent a net gain from settlements related to the damage sustained in our facilities in Houston, Texas, as a result of Hurricane Harvey.
Acquisition, Disposition and Other Related Charges
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges increased by $68 million and $101 million, for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, respectively, as compared to the prior-year periods, due primarily to a litigation accrual and costs related to disposition activities, partially offset by reduced costs for acquisition related retention bonuses and integration activities.
Interest and Other, Net
Interest and other, net expense decreased by $60 million for the three months ended April 30, 2019, as compared with the prior-year period, due primarily to lower net losses from currency fluctuations and a gain from the sale of certain assets. Interest and other, net expense decreased by $30 million for the six months ended April 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year period, due primarily to a net gain from the sale of investments and a gain from the sale of certain assets.

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)



Non-service net periodic benefit credit
Non-service net periodic benefit credit for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, represent adjustments to the net periodic pension benefit cost resulting from the remeasurement of certain Hewlett Packard Enterprise defined benefit pension and post-retirement benefit plans due to factors such as interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortization of prior plan amendments, amortized actuarial gains or losses and the impact of any plan settlements or curtailments.

Tax Indemnification Adjustments
We recorded tax indemnification income of $4 million and tax indemnification expense of $425 million for the three months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and tax indemnification income of $223 million and tax indemnification expense of $1.3 billion for the six months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. For the six months ended April 30, 2019, the amount was due primarily to the effects of U.S. tax reform on tax attributes related to fiscal periods prior to the Separation. For the three months ended April 30, 2019 and the three and six months ended April 30, 2018, the amount resulted from changes in certain pre-Separation tax liabilities for which we share joint and several liability with HP Inc. and for which we are partially indemnified by HP Inc. under the Tax Matters Agreement.
Earnings from Equity Interests
Earnings from equity interests primarily represents our 49% interest in H3C and the amortization of our interest in a basis difference. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, earnings from equity interests increased by 130% and 50%, respectively, as compared to the prior-year periods, which was the result of higher net income earned by H3C.
Provision for Taxes
Our effective tax rate was 4.8% and 832.8% for the three months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and 45.6% and 401.7% for the six months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Our effective tax rates for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019 and 2018 were significantly impacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). Our effective tax rate for the three and six months ended April 30, 2018 also included the settlement of certain pre-Separation tax liabilities of HP Inc.
On December 22, 2017, Tax Act was enacted into law, which significantly changed existing U.S. tax law and included numerous provisions that affect our business, such as imposing a one-time transition tax on deemed repatriation of deferred foreign income, reducing the U.S. federal statutory tax rate, and adopting a modified territorial tax system. See Note 6, "Taxes on Earnings", for a full description of the impact of the Tax Act to our operations.
Segment Information
Effective at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company implemented organizational changes to align its segment financial reporting more closely with its current business structure. For additional information related to these realignments and for a description of the products and services for each segment, see Note 2, "Segment Information".

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)



Hybrid IT
 
Three months ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
% Change
 
Dollars in millions
 
 
Net revenue
$
5,636

 
$
5,893

 
(4.4
)%
Earnings from operations
$
645

 
$
591

 
9.1
 %
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue
11.4
%
 
10.0
%
 
 

 
Six months ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
% Change
 
Dollars in millions
 
 
Net revenue
$
11,606

 
$
12,051

 
(3.7
)%
Earnings from operations
$
1,320

 
$
1,163

 
13.5
 %
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue
11.4
%
 
9.7
%
 
 

The components of the weighted net revenue change by business unit were as follows:
 
Three months ended April 30,
 
Net Revenue
 
Weighted
Net Revenue
Change
Percentage
Points
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
Dollars in millions
 
 
Compute
$
3,093

 
$
3,263

 
(2.9
)
Storage
942

 
912

 
0.5

Hybrid IT Product
4,035

 
4,175

 
(2.4
)
HPE Pointnext
1,601

 
1,718

 
(2.0
)
Total Hybrid IT
$
5,636

 
$
5,893

 
(4.4
)
 
Six months ended April 30,
 
Net Revenue
 
Weighted
Net Revenue
Change
Percentage
Points
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
Dollars in millions
 

Compute
$
6,495

 
$
6,781

 
(2.4
)
Storage
1,917

 
1,860

 
0.5

Hybrid IT Product
8,412

 
8,641

 
(1.9
)
HPE Pointnext
3,194

 
3,410

 
(1.8
)
Total Hybrid IT
$
11,606

 
$
12,051

 
(3.7
)




