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Nortel Networks Corp., a provider of telecommunication network equipment and services, said Thursday it swung to a loss in the second quarter on charges and after booking a major legal gain last year.
The Toronto-based company reported a loss of $37 million, or 7 cents per share, versus a year-ago profit of $342 million, or 79 cents per share.
The latest quarter included a series of items: a $36 million restructuring charge; a $35 million charge related to a regulatory issue; a $69 million gain on favorable foreign exchange rates, and a $10 million gain from the sale of assets. Nortel did not provide charge-adjusted results.
The year-ago period included a $510 million shareholder litigation recovery; $49 million in restructuring charges, and $12 million charge related to the sale of assets.
Analysts, whose estimates typically exclude items, expected a profit of 8 cents per share, according to Thomson Financial.

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Lower volume marked the beginning of the summer, as the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all closed up. Gold and silver were up, while oil, on news that the Nigerian oil workers' strike was over and a new president sworn in, fell more than -$2. While last week's reports showed that both new and existing home inventories are up, year-over-year prices dropped almost -1.5% from Q1 2006 according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index. Consumers, meanwhile, continue to remain confident, with the Consumer Confidence Index for May coming in a better-than-expected 108.0.

The news continued to be dominated by discussion of M&A activity. Alcan (NYSE: AL) and Alcoa (NYSE: AA) are at the center of a maelstrom of speculation following the latter's failed attempt to purchase the former. Some analysts are now predicting that Alcan will reverse the tables and try to make a bid for Alcoa. Theories are being tossed around as to whether there are other potential buyers for either company, as demonstrated by the fact that Alcoa options for July have risen.
The FTC opened an investigation today, examining the proposed Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) acquisition of DoubleClick. The deal, which is worth approximately $3.1 billion, was originally criticized by competitors Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT ) and Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO), but both companies have since made moves that mimic Google's purchase. Representatives from Google have stated that they expect the deal to fly through the regulatory phase and be approved by year's end.
Apartment REIT Archstone Smith (NYSE: ASN) has agreed to be acquired by Tishman Speyer and Lehman Brothers (NYSE: LEH) in a deal estimated at $22.2 billion. The buyers have agreed to acquire Archstone for $60.75 per share in cash, a premium of 22.7% on May 24th, before news of the deal broke.
Avaya (NYSE: AV - News) is reportedly beginning the process of putting itself on the market and speaking with potential suitors. So far, the company is speaking both with Silver Lake Partners, a private equity firm, and Nortel Networks (NYSE: NT - News), a technology company. The company seems to be a promising target for a buyout based on its lack of debt and high level of cash flow. The stock finished up 15.3%.
Barclay's (NYSE: BCS ) may have some competition in its purchase of ABN Amro (NYSE: ABN). The Royal Bank of Scotland is reportedly making a move to purchase the smaller investment bank, offering more than Barclay's. While ABN Amro does not seem interested in pursuing the RBS deal, the would-be suitor is threatening to bring the deal straight to the shareholders if it feels that management does not give it enough attention.
VeriSign (Nasdaq: VRSN) announced today that Stratton Sclavos has resigned as CEO of the company, but no reason was given for the move. William Roper, Jr., a former independent director, has been named as CEO and president. VeriSign has also postponed an analyst call that was scheduled for June 6th.

By the BullMarket.com Staff

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Nortel's (NT, 27.03) fourth quarter results confirm that the network equipment giant's restructuring efforts remain on track. A nearly 14% increase in sequential revenue growth and a 140 basis point improvement in gross margins underscores strength in end-markets and stable market share trends. Given the fact that the Toronto-based company pre-announced its figures, there were no major surprises in the report, which hit the wires after Friday's close.
On an apples to apples basis, excluding items, an actual of 4 cents per share easily surpassed analysts' expectations of $0.18. NT benefited from a positive impact from its minority interest in its joint venture with LG. Operating margins, which Nortel is aiming to boost to 10%, grew to 4.2% in the fourth quarter from 1.4% the year prior.
