Lenovo Group: Q4 and Full Year Financial Results 2024/25
Lenovo delivers strong full-year performance – innovation and operational excellence further strengthen competitiveness
The results were not only driven by the Group’s focus on executing a clear strategy, but also its end-to-end integrated global operations (design, demand forecasting, procurement, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and services), ODM+ manufacturing model, and global resources/local delivery model. Over the past 20 years of operating a global business, Lenovo has established a manufacturing footprint that boasts 30+ manufacturing sites (either in-house or outsourced) in 11 different markets around the world. The combination of these gives the Group maximum flexibility and resilience to navigate through uncertainties and be more adaptive to the market conditions.
Lenovo continues to prioritize investment in innovation, with R&D expenses up 13% year-on-year to
Looking ahead, Lenovo remains confident that its focus on innovation and hybrid AI, together with its globally balanced business and a flexible, resilient supply chain will not only maintain but also enhance its market competitiveness.
Lenovo’s Board of Directors declared a final dividend of 3.9 US cents or 30.5 HK cents per share for the fiscal year ended
Chairman and CEO quote –
“This has been one of our best years yet, even in the face of significant macroeconomic uncertainty. We achieved strong top-line growth with all our business groups and sales geographies growing by double digits, and our bottom-line increased even faster. Our strategy to focus on hybrid AI has driven meaningful progress in both personal and enterprise AI, laying a strong foundation for leadership in this AI era. With 20 years of leading a global business and navigating challenges, I'm confident that our operational excellence and continued investment in innovation will not only sustain but strengthen our competitiveness.”
Financial Highlights:
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FY 24/25 US$ millions |
FY 23/24 US$ millions |
Change
|
|
Q4 FY24/25 US$ millions |
Q4 FY23/24 US$ millions |
Change |
Group Revenue |
69,077 |
56,864 |
21% |
|
16,984 |
13,833 |
23% |
Pre-tax income |
1,481 |
1,365 |
8% |
|
178 |
309 |
(42)% |
Net Income (profit attributable to equity holders) |
1,384 |
1,011 |
37% |
|
90 |
248 |
(64)% |
Net Income (profit attributable to equity holders – non-HKFRS)[1] |
1,441 |
1,060 |
36% |
|
278 |
223 |
25% |
|
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Basic earnings per share (US cents) |
11.30 |
8.41 |
2.89 |
|
0.73 |
2.02 |
(1.29) |
Q4 FY24/25 Group Performance: Revenue and non-HKFRS [1] net income increase over 20%, double-digit revenue year-on-year growth across all businesses
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Group revenue grew 23% year-on-year to
US$17 billion , with double-digit year-on-year revenue growth across all businesses. -
Net income was up 25% year-on-year on a non-HKFRS[1] basis to
US$278 million . -
The Intelligent Devices Group further enlarged its PC market leadership and expanded the gap to the number two player year-on-year by a further point. At the same time, smartphone revenue outgrew the market by 12 points and its global smartphone ranking by revenue is now number four in all markets outside ofChina . -
The Infrastructure Solutions Group achieved profitability for the 2nd consecutive quarter, with revenue hypergrowth of more than 60% year-on-year. -
The Solutions and Services Group delivered 18% revenue growth year-on year and a record operating margin of 22.7%.
Full Year performance:
FY24/25 performance:
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Overall IDG revenue grew 13% year-on-year to
US$50.5 billion , with an operating margin in the historically high range of more than 7%. - PCs expanded their market leadership, enlarging the gap to the number two player by almost 1 point to 3.6 points, and maintained industry-leading profitability.
- AI PCs exceeded the volume target for the year, with Lenovo now leading globally in the Windows AI PC category.
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Smartphone revenue reached its highest point since the acquisition of
Motorola Mobility , with hypergrowth of 27% year-on-year. There was robust growth inAsia Pacific and EMEA markets, complementing the traditional strongholds ofLatin America andNorth America . - The tablet business achieved double-digit year-on-year growth in sales volume.
- Innovative form factors were launched throughout FY24/25 across Lenovo’s AI PC and smartphone portfolio, including the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 with a rollable display, the Legion Go S handheld gaming console, and the ultra-premium ThinkPad and Yoga Aura Editions. Motorola expanded its leadership in foldables with the latest motorola razr, now enhanced with moto AI capabilities.
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Looking ahead, IDG will continue to build an AI-driven applications ecosystem to deliver seamless cross-device, cross-ecosystem experiences, as well as further develop the AI super agents that recently launched at the Group’s
Tech World event inShanghai .
Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG): Hypergrowth, profitable in the 2nd half of the year, driving hybrid infrastructure
FY24/25 performance:
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ISG saw a year of hyper-growth with revenue up 63% year-on-year to a record
US$14.5 billion . Operating margin was significantly improved and ISG broke even for the 2nd half of the fiscal year. - The Cloud Services Provider (CSP) business continued to scale through the year with self-sustaining profitability.
- The Enterprise and SMB (E/SMB) business had strong momentum with revenue up 20% year-on-year to a record high.
- The AI server business also achieved hypergrowth thanks to the rising demand for AI infrastructure, with Lenovo’s industry-leading Neptune™ liquid cooling solutions as a key force behind this rapid growth.
- Looking ahead, ISG will continue executing its CSP and E/SMB strategy, simplify its product portfolio, strengthen its go-to-market capabilities, and enhance operational resilience to drive steady, balanced growth across all geographies and sustainable profitability.
FY24/25 performance:
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SSG further solidified its role as the Group’s transformation engine, with revenue growing 13% year-on-year to
US$8.5 billion , with an operating margin of 21.1%. - The support services business continued its steady growth, elevating the hardware user experience.
- The solutions and ‘as-a-service’ business grew even faster, now accounting for nearly 60% of SSG’s revenue, with AI offerings in particular generating momentum.
- Looking ahead, SSG will continue to build capabilities within the Lenovo Hybrid AI Advantage framework, while also expanding and deepening its portfolio of enterprise solutions.
ESG highlights
Lenovo made progress on its environmental, social and governance commitments in FY24/25 and is on-track to reach its 2030 emissions reduction goals, aligned to the Science Based Targets initiative. Lenovo is proud to have received global recognitions in the past year such as the Gold Award in the Most Sustainable Companies/Organizations category of the Best Corporate Governance and ESG Awards organized by the HKICPA as well as the Platinum Medal by
[1] Non-HKFRS measure was adjusted by excluding net fair value changes on financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, amortization of intangible assets resulting from mergers and acquisitions, mergers and acquisitions related charges, gain on deemed disposal of a subsidiary, impairment and write-off of intangible assets, one-time income tax credit; restructuring and other charges, gain on remeasurement of a written put option liability, fair value change on derivative financial liabilities relating to warrants, and notional interest of convertible bonds; and the corresponding income tax effects, if any.
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY
For the quarter and year ended (in US$ millions, except per share data) |
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|
|
Q4 FY24/25 |
Q4 FY23/24 |
Y/Y CHG |
|
FY24/25 |
FY23/24 |
Y/Y CHG |
Revenue
|
|
16,984 |
13,833 |
23% |
|
69,077 |
56,864 |
21% |
Gross profit |
|
2,783
|
2,428
|
15% |
|
11,098 |
9,803 |
13% |
Gross profit margin
|
|
16.4%
|
17.6%
|
(1.2) pts |
|
16.1% |
17.2% |
(1.1) pts |
Operating expenses
|
|
(2,452)
|
(1,939)
|
26% |
|
(8,934) |
(7,797) |
15% |
R&D expenses
|
|
(644)
|
(532)
|
21% |
|
(2,288) |
(2,028) |
13% |
Expenses-to-revenue ratio
|
|
14.4%
|
14.0%
|
0.4 pts |
|
12.9% |
13.7% |
(0.8) pts |
Operating profit
|
|
331
|
489
|
(32)% |
|
2,164 |
2,006 |
8% |
Other non-operating income/(expenses) – net |
|
(153)
|
(180)
|
(15)% |
|
(683) |
(641) |
7% |
Pre-tax income
|
|
178
|
309
|
(42)% |
|
1,481 |
1,365 |
8% |
Taxation
|
|
(54)
|
(56)
|
(4)% |
|
(19) |
(263) |
(93)% |
Profit for the period/year
|
|
124
|
253
|
(51)% |
|
1,462 |
1,102 |
33% |
Non-controlling interests
|
|
(34)
|
(5)
|
551% |
|
(78) |
(91) |
(16)% |
Profit attributable to equity holders
|
|
90 |
248
|
(64)% |
|
1,384 |
1,011 |
37% |
Profit attributable to equity holders – non-HKFRS[1] |
|
278 |
223
|
25% |
|
1,441 |
1,060 |
36% |
Earnings per share (US cents)
|
|
0.73 0.71 |
2.02 1.95 |
(1.29) (1.24) |
|
11.30 10.62 |
8.41 8.05 |
2.89 2.57 |
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