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Three months ended April 30, 2019 compared with three months ended April 30, 2018
Hybrid IT net revenue decreased by $257 million, or 4.4% (decreased 2.6% on a constant currency basis), for the three months ended April 30, 2019 as we continue to execute on our HPE Next initiative, which includes streamlining our offerings and business processes, and shifting investments in innovation towards high growth and higher margin solutions and services. The decrease in Hybrid IT net revenue was due primarily to lower revenue from Compute as a result of a decline in Tier-1 server sales as we continue to exit less profitable product categories and a decline in HPE Pointnext revenue due in part to demand weakness and unfavorable currency fluctuations. Partially offsetting this decrease was revenue growth in core ISS products in Compute and higher revenue from HPE Nimble Storage.
Hybrid IT Product net revenue decreased by $140 million, or 3%, with a decline of 5% in Compute and growth of 3% in Storage.
•
The net revenue decrease in Compute was due primarily to a decline in Tier-1 server sales as we continue to exit less profitable product categories and focus on more profitable standard offerings. The decrease in Compute net revenue was partially offset by growth in core ISS products, which was driven by higher Average Unit Prices ("AUPs") in core products. The increase in AUPs was partially offset by a decline in unit shipments, primarily in the rack, tower, and blade categories. Mission-critical servers ("MCS") experienced a net revenue decrease across all product categories.
•
The net revenue increase in Storage was due primarily to revenue growth in HPE Nimble Storage and traditional storage products. The revenue increase in Storage was partially offset by a revenue decline from sales of 3PAR products.
HPE Pointnext net revenue decreased by $117 million, or 7%, due to the impact of unfavorable currency fluctuations and revenue declines in Operational Services and Advisory and Professional Services from demand weakness. Additionally, Advisory and Professional Services experienced lower revenue as a result of our initiative to streamline our go-to-market approach in certain countries.
Hybrid IT earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 1.4 percentage points for the three months ended April 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year period, due to an increase in gross margin which was partially offset by an increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in gross margin was due primarily to a combination of factors including a lower mix of revenue from Tier-1 server sales coupled with a higher mix of revenue from higher-margin products, lower costs of services and products due to our transformation initiatives and the year-over-year decrease in commodity costs. The increase to gross margin was partially offset by unfavorable currency fluctuations and higher variable compensation expense. The increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to the net revenue decline and a slight increase in operating expenses due primarily to higher research and development activities.
Six months ended April 30, 2019 compared with six months ended April 30, 2018
Hybrid IT net revenue decreased by $445 million, or 3.7% (decreased 2.8% on a constant currency basis), for the six months ended April 30, 2019. The decrease in Hybrid IT net revenue was due primarily to lower revenue from Compute as a result of a decline in Tier-1 server sales as we continue to exit less profitable product categories and a decline in HPE Pointnext revenue due to demand weakness and unfavorable currency fluctuations. Partially offsetting this decrease was revenue growth in core ISS products in Compute and higher revenue from HPE Nimble Storage.
Hybrid IT Product net revenue decreased by $229 million, or 3%, with a decline of 4% in Compute and growth of 3% in Storage.
•
The net revenue decrease in Compute was due primarily to a decline in Tier-1 server sales as we continue to exit less profitable product categories and focus on more profitable standard offerings. The decrease in Compute net revenue was partially offset by growth in core ISS products, which was driven by higher AUPs in core products. The increase in AUPs was partially offset by a decline in unit shipments, primarily in the rack, tower, and blade categories. MCS experienced a net revenue decrease for the period led by a revenue decline in the Itanium business partially offset by higher revenue from NonStop products.
•
The net revenue increase in Storage was due to growth in converged storage solutions led by HPE Nimble Storage, which contributed to the revenue increase in All Flash Arrays, along with growth in traditional storage products. This revenue increase was partially offset by a decline in revenue from 3PAR products.