For the full year FY07, the company forecasts revenues to be flat to down slightly compared to 2006, reflecting a decrease in revenues as a result of the UMTS Access disposition. However, if we strip out the impact from UMTS access-related revenues, management's guidance implies a positive 6% year/year growth. We would expect there to be a degree of conservatism in these figures. US carrier consolidation is having an impact on the entire equipment space, affecting first quarter spending trends. Nortel forecasts first quarter revenues to decline.
NT remains a restructuring story appropriate only for investors with an appetite for risk. While its underlying business remains healthy, Nortel faces a litany of competitive pressures. We expect that at some point, Nortel may become the latest takeover target in this ever-shrinking telecommunications equipment space. The stock trades at 1.0x price to sales and 37.2x forward earnings.
--Kimberly DuBord, Briefing.com

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NATCO Group (NYSE:NTG - News) shares fell after the company said it now sees earnings of $2.30 to $2.50 a share in fiscal 2007 on revenue of between $560 million and $580 million. Wall Street's consensus view is for a profit of $2.55 a share for the year.
NCI Building Systems (NYSE:NCI - News) shares fell after the Houston-based maker of metal products for the nonresidential building industry reported fiscal first-quarter net earnings of $10.5 million, or 49 cents a share, down from $12.9 million, 62 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue rose to $359.3 million from $293.3 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial were expecting a per-share profit of 53 cents on revenue of $347.6 million. The company forecast fiscal second-quarter net earnings of 50 cents to 55 cents a share, and 2007 earnings of $4.55 to $4.80 a share. Analysts are looking for a second-quarter per-share profit of 89 cents and a 2007 per-share profit of $4.56.
Northwest Airlines Corp.'s (Other OTC:NWACQ.PK - News)loss for December 2006 was $30 million, on revenue of $967 million in the month, the airline operator said in a monthly statement with the bankruptcy court. For January, Northwest's loss grew to $349 million, mostly from a $307 payment for a claim to Pinnacle Airlines (NasdaqGM:PNCL - News). In January, the Eagan, Minn.-based Northwest said revenue fell to $892 million. Northwest, which filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in September 2005, is awaiting a March 26 hearing for court approval of its bankruptcy-exit plan.
Nortel Networks (NYSE:NT - News) said it would delay the filing of its 2006 annual report, and that it will need to restate results for 2004, 2005 and the first nine months of 2006. The Toronto telecommunications equipment company said it had found errors through discussions with its pension actuaries, and through its efforts to correct internal control deficiencies. The company expects the restatement to increase earnings for the first nine months of 2006 by $15 million and revenue by $24 million. Net losses should increase by $87 million for 2005 and by $42 million for 2004.
Pacific Ethanol Inc. (NasdaqGM:PEIX - News) reported a fourth-quarter loss of $3.1 million, or 11 cents a share, narrower than the prior year's loss of $5.1 million, or 18 cents a share. The Sacramento, Calif.-based marketer and producer of ethanol generated quarterly revenue of nearly $80.6 million, up from $36.1 million in the final three months of 2005. The company paid preferred stock dividends of nearly $1.1 million in the latest quarter; no such dividends were paid in the year-ago period. There were some 37% more weighted average shares outstanding in the 2006 fourth quarter than a year earlier. Pacific Ethanol said gross profit jumped to about $11.7 million in the latest quarter, up from $1.3 million a year earlier, as gross margin widened to 14.6% from 3.7%. The company also said its Boardman, Ore., plant is on schedule for completion by the end of the second quarter.
PetSmart Inc. (NasdaqGS:PETM - News) said that fourth-quarter net earnings climbed to $76.9 million, or 56 cents a share, compared with $70.9 million, or 50 cents a share, for the same period a year ago. Sales were $1.17 billion vs. last year's $1.05 billion, the company said in a press release after the close.
