RIMM Stock Down The Drain
Posted by zlatipln on September 25, 2008
Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) posted disappointing results. The Blackberry maker reported earnings of $0.86 on $2.58 billion in revenue. First Call had estimates of $0.87 for earnings and $2.6 billion for revenue. Its guidance didn’t get much better for those hoping the light earnings would be a one-time event.
For the current quarter, RIM sees earnings of $0.89 to $0.97 and revenue of $2.95 to $3.1 billion in revenues. First Call estimates are $0.98 and $2.94 billion. Margin targets are 47% vs. 50.7% for this last quarter. For such a high-growth stock, this just doesn’t cut it.
The revenue breakdown for the quarter was approximately 82% for devices, 13% for service, 3% for software and 2% for other revenue. RIM shipped approximately 6.1 million devices during the quarter. The company added 2.6 million net subscriber additions and expects to add about 2.9 million this coming quarter.
RIM shares closed up almost 1% at $97.53 today after earlier plunging almost 17% to $81.00. Its stock is now in danger of challenging its 52-week lows of $80.20. This is what happens when Wall Street decides that high-growth companies are maturing or having a hard time keeping up with earnings expectations.
Jon C. Ogg
September 25, 2008
