Capital Allocation Framework
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WESTERN DIGITAL CONFIDENTIAL
Fiscal First Quarter Guidance
Revenue ($B)
Gross Margin %
Operating Expenses ($M)
Interest and Other Expense, net ($M)
Tax Rate %
EPS - Diluted
Share Count - Diluted (in millions)
(1)
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GAAP
$3.60 - $3.80
27.1% 29.1%
-
Non-GAAP (2)
$3.60 - $3.80
27.5% -29.5%
$870 - $890
$760 - $780
-$70
-$70
N/A
28% - 30% (3)
N/A
-319
$0.35 - $0.65
~319
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1. Guidance as shown is as of August 5, 2022.
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3.
Non-GAAP gross margin guidance excludes stock-based compensation expense of approximately $10 million to $15 million. The company's Non-GAAP operating expenses guidance excludes amortization of acquired intangible assets
and stock-based compensation expense, totaling approximately $100 million to $120 million. In the aggregate, Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share guidance excludes these items totaling $110 million to $135 million. The timing and
amount of these charges excluded from Non-GAAP gross margin, Non-GAAP operating expenses, and Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share cannot be further allocated or quantified with certainty. Additionally, the timing and amount of
additional charges the company excludes from its Non-GAAP tax rate and Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share are dependent on the timing and determination of certain actions and cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, full
reconciliations of Non-GAAP gross margin, Non-GAAP operating expenses, Non-GAAP tax rate and Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures (gross margin, operating expenses,
tax rate and diluted earnings per share, respectively) are not available without unreasonable effort.
The Non-GAAP tax rate provided is based on a percentage of Non-GAAP pre-tax income. Due to differences in the tax treatment of items excluded from our Non-GAAP net income and because our tax rate is based on an estimated
forecasted annual GAAP tax rate, our estimated Non-GAAP tax rate may differ from our GAAP tax rate and from our actual tax rates. Tax law changes that became effective for our fiscal year 2023 require the capitalization of certain
R&D costs that were previously eligible for immediate deduction from taxable income. The impact of these tax law changes is expected to include an immediate increase in our tax rate of approximately 12 percentage points, which is
reflected in the guidance provided in the table above. This immediate increase of higher tax rate is expected to decrease gradually over time.View entire presentation