Western Digital Corporation (WDC) Barclays 22nd Annual Global Technology Conference (Transcript)

Western Digital Corporation (Nasdaq: WDC) Barclays 22nd Annual Global Technology Conference December 12, 2024 12:15 PM ET

corporate participants

David Geckler – Chief Executive Officer
Wissam Jabre – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

conference call participants

Thomas O’Malley – Barclays

Thomas O’Malley

Welcome back to the Barclays Global Technology Conference. I’m Tom O’Malley, semiconductor and semiconductor equipment analyst at Barclays. It’s great to have David Goeckeler and Wissam Jabre from Western Digital here. Thank you for being here.

David Gockler

Thank you for having us. We are very happy to be here.

Thomas O’Malley

Now is a good time to chat with you. You have been waiting here for a long time. Form-10 is finally out.

David Gockler

Read the full content.

Thomas O’Malley

I have some people there to help me. I think the most interesting thing that people looked at early on and that’s clearer now is the operating profit of both businesses. Maybe, we start with anything. First, safe harbor. I think we start by reading the safe harbor statement.

David Gockler

I think this is a great way to start.

Wissam Jabr

Accordingly, we will make forward-looking statements in today’s discussion based on management’s current assumptions and expectations, including our business separations, product portfolio, business plans and performance, market trends and dynamics and future financial results. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties.

Please refer to our most recent financial report on Form 10-K and our other filings with the SEC for more information about risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. We will also refer to non-GAAP financial data and may reconcile our GAAP and non-GAAP results