Updated: 01-Feb-01
AFTER THE CLOSE ******
Comp. Network (CMNT) 29 7/8 +1 11/16: Company warns for Q4; sees $0.17; current EPS estimate is $0.20. Cites economic slow-down and customer perception that it will continue as spending has been lower than expected; see press release.
RSA Security (RSAS) 61 3/4 -1/4: Provider of e-business encryption and public key management systems announces 3-2 stock split; payable on Mar 23; see press release.
DoubleClick (DCLK) 15 3/4 +3/8: Company announces final terms of its @Plan acquisition; company has elected to pay $3.45 in cash and .2829 of a share of DoubleClick Common Stock for each share of @plan Common Stock. The transaction is expected to close tomorrow; see press release.
Buy.com (BUYX) 29/32 -1/32: -- Update -- On its conference call; says it has agreed to sell its U.K operations to an unspecified European buyer, has eliminated 10% of its workforce and will close its Canadian Web site in an effort to curb losses.
Stratos Lightwave (STLW) 13 7/8 +1/4: -- Update -- Company warns for Y01; sees revs below estimate; current First Call EPS estimate is $0.25. Says fiscal 2001 sales growth will now be in the range of 90-100%, compared to its previously stated guidance of 105-115%. Company does note that its sequential sales gain for Q3 will be 17%, in-line with previous guidance.; see press release.
coolsavings.com (CSAV) 1 -1/16: Company warns for Y01; sees revs below estimate; current EPS estimate is ($0.44). Now expects revenues in the range of $60 to $70 mln compared to previous expectations of $70-80 mln; citing growing efficiency in the company's infrastructure, announces plans to eliminate 33 positions, or roughly 10% of their workforce; see press release.
Northrop Grumman (NOC) 86.59 -0.09: Company extended its pending tender offer for the common and preferred stock of Litton Industries (LIT) from Feb. 2, to March 1. Company also amends offer to permit Litton common stockholders who tender their shares the choice, per share, of $80 in cash, common stock valued at $80.25 or eight-tenths of a share of a new Series B preferred stock; see press release.
Stratos Lightwave (STLW) 13 7/8 +1/4: Company sees Q3 sequential revenue growth of 17%, making new estimate about $40.86 mln, in line with current consensus revenue estimates; see press release.
CTS Corp (CTS) 44.30 -0.66: Company announces that Patrick J. Dennis, senior vice president finance and CFO has resigned to pursue personal interests. George T. Newhart, CTS vice president of investor relations, has agreed to act as interim CFO until a replacement is found; see press release.
Columbia Sportswr (COLM) 60 3/16 +1 5/16: Reports Q4 earnings of $0.51 a share, $0.09 better than the First Call consensus of $0.42, vs year-ago earnings of $0.35; revenues rose 32.4% to $161.89 mln from a year-ago of $122.31 mln; see press release.
Pemstar (PMTR) 13 9/16 +3/4: Reports Q3 earnings of $0.09 a share, in line with the First Call consensus of $0.09, vs year-ago earnings of $0.05; revenues rose 65.0% to $184.37 mln from a year-ago of $111.75 mln; see press release.
Epicor Software (EPIC) 2 +3/32: Reports Q4 loss of $0.08 a share, $0.02 worse than the First Call consensus of ($0.06); revenues fell 14.3% to $53.75 mln from a year-ago of $62.71 mln; see press release.
EDGAR Online (EDGR) 2 11/16 +3/16: Reports Q4 loss of $0.09 a share, $0.01 better than the First Call consensus of ($0.10); revenues rose 88.0% to $3.42 mln from a year-ago of $1.82 mln; see press release
Dixie Group (DXYN) 2 1/2 +5/32: Company warns for Q4; sees below loss of $0.50; current EPS estimate is ($0.07). "Significant weakness in the factory-built housing market and softness in our other markets during the latter part of the fourth quarter 2000 caused sales to decline approximately 14% below previous expectations," commented Daniel K. Frierson, chairman and CEO; see press release.
Silicon Storage (SSTI) 14 9/16 -5/16: -- Update -- Q1 sales expected to be flat to down 10% sequentially with gross margin of aproximately 45%. Q1 EPS expected to be $0.25-$0.29 vs First Call consensus of $0.51. Q2 revenue should grow from Q1. For the year 2001, revenue expected to grow approximately 60% yoy as a result of the production ramp of new products resulting from design-wins made in 2000 and assuming an improved overall economy in the second half of 2001. Gross margin expected in 43%-46% range while licensing revenue is expected to grow more than 130% from 2000. EPS expected in the range of $1.50-$1.75, much lower than $2.50 First Call consensus. Stock trading at 13.
Imagex.com (IMGX) 3 3/4 +1/16: Reports Q4 loss of $0.35 a share, $0.16 better than the First Call consensus of ($0.51); revenues rose 301.4% to $19.55 mln from a year-ago of $4.87 mln; see press release.
SpectraLink (SLNK) 12 1/2 -9/16: Reports Q4 earnings of $0.12 a share, $0.02 better than the First Call consensus of $0.10, vs year-ago earnings of $0.21; revenues rose 39.2% to $15.60 mln from a year-ago of $11.20 mln; see press release.
Silicon Storage (SSTI) 14 9/16 -5/16: -- Update -- Conference call very negative; estimates being slashed, details to follow....stock halted.