PICO Holdings (NasdaqGM:PICO - News) said it's agreed to sell about 2.823 million new common shares for $37 each. The La Jolla, Calif., company anticipates net proceeds of about $100.2 million from the offering.
Plug Power (NasdaqGM:PLUG - News) posted a fourth-quarter loss of $13.3 million, or 15 cents a share, narrower than a year-ago loss of $16.5 million, or 19 cents a share.
Pride International (NYSE:PDE - News) reported fourth-quarter earnings of $68.9 million, or 40 cents a share, up from a year-ago profit of $40.6 million, or 24 cents a share. The latest results include expenses of 8 cents a share related to the early termination of certain relationships with rigs in Brazil, a charge of 2 cents a share from an ongoing investigation by the company's audit committee, and a charge of a penny per share related to the impairment of certain rigs. Revenue rose 21% in the three months ended Dec. 31 to $669.2 million from $551 million in the same period a year earlier. The average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Financial was for a profit of 48 cents a share in the December period. Looking ahead, the Houston-based drilling contractor said it expects earnings of 57 to 60 cents a share in the first quarter. Wall Street's current consensus estimate is for a profit of 64 cents a share in the March period. Pride said the outlook reflects current softness in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico market.
Restore Medical (NasdaqGM:REST - News) shares dropped after the company posted sales of $1.1 million for the fourth quarter, down from $1.6 million in the same period a year earlier. RBC Capital Markets lowered its rating on the stock to sector perform from outperform, citing the sales decline. The firm also cut its price target on shares of the St. Paul, Minn., maker of a sleep apnea treatment to $5 from $7.
Sears Holding Corp. (NasdaqGS:SHLD - News) reported a jump in fourth quarter profit Thursday as higher margins helped offset sagging same-store sales and flat overall revenue. Sears earned $820 million, or $5.33 a share, on the period - up from $648 million, or $4.03 a share in the fourth quarter of the previous year. Revenue came in at $16.3 billion, up from $16.1 billion, with the help of an extra week in the most recent quarter. Domestic same-store sales -- those at stores open more than a year -- declined 3.1% with Sears down 4.9% and Kmart off 0.9%. The average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Financial had been for the company to earn $5.18 a share on revenue of $15.95 billion.
Smithfield Foods (NYSE:SFD - News) said fiscal third-quarter net income slipped to $60.4 million, or 54 cents a share, from $71 million, or 63 cents a share. The pork and beef producer attributed 4 cents a share of this year's third quarter net income to a lower estimate of its annualized income tax rate. Last year's results include an after-tax loss from discontinued operations of 4 cents a share. Sales rose to $3.28 billion from $2.93 billion. Analysts, on average, expected it to earn 51 cents a share on revenue of $3.15 billion, according to Thomson Financial. The Smithfield, Va.-based company said the rise in corn and other grain prices will have a "significant" impact on the business.
Sonus Networks Inc. (NasdaqGS:SONS - News) said fourth-quarter revenue was $79 million. The Chelmsford, Mass., maker of voice and data communications hardware and software didn't report earnings because it hasn't completed its restatement of certain financial reports. Sonus said the audit committee completed its investigation of the company's stock option practices and accounting, and found no improper conduct or violation of company policies by any member of management.
Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE:SWN - News) reported fourth-quarter net earnings of $33.8 million, or 20 cents a share, down from $48.9 million, or 29 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue for the three months ended Dec. 31 slipped to $214 million from $220 million a year ago.
Staples Inc. (NasdaqGS:SPLS - News) reported net income of $336.5 million, or 46 cents a share, for the fourth quarter ended Feb. 3, up from $276.7 million, or 37 cents, earned in the same period a year earlier. Quarterly sales reached $5.29 billion from $4.46 billion for the office-products retailer, which said it generated $370 million in sales during an extra week in the latest quarter. Analysts, on average, had been looking for Staples to earn 45 cents a share on revenue of $5.19 billion for the latest quarter, according to estimates compiled by Thomson Financial. As for the current year, Staples is forecasting profit growth of 15% to 20% on an adjusted basis, equating to a range of $1.43 to $1.49 a share; analysts' average view stands at $1.49 a share.