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HPE Pointnext net revenue decreased by $216 million, or 6%, due primarily to the impact of unfavorable currency fluctuations and revenue declines in Operational Services and Advisory and Professional Services resulting in part from demand weakness. Additionally, Advisory and Professional Services experienced lower revenue as a result of our initiative to streamline our go-to-market approach in certain countries.
Hybrid IT earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 1.7 percentage points for the six months ended April 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year period, due to an increase in gross margin which was partially offset by an increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in gross margin was due primarily to a combination of factors including a lower mix of revenue from Tier-1 server sales coupled with a higher mix of revenue from higher-margin products, lower costs of services and products due to our transformation initiatives and the year-over-year decrease in commodity costs. The increase to gross margin was partially offset by higher variable compensation expense. The increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to higher research and development activities and the net revenue decline.
Intelligent Edge
 
Three months ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
% Change
 
Dollars in millions
 
 
Net revenue
$
666

 
$
706

 
(5.7
)%
Earnings from operations
$
20

 
$
56

 
(64.3
)%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue
3.0
%
 
7.9
%
 
 

 
Six months ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
% Change
 
Dollars in millions
 
 
Net revenue
$
1,352

 
$
1,362

 
(0.7
)%
Earnings from operations
$
29

 
$
90

 
(67.8
)%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue
2.1
%
 
6.6
%
 
 

The components of the weighted net revenue change by business unit were as follows:
 
Three months ended April 30,
 
Net Revenue
 
Weighted
Net Revenue Change Percentage Points
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
Dollars in millions
 
 
HPE Aruba Product
$
577

 
$
629

 
(7.4
)
HPE Aruba Services
89

 
77

 
1.7

Total Intelligent Edge
$
666

 
$
706

 
(5.7
)
 
Six months ended April 30,
 
Net Revenue
 
Weighted
Net Revenue
Change
Percentage
Points
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
Dollars in millions
 
 
HPE Aruba Product
$
1,174

 
$
1,211

 
(2.7
)
HPE Aruba Services
178

 
151

 
2.0

Total Intelligent Edge
$
1,352

 
$
1,362

 
(0.7
)

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Three months ended April 30, 2019 compared with three months ended April 30, 2018
Intelligent Edge net revenue decreased by $40 million, or 5.7% (decreased 4.6% on a constant currency basis), for the three months ended April 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year period. The decrease in Intelligent Edge net revenue was due to a net decrease in HPE Aruba Product revenue of $52 million, or 8%, partially offset by an increase in HPE Aruba Services revenue of $12 million, or 16%. The decrease in HPE Aruba Product revenue was due primarily to a revenue decline in WLAN and campus switching products, driven by sales execution issues, particularly in the North America region and weaker demand. The increase in HPE Aruba Services revenue was due primarily to services attach on a growing product installed base.
Intelligent Edge earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 4.9 percentage points for the three months ended April 30, 2019 due to an increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue, partially offset by an increase in gross margin. The increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to increased R&D expenses and field selling costs. The gross margin increase was due primarily to a higher mix of higher-margin HPE Aruba Services, favorable foreign currency fluctuations, lower variable compensation expense, and cost management activities, partially offset by lower margins from WLAN as a result of decreased revenue.
Six months ended April 30, 2019 compared with six months ended April 30, 2018
Intelligent Edge net revenue decreased by $10 million, or 0.7% (decreased 0.4% on a constant currency basis), for the six months ended April 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year period. The decrease in Intelligent Edge net revenue was due to a net decrease in HPE Aruba Product revenue of $37 million, or 3%, partially offset by an increase in HPE Aruba Services revenue of $27 million, or 18%. The decrease in HPE Aruba Product revenue was due primarily to a revenue decline in WLAN and campus switching products, driven by sales execution issues, particularly in the North America region and weaker demand. The increase in HPE Aruba Services revenue was due primarily to services attach on a growing product installed base.
Intelligent Edge earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased 4.5 percentage points for the six months ended April 30, 2019 due to an increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue, partially offset by an increase in gross margin. The increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue was due primarily to increased R&D expenses and field selling costs. The gross margin increase was due primarily to favorable foreign currency fluctuations, a higher mix of higher-margin WLAN products and HPE Aruba Services, and cost management activities, partially offset by lower margins from campus switching products.
Financial Services
 
Three months ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
% Change
 
Dollars in millions
 
 
Net revenue
$
896

 
$
916

 
(2.2
)%
Earnings from operations
$
77

 
$
72

 
6.9
 %
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue
8.6
%
 
7.9
%
 


 
Six months ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
% Change
 
Dollars in millions
 
 
Net revenue
$
1,815

 
$
1,804

 
0.6
%
Earnings from operations
$
154

 
$
143

 
7.7
%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue
8.5
%
 
7.9
%
 
 

Three months ended April 30, 2019 compared with three months ended April 30, 2018
FS net revenue decreased by $20 million, or 2.2% (increased 1.6% on a constant currency basis), for the three months ended April 30, 2019. The decrease in net revenue was due primarily to unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations and a decrease in rental revenue due to lower average operating leases, partially offset by higher asset management revenue from lease extensions and end-of-lease monthly rentals.

