Dell Projects Revenue Boost in Pitch for Tracking-Stock Buyout

Dell Projects Revenue Boost in Pitch for Tracking-Stock Buyout
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Dell’s furthest-reaching financial projections received a muted response from the investors it needs to impress to pull off a deal to return to public markets, according to Bloomberg.

Holders of the DVMT tracking stock have been anxious to see how Dell is projecting its performance because the numbers are being used to help justify an offer of $109-a-share in cash and Dell Class C shares for their stock. Signaling skepticism that the deal can be completed, DVMT has traded below the bid price since it was announced last month.

Dell expects its revenue to increase about 9.5 percent to $87.5 billion in fiscal 2019, according to the proxy statement Monday. That’s the midpoint of a projected range, compared with $79.9 billion in sales a year earlier. Dell said its total earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization are expected to increase 18 percent to $9.7 billion, up from $8.2 billion.

Both revenue and Ebitda metrics include financial benefits from Dell’s stake in software maker VMware, whose shares the DVMT stock was set up to track. Dell reevaluated the projections after its fiscal first quarter performance exceeded management’s expectations, according to the filing. The company said it also included changes in accounting standards related to items such as revenue recognition and cash flow statements.