Oracle (ORCL) 10.85 +0.30 (+2.8%)
Business software company turns in a 25% jump in Q1 (Aug) profits to $0.10 (consensus of $0.09) and a 7% rise in revenues to $2.21bln (consensus of $2.23 bln); Software license revenues increased 7% from a year-ago; On its conference call, Oracle put Q2 (Nov) sales at $2.58-2.66 bln, in line to slightly below the Reuters Estimates consensus of $2.66 bln, and says it is comfortable with 'analysts' consensus estimate' for EPS ($0.13); Also puts new software license revenue between -2% to +8%; PSFT has dipped $0.07 tonight
Xilinx (XLNX) 27.89 -1.15 (-4.0%)
Semiconductor player reduces its Q2 (Sept) revenues and gross margins target, citing inventories that ballooned to ~155 days (versus its earlier guidance of 135-140 days); Specifically said revenues should decline 5-7% sequentially (versus +2-4% earlier) and gross margins should come in around 64% (versus 65% before); Company joins a long list of chip makers (INTC, BRCM, LSI, TXN) that have issued disappointing forecasts for the quarter; In Xilinx's case, management noted a double-digit sequential decrease in Asia Pacific sales
Celestica (CLS) 13.01 +1.56 (-10.7%)
Electronics manufacturing services name cuts its Q3 (Sept) outlook, citing an orders shortfall from some of its largest communications and IT customers; Now sees revenues of $2.05-2.15 bln (down from $2.25-2.40 bln) and EPS of $0.07-0.11 (down from $0.11-0.17); Company has large exposure to the computer market, which has likely led to its weakness given the softness seen in companies like Intel (INTC); Competitors FLEX, SANM, and SLR have all dropped tonight
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