51% plus bei Intel reicht den Anlegern nden US derzeit nicht: Intel down, apple down
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Intel -14%=-3,2$=19,5$
AAPL -3,6%=-6$=163$
it's not over until it' over........;-(.....;-)
Intel Slammed on Soft Sales
Even a 51% jump in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday couldn’t save Intel from investor concerns over the ailing economy.
The world's largest chip-maker got slammed in after-hours trading after its earnings were released because the sale of microprocessors used in personal computers fell slightly below expectations. It also forecast first-quarter sales slightly below the range of some analyst expectations.
Intel's shares fell 1.7%, or 38 cents, to $22.70 at the close, before falling 12.8% in after-hours trading.
The company earned $2.3 billion, or 38 cents per share, up from a profit of $1.5 billion, or 26 cents per share, in the prior year.
Asset impairment and restructuring charges reduced the quarter's earnings by about 2.5 cents per share, Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) said.
Sales rose 11% to a record of $10.7 billion from $9.7 billion, but missed the company's own estimates.
Analysts, on average, were predicting a profit before items of 40 cents per share on sales of $10.8 billion, according to a poll by Thomson Financial.
Intel forecast first-quarter sales for 2008 between $9.4 billion and $10 billion. Analysts, on average, are predicting sales of $9.97 billion, with estimates ranging from $9.44 billion to $10.43 billion.
The company said its first quarter forecast doesn’t include the impact of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures or others actions completed after Jan. 14. The company’s business outlook for the full-year includes the expectation that the Numonyx deal will close during the first quarter.
Increased concern about the strength of the economy has pressured Intel's shares in the past couple of weeks, as investors are worried it could mean a slowdown in the personal computer market.
Intel’s Chief Financial Officer Stacy Smith told Reuters she did not see any signs of a U.S. recession in the holiday-sales-fueled fourth quarter but is somewhat cautious going into the first quarter.
But Smith noted that the United States accounts for less than 25% of Intel’s overall sales. "We're not seeing signs of economic recession," Smith said.
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