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PC Makers. Sean Li, Susan Liu, Raymond Tao, Ray Szutu. Introduction. PC makers assemble and sell desktops, notebooks, workstations, and other peripherals Serves individual and enterprise / business customers. Outline. History of the industry Nature of the industry Products and customers
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PC Makers Sean Li, Susan Liu, Raymond Tao, Ray Szutu
Introduction PC makers assemble and sell desktops, notebooks, workstations, and other peripherals Serves individual and enterprise / business customers
Outline • History of the industry • Nature of the industry • Products and customers • Industry trends • Key measures • Recent developments • Individual company analysis
History of the Industry • First personal computer (PC) released in 1975. • Change in competitive landscape. • Explosive growth over the past 20 years.
Industry Competition • Initially, small number of manufacturers • Highly concentrated • IBM, Commodore, Apple • Different architectures and models • Incompatibility • Shift to IBM architecture • Dominates today
Worldwide Sales * EMEA = Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Industry Sales Components As of Nov 2004: 78% - Desktops, notebooks, and peripherals 20% - Servers and networking 2% - Workstations
Industry Performance • NASDAQ Computer Index (IXCO) • Composite of all companies in computer hardware industry
PC Business Cycle • Third quarter • Back to school sales • Fourth quarter • Holiday shopping season • Thus, the 2nd half of calendar year is stronger
Business Models • Big Box • Direct • White Box
Big Box Strategy • Rely on retailers • To purchase assembled products for resale • Contractual relationships • Use own stores to distribute • Most common approach
Direct Strategy • Avoids retail process • Sell directly to end users • Low mark-ups, savings passed to customers • JIT inventory system • Counters obsolescence • Flexibility
White Box Strategy • Combination of Big Box and Direct • Have own retail distribution • Assembles PCs • Meets many niche markets • Video gamers • “Techies”
Regulatory & Legal • Patents & Trademarks • Licenses • Restrictions on pollution • Restricted substances in electronics products
Products • Networking Equipment • Peripherals • Handhelds & Accessories • Mass Storage Systems • Personal Computers • Servers & Mainframes • Specialized Systems • Supercomputers • Workstations & Thin Clients
Customers • Business / Institutional • Individual • Or, mix of both • Also can be categorized by region • North America, EMEA, Asia, etc
Industry Trends • Technological • Price / Cost • International Expansion
Technological Trends • The Internet • Movement to wireless • Mobile computing • E-commerce • Slowing advancement
International Expansion • Highly saturated US market • Rapidly developing countries • India & China • Growth rate outside of the Americas
Key Measures • Profit margin • Sustainability to falling PC prices • S&P core earnings • Sales growth outside of North America • Asia and Europe • Business capital spending • Large portion of sales from businesses • Consumer Confidence Index • Valuation Ratios
Recent Developments • HP & Compaq merger • Dell enters printer and scanner market • Gateway purchases E-machines • Michael Dell steps down as CEO • HP fires CEO Carly Fiorina • Apple on fire • The iPod phenomenon • IBM exits PC business
HP History • Was founded in 1939 by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard. • First product was an audio oscillator • First customer was Walt Disney Studio
Executive Team • Carleton S. Fiorina: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer • Robert P. Wayman: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer • Ann O. Baskins: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary • Gilles Bouchard: Chief Information Officer and Executive VicePresident, • Debra L. Dunn: Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs • Jon E. Flaxman: Senior Vice President and Controller • Brian Humphries: Vice President, Investor Relations • Allison Johnson: Senior Vice President, Global Brand & Communications • Vyomesh Joshi: Executive Vice President, Imaging and Printing Group • Shane V. Robison: Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Technology Officer
Business Segments • Personal Systems Group (PSG) • Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) • Enterprise Storage and Servers (ESS) • HP Financial Services (HPFS) • HP Services (HPS) • Software and Corporate Investments
Personal Systems Group (PSG) • Commercial PCs • Consumer PCs • Workstations • Handheld Computing • Digital Entertainment
Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) • Printing and Imaging Devices and Systems • Digital Imaging • Supplies
Enterprise Storage and Servers (ESS) • Business Critical Servers • Industry Standard Servers • Storage
HP Services (HPS) • Technology Services • Consulting and Integration services • Managed Services
HP Financial Services (HPFS) • Value-added financial life cycle management services • Leasing, financing programs and asset recovery services, as well as financial asset management services for large global and enterprisecustomers. • Specialized financial services to education and government entities. • Customized alternatives
Software • Provides management software solutions • Delivers comprehensive, carrier-grade platforms for developing and deploying next-generation voice • Services to network and service providers
Business Strategies • Provide superior products, services and overall experiences • Deliver the best return on IT investments in the industry • Build world class cost structures • Provide customers complete IT solutions.