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Hab mich auch getäuscht. Wimpel ist das: ! !! !!! !! ! ! !
Fahne ist das:
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ooohh... da hat sich das Aufbleiben ja doch gelohnt, hier der Dell-Ausblick: [ich lach mich platt]
MURKY!!
Dell earnings rise, but outlook remains murky
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Dell Inc. on Thursday reported a 27% rise in third-quarter earnings, but in spite of overall sales rising to $15.65 billion, the company posted a slight decline in desktop sales as more customers shifted their purchases to Dell's notebook products.
Additionally, the world's No. 2 PC company hinted that its near-term results could be stung by several factors, including a slower-than-expected decline in component costs [dummdidummdidumm... hoher USD..lalalala] and a seasonal shift to U.S. consumer sales where Dell lags behind the likes of Hewlett-Packard Co. and Apple Inc. Shares fell by 7% in after-hours trading to $26.19. Dell said it earned $766 million, or 34 cents a share, compared to the same period a year ago, when the world's No. 2 PC company earned $601 million, or 27 cents a share, on $14.42 billion in sales.
Excluding a series of charges and benefits, Dell would have earned 35 cents a share. By that measure the company met the earnings forecast of analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial, who also estimated Dell to report $15.35 billion in revenue. Dell's results illustrated some of the trends that are changing the PC industry. Among its main business areas, Dell reported a 1% decline in revenue from desktop PC sales, while sales of mobility products, including laptops, rose 19%. Dell also said it continued to show growth in its core enterprise business line, as well as emerging markets outside the U.S.
However, Dell said it expects near-term results to be adversely impacted by the slower declines in computer component costs and the shift in emphasis toward the U.S. consumer and international markets. The company said it expects to "incur [more] costs as its restructures to improve productivity and execution," as well as investing in new acquisitions and infrastructure, and continue with approximately 8,000 job cuts that Dell announced earlier this year. |