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Hierzu ein kurzer Artikel von cnnfn.com:

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Juniper warns on 2Q

<font size=5>Maker of Internet gear sees sales sharply below previous forecasts</font>

June 8, 2001: 8:30 a.m. ET

NEW YORK (CNNfn) - <font color="#FF0000">Juniper Networks Inc. warned Friday that second-quarter results will be well below Wall Street forecasts, and the maker of Internet hardware and software said it would cut up to 9 percent of its work force</font>.

Also nicht nur eine Gewinnwarnung sondern auch gleich die Ankündigung von Entlassungen bis zu 9% der Belegschaft.

Juniper said it <font color="#FF0000">expects to earn 8 or 9 cents a share </font>for the quarter excluding one-time items, well <font color="#FF0000">below Wall Street forecasts of 24 cents a share</font>.

Ups! Da liegt man aber doch deutlich neben den Prognosen.

The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company also said sales will be about $205 million versus its previous forecast of about $315 million.

...ein gutes Drittel weniger Umsatz

<font color="#FF0000">Stock futures came off their highs after Juniper's warning, but the Nasdaq market was still poised to open higher,</font> taking fair value into account. <font color="#FF0000">Futures jumped earlier after Intel issued a sales forecast that wasn't as pessimistic as many on Wall Street feared</font>.

But Juniper, citing weakness in the market for high-technology equipment, also said it will <font color="#FF0000">cut about 9 percent of its work force</font> and take a one-time charge of up to $45 million. Juniper had 927 employees at the end of last year, according to Multex, a provider of corporate data.

"Obviously we would prefer to be in markets that grow without hesitation or pause," Juniper Chairman Scott Kriens said in the company's announcement.

<font color="#FF0000">Juniper Networks' shares tumbled $6.13 to $40.50 in before-hours trading Friday</font>.

[b] Quelle: http://www.cnnfn.com

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sie sich kein Bein stellen und die kommende Mutter aller Aufschwünge meistern können mit 10% weniger Leuten. Vor allem aber, da der Aufschwung ja schon beschlossene Sache ist.


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Die 8-9 cent sind nach Yahoo auch nur"pro forma" Erträge.
"We expect pro forma earnings per share to be approximately $0.08-$0.09."
In diesem Fall hätten sie aus dem Ergebnis ja auch noch die Dienstwägen, Putzfrauen.. herausrechnen können.
Mit etwas mehr Kreativität wäre die Prognose bestimmt zu halten gewesen, schade eigentlich:)
R.



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