Steven Madden Ltd.'s (NasdaqGS:SHOO - News) fourth-quarter net income rose to $10 million, or 45 cents a share, from $7.44 million, or 34 cents a share, a year ago. A Thomson Financial survey of analysts, on average, predicted earnings of 44 cents a share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates usually exclude items. The Long Island City, N.Y., fashion footwear maker's net sales rose 25% to $114.1 million from $91.4 million a year ago. Steven Madden expects first-quarter earnings of 40 cents to 43 cents a share on sales that are flat with the same period last year, due in part to weaker-than-anticipated performance in boots in both wholesale and retail and sports fusion product in Steve Madden Men's, and Betsey Johnson handbags in Daniel M.
St. Mary Land & Exploration Co. (NYSE:SM - News) said President Tony Best was named to additional position of chief executive, effective Feb. 23.
Take-Two Interactive Software (NasdaqGS:TTWO - News) reported a net loss for the 2006 fiscal year on Wednesday afternoon. For the year ended Oct. 31, the video game publisher said net loss came in at $184.9 million, or $2.60 per share, compared with earnings of $35.3 million, or 50 cents a share, for the previous year. Revenue for the year was $1.04 billion compared to $1.2 billion the previous year.
Universal Health Services Inc.'s (NYSE:UHS - News) fourth-quarter net income more than doubled to $34.2 million, or 63 cents a share, from $12.3 million, or 23 cents a share, a year earlier. The King of Prussia, Pa., hospital operator's revenue grew to $1.07 billion from $967.2 million.
Viacom Inc.'s (NYSE:VIA - News) fourth-quarter earnings more than tripled to $480.8 million, or 69 cents a share, from $129.5 million, or 17 cents a share, a year earlier, as filmed entertainment revenue doubled to $1.57 billion. The company had adjusted earnings from continuing operations of 65 cents a share, compared with 37 cents a share a year earlier. The New York media company said Thursday that total revenue rose 32% to $3.59 billion from $2.72 billion a year earlier. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial, on average, expected earnings of 58 cents a share on revenue of $3.15 billion.
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News Corp. (NYSE:NWS - News) said fiscal second-quarter net income fell to $822 million, or 27 cents per class A share and 23 cents per class B share. In the year-ago period it earned $1.08 billion, or 35 cents per class A share and 29 cents a class B share. On a continuing operations basis, it earned 26 cents a share. Revenue rose to $7.84 billion from $6.67 billion. During the quarter, Liberty Media Corp. agreed to exchange its entire 16.3% position in News Corp. for the company's entire interest in DirecTV Group, three regional sports networks and $550 million of cash, subject to adjustment. If approved, the deal is expected to be completed in the second half of calendar 2007.
New York Mortgage Trust (NYSE:NTR - News) agreed to sell certain assets of its REIT unit's mortgage banking platform to IndyMac Bank (NYSE:NDE - News) for about $13.4 million.
Nortel Networks Corp. (NYSE:NT - News) outlined a restructuring plan that calls for the elimination of 2,900 jobs. It anticipates about 70% of the layoffs will take place this year. The Canadian communications equipment provider also said it expects to shift 1,000 jobs to what it termed "lower-cost locations." The company estimates these actions will result in annual savings of about $400 million with half of this figure expected to be realized in 2007. It sees the cost of the restructuring coming in as high as $390 million with $300 million of this figure related to the workforce reductions and $90 million stemming from plans to consolidate and reduce its global real-estate portfolio. Nortel expects to record about 75% of this cost as charges in 2007. The company said it expects revenue of about $3.26 billion for the fourth quarter, a performance that would represent an increase of about 8.8% from last year's equivalent total of $3 billion. The company, which also announced a restructuring plan that calls for the elimination of about 2,900 jobs, sees gross margin for the period at slightly above 40% of revenue. The current average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Financial is for revenue of $3.21 billion. The company said it expects to report its operating and financial performance for the fourth quarter and full year in the second half of February.
