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Technology Stocks : Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: JeffT who wrote (57092)2/6/2002 5:03:36 PM
From: Eric  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 77400
 
They reduced operating expenses by over $600 mil over last qtr.



To: JeffT who wrote (57092)2/6/2002 6:17:40 PM
From: Jacob Snyder  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 77400
 
The bottom is in:

CSCO is saying what a lot of companies have said, this reporting season:

Last 3 quarters:
sales: 4.3B to 4.4B to 4.8B
gross margins: 52% to 54% to 57%
EPS (pro forma): .02 to .04 to .09
GAAP EPS from negative to positive

I see a trend.



To: JeffT who wrote (57092)2/6/2002 7:41:44 PM
From: RetiredNow  Respond to of 77400
 
I'm sure John will come up with a way to spin away the margin increases. Hey John, do you think the used equipment market is actually helping Cisco? hehe.