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AFTER THE CLOSE ******
After Hours Trading: as of 17:35 ET, IBM shares are trading at $101 a share, after closing at $103.625...
Wonderware Corp (WNDR) 15 9/16 +13/16: developer of software development tools reports 2nd qtr net of $0.07 a
share, reversing a yr-ago loss of $0.09 a share. The results are a penny ahead of Wall Street views. Revenues rose 40.5% to
$20.89 million..
Quantum Corp. (QNTM) 25 13/16 -1/2: disk drive maker posts a 1st qtr net of $0.61 a share, two cents ahead of the mean
estimate, vs year-ago net of $0.03 a share; sales rose 26% to $1.45 bln.....
Ault Inc. (AULT) 8 1/2 -1 1/4: manufacturer of external power conversion expects its fiscal 1st qtr ending in August to be
affected by normal seasonal factors, but for sales and earnings to be positive with the 1st qtr of 1996; expects 1998 to be its
fourth consecutive year of record operating results.....
Scientific Games Holdings (SG) 19 3/16 unch: instant lottery games concern posts a 2Q operating net of $0.47 a share, a
penny ahead of the mean estimate, vs year-ago net of $0.42 a share; revenues rose 34.2% to $50.51 mln.....
Secure Computing Corp. (SCUR) 6 3/8 +1/8: security software for electronic commerce post a 2Q loss of $0.08 a share,
three cents narrower than the First Call mean estimate, versus year-ago loss of $0.27 a share; revenues rose 21% to $11.33
mln.....
Excite Inc (XCIT) 17 5/8 +1/4: Internet search-engine concern reports a 2nd qtr loss of $0.63 a share, 5 cents wider than
Street estimates. In the yr-ago, XCIT lost $1.29 a share. Revenues rose 237% to $9.5 million....
Oak Industries (OAK) 29 1/8 -15/16: maker of components for communications networks reports 2nd qtr operating net of
$0.30 a share vs yr-ago's $0.34 a share. The figure was 3 cents ahead of estimates, despite a 0.4% slip in sales to $80.31
million....
Storage Dimensions (STDM) 6 1/4 unch: developer of data storage systems for open systems network applications reports
a 2nd qtr loss of $0.16 a share, reversing a yr-ago profit of $0.05 a share. Analysts' were expecting the company to lose
$0.09 a share; sales fell 9.4% to $16.59 million...
Itron Inc (ITRI) 4 13/16 unch: maker of meter-reading instruments reports a 2nd qtr loss of $0.05 a share, in line with
estimates and vs a yr-ago profit of $0.17 a share; quarterly revenues fell 9.4% to $52.73 million...
Microtest Inc (MTST) 4 13/16: maker of network management products reports 2nd qtr net of $0.02 a share, a share
decline from yr-ago's $0.16 a share, but ahead of the First Call estimate which called for a loss of $0.09 a share; revenues fell
10.3% to $11.95 million...
APEX PC Solutions (APEX) 22 5/8 +1/8: maker of stand-alone switching systems and integrated server cabinet solutions
reports 2nd qtr net of $0.16 a share, 7 cents better than the First Call estimate. In the yr-ago, the company made $0.05 a
share; sales rose 98.7% to $12.09 million...
Boca Research (BOCI) 7 9/16 -3/16: modem maker plans to reduce its workforce by 30 full-time workers and 30 contract
agency personnel...
McAfee Associates (MCAF) 77 1/4 -1/4: virus software developer reports 2nd qtr net of $0.44 a share, which was well
ahead of yr-ago's $0.18 a share, as well as estimates of $0.41 a share; revenues improved 112% to $86.27 million...
RockShox Inc (RSHX) 115 3/4 -1/2: maker of bicycle shocks reports 1st qtr net of $0.21 a share, in line with Street
forecasts and 50% better than prior yr results; sales rose 15.6% to $24.71 million..
Brooks Fiber Properties (BFPT) 34 +1/2: provider of local telecommunications services reports a 2nd qtr loss of $0.94 a
share, a penny narrower than analysts' views and vs a yr-ago loss of $0.40 a share; revenues rose 230% to $27.79 million...
CyberCash Inc. (CYCH) 12 1/4 -1: provider of Internet payment processing services reports a 2nd qtr loss of $0.58 a
share. The loss was a penny narrower than yr-ago and was not as much as the loss estimate of $0.64 a share. Revenues rose
4950% to $812,361 from yr-ago's $16,086...
Forte Software (FRTE) 11 1/4 +9/16: developer of high-end client/server applications reports a 1st qtr loss of $0.12 a
share. Though in line with estimates, the figure was down significantly from yr-ago's $0.01 a share; revenues fell 20.4% to
$11.68 million...
Scopus (SCOP) 24 -4 3/8: help-desk software concern beats analysts' estimates by 2 cents, with 1st qtr net of $0.12 a share.
Earnings tripled from yr-ago's $0.04 a share; quarterly revenues rose 109.7% to $21.61 million...
S3 Inc (SIII) 11 9/16 +1/16: maker of multimedia accelerator chips reports 2nd qtr net of $0.05 a share, which is down
sharply from yr-ago's $0.18 a share, but in line with Wall Street views; sales rose 4.9% to $108.89 million; says expects to
return to double-digit growth in the 2nd-half of the year...
Citrix Systems (CTXS) 55 1/4 +3/4: maker of mutli-user application server products beats estimates by a nickel with 2nd
qtr net of $0.29 a share. In the yr-ago period, CTXS earned $0.14 a share; revenues rose 158% to $24.52 million...
Remedy Corp (RMDY) 42 1/2 -2 1/2: software developer reports 2nd qtr net of $0.20 a share, exceeding the First Call
estimate by 2 cents. In the prior year period, Remedy made $0.11 a share; revenues rose 76.4% to $30 million...
CNET Inc (CNWK) 28 3/4 -1/4: Internet content and television programming concern reports a 2nd qtr loss of $0.37 a
share, which is 2 cents wider than the $0.35 a share Wall Street was expecting. Including a gain, the company made $0.34 a
share vs a yr-ago loss of $0.47 a share; total revenues rose 216% to $8.31 million....
International Business Machines (IBM) 103 5/8 -7/8: Big Blue reports 2nd qtr net of $1.46 a share, 4 cents above Street
estimates and vs yr-ago's $1.26 a share; revenues rose 4% $18.9 million...
Integrated Silicon Solutions (ISSI) 9 1/4 -1/8: maker of SRAM and nonvolatile memory chips reports a 3rd qtr loss of
$0.22 a share vs a yr-ago loss of $0.60 a share. Wall Street was expecting the company to lose $0.11 a share; sales slid 3.9%
to $26.51 million...
SDL Inc (SDLI) 18 1/4 +1 1/2: chipmaker reports 2nd qtr net of $0.07 a share, excluding charges. The results are in line
with the First Call estimate. In the yr-ago, SDLI made $0.20 a share; revenues slipped 0.2% to $21.57 million...
KEMET Corp (KMET) 28 7/8 +1/16: manufacturer of antalum and multilayer ceramic capacitors reports 1st qtr net of
$0.36 a share, a penny above Wall Street expectations and vs yr-ago's $0.25 a share; quarterly revenues rose 28.2% to
$161.2 million... |
