DCG Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 So HP is producing more Touchpads to sell at a $200 loss? Brilliant. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 So HP is producing more Touchpads to sell at a $200 loss? Brilliant. ??? They're that desperate for anything positive to be said about them, apparently... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myth465 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I am pretty sure they had the parts already ordered and just want to clear WIP inventory for something. Also a little positive press never hurts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myth465 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Here you go http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/08/31/why-would-hp-make-more-touchpads-to-sell-at-a-loss/?iid=HP_LN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerbaron Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 It seems seems to make sense. Take the following scenario HPQ sell Tablet to BBY, BBY sell tablet to consumer. Before liquidation price is 500$ so what was the cost of those tablets? BBY gross margin = 33% HPQ gross margin = 30% 500$/(1.33*1.3)=289$ which is the cost HPQ would buy the tablets from their contract manufacturers. Less S&H 2$ = 287$, assembly 25$ = 262$. So 262$ is about the parts costs. Scenario 1: Liquidate tablet at 100$ HPQ Sell price to BBY: 75$ Losses = 289-75 = 214$ Scenario 2: Throw away all parts Losses = 262$ Scenario 1 makes more sense. BeerBaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbitisrich Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 HP just released its latest 10-Q. The current market cap doesn't apply much value to old cash cows like imaging and printing, and continued strong results from enterprise servers/storage/networking. Is there an Apotheker discount, or simply too much attention devoted to declining consumer computer pricing? Imaging and printing doesn't get much media attention considering its profits relative to the market cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoch01 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-21/hp-s-board-is-said-to-weigh-ousting-apotheker-after-less-than-year-as-ceo.html Is it too much to hope for scrapping the Autonomy acquisition, and instead borrowing $10 billion to buy back stock instead? Probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 What a mess. I wonder what happened.. It's the same board that just approved Appoteker's (sp?) big plans, after all.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoch01 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 What a mess. I wonder what happened.. It's the same board that just approved Appoteker's (sp?) big plans, after all.. LOL - maybe they've found religion. No doubt there's a few board members that are historically "hazardous to your wealth". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myth465 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 What a mess. I wonder what happened.. It's the same board that just approved Appoteker's (sp?) big plans, after all.. Big mistake. Isnt he just executing what they have already greenlighted. HP is turning into Yahoo, and is being pushed around by a cranky Mr Market. If I was a CEO, would I really go work for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txlaw Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 So now Bloomberg TV is reporting that in addition to potentially ousting Apotheker, the Board is considering keeping the PSG unit. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-21/hp-s-board-is-said-to-be-reconsidering-pc-spinoff-proposal-amid-ceo-debate.html Unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarley Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 It's official . . . Whitman to be CEO http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/22/technology/hp_ceo_fired/?source=cnn_bin What's happening at HP is a travesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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