The following appears on reuters.com
HP Inc results beat in ‘breakthrough’ quarter for PC, printers
By Aishwarya Venugopal – HP Inc (HPQ.N) reported better-than-expected results in what its chief executive termed a “breakthrough” quarter as both its PC and printer businesses grew for the first time since 2010.
Shares of the company rose 3.6 percent to $19.7 after the bell on Wednesday.
Revenue from personal systems business, which makes notebooks, desktops and workstations, jumped 9.6 percent to $7.66 billion in the second quarter ended April 30. The business accounts for nearly two-thirds of the company’s total sales.
