Compaq erwartet im 3.Quartal Gewinn von 7 bis 9 Cents!Und geringfügig geringeren Umsatz :statt 8,5 Milliarden nur 8 bis 8,4.
Compaq hits pre-announced 4-cent profit (CPQ) By August Cole
Compaq Computer on Wednesday effectively matched its pre-announced second-quarter results with a profit of $67 million, or 4 cents a share, and revenue of $8.5 billion. Analysts surveyed by First Call/Thomson Financial had expected a 4-cent a share profit, on average, with revenue at $8.8 billion. Last year, the Dallas-based PC giant (CPQ reported a second-quarter profit of $387 million, or 22 cents a share. Revenue was down from last year's $10.13 billion level. For the key back-to-school third quarter, Compaq said it expects revenue in the range of $8 billion to $8.4 billion and earnings in a range from 7 cents to 9 cents. Shares ended the day up 27 cents to $14.12.
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