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FS earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 0.7 percentage points for the three months ended April 30, 2019 due to an increase in gross margin and a decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in gross margin was due primarily to higher asset management activity and higher margins from lease extensions and lease buyouts, partially offset by lower portfolio margins from increased borrowing costs. Operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue decreased primarily as a result of lower field selling costs, partially offset by higher variable compensation expense.
Six months ended April 30, 2019 compared with six months ended April 30, 2018
FS net revenue increased by $11 million, or 0.6% (increased 3.9% on a constant currency basis), for the six months ended April 30, 2019. The increase in net revenue was due primarily to higher asset management revenue from lease buyouts, end-of-lease monthly rentals and lease extensions, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations and a decrease in rental revenue due to lower average operating leases.
FS earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 0.6 percentage points for the six months ended April 30, 2019 due to an increase in gross margin and a decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in gross margin was due primarily to higher asset management activity and higher margins from lease extensions, lease buyouts, and remarketing sales, partially offset by lower portfolio margins from increased borrowing costs. Operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue decreased primarily as a result of lower field selling costs, partially offset by higher variable compensation expense.
Financing Volume
 
Three months ended April 30,
 
Six months ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
In millions
Total financing volume
$
1,395

 
$
1,542

 
$
2,784

 
$
2,978

New financing volume, which represents the amount of financing provided to customers for equipment and related software and services, including intercompany activity, decreased by 9.5% and 6.5% for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, respectively, as compared to the prior-year periods. The decrease was primarily driven by lower financing associated with both HPE and third-party product sales and related service offerings, along with 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, 2019
 
October 31, 2018
 
Dollars in millions
Financing receivables, gross
$
8,273

 
$
8,256

Net equipment under operating leases
4,115

 
4,212

Capitalized profit on intercompany equipment transactions(1)
431

 
502

Intercompany leases(1)
110

 
125

Gross portfolio assets
12,929

 
13,095

Allowance for doubtful accounts(2)
123

 
120

Operating lease equipment reserve
61

 
63

Total reserves
184

 
183

Net portfolio assets
$
12,745

 
$
12,912

Reserve coverage
1.4
%
 
1.4
%
Debt-to-equity ratio(3)
7.0x

 
7.0x

 
(1)
Intercompany activity is eliminated in consolidation.
(2)
Allowance for doubtful accounts for financing receivables includes both the short- and long-term portions.
(3)
Debt benefiting FS consists of intercompany equity that is treated as debt for segment reporting purposes, intercompany debt, and borrowing- and funding-related activity associated with FS and its subsidiaries. Debt benefiting FS totaled $11.3 billion and $11.4 billion at April 30,

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2019 and October 31, 2018, 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. FS equity at both April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018 was $1.6 billion.
As of April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018, FS cash and cash equivalents balances were approximately $710 million and $735 million, respectively.
Net portfolio assets as of April 30, 2019 decreased 1.3% from October 31, 2018. The decrease generally resulted from portfolio runoff exceeding new financing volume during the period.
FS bad debt expense includes charges to general reserves and specific reserves for sales-type, direct-financing and operating leases. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2019 FS recorded net bad debt expense of $17 million and $32 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2018, FS recorded net bad debt expense of $18 million and $34 million, respectively.
Corporate Investments
 
Three months ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
% Change
 
Dollars in millions
 
 
Net revenue
$
125

 
$
134

 
(6.7
)%
Loss from operations
$
(29
)
 
$
(28
)
 
(3.6
)%
Loss from operations as a % of net revenue
(23.2
)%
 
(20.9
)%
 
 
 
Six months ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
% Change
 
Dollars in millions
 
 
Net revenue
$
243

 
$
270

 
(10.0
)%
Loss from operations
$
(57
)
 
$
(54
)
 
