{"id":296844,"date":"2024-08-15T11:42:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T11:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/?post_type=news&p=296844"},"modified":"2024-08-15T11:42:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T11:42:14","slug":"lenovo-q1-revenue-jumps-20-signals-pc-market-recovery","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/news\/lenovo-q1-revenue-jumps-20-signals-pc-market-recovery","title":{"rendered":"Lenovo Q1 Revenue Jumps 20%, Signals PC Market Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"
Chinese-based PC maker Lenovo reported a 20% increase in its first-quarter revenue on Thursday, indicating a potential resurgence in the global PC market.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
The company\u2019s revenue climbed to $15.4 billion, surpassing analyst expectations. Net income also experienced a significant uplift, rising 38% to $243 million.<\/span><\/p>\n Lenovo\u2019s<\/span><\/a> strong showing this quarter is in stark contrast to its worse-than-expected 24% fall in revenue for the April-June quarter last year. The slump, which was blamed on a prolonged decline in global demand for PCs left Lenovo with its fourth consecutive quarter of sales declines since 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n However, this <\/span>latest quarter\u2019s profit<\/span><\/a> of $243 million represents a big improvement and marks the company\u2019s third consecutive quarter of growth.<\/span><\/p>\n The global PC market is gaining momentum after it endured a two-year downturn. In the second quarter of 2024, <\/span>shipments of desktops and laptops<\/span><\/a> increased by 3.4% compared to the same period last year, reaching a total of 62.8 million units. Laptops saw a higher growth rate of 4%, while desktops experienced a slight uptick of 1%.<\/span><\/p>\n Increasing demand for AI-capable devices and a gradual recovery in consumer spending after COVID-19 are driving the market forward. As businesses and individuals seek more powerful computing solutions to harness emerging AI technologies, the demand for high-performance PCs is on the rise, and it seems <\/span>Lenovo\u2019s announcement to integrate unique AI capabilities<\/span><\/a> in its next PC lines will help it to capitalize in the coming quarters.<\/span><\/p>\n While Lenovo\u2019s results are promising, the global economic climate remains uncertain given the recent bear run experienced in the <\/span>global stock market.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Nevertheless, Lenovo\u2019s strong first-quarter performance offers a glimmer of hope for the PC industry as a whole.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The coming quarters will be critical in determining whether the PC market is indeed on a sustained recovery path or a short surge due to<\/span> AI washing<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chinese-based PC maker Lenovo reported a 20% increase in its first-quarter revenue on Thursday, indicating a potential resurgence in the global PC market.\u00a0 The company\u2019s revenue climbed to $15.4 billion, surpassing analyst expectations. Net income also experienced a significant uplift, rising 38% to $243 million. Lenovo\u2019s strong showing this quarter is in stark contrast to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":286696,"featured_media":296851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"news-category":[2225],"class_list":["post-296844","news","type-news","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-category-finance"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe PC Market Gathers Momentum<\/span><\/h2>\n