Western Digital Corporation (WDC) CEO David Goeckeler on Q1 2021 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) Q1 2021 Earnings Conference Call October 28, 2020 12:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Peter Andrew - Vice President, Investor Relations
David Goeckeler - Chief Executive Officer
Bob Eulau - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Joseph Moore - Morgan Stanley
Toshiya Hari - Goldman Sachs
Karl Ackerman - Cowen
Aaron Rakers - Wells Fargo
C.J. Muse - Evercore
Wamsi Mohan - Bank of America
Mehdi Hosseini - SIG
Shannon Cross - Cross Research
Sidney Ho - Deutsche Bank
Mitch Steves - RBC Capital Markets
Steven Fox - Cross Research
Ananda Baruah - Loop Capital
Vijay Rakesh - Mizuho
Nikolay Todorov - Longbow
Jim Suva - Citigroup Investment Research
Kevin Cassidy - Rosenblatt Securities

Operator

Good afternoon and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Western Digital's Fiscal First Quarter 2021 Conference Call. Presently, all participants are in listen-only mode. Later we will conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this call is being recorded.

Now I will turn the call over to Mr. Peter Andrew, you may begin.

Peter Andrew

Thank you, Shannon and good afternoon everyone. Joining me today are David Goeckeler, Chief Executive Officer and Bob Eulau, Chief Financial Officer.

Before we begin, let me remind everyone that today's discussion contains forward-looking statements including product portfolio expectations, business plans, trends and financial outlook based on management's current assumptions and expectations and as such, does include risks and uncertainties. We assume no obligation to update these statements. Please refer to our most recent financial report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC for more information on the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially.

We will also make references to non-GAAP financial measures today. Reconciliations between the non-GAAP and comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the press release