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RSS profitProfit boost for Thomson-CSF prompts share peak
News The company reported profit near the high end of analysts' expectations at E202m (£123m). Net profit, however, was down by more than 40 per cent, attributed largely to non-recurring capital gains.... [13 Sep 2000]
Hello Tosh, got a new... profit warning?
News The world's second biggest chip maker now expects profit of Y150bn (£850m), 25 per cent lower than past predictions. It also said it expects sales of Y7.4tr (£42bn) in fiscal 2002, five per cent lower than earlier... [21 Mar 2001]
Profit warning! Software top of the flops
News Last year's fourth quarter saw more profit warnings in the UK than ever before with the software services sector leading the list of shame. Wolfe argued that while the number of profit warnings generally... [25 Jan 2002]
Profit warnings a thing of the past?
News UK companies made fewer profit warnings in the first quarter of this year than at any other point in the last 15 months. Compared with the fourth quarter of 2001 the number of profit warnings was down 39... [08 May 2002]
Behind the Headlines: Profit dubbed 'unimportant' for Net start-ups
News Chris Setz, director of the Network Professional Association, argued that companies should be valued on their customer relationships and growth potential, and that old economy profit considerations are "backward thinking". [07 Jul 2000]
From Fun to Profit: The Evolution of Malware
White Paper Digital threats have evolved from a bizarre hobby for computer geeks into a huge source of profit for organized cyber-crime. Recognizing the potential profit, it predicts that malware will continue to be... [20 Jun 2009]
'YAHOO! We've made a profit'
News has reported a profit of $28.9m for its third quarter - compared to a $24.1m loss during the same period last year. Yahoo! The portal also reported a sharp increase in sales - with revenues up 50 per cent. [11 Oct 2002]
Redstone makes its first profit
News Dot-com crash survivor Redstone has turned in its first pre-tax profit despite its revenues sliding by 11.8 per cent to £60.7m. The £13,000 profit represents an achievement for a company that was rescued... [03 Jun 2004]
Symbian issues non-profit warning
News Symbian, the mobile communications joint venture part-owned by Psion, has claimed it will move into profit in 2001. The company said it has a "long way to go" before it reached profitability and warned shareholders to... [03 Mar 1999]
Dell banks on non-PC business for profit boost
News Number three player and IBM PC division beneficiary Lenovo reported profit of $45.9m on Wednesday. Top computer maker Dell is beginning to see even more promise beyond the United States and the PC. Sales of storage... [12 Aug 2005]
In brief: SAP profit warning sends shares tumbling
News The German-based software company said pre-tax profit rose 40 per cent in the first half of this year, 10 per cent below investor expectations. Without the employee-bonus scheme, pre-tax profit would... [14 Jul 1998]
Ericsson blames pre-paid market for profit warning
News Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson is attempting to ride out the storm today after issuing a profit warning for the fiscal fourth quarter and the whole of 1998. The news will not help to calm industry nerves following... [11 Dec 1998]
Vodafone rings a profit
News Sir Chris Gent, chief executive of Vodafone, said in a statement: "These results show excellent financial performance with robust growth in EBITDA, operating profit, and earnings per share, improved margins and strong... [13 Nov 2001]
Computacenter blames Win2000 uptake for profit warning
News Computacenter has issued a profit warning ahead of the release of its 1999 results, predicting figures will fall short of expectations due to the slow uptake of Microsoft Windows 2000 and the industry spend on ecommerce... [13 Jun 2000]
In brief: Sybase surprises investors with Q2 profit
News Sybase has stunned investors by reporting a profit in its second quarter results. The company boasted a profit of $400,000 (£244,000) on sales of $217m (£132.5m). The same quarter last year reaped a loss... [17 Jul 1998]
