3Com Sees Slow Recovery From 2Q Letdown
News 3Com warned of a wider-than-expected loss in its second quarter and told analysts not to expect an improvement in the third. The network equipment maker Monday said it now expects to lose between 19 cents to 23 cents a share, much worse than the...
[December 5, 2000, 10:00]
Compaq Meets 2Q Estimates, Strong Growth Ahead
News Compaq Computer met analysts' estimates in its second quarter Tuesday, posting a profit of $387m, or 21 cents a share, on sales of $10.1bn. Officials also said they expect double-digit sales growth in the second half.
[July 26, 2000, 10:04]
Intel To Take $200m Charge In 2Q
News Intel said late Tuesday it will take a second-quarter charge of $200m, or two cents a share, to replace defective motherboards. However, it also said its earnings from interest and other investments will be more than triple what it expected.
[June 21, 2000, 11:44]
Novell Shares Slide Following 2Q Results
News Novell shares tumbled 1 9/16, or 16 percent, to 8 3/16 Wednesday, one day after it limped past analysts' reduced estimates in its second quarter. In the quarter, Novell posted a profit of $31m (£21.01m), or 9 cents a share, on sales of $302m...
[May 25, 2000, 9:39]
E*Trade Beats 2Q Estimates
News E*Trade Group said Wednesday it handily topped First Call consensus estimates and reached break-even on an operating basis. First Call expected a loss of 16 cents a share. The company's total net loss as reported for the second quarter of fiscal...
[April 13, 2000, 9:50]
Micron Misses 2Q Estimates As DRAM Prices Slide
News Micron Technology fell short of analysts' second quarter estimates, but said it sees a strong rebound in the current quarter. The memory chip giant on Tuesday reported fiscal second quarter earnings of $161m (£99m), or 58 cents (35p) a share, on...
[March 22, 2000, 13:33]
Tektronix Beats 2Q Estimates
News Newly focused Tektronix, said Wednesday net income for its second quarter was $15.2m (£9m), or 32 cents a share, skipping by First Call's estimate by a penny. Shares in the company closed at 37 9/16 Tuesday.
[December 15, 1999, 13:46]
Oracle Blows Away 2Q Estimates
News On Tuesday, Oracle reported second quarter earnings of $384m (£230m), or 26 cents a share, on sales of $2.3bn. It was obviously a terrific quarter," Oracle CFO Jeff Henley told analysts during a conference call.
[December 15, 1999, 9:53]
AOL Edges By 2Q Expectations
News After market close Wednesday, the online service reported fiscal second quarter net income of $224m, or 9 cents per share, excluding one-time events. First Call's survey of 35 analysts predicted a profit of 8 cents per share for the quarter ended...
[January 20, 2000, 9:07]
Microsoft Tops 2Q Estimates, Issues Usual Caution
News Strong sales of Office 2000 and large investment gains helped Microsoft keep doing what it does best. On Tuesday, the software giant beat analysts' estimates by 5 cents a share in its second quarter. In the quarter, Microsoft earned $2.4bn (£1.5bn...
[January 19, 2000, 9:15]
The Day Ahead: Applied Materials Sees Big Profits In 2Q
News Applied Materials shareholders should be on a high today after the semiconductor equipment company beat estimates in the first quarter, issued a stock split and gave a bullish forecast. The earnings results and stock split were expected, but the...
[February 16, 2000, 12:14]
Microsoft Soars Past 1Q Estimates, Expects Strong 2Q
News The $5.38bn in sales represents an impressive 28 percent improvement compared to the year-ago quarter when it raked in $1.68bn, on sales of $4.19bn. And the software giant sees more good times ahead. Though Maffei sounded his usual notes of caution...
[October 20, 1999, 8:22]
Amazon Hits 2Q Estimates
News First Call consensus expected the online retailer to lose 51 cents a share in the quarter. Including $55.2m in acquisition, merger and other charges, Amazon lost $138m, or 86 cents a share. The $314.4m in sales represents a 171 percent jump versus...
[July 22, 1999, 9:04]
Adobe Sees Strong 2Q, But Cuts Jobs
News Shares of Adobe dipped 3/4 to 71 3/4 in lat morning trade. Adobe has delivered since last year's third quarter warning of weak overseas sales. Adobe cut 10 percent of its staff. These recent cuts will continue to cut Adobe's international staff...
[June 2, 1999, 14:38]
Apple, AMD, IBM Fly - AOL Tries
News Investors are casting a critical eye on earnings reports being released by tech companies for their fourth-quarter results. Who was hit by a Y2K slowdown? Is PC demand really starting to ebb? And how did those e-commerce high-fliers perform during...
[January 20, 2000, 8:33]
Audiohighway.com Loss Widens In Third Quarter
News Audiohighway.com posted drastically improved sales in its third quarter Monday, but still lost $2.8m (£2.0m), or 50 cents a share, on sales of $613,000. There was no First Call consensus estimate for Audiohighway.com this quarter.
[November 16, 1999, 11:06]
Gartner: Vista Will Be Delayed Again
News The wait for Microsoft's delayed Windows Vista could be even longer than expected, according to a research report issued this week. In March, Microsoft announced that widespread distribution of Windows Vista would be delayed until early 2007.
[May 3, 2006, 9:35]
