SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Non-Tech : Any info about Iomega (IOM)? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Brendan2012 who wrote (45216)1/23/1998 11:57:00 PM
From: Michael Coley  Respond to of 58324
 
RE: Retail Zip Unit Sales Decrease?

Brendan,

>> It sounds to me like IOM sold 7.6% fewer retail Zips than December 96. hmmmmmmm <<

According to my calculations, retail Zip units increased about 80% from 4Q96 to 4Q97.

I'm not sure what those numbers are that Druid posted (which included the -7.6% December figure). I need to look at the article closer.

>> OEM sales are way up at least, sequentially and year to year. <<<

Yes, up 55% sequentially and about 900% year to year.

I'm working on a spreadsheet that breaks out quarterly zip retail and OEM unit sales. All of the calculations in it are based on the "X% sequential unit growth, X% OEM units, X% sequential OEM growth" type numbers that Iomega has been giving in their past three conference calls. I'll post the spreadsheet here when I'm done.

- Michael Coley
- wwol.com



To: Brendan2012 who wrote (45216)1/24/1998 12:23:00 PM
From: Cogito  Respond to of 58324
 
>>It sounds to me like IOM sold 7.6% fewer retail Zips than December 96. hmmmmmmm

OEM sales are way up at least, sequentially and year to year.<<

Brendan -

Actually, the figures don't really say that. Since more than three million Zip drives were sold in Q4, and 34% went to OEMs, then around 2 million Zip drives were sold at retail. I don't have the figures in front of me, but I know that's a substantial increase over Q4 96.

- Allen