INTC miss is an aberration; from Briefing.com:
AFTER THE CLOSE ******
Motorola Inc. (MOT) 94 15/16 -1 11/16: electronic equipment and components manufacturer posts a Q3 net of $0.53 per share, in line with the First Call mean, vs year-ago profit of $0.07; revenues rose 6.9% to 7.7 bln and notes that conditions in Asia continue to improve.....
Aspec Technology Inc. (ASPC) 15/16 +1/32: provider of very deep submicron system-on-chip (SOC) technologies and design tools names Ray Grammer as CFO; names Frank Lin as its VP of Engineering; see press release.....
Linear Technology Corp. (LLTC) 58 5/8 -1 21/32: designer and manufacturer of high performance linear integrated circuits posts a fiscal Q1 net of $0.36 per share, a penny higher than the First Call mean, vs year-ago profit of $0.28; net sales rose 27.1% to $147.53 mln; see press release ....
Whirlpool Corp. (WHR) 63 5/16 -1/16: manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances posts a Q3 operating net of $1.40 per share, six cents better than the First Call mean, vs year-ago profit of $1.02; sales rose 7% to $2.7 bln; earlier this month, WHR said that Q3 results would be the most profitable in company history; see press release ....
Hoover's Inc. (HOOV) 10 13/16 -3/8: Web-based provider of business information posts a fiscal Q2 loss of $0.29 per share, ten cents narrower than the First Call mean, vs year-ago loss of $0.18; revenues increased 86% to $3.8 mln and 21% on a sequential basis; see press release.....
Terayon Communication Systems Inc. (TERN) 41 15/16 -3 3/16: supplier of broadband access systems posts a Q3 loss of $0.08 per share, excluding non-cash charges and in-process research and development costs, much narrower than the First Call loss estimate of $0.25, vs year-ago loss of $0.44 on a pro forma basis; revenues rose 149% to $23.4 mln; see press release.....
QLogic Corp. (QLGC) 85 1/2 -2 5/16: designer and supplier of semiconductor and board-level I/O products posts a Q2 net of $0.35 per share, four cents ahead of the First Call mean, vs year-ago profit of $0.14 adjusted for stock split; revenues rose 72% to a record $47.5 mln; see press release.....
Netegrity Inc. (NETE) 26 3/8 -1 7/16: provider of software and services for electronic commerce applications posts a Q3 loss of $0.16 per share, in line with the First Call mean, vs year-ago loss of $0.12; revenues rose 165% to $3.33 mln; see press release.....
FSI International Inc. (FSII) 9 7/8 +7/16: manufacturer of capital equipment for the microelectronics industry posts a fiscal Q4 loss from continuing operations of $0.41 per share, nine cents wider than the First call loss mean, vs year-ago loss of $0.75; sales rose 18.1% to $32.7 mln and an order backlog of approximately $45 mln; see press release.....
Alpha Industries Inc. (AHAA) 56 1/4 -11/16: developer and manufacturer of radio frequency, wave frequency integrated circuits and discrete semiconductors posts a fiscal Q2 net of $0.26 per share, a penny better than the First Call mean, vs year-ago profit of $0.19; net sales rose 41% to $41.8 mln while new orders rose 48.8% to $44.2 mln; see press release.....
Intel Corp (INTC) 76 11/16 +3/16: --UPDATE-- company expects Q4 revenues to rise from Q3 levels, with a couple point improvement in gross margin.....
I am not sure how market will respond tomorrow, but any downturn may well be short-lived. |