Cisco Reports Third Quarter Earnings
Cisco®, the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate, today reported its third quarter results for the period ended April 28, 2007. Cisco reported third quarter net sales of $8.9 billion, net income on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis of $1.9 billion or $0.30 per share, and non-GAAP net income of $2.1 billion or $0.34 per share. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., acquired on February 24, 2006, contributed net sales of $752 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2007, compared with $407 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2006.
“We are pleased with Cisco’s continued year-over-year growth based on strong execution across the company,” said John Chambers, chairman and CEO, Cisco. “Our success is based on the ability to foresee market transitions, which has enabled us to deliver the right products for today’s market opportunities and prepares us to take advantage of new opportunities in the future.
“In our view, we are in the midst of a unique market transition, where all of the action is going to the network and our vision for the network as a platform for all forms of communications and IT has become a reality,” Chambers continued. “While we are very pleased with our continued growth, our communications and collaboration technologies are enabling the second phase of the Internet, or Web 2.0, which is redefining how people, companies and countries collaborate in ways never before realized.”
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