Benzinga | Oct 28, 2021 04:43PM EDT

Recap: Western Digital Q1 Earnings

Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) reported its Q1 earnings results on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 04:01 PM.

Here's what investors need to know about the announcement.

Earnings

Western Digital beat their estimated earnings by 18.57%, reporting an EPS of $2.49 versus an estimate of $2.1, which surprised analysts.

Revenue was up $1,129,000,000 from the same period last year.

Past Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat on EPS by $0.67, which was followed by a 3.28% increase in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Western Digital's past performance:



Quarter Q4 2021 Q3 2021 Q2 2021 Q1 2021EPS Estimate 1.49 0.68 0.54 0.54EPS Actual 2.16 1.02 0.69 0.65Revenue Estimate 4.53B 3.97B 3.87B 3.83BRevenue Actual 4.92B 4.14B 3.94B 3.92B

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Guidance

Western Digital management provided guidance for their next quarter, expecting earnings between $2.25 and $2.55 per share for the nextquarter.

This represents a -3.61% in quarter-over-quarter growth for Western Digital, a bearish signal to many investors.

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