The BusinessWeek 50 Ranking
15
Dell
Dell continues to mint money where others fear to tread: the cutthroat personal-computer market. Almost 80% of Dell's revenue last year came from desktops and notebooks, but that didn't stop the Round Rock (Tex.) giant from increasing sales by 19% and profits by 15%. Dell is expanding even faster overseas, and its nascent printer line topped $1 billion in sales in 2004. Little wonder Dell is gunning for $80 billion in annual revenue in the next several years. That would put it on par, size-wise, with archrival Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) and within striking distance of IBM (IBM).
Company Info
| 2004 Rank | 16 |
| STOCK INFO | DELL |
| Market Value | $99.5 BILLION |
| Total Return | (1-yr.) 22.8%
(3-yr.) 62.4% |
| 2004 sales | $49.2 BILLION |
| Sales Growth | (1-yr.) 19%
(3-yr.) 16.5% |
| Net income | $3 BILLION |
| Net Income Growth | (1-yr.) 15%
(3-yr.) 33.6% |
| Net Margin* | 6.2% |
| Return on Equity* | 46.9% |
| Industry | TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT |
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Company data as of 2/28/05 provided by Standard & Poor's Compustat
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Company Snapshot
Dell, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, sale, and support of various computer systems and services. These products include enterprise systems, client systems, software and peripherals, and service and support programs. Dell offers PowerEdge servers, which include rack and tower servers for enterprise customers, as well as tower and appliance servers for small organizations and networks. Dell/EMC and Dell’s PowerVault lines of storage products offer hardware and software solutions. The company offers external storage, tape backup products, network-attached storage, fiber channel arrays, storage area networks, and rack solutions. Its PowerConnect network switches connect computers and servers in small- to medium-sized networks. Dell offers the Dell Precision desktop workstation and the Dell Precision mobile workstation. It offers two lines of notebook computer systems, Latitude and Inspiron; and offers two lines of desktop computer systems, OptiPlex and Dimension. The company also offers various printers, ranging from consumer inkjets to large workgroup lasers. It offers various software and peripheral products, such as software, monitors, printers, handhelds, notebook accessories, networking and wireless products, memory, digital cameras, projectors, and scanners. These products also include power adaptors, LCD televisions, and MP3 players. Dell also provides managed services, deployment services, support services, training, and certification services. It offers various financing alternatives, asset management services, and other customer financial services in the United States through Dell Financial Services L.P., a joint venture between Dell and CIT Group, Inc. Dell markets and sells its products and services directly. The company operates worldwide principally in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific-Japan regions. It has strategic alliance with Oracle Corporation. It also has a strategic development partnership with Microsoft Corporation to improve the way customers manage systems across the enterprise. The company was formerly known as Dell Computer Corporation and changed its name to Dell, Inc. in 2003. Dell was founded by Michael Dell in 1984 and is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.
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