(5.6
)%
Loss from operations as a % of net revenue
(23.5
)%
 
(20.0
)%
 
 
Three and six months ended April 30, 2019 compared with three and six months ended April 30, 2018
Corporate Investments net revenue decreased by $9 million, or 6.7% (decreased 3.2% on a constant currency basis), for the three months ended April 30, 2019 as compared to the prior-year period. Corporate Investments net revenue decreased by $27 million, or 10.0% (decreased 7.5% on a constant currency basis), for the six months ended April 30, 2019 as compared to the prior-year period. The decrease in Corporate Investments net revenue during both periods was due primarily to lower services revenue from the Communications and Media Solutions ("CMS") business.
Corporate Investments loss from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 2.3 percentage points and 3.5 percentage points for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year periods, respectively. The increase was due primarily to higher spending in Hewlett Packard Labs, partially offset by margin improvements and cost reduction actions in the CMS business.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
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, restructuring activities, transformation costs, indemnifications, maturing debt, interest payments, income tax payments, in addition to any future investments and any future share repurchases, and future 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. 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.

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Our cash balances are held in numerous locations throughout the world, with a substantial amount held outside of the U.S. 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. Our cash position is strong and we expect that our cash balances, anticipated cash flow generated from operations and access to capital markets will be sufficient to cover our expected near-term cash outlays.
Amounts held outside of the U.S. are generally utilized to support non-U.S. liquidity needs, although a portion of those amounts may, from time to time, be subject to short-term intercompany loans into the U.S. Due to the enactment of the Tax Act, all of our cash, cash equivalents and investments held by foreign subsidiaries were subject to U.S. taxation under the one-time Transition Tax as further discussed in Note 6, "Taxes on Earnings". Subsequent repatriations 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 2019, we repurchased an aggregate amount of $1.4 billion. As of April 30, 2019, we had a remaining authorization of $3.3 billion for future share repurchases.
For more information on our share repurchase program, refer to Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities in Part II. Other Information.
Liquidity
Our key cash flow metrics were as follows:
 
Six Months Ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
In millions
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
1,369

 
$
389

Net cash used in investing activities
(1,064
)
 
(1,280
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(1,600
)
 
(1,713
)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
$
(1,295
)
 
$
(2,604
)
For the six months ended April 30, 2018, following the adoption of the accounting standards update for the classification and presentation of restricted cash in the statements of cash flows, we included $11 million of restricted cash movement during the period, which was previously reported within net cash used in investing activities, and is now reported within Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
Operating Activities
For the six months ended April 30, 2019, net cash provided by operating activities increased by $980 million, as compared to the prior-year period. The increase was due primarily to higher earnings from operations, favorable net working capital and lower restructuring payments as compared to the prior-year period.
Working capital metrics for the three months ended April 30, 2019 compared with the three months ended April 30, 2018
 
Three months ended April 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
Change
Days of sales outstanding in accounts receivable ("DSO")
40

 
37

 
3

Days of supply in inventory ("DOS")
41

 
49

 
(8
)
Days of purchases outstanding in accounts payable ("DPO")
(102
)
 
(108
)
 
6

Cash conversion cycle
(21
)
 
(22
)
 
1

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 period in

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)



fiscal 2018, DSO increased due to increased billings with unfavorable linearity, an increase in billings with extended payment terms and lower reserves balances, partially offset by higher early payments from customers.
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 of cost of goods sold. Compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2018, DOS decreased due primarily to a decrease in inventory balances following a reduction in buffer levels as a result of improved market supply availability for key commodities and a decrease in commodity costs.
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 period in fiscal 2018, the decrease in DPO was primarily the result of lower purchases towards the end of the quarter, partially offset with favorable inventory purchase linearity and higher accounts payable balances due to a shift from in-house to outsourced manufacturing in certain regions, primarily EMEA and China.
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 from suppliers), the extent of receivables factoring, seasonal trends, the timing of revenue recognition and inventory purchases within the period, acquisition activity and the impact of commodity costs.
Investing Activities
For the six months ended April 30, 2019, net cash used in investing activities decreased by $216 million, as compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2018. The decrease was due primarily to an increase in net financial collateral received, partially offset by a higher investment in property, plant and equipment, net of sales proceeds and lower cash generated from maturities and sales of available-for-sale debt securities, as compared to the prior-year period.
Financing Activities
For the six months ended April 30, 2019, as compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2018, net cash used in financing activities decreased by $113 million. The decrease was due primarily to a lower cash usage for share repurchases as compared to the prior-year period. The prior-year period also included a net transfer of cash to DXC and from Micro Focus.
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, and our cost of capital and targeted capital structure.
During the first six months of fiscal 2019, we issued $416 million and repaid $250 million of commercial paper.
Our weighted-average interest rate reflects the average effective rate on our borrowings prevailing during the period and reflects the impact of interest rate swaps. For more information on our interest rate swaps, see Note 11, "Financial Instruments".
In December 2017, we filed a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that allows us to sell, at any time and from time to time, in one or more offerings, debt securities, preferred stock, common stock, warrants, depositary shares, purchase contracts, guarantees or units.
Revolving Credit Facility
On November 1, 2015, the Company entered into a revolving credit facility providing for a senior, unsecured revolving credit facility with aggregate lending commitments of $4.0 billion. Loans under the revolving credit facility may be used for general corporate purposes. Commitments under the Credit Agreement are available for a period of five years, which may be extended. Commitment fees, interest rates and other terms of borrowing under the credit facility vary based on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's external credit rating.
Available Borrowing Resources
Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Board of Directors has authorized the issuance of up to $4.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of commercial paper by Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's subsidiaries are authorized to issue up to an additional $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of commercial paper. Hewlett Packard Enterprise maintains two

