When CSCO jumps 12% on a revenue miss, combined with lowered revs guidance, how can you say there are too many on the bearish side. Looks like the bubble is still rampant to me.
CSCO must be sweating about the next earnings release. Note they refused to give guidance for income. That is because they have sold their written off inventory and will have to account for the full cost of sales next time around.
i.e. no bogus disappearance of $2.5 Billion in cost of product sold.
Cisco Systems, Inc. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In millions, except per-share amounts) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended --------------------- --------------------- April 27, April 28, April 27, April 28, 2002 2001 2002 2001 -------- -------- -------- -------- NET SALES: Product $ 3,993 $ 4,007 $ 11,671 $ 15,982 Service 829 721 2,415 2,013 -------- -------- -------- -------- Total net sales 4,822 4,728 14,086 17,995 -------- -------- -------- -------- COST OF SALES: Product 1,515 4,131 4,608 8,563 Service 239 269 748 796 -------- -------- -------- -------- Total cost of sales 1,754 4,400 5,356 9,359 -------- -------- -------- -------- GROSS MARGIN 3,068 328 8,730 8,636
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