Oracle Bumps Up Release of 2Q Earnings
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Oracle Corp. on Friday said it will report fiscal second-quarter earnings three days early to allow more flexibility in testimony related to its hostile bid for rival PeopleSoft Corp.
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Oracle Corp. , the world's third-largest