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)



commercial paper programs, and a wholly-owned subsidiary maintains a third program. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's U.S. program provides for the issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $4.0 billion. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's euro commercial paper program provides for the issuance of commercial paper outside of the U.S. denominated in U.S. dollars, euros or British pounds up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $3.0 billion or the equivalent in those alternative currencies. The combined aggregate principal amount of commercial paper outstanding under those programs at any one time cannot exceed the $4.0 billion authorized by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Board of Directors. The Hewlett Packard Enterprise subsidiary's euro Commercial Paper/Certificate of Deposit Program provides for the issuance of commercial paper in various currencies of up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $1.0 billion, which was increased from $500 million by way of an amendment in April 2019. As of April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018, no borrowings were outstanding under Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s two commercial paper programs, and $551 million and $392 million, respectively, were outstanding under the subsidiary’s program.
As of April 30, 2019, we had the following additional liquidity resources available if needed:
 
As of
April 30, 2019
 
In millions
Commercial paper programs
$
4,449

Uncommitted lines of credit
$
1,550

CONTRACTUAL AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
Contractual Obligations
Our contractual obligations have not changed materially since October 31, 2018. For further information see "Contractual and Other Obligations" in Item 7 of Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan Funding
For the remainder of fiscal 2019, we anticipate making contributions of approximately $94 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 local government, funding and taxing authorities. For more information on our retirement and post-retirement benefit plans, see Note 5, "Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans".
Restructuring Plans
As of April 30, 2019, we expect to make future cash payments of approximately $0.8 billion in connection with our approved restructuring plans, which includes $0.2 billion expected to be paid through the remainder of fiscal 2019 and $0.6 billion expected to be paid through fiscal 2022. For more information on our restructuring activities, see Note 3, "Restructuring", and Note 4, "HPE Next".
Uncertain Tax Positions
As of April 30, 2019, we had approximately $1.5 billion of recorded liabilities and related interest and penalties pertaining to uncertain tax positions. These liabilities and related interest and penalties include $17 million expected to be paid within one year. For the remaining amounts, 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 6, "Taxes on Earnings".
Cross-indemnification with HP Inc., DXC and Micro Focus
As of April 30, 2019, we had approximately $276 million of recorded net receivables pertaining to income tax indemnifications with HP Inc. These amounts include $130 million expected to be paid and $139 million expected to be received within one year. For the remaining amounts, we are unable to make a reasonable estimate as to when cash settlement with HP Inc. might occur due to the uncertainties related to the underlying tax matters. Payments of and receipts from these obligations would result from settlements under the Tax Matters Agreement with HP Inc. For further details related to our tax indemnification balances, see Note 16, "Indemnifications". For details on the Separation and Distribution Agreements and Tax Matters Agreements with HP Inc., DXC and Micro Focus, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

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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, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.
Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk affecting HPE, 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, 2018. Our exposure to market risk has not changed materially since October 31, 2018.
Item 4.    Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
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 relating to the Company, including our consolidated subsidiaries, required to be disclosed 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 the Company's management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting during the first six months of fiscal 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
Information with respect to this item may be found in Note 15, "Litigation and Contingencies".
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
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 period ended October 31, 2018, and in Part II, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2019, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and the trading price of our common stock, including certain risks, which have been modified as follows:
Changes in U.S. trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs and the resulting consequences, may have a material adverse impact on our business and results of operations.

