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The moves were aimed partly at mitigating the threat of tariffs.

The company added that it is reviewing several mitigating actions for its U.K. digital business.

Analysts attribute Dell’s positive outlook to its effective supply chain management, mitigating the impact of increasing memory chip costs.

“Our merchandising and operating teams did an outstanding job mitigating the negative margin impact from tariffs,” said Chief Executive Michael O’Sullivan.

Companies have also gotten better at mitigating the cost—securing exemptions, raising prices, cutting spending and rearranging supply chains.