Dell foresees PC upturn

 

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Posted on 9 May 2001 at 17:48

Dell is being upbeat about its fortunes over the next year, despite having had to lay off 3,000 to 4,000 workers recently.

CEO Michael Dell said the firm, which recently had to cut jobs in its US homeland, would nevertheless benefit from a new buying cycle due to start in the second quarter of 2002.

"If you fast forward three years from the second quarter of 1999, you get to the second quarter of 2002, which is about the replacement cycle for all those machines installed for the anticipation of the year 2000," he said.

Dell hasn't officially announced its results for the first quarter, but it's expected that it will meet analysts' estimates. Michael Dell said that although the PC market was still depressed, Dell's established market lead would see it through. "I believe that Dell will continue to grow significantly faster than the market, and do so with healthy profitability," he said.

Author: Caroline Gilmour