The Curse of Bono strikes Palm
PrintFalling sales to blame
Posted in Hardware, 20th September 2007 11:43 GMT
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Palm has issued a profits warning ahead of its Q1 results, due in full on 1 October. It now expects merely to break even, or report a small loss. A year ago Palm reported a slim profit of $18.2m. However, this time round it expects net income of $3.4-4.4m before adjustments.
Revenue is expected to be between $359m and $361m for the quarter, compared to $358m in the same period last year. However, gross margin is down 36 points.
Sales of smartphones, which account for around $300m of Palm's income, have fallen in the quarter to 685,000-690,000 units - down from 750,000 units in the preceding quarter.
In June, Palm sold 25 per cent of the business to Elevation Partners, the private equity company founded by Bono from U2.
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