What Caused VMware’s Net Income to Surge?
Earlier in the series, we discussed VMware’s (VMW) top line growth as well as its operating margins. In fiscal Q1 2019, VMware’s revenue rose 13.8%, while its net income rose approximately fourfold to $942 million from $245 million in fiscal Q1 2018. VMware’s profit surge in fiscal Q1 2019 was mainly the result of a one-time gain of $781 million from Pivotal Software’s IPO.