Seagate Technology Holdings, Inc. manufactures hard drives and solid state drives, is receiving earnings projections of analysts. The analysts anticipate the company to expand its revenues at an impressive rate. They also anticipate that demand for hard drives to grow from $33.9 billion in 2010 , to reach $36 billion in the year 2011. Alongside forecasting growth in revenue, the analysts discuss plans for restructuring the companyand discuss how they anticipate the company to be able to meet the demands of changing consumers.
Plan for restructuring
Seagate Technology Holdings announced a restructuring plan after the company reported a profit of $29 million for the third quarter. The plan is designed to reduce expenses and make it easier to invest. Additionally, it aims to make the business more aligned to the current economic climate.
In order to accomplish this, Seagate cut the number of factories that manufacture from 24 , to 11, and cut down on design centers from seven to three. They also organized their operations to focus on key teams who are devoted to specific projects. In addition, the company was also able to appoint Bob Whitmore as its new director of operations and then promoted Pat O’Malley to its position as Chief Financial Director.
Seagate plans to cut its global workforce by 3,000 employees under its plans for restructuring. The figure would represent the equivalent of 8 percent of Seagate’s employee base.
Some of the measures that are expected to take place under the new plan includes layoffs and cost reductions, and a reduction in the cost of capital expenditures for fiscal 2024. This is likely to cost the business around 110 million annually.
Forecast annual revenue growth rate
Seagate Technology Holdings provides solid-state hybrid drives as well as data storage subsystems. Seagate Technology Holdings manufactures a variety of products including high-capacity hard drives (HDDs) and an edge-to cloud mass data platform.
The company had revenues of $2.628billion as well as operating profit at $507million for the financial year, which ended in May. The average drive capacity was 7.8TB.
Over the next two years business will be predicting a year-long increase in revenue of 1.0 percent. However, this is in comparison to the 5.49% average for US Computer Hardware.
As well as its expanding focus on surveillance, Seagate is also leveraging its experience in recording digital video to create products for design and gaming manufacturers. This will increase sales of its products as well as allow for profitable growth.
Analysts believe that the largest potential for growth will be derived from a wide range of applications and technologies that are emerging. This includes 5G-connected applications, artificial intelligence, and increasing use in cloud storage.
Demand for hard drives to increase between $33.9 billion in 2010 to $36 billion in 2011
There’s an increasing demand of hard disk drives (HDDs). They’re utilized to store digital data and are getting much more advanced and costly. Most popular is the 3-and-a-half-inch size, but there are other models that range from 2 and one-half inches.
HDDs are among the most frequently replaced components. They’re typically repaired due to wear and tear. Consumers may choose to reuse HDDs instead of having them replaced. This approach is environmentally friendly however it’s not with no issues. In particular, many people remove the drive before disposing of their computer.
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Recent modifications by major investors to STX position have been made
Seagate Technology Holdings is a global provider of data storage technology. Seagate Technology Holdings provides products at the request of OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) Distributors, retailers and OEMs, as well as consumers.
Seagate Technology Holdings, the largest manufacturer of hard drives for computers in the world. It is also a major manufacturer of computer hardware. A slowdown in the purchase of hardware has presented a challenge for Seagate in recent times. Seagate responded by taking the necessary steps to improve its long-term profit.
Recently, the company declared it would pay a $0.70 shares cash dividend. This dividend will be paid on December 21, 2022. Based on the financial position and its financial condition, the Board decides whether or whether the dividend will be declared.
In the second quarter of 2018, Kentucky Retirement Systems increased its stake in Seagate by 14.3 percent. The company had just under $1.5 billion worth of valuation at the time of the period.
Though investors should exercise caution when investing in stocks that are volatile markets, Seagate Technology Holdings has been exhibiting promising trends. In the last five years its Total shareholder returns (TSR) has been higher than 20 percent..