Cablevision (CVC) 87.89 +0.38: Company announces that the special stockholders meeting scheduled for Friday, February 2, 2001 is expected to be adjourned until February 16, 2001. Also announces that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) announced today an agreement for MGM to acquire a 20% ownership interest in four of Rainbow Media's successful national cable networks - American Movie Classics (AMC), Bravo, The Independent Film Channel (IFC) and We: Women's Entertainment (formerly Romance Classics) for $825 million in cash; see press release.
Silicon Storage (SSTI) 14 9/16 -5/16: Reports Q4 earnings of $0.42 a share, $0.04 worse than the First Call consensus of $0.46, vs year-ago earnings of $0.07; revenues rose 233.2% to $161.04 mln from a year-ago of $48.33 mln. Company warns for Q1; sees EPS of $0.25-0.29; current EPS estimate is $0.51; see press release.
Activision (ATVI) 18 1/2 +3/8: -- Update -- Company issues upside preannouncement for FY01; sees EPS of about $0.74; current EPS estimate is $0.63.
Luminex (LMNX) 28 1/8 +27/64: Reports Q4 loss of $0.13 a share, in line with the First Call consensus of ($0.13); revenues rose 144.4% to $3.47 mln from a year-ago of $1.42 mln; see press release.
Crompton (CK) 11.09 -0.17: Reports Q4 earnings of $0.10 a share, $0.01 better than the First Call consensus of $0.09, vs year-ago earnings of $0.08; revenues fell 7.4% to $728.07 mln from a year-ago of $786.46 mln. Current street estimates for Q1 range from $0.15 to $0.21. The consensus for 2001 is $0.91. Company says, "We believe that the consensus for both the first quarter and the year are reasonable although with energy and raw material costs continuing to escalate we could be near the lower end of the estimate range in the first quarter"; see press release.
Primus Knowledge (PKSI) 7 1/4 +3/8: Reports Q4 loss of $0.07 a share, $0.06 better than the First Call consensus of ($0.13); revenues rose 51.0% to $14.02 mln from a year-ago of $9.28 mln; see press release.
Int. Intelligence (ININ) 35 unch: Reports Q4 loss of $0.02 a share, $0.10 better than the First Call consensus of ($0.12); revenues rose 90.4% to $12.46 mln from a year-ago of $6.54 mln. For Q1, sees revenue of $12.2 to $12.4 million and a loss per share of $0.12 to $0.14, current estimate is loss of $0.13; see press release.
Business Objects (BOBJ) 72 13/16 -1/8: Reports Q4 earnings of $0.37 a share, $0.05 better than the First Call consensus of $0.32, vs year-ago earnings of $0.23. Revenues were $105.8 million, an increase of 41% compared to revenues of $74.8 million for the quarter ended December 31, 1999; see press release.
Incyte Pharms (INCY) 27 7/8: Reports Q4 loss of $0.11 a share, in line with the First Call consensus of ($0.11); revenues rose 20.4% to $55.42 mln from a year-ago of $46.02 mln. Revenue guidance for 2001 is in the range of $220 to $240 mln; see press release.
National Semi (NSM) 27.31 -1.39: -- Update -- Conference call info: (212) 231-6040 5:00 p.m. EST.
Alliance Fiber Optic (AFOP) 10 15/16 +1 1/4: Reports Q4 earnings of $0.01 a share, in line with the First Call consensus of $0.01. Revenues were $8.85 mln, a sequential increase of 48% from $5.96 mln recorded in the quarter ended September 30, 2000 and a 254% increase over revenues of $2.50 mln recorded in the same period a year ago; see press release.
Avid Tech (AVID) 21 13/16 +3/4: Reports Q4 earnings of $0.18 a share, $0.06 better than the First Call consensus of $0.12; revenues rose 13.0% to $126.14 mln from a year-ago of $111.64 mln; see press release.
Caliper Tech (CALP) 38 1/2 -4 3/16: Reports Q4 loss of $0.25 a share, $0.02 better than the First Call consensus of ($0.27). Revenues of $5.0 mln compared to $3.2 million in revenues for the same period in 1999, represented a 55% increase; see press release.
Activision (ATVI) 18 9/16 +7/16: Reports Q3 earnings of $0.70 a share, $0.10 better than the First Call consensus of $0.60, vs year-ago earnings of $0.75; revenues fell 1.6% to $264.47 mln from a year-ago of $268.86 mln; see press release.
Copper Mountain (CMTN) 7 7/8 +3/16: Reports Q4 net of breakeven, in line with the First Call consensus of $0.00, vs year-ago earnings of $0.11. Revenue was $47.0 million, compared with $44.6 million for the same period of the prior year, an increase of 5.5%; see press release.
American Power (APCC) 14 3/8 -2: Reports Q4 earnings of $0.20 a share, $0.03 worse than the First Call consensus of $0.23, vs year-ago earnings of $0.34; revenues rose 4.3% to $407.30 mln from a year-ago of $390.62 mln. Due to weaker than expected industry conditions, company is rescinding their previous guidance for the year 2001; see press release.
Starbucks (SBUX) 49 1/8 -13/16: Comparable store sales in January were up 6%; company says it is on pase to hit EPS estimates of $0.91-0.93 for FY01; see press release.
Buy.com (BUYX) 15/16 unch: Reports Q4 loss of $0.20 a share, $0.01 worse than the Zacks consensus of ($0.19); revenues fell 2% to $196.71 mln from a year-ago of $200.68 mln. Company expects $132-137 mln Q1 sales; see press release. |