OYO Geospace (NasdaqGM:OYOG - News) shares advanced after the Houston-based maker of equipment for the oil and gas industry posted a fiscal first-quarter net profit of $7.85 million, or $1.30 a share, up from $1.28 million, or 22 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue more than doubled, rising to $44.8 million from $21.9 million.
Ralcorp Holdings (NYSE:RAH - News) reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $7.6 million, or 28 cents a share, up from a year-ago profit of $9.7 million, or 32 cents a share. Sales rose in the latest three months to $522.7 million from $464 million a year earlier. The St. Louis-based branded food provider said its latest quarter includes a non-cash loss of $17.9 on forward sale contracts related to its shares of Vail Resorts Inc. (NYSE:MTN - News).
SCM Microsystems' (NasdaqGM:SCMM - News) shares leapt after the Fremont, Calif.-based developer of smart card technology forecast an operating profit on revenue of $8.5 million to $9.5 million and a gross margin of roughly 40%. Operating expenses in the fourth quarter are expected to be between $3.3 million and $3.6 million, the company said.
SWS Group (NYSE:SWS - News) shares jumped after the Dallas-based provider of investment and financial services reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $12.9 million, or 48 cents a share, on revenue of $74.3 million.
USANA Health Sciences' (NasdaqGS:USNA - News) shares rose after the Salt Lake City, Calif.-based maker of nutrition and personal care products late Tuesday reported a fourth-quarter net profit of $11.1 million, or 61 cents a share, up from $10.5 million, or 54 cents a share, last year. Revenue rose 16.5% to $99.8 million from $85.6 million. The company forecast first-quarter net earnings of 61 cents to 63 cents a share on revenue of $103 million to $105 million. For 2007, the company now expects earnings per share to grow 17% to 20% and revenue to grow 15% to 17%.
Valassis Communications (NYSE:VCI - News) reported fourth-quarter earnings before items of $20.6 million, or 43 cents a share, compared to the average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Financial for a profit of 40 cents a share. For 2007, the Livonia, Mich., marketing services provider said it expects pro forma combined revenue of $2.5 billion to $2.6 billion.
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NasdaqGM:VNDA - News) said its fourth-quarter net loss narrowed to $11.9 million from a year ago loss of $21.8 million. The year-ago loss also included a $15 million charge from dividend payments to preferred stockholders. Research and development costs rose 52% to $7.9 million. Research costs were around 21% lower than the third quarter due to the completion of two Phase 3 trials. Vanda also engaged an investment bank to provide strategic advisory services. "This engagement may lead to one or more possible transactions, including the acquisition, sale or licensing by the company of businesses or product candidates, the sale or licensing to a third party of one or more of the company's own product candidates, or the acquisition of the company," Vanda said.
Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO - News) shares rose after the company said it's terminating its proposal to acquire Equity Office Properties Trust (NYSE:EQR - News). "Vornado concluded that the premium it would have to pay to top Blackstone's latest bid, protected by a twice-increased breakup fee, would not be in its shareholders' interest," the company said in a statement. A report Wednesday morning said Equity Office shareholders at a special shareholder meeting are expected to vote in favor of a bid from private-equity firm Blackstone Group, which had been in a bidding war with Vornado for the nation's largest office REIT.