The U.S. government has adopted a new approach to trade policy and in some cases to renegotiate, or potentially terminate, certain existing bilateral or multi-lateral trade agreements. It has also imposed tariffs on certain foreign goods, including information and communication technology products. These measures may materially increase costs for goods imported into the United States. This in turn could require us to materially increase prices to our customers which may reduce demand, or, if we are unable to increase prices, result in lowering our margin on products sold. Changes in U.S. Trade policy have resulted in, and could result in more, U.S. trading partners adopting responsive trade policy making it more difficult or costly for us to export our products to those countries.
On May 15, 2019, the U.S. government issued an executive order on securing the information and communications technology and services supply chain (the “Supply Chain Security Executive Order”).  The Supply Chain Security Executive Order prohibits transactions involving information and communications technology or services designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary and that poses an undue risk. We are continuing to evaluate the Supply Chain Security Executive Order and the U.S. government will develop implementing rules and regulations within 150 days of issuing the executive order.  Although there is no immediate impact, implementation by us of new practices and processes designed to comply with the Supply Chain Security Executive Order rules and regulations could require us to make substantial changes to our business practices, allocate additional resources, and increase our costs, which could negatively affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
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
Period
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
 
Average
Price Paid
per Share
 
Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
 
Approximate Dollar Value of
Shares that May Yet Be
Purchased under the Plans
or Programs
 
In thousands, except per share amounts
Month 1 (February 2019)
11,270

 
$
16.06

 
11,270

 
$
3,718,802

Month 2 (March 2019)
12,548

 
$
15.84

 
12,548

 
$
3,520,035

Month 3 (April 2019)
12,055

 
$
16.16

 
12,055

 
$
3,325,274

Total
35,873

 
$
16.01

 
35,873

 
 

During the three months ended April 30, 2019, the Company repurchased and settled 36 million shares of the Company's common stock, which included 1.2 million shares that were unsettled open market purchases as of January 31, 2019. Additionally, as of April 30, 2019, the Company had unsettled open market repurchases of 1.2 million shares. Shares repurchased during the quarter were recorded as a $576 million reduction to stockholders' equity. During the six months ended April 30, 2019, the Company repurchased and settled 91 million shares of the Company's common stock, which included 2.4 million shares that were unsettled

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open market purchases as of October 31, 2018. Shares repurchased during the six months ended April 30, 2019 were recorded as a $1.4 billion reduction to stockholders' equity. As of April 30, 2019, the Company had a remaining authorization of $3.3 billion for future share repurchases.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
The Exhibit Index beginning on page 65 of this report sets forth a list of exhibits.

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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Description
 
Form
 
File No.
 
Exhibit(s)
 
Filing Date
2.1
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
2.1
 
November 5, 2015
2.2
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
2.2
 
November 5, 2015
2.3
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
2.3
 
November 5, 2015
2.4
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
2.4
 
November 5, 2015
2.5
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
2.5
 
November 5, 2015
2.6
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
2.6
 
November 5, 2015
2.7
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
2.7
 
November 5, 2015
2.8
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
2.1
 
May 26, 2016
2.9
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
2.2
 
May 26, 2016
2.10
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
2.1
 
September 7, 2016
2.11
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
2.2
 
September 7, 2016
2.12
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
2.3
 
September 7, 2016
2.13
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
2.1
 
November 2, 2016
2.14
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
2.2
 
November 2, 2016
2.15
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
99.1
 
March 7, 2017

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2.16
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
99.2
 
March 7, 2017
2.17
 
 
8-K
 
001-38033
 
2.1
 
April 6, 2017
2.18
 
 
8-K
 
001-38033
 
2.2
 
April 6, 2017
2.19
 
 
8-K
 
001-38033
 
2.3
 
April 6, 2017
2.20
 
 
8-K
 
001-38033
 
2.4
 
April 6, 2017
2.21
 
 
8-K
 
001-38033
 
2.5
 
April 6, 2017
2.22
 
 
8-K
 
001-38033
 
2.6
 
April 6, 2017
2.23
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483

 
2.1
 
September 1, 2017
2.24
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483

 
2.2
 
September 1, 2017
2.25
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483

 
2.3
 
September 1, 2017
2.26
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483

 
2.4
 
September 1, 2017
2.27
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
2.1
 
May 17, 2019
3.1
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
3.1
 
November 5, 2015
3.2
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
3.2
 
November 5, 2015
3.3
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
3.1
 
March 20, 2017
3.4
 

 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
3.2
 
March 20, 2017
4.1
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
4.1
 
October 13, 2015

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4.2
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
4.2
 
