WDC // Western Digital Corporation

Technology • Electronic Components

$338.59 ▼ -27.52 (-7.52%)

MKT CAP: $137.04B • VOL: 7.27M

52W L $132 52W H $800

ALTMAN Z

15.75 SAFE

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WDC // VALUE CHAIN TOPOLOGY: SUPPLIERS ──► ISSUER ──► REVENUE CUSTOMERS (SPLC <GO>) SOURCE: SEC FORM 10-K ITEM 1 & 1A

01 // UPSTREAM SUPPLIERS & FOUNDRIES

TSM <GO> CRITICAL

Upstream Foundry & Infrastructure Partners

FOUNDRY / INFRA • Core Fabrication & Cloud Compute

EST. COGS / CAPEX SHARE 24%

EVIDENCE: Form 10-K Item 1A Supply Concentration

Precision Equipment & Subsystem Vendors

SUPPLIER • Capital Equipment & Tooling

EST. COGS / CAPEX SHARE 14%

EVIDENCE: Form 10-K Note 12 Purchase Commitments

CORE VALUE-CHAIN HUB NASDAQ

WDC // Western Digital Corporation

GROSS MARGIN

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OP MARGIN

21.1%

ROIC %

58.3%

MKT CAP

$137.04B

UPSTREAM INPUTS ──► WDC OPERATING ENGINE ──► CUSTOMER REVENUE

03 // DOWNSTREAM REVENUE CUSTOMERS

MSFT <GO> REV SHARE: ~19%

Hyperscale & Enterprise Cloud Accounts

CUSTOMER • Enterprise Infrastructure

EVIDENCE: Form 10-K Segment & Major Customer Footnote

AMZN <GO> REV SHARE: ~13%

Global Commercial & Distribution Channels

CUSTOMER • Commercial Distribution

EVIDENCE: Form 10-K Geographic & Channel Breakdown

DIRECT COMPETITOR FUNDAMENTAL BENCHMARK MATRIX LIVE DB CROSS-COMPARISON

TICKER	COMPANY	LAST	MKT CAP	GROSS MGN	OP MGN	ROIC %	EV/EBITDA	REV YOY	HEAD-TO-HEAD
WDC ★	Western Digital Corporation	$338.59	$137.04B	—	21.1%	58.3%	14.4x	+180.0%	SUBJECT ISSUER
AAPL	Apple Inc.	$344.63	$5.03T	48.6%	33.2%	81.4%	29.5x	+14.2%	WDC VS AAPL <GO>
NVDA	NVIDIA Corporation	$202.06	$4.93T	71.1%	65.2%	65.1%	23.2x	+83.4%	WDC VS NVDA <GO>
MSFT	Microsoft Corporation	$521.91	$3.88T	67.7%	47.1%	26.5%	19.9x	+17.9%	WDC VS MSFT <GO>
TSM	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.	$406.13	$2.11T	—	21.1%	14.9%	14.9x	-3.3%	WDC VS TSM <GO>
SPCX	Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	$134.72	$1.83T	—	21.1%	58.3%	14.3x	+20.9%	WDC VS SPCX <GO>