Western Digital WDC
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Western Digital (WDC) Work In Process (2010 - 2016)

Updated

Western Digital's Work In Process was $589 million in fiscal Q4 2016 (quarter ended Jul 1, 2016), up 17.8% from $500 million a year earlier and up 33.9% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Western Digital (WDC) Work In Process (2010 - 2016) Analysis & Trends

From fiscal Q4 2010 onward, Western Digital has reported Work In Process for 25 quarters.

  • Work In Process shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.5% (FY2011 to FY2016).
  • In earlier fiscal years, Work In Process was $500 million in FY2015 (+1.4%), $493 million in FY2014 (-14.3%), $575 million in FY2013 (+4.2%) and $552 million in FY2012 (+109.9%).
  • The fiscal Q4 2016 figure marks the highest quarterly Work In Process since fiscal Q3 2012.
  • Compared with a year earlier, Work In Process was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 3.5%.
  • The best year-over-year quarter for Work In Process over five years was fiscal Q2 2013 (growth of 214.1%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2012 (a decline of 32.5%).
  • Per Business Quant data, WDC's Work In Process in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2016 was $440 million (Q3 2016), $474 million (Q2 2016) and $507 million (Q1 2016).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Apple 4,874.86 Bn 4,622.35 Bn 54.77 Bn
2 Cisco Systems 442.74 Bn 378.67 Bn 11.06 Bn
3 Dell Technologies 360.03 Bn 315.78 Bn 9.83 Bn
4 Arista Networks 261.51 Bn 214.96 Bn 1.91 Bn
5 Sandisk 251.12 Bn 239.64 Bn 7.58 Bn
6 Seagate Technology Holdings 192.54 Bn 187.54 Bn 1.90 Bn
7 Western Digital 149.92 Bn 138.05 Bn 2.03 Bn
8 Sony 146.49 Bn 96.88 Bn 6.53 Bn
9 Lumentum Holdings 96.17 Bn 87.98 Bn 477.30 Mn
10 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 92.09 Bn 69.97 Bn 4.93 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 1, 2016 589.00 Mn
Apr 1, 2016 440.00 Mn
Jan 1, 2016 474.00 Mn
Oct 2, 2015 507.00 Mn
Jul 3, 2015 500.00 Mn
Apr 3, 2015 498.00 Mn
Jan 2, 2015 510.00 Mn
Oct 3, 2014 509.00 Mn
Jun 27, 2014 493.00 Mn
Mar 28, 2014 519.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2013 581.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2013 579.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2013 575.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2013 583.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2012 581.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2012 559.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2012 552.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2012 667.00 Mn
Dec 30, 2011 185.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 275.00 Mn
API Access

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