In its first full year under the oversight of investor Carl Icahn, Xerox recorded its biggest profits since 2011, but at the cost of 5,700 jobs it cut or offloaded in a bid to squeeze costs out of the business.
The Norwalk-based office equipment giant’s earnings totaled $1.4 billion in 2019, roughly quadruple its totals from the year before. Xerox revenue declined 6 percent last year to $9 billion, though contracting only slightly in the fourth quarter compared to a year earlier.
Xerox shares were up 4 percent Tuesday morning in advance of the markets opening to just above $35, with the issue entering the year at nearly $37 a share.
At the urging of Icahn, Xerox is seeking a takeover of computer and printer giant Hewlett-Packard, with HP’s board rejecting a $33 billion offer that Xerox is now presenting directly to investors, last week proposing a slate of candidates to HP’s board for consideration at this year’s annual meeting.
Icahn won a Xerox proxy contest in the spring of 2018, gaining control of the board and installing John Visentin as CEO. The company promptly instituted a restructuring program called “Project Own It” that continues today. The company entered 2020 with a workforce of 27,000 people, having cut jobs through a mix of layoffs; leaving positions unfilled as employees leave on their own volition; and a new outsourcing agreement with HCL Technologies.
In November, Xerox sold Fujifilm its 25 percent stake in the long-running Fuji Xerox joint venture in Japan, receiving $2.2 billion.
Alex.Soule@scni.com; 203-842-2545; @casoulman
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