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Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN - News), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO - News), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL - News), Tellabs (NASDAQ: TLAB - News), Nortel (NYSE: NT - News), Alcatel (NYSE: ALU - News)
Cramer comments that TXN-led rally is a perfect chance to sell; "These are predictable rallies," he said. "When you have a very bad options hangover that finishes right near the end of the day, and you have a big, bad event like Texas Instruments to get through, then you're going to have a several-day rally." Cramer adds that he doesn't care for TLAB, NT and ALU, and the only two tech stock he would stick with are Apple and Cisco.
American Standard (NYSE: ASD - News) and Masco (NYSE: MAS - News) and Black & Decker (NYSE: BDK - News)
In spite of Goldman Sach's upgrade of the sector, Cramer warns that housing is being attacked by the shorts and the media, however, the "momentum of the buyers" is great. He adds that these stocks don't trade according to their fundamentals and that pin action companies such as ASD and MAS have been inching up every day. Cramer adds that Black and Decker is a buy because it has preannounced.
Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB - News), Transocean (NYSE: RIG - News), GlobalSantaFe (NYSE: GSF - News), Halliburton (NYSE: HAL - News), Hoku Scientific (NASDAQ: HOKU - News)
Cramer disagrees with an Bear Stearns call on oil which implies that SLB is clueless. He likes SLB,RIG and GSF, saying that he is usually cautious of Americna and Canadian drillers. He predicts that HAL will make an international acquisition. He calls HOKU a "trading vehicle" and says it will be a "huge short down the road." He concludes by commenting that while the President makes is seem as if he going to make a move toward alternative energy, investors will have to sell these stocks between 9:30 and 4:30 on Wednesday.
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Here's what Jim Cramer had to say about some of the stocks that callers offered up during the "Mad Money Lightning Round" Tuesday evening:
Gilead Sciences (GILD): "What a fabulous, fabulous group of drugs they have. ... I think it's about to take off the way Celgene (CELG) did."
MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR): "There has been a silicon wafer shortage for as long as I can remember. But the fact is this is a stock that has doubled from year to year, I can only give it one thumb up [in keeping with the "pigs get slaughtered" principle espoused on the show] ."
VeraSun Energy (VSE): "Not one of my favorites." ... Cramer said he would sell it and buy Archer Daniels Midland .
Titatnium (TIE): "You are second-best of breed from way back ... you swap out and pull the trigger on ... Allegheny (ATI).
Nortel (NT): "Still a great sale. ... Nortel, Alcatel (ALA) ... don't matter. Sell those and be in Cisco. ... the only pure-play communications-equipment stock you're gonna hear on ... "Mad Money."
Microsoft (MSFT): "Stalled. ... I think it flat-lines here. ... And then, next year it will start taking off again."
Lowe's (LOW): "I'm sticking with Lowe's for at least another 4, 5 points. Don't you dare think about ringing the register. We just opened the store."
Finisar (FNSR): "An old favorite from last year but no longer good to buy. ... directing all Finisar traffic to Cisco."
Level 3 (LVLT): "Some people are saying that could be 2007's stock of the year. ... the coming bandwith shortage is going to make that stock double in the next two years. ... And below 5, pull it back, pull it back .

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Nortel Networks Corp. on Friday implemented a previously announced 10-to-1 reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding shares.
Through the consolidation, the Toronto-based company reduced its number of outstanding shares from about 4.3 billion to 433 million, according to a written statement released by the company Friday.
Nortel's common shares began trading on a consolidated basis on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday morning at $21.01 per share. The shares closed Thursday at $2.15 per share. Shares were just under $21 in afternoon trading.
Nortel (NYSE: NT - News) employs approximately 2,600 workers at its Research Triangle Park site.
Published December 1, 2006 by the Triangle Business Journal

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Canadian telecommunications equipment maker Nortel Networks said Monday it has received a $20 million contract award from the Iraq Telecommunications & Post Corporation.
Under the agreement, Nortel will build a nationwide optical system that enables high speed information exchange between 35 major cities. Nortel was selected by the Iraqi communications operator after a public tender process.

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