3Com Reports Quarterly Revenue of $346 Million, up 6.5% YoY

3Com reported quarterly revenue of $345.9 million, compared to revenue of $324.7 million in the corresponding period in fiscal year 2009, a 6.5 percent increase. All regions delivered double-digit revenue growth over the same fiscal year 2009 quarter, except China. Total revenue in our China based operations was down 1.3 percent from the same prior year period, primarily the result of a 77.9 percent decline in sales to Huawei, which were $12.4 million in the quarter. China direct sales were $165.9 million in the quarter, a 29.7 percent increase over the corresponding prior year period.

3Com’s gross margin was 60.4 percent in the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, compared with gross margin of 57.2 percent in third quarter of fiscal year 2009. On a non-GAAP basis, gross margin was 60.5 percent in the third quarter, compared with 57.4 percent in the same prior year period.

3Com’s operating profit margin was 6.5 percent in the quarter, up from 0.5 percent in the corresponding prior year period. On a non-GAAP basis, operating profit margin was 13.9 percent in the third quarter, compared with 11.3 percent in the third quarter of the prior year.

Net income in the quarter was $41.4 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, compared with net income of $1.9 million, or $0.00 per diluted share in the third quarter of the prior fiscal year. On a non-GAAP basis, third quarter fiscal year 2010 net income was $67.2 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared with net income of $49.1 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, in the corresponding prior year period.
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