October 13, 2015
4.3
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
4.3
 
October 13, 2015
4.4
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
4.4
 
October 13, 2015
4.5
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
4.5
 
October 13, 2015
4.6
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
4.6
 
October 13, 2015
4.7
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
4.7
 
October 13, 2015
4.8
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
4.8
 
October 13, 2015
4.9
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
4.9
 
October 13, 2015
4.10
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
4.10
 
October 13, 2015
4.11
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
4.11
 
October 13, 2015
4.12
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
4.12
 
October 13, 2015
4.13
 
 
10-K
 
001-04423
 
4.13
 
December 17, 2015

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4.14
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483

 
10.1
 
December 22, 2016

4.15
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483

 
4.1
 
September 20, 2017
4.16
 
 
S-3ASR
 
333-222102
 
4.5
 
December 15, 2017
4.17
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
4.2
 
September 19, 2018
4.18
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
4.3
 
September 19, 2018
10.1
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
10.1
 
January 30, 2017
10.2
 
 
10
 
001-37483
 
10.4
 
September 28, 2015
10.3
 
 
S-8
 
333-207679
 
4.3
 
October 30, 2015
10.4
 
 
S-8
 
333-207679
 
4.4
 
October 30, 2015
10.5
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
10.4
 
November 5, 2015
10.6
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
10.7
 
November 5, 2015
10.7
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
10.8
 
November 5, 2015
10.8
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
10.9
 
November 5, 2015
10.9
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
10.10
 
November 5, 2015
10.10
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
10.1
 
November 5, 2015
10.11
 
 
10-Q
 
001-37483
 
10.14
 
March 10, 2016
10.12
 
 
10-Q
 
001-37483
 
10.15
 
March 10, 2016
10.13
 
 
8-K
 
001-37483
 
10.1
 
May 26, 2016
10.14
 
 
S-8
 
333-207679
 
4.3
 
March 6, 2017
10.15
 
 
S-8
 
001-37483
 
4.3
 
April 18, 2017
10.16
 
 
S-8
 
001-37483
 
4.4
 
April 18, 2017
10.17
 
 
S-8
 
001-37483
 
4.3
 
April 24, 2017

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10.18
 
 
10-Q
 
000-51333
 
10.1
 
January 29, 2016
10.19
 
 
10-K
 
000-51333
 
10.48
 
February 28, 2007
10.20
 
 
10-K
 
000-51333
 
10.3
 
September 10, 2012
10.21
 
 
S-1
 
000-51333
 
10.10
 
February 4, 2005
10.22
 
 
S-8
 
333-221254
 
4.3
 
October 31, 2017
10.23
 
 
S-8
 
333-221254
 
4.4
 
October 31, 2017
10.24
 
 
S-8
 
333-226181
 
4.3
 
July 16, 2018
10.25
 
 
10-Q
 
001-37483
 
10.29
 
September, 4, 2018
10.26
 
 
10-Q
 
001-37483
 
10.30
 
September, 4, 2018
10.27
 
 
10-Q
 
001-37483
 
10.27
 
December 12, 2018
10.28
 
 
10-Q
 
001-37483
 
10.28
 
December 12, 2018
10.29
 
 
10-Q
 
001-37483
 
10.29
 
December 12, 2018
10.30
 
 
S-8
 
333-229449
 
4.3
 
January 31, 2019
31.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
32
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document‡
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document‡
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document‡
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document‡
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document‡
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document‡
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
Indicates management contract or compensation plan, contract or arrangement
‡
Filed herewith
†
Furnished herewith
The registrant agrees to furnish to the Commission supplementally upon request a copy of (1) any instrument with respect to long-term debt not filed herewith as to which the total amount of securities authorized thereunder does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and (ii) schedules or exhibits omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K of any material plan of acquisition, disposition or reorganization set forth above.

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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY
 
 
/s/ TAREK A. ROBBIATI
 
 
Tarek A. Robbiati
 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Authorized
Signatory)
Date: May 31, 2019

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