Check out the comment at the end of this earnings release: "Inacom Corp. - Omaha, Neb. 3rd Quar Sept. 25: 1999 1998 Revenues $1,545,610,000 $1,658,116,000 Net income 7,113,000 a (12,887,000) Avg shrs (basic) 45,500,000 44,600,000 Avg shrs (diluted) 45,900,000 44,600,000 Shr earns (basic) Net income .16 a (.29) Shr earns (diluted) Net income .15 a (.29) 9 Months: Revenues 4,367,491,000 5,171,391,000 Net income b (134,855,000) 15,707,000 Avg shrs (basic) 45,300,000 43,600,000 Avg shrs (diluted) 45,300,000 43,600,000 Shr earns (basic) Net income b (2.98) .36 Shr earns (diluted) Net income b (2.98) .36 Figures in parentheses are losses. a. Includes an after-tax unusual charge of $27.2 million. Excluding the charge, the company had earnings of $14.3 million, or 31 cents a diluted share. b. Includes $217 million in pre-tax items for a first-quarter restructuring and unusual charges. Excluding these items, the company had net income of $4.8 million, or 10 cents a diluted share. For the fourth quarter, the company expects a loss of between 10 cents and 20 cents a share due to a slowdown in "Wintel" computer sales. The company said the slowdown is due to Y2K concerns and product availability issues. A First Call/Thomson Financial survey of analysts produced a mean earnings estimate of 45 cents and share and 69 cents a share for the fourth quarter and year periods, respectively. Inacom Corp. (ICO) is a technology management services company." |