Friday, July 8, 2005
The outlook for Siebel Systems Inc. is not getting any better as the business software maker has warned that quarterly revenue will fall short of Wall Street estimates.
The struggling company blamed the shortfall on delays in government deals closing and said it plans to take charges that could total up to $90 million with most of that coming in its second quarter.
Siebel expects total second-quarter revenue of $312 million to $314 million, below Wall Street consensus of $318.5 million, according to Reuters Estimates.
Siebel said new sales of software licenses, a key widely watched barometer of future growth and cash flow due to recurring revenues that flow from software upgrades and technical support, were expected at about $78 million.
Siebel had originally forecast license revenues of $90 million to $100 million. A year-ago the company posted about $95 million in new license sales.
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