Silicon Graphics (SGI) Shares Fall For Third Straight Session: Feeling The Squeeze
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Up: 16 | Down: 7 | New: 23
Shares of Silicon Graphics (Nasdaq: SGI) traded lower for the third straight session. The stock finished at $10.30, down $0.82 (-7.42%)
On Feb. 7, 2011 the stock finished at $14.37, but then dropped (over 20%) in after-hours trading when the company reported Q2 earnings of $0.04, 21 cents worse than consensus estimates. SGI also guided below for FY12, sees EPS between $0.15-$0.30, versus the consensus of $0.67.
Also, yesterday, FBN Securities downgraded Silicon Graphics from Outperform to Sector Perform, and cut its price target cut from $18 to $12.
This morning, Canaccord Genuity made comments:
Feeling the squeeze: Concerns about shrinking profit margins at Silicon Graphics had investors heading for the exits, shaving-off almost a quarter of the company's market cap, a day after it posted weak quarterly results and slashed its full-year earnings outlook. SGI's margins are being squeezed - even though management anticipates bringing in more revenue than previously budgeted, SGI's adjusted earnings per share for the year ending in June are expected to range $0.15-0.30. The previous forecast had called for adjusted earnings per share of $0.60-0.80. While, the Street had been looking for $0.67 per share. On Tuesday, SGI, which provides rack-mounted computer servers designed for large-scale data center deployments, said it plans to restructure its Europe business as it looks to combat relatively high costs in the region. SGI raised its full-year revenue guidance but said lower gross margin expectation would squeeze profitability. The company reported a loss for its most recent quarter and provided a disappointing earnings outlook for the rest of its fiscal year ending in June. Management traced most of the company's problems to Europe, citing the continent's fragile economy amid government debt woes and the high cost of doing business there. About 48% of SGI's revenue comes from outside the U.S.
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On Feb. 7, 2011 the stock finished at $14.37, but then dropped (over 20%) in after-hours trading when the company reported Q2 earnings of $0.04, 21 cents worse than consensus estimates. SGI also guided below for FY12, sees EPS between $0.15-$0.30, versus the consensus of $0.67.
Also, yesterday, FBN Securities downgraded Silicon Graphics from Outperform to Sector Perform, and cut its price target cut from $18 to $12.
This morning, Canaccord Genuity made comments:
Feeling the squeeze: Concerns about shrinking profit margins at Silicon Graphics had investors heading for the exits, shaving-off almost a quarter of the company's market cap, a day after it posted weak quarterly results and slashed its full-year earnings outlook. SGI's margins are being squeezed - even though management anticipates bringing in more revenue than previously budgeted, SGI's adjusted earnings per share for the year ending in June are expected to range $0.15-0.30. The previous forecast had called for adjusted earnings per share of $0.60-0.80. While, the Street had been looking for $0.67 per share. On Tuesday, SGI, which provides rack-mounted computer servers designed for large-scale data center deployments, said it plans to restructure its Europe business as it looks to combat relatively high costs in the region. SGI raised its full-year revenue guidance but said lower gross margin expectation would squeeze profitability. The company reported a loss for its most recent quarter and provided a disappointing earnings outlook for the rest of its fiscal year ending in June. Management traced most of the company's problems to Europe, citing the continent's fragile economy amid government debt woes and the high cost of doing business there. About 48% of SGI's revenue comes from outside the U.S.
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