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Microsoft estimates get slashed
News Goldman Sachs analyst Rick Sherlund has lowered estimates for Microsoft's fiscal third quarter, adding that the warnings from PC companies about slowing growth will have to affect the software giant. Investors may want to take note, the last time...
[March 22, 2001, 14:01]
Oracle's earnings meet estimates
News Oracle met analysts' third-quarter earnings estimates on Thursday, aided by double-digit growth in both new software licences and its licence updates and support business. The software maker reported revenues of $2.5bn (£1.39bn) for the quarter...
[March 12, 2004, 9:45]
Dell Q4 earnings in line with lowered estimates
News Dell Computer tiptoed past analysts' reduced estimates in its fourth quarter last Thursday, earning $436m (£270m), or 16 cents (9p) a share on sales of $6.8bn (£4.2bn). First Call consensus lowered its profit estimate from 21 cents (13p) a share to...
[February 14, 2000, 16:30]
Gateway misses estimates as sales sag
News PC maker Gateway reported on Thursday that it missed earnings estimates for the second quarter as it watched its revenue shrink. Even with layoffs, many of the major players have been forced to lower estimates and give sobering guidance for the...
[July 20, 2001, 9:30]
Intel tops Q1 estimates but sales lower than expected
News Intel Corp.once again beat analysts' estimates in its first quarter Tuesday, returning a profit of $2bn (£1.21bn), or 57 cents a share, on sales of $7.1bn. However, the $7.1bn in sales was about $400m below most analysts' estimates.
[April 14, 1999, 7:47]
HP earnings beat Wall Street estimates
News HP beat Wall Street earnings estimates this quarter, lead by strong notebook sales growth. HP reported third-quarter earnings of $2.03bn (£1bn), or 86 cents per share, excluding one-time charges. Analysts were expecting earnings of 83 cents per share.
[August 20, 2008, 10:07]
Lexmark tops estimates for third quarter
News Lexmark handily beat analysts' estimates for its third-quarter profit as it rode stronger sales of both printers and printing supplies. The printer manufacturer on Monday reported net earnings of $104m (£62m) and a profit of 79 cents per share on...
[October 20, 2003, 15:10]
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]
Engage beats estimates
News Last quarter, Engage beat Street estimates, losing $10.5m (£6.5m), or 22 cents (13p) a share, on sales of $8.3m (£5.1m). On Tuesday, Engage Technologies posted a loss of $27.4m (£16.9m), or 52 cents a share, for its second quarter on sales of...
[March 8, 2000, 14:12]
Dell tops estimates - by a hair
News Dell topped analysts' estimates by a penny a share in its second quarter Thursday, earning $603m, or 22 cents a share, on sales of $7.7bn. The lower end of that range is consistent with our view and consistent with where most [analyst estimates...
[August 11, 2000, 11:43]
PeopleSoft beats estimates
News PeopleSoft has posted fourth-quarter revenue that beat analyst estimates and raised its 2004 earnings guidance on Thursday, continuing a streak of strong quarters that may make Oracle's quest to buy the company more difficult.
[January 30, 2004, 10:35]
Intel misses Q2 estimates, predicts better Q3
News Second quarter sales of $6.75bn represent a 13.8 percent increase year-over-year and a 5 percent decline sequentially, which puts it at the low range of analyst estimates. Based on all the interest we've gathered, we believe it'll be a pretty good...
[July 14, 1999, 8:09]
Analog Devices tops Wall Street estimates
News Fueled by demand for communications processors, Analog Devices topped Wall Street estimates by 5 cents (.03p) in the first quarter, issued a bullish outlook and announced a two-for-one stock split. Current First Call estimates project earnings of...
[February 16, 2000, 12:40]
IBM results hit estimates
News IBM squeaked by analysts' expectations for its second quarter, beating estimates by a penny before a massive charge associated with layoffs and restructuring. The computing behemoth reported an actual profit of just $56m, or 3 cents per share...
[July 18, 2002, 10:07]
Micron Electronics doubles Q4 estimates
News Micron Electronics stormed past analysts' estimates in its fourth quarter Monday, raking in $13.7m (£8.5m), or 14 cents a share, on sales of $333m. Last quarter, it also beat analysts' estimates, earning $7m, or 7 cents a share, on sales of $327.7m.
[September 28, 1999, 9:13]
Qualcomm tops 4Q estimates, sets 4-for-1 split
News Qualcomm raced past analysts' estimates in its fourth quarter Tuesday, raking in $170m (£102m), or 91 cents a share, on sales of $1.1 billion. Last quarter, Qualcomm beat analysts' estimates, earning $135 million, or 75 cents a share, on sales of...
[November 3, 1999, 11:15]
Apple tops estimates
News Buoyed by shipments of new models, Apple Computer reported a fiscal second-quarter profit on Wednesday that significantly topped Wall Street estimates. However, Apple also reduced its outlook for the second half of its fiscal year.
[April 19, 2001, 8:02]
Red Hat misses estimates -- splits stock
News Red Hat missed estimates by a penny Monday in its third quarter, but said it would issue a 2-for-1 stock split. Red Hat reported a loss of $3.6m, or a nickel a share, on sales of $5.4m. The results were a penny below First Call consensus.
[December 20, 1999, 13:33]
3Com sneaks past Q2 estimates but revenue slips
News Network-equipment maker 3Com beat analysts' estimates in its second quarter Tuesday but sales declined four percent from the year-ago quarter and the company doesn't expect revenues to improve in the third quarter.
[December 22, 1999, 10:14]
techTrader: Amazon.com beats Q3 estimates
News Last quarter, Amazon.com met analysts' estimates, losing $82.8m, or 51 cents a share, on sales of $314.4m. US-based Amazon.com checked in with a smaller-than-expected loss in its third quarter Wednesday, losing $86m (£51m), or 26 cents a share, on...
[October 28, 1999, 12:00]
