Dell’s Irish subsidiary’s pre-tax profits jump by 78%

Pre-tax profits at the main Irish subsidiary of US computer giant Dell last year increased by 78% to $10.9m (€8m) in spite of a slump in PC sales.

New figures show that Dell Products had theincrease in spite of sales decreasing by 9% from $13bn to $11.9bn in the 12 months to the end of Feb 1, 2013.

The prior year was for a 53-week year compared to 52 weeks last year.