Sizing up the Security Networking Vendor Earnings
It always pays for channel partners to keep tabs on their vendors’ financial performance, as these numbers can be the bellwether for future dealings with resellers. Here’s a recap of some of the Wall Street statistical highlights from last quarter.
By Ericka Chickowski
Symantec
Revenue: $1.43 billion
Year-over-year change: -$220 million
Earnings: $73 million
Year-over-year change: -$99 million/-58%
Per-share earnings: 34 cents
Analyst per-share earnings expectations: 36 cents
McAfee
Revenue: $468.7 millionYear-over-year change: 18%Earnings: $28.7 millionYear-over-year change: -$19.1 million/-40%Per-share earnings: 60 centsAnalyst per-share earnings expectations: 57 cents
Websense
Revenue: $79.5 millionYear-over-year change: 9%Analyst revenue expectations: $83.83 millionEarnings: $3.1 millionYear-over-year change: $11.3 million/%Per-share earnings: 32 cents
CheckPoint
Revenue: $223.6 millionYear-over-year change: 12%Earnings: $75.6Year-over-year change: -$3.6 millionPer-share earnings: 48 centsAnalyst per-share earnings expectations: 45 cents
Juniper
Revenue: $786.4 millionYear-over-year change: -11%Earnings: $14.8Year-over-year change: -$105.6/-88%Per-share earnings: 19 centsAnalyst per-share earnings expectations: 18 cents
Cisco
Revenue: $8.5 billionYear-over-year change: -18%Earnings: $1.1 billionYear-over-year change: -46%Per-share earnings: 31 centsAnalyst per-share earnings expectations: 29 cents
Riverbed Technology
Revenue: $91 millionYear-over-year change: 12%Earnings: -$290,000Year-over-year change: 66%Per-share earnings: 14 centsAnalyst per-share earnings expectations: 14 cents
SonicWALL
Revenue: $48.5 millionYear-over-year change: -13%Earnings: $3.41Year-over-year change: 278%Per-share earnings: 10 centsAnalyst per-share earnings expectations: 7 cents
Sourcefire
Revenue: $22.2 millionYear-over-year change: 38%Earnings: $600,000Year-over-year change:119%Per-share earnings: 7 centsAnalyst per-share earnings expectations: 2 cents