Palm’s Revenue Declines 24%

Slashdot It! Palm Inc., which makes the Treo smartphone, fell short of Wall Street expectations as it reported a 24 percent drop in third-quarter revenue. The company lost $31.5 million, or 30 cents a share, compared with a profit of $11.8 million, or 11 cents a share, in the year-ago period. The chief executive, Ed Colligan, said in a conference call with investors that Palm’s reorganization was working, however, and emphasized sales of its $99 Centro smartphone. Palm sold 833,000 Centros in the quarter. Revenue for the fiscal third quarter was $312.1 million, compared with $410.5 million a year earlier. Excluding one-time items, the company, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., lost $17 million, or 16 cents a share. On that basis, analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected Palm to report a loss of 14 cents a share on $315.3 million in revenue. Get Daily Updates via Email Protect your computer with Windows Onecare Get paid $7.50 for reviewing my post