Consumer Electronics
Dell EPS Driven By Cost Cuts (DELL)
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Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) today posted earnings which may contain some surprises for bulls and bears alike. The PC maker posted $0.37 EPS and $15.16 billion in revenues versus $0.31 and $16.22 billion estimates.
This report has shares up in after-hours trading.
Revenue was down 3% on unit-shipment growth of 3%. The company isnoting a drop in revenues on global IT spending.But it also noted that strong cost management drove results. Be advised that this is further evidence of those low-priced laptops and desktops priced under $400.00 creating a new era for PC makers.
Unfortunately, there is no formal guidance beyond very cautious statements:
Shares closed down over 5% at $9.81 today, and rose to around $10.25 after the report.
Jon C. Ogg
November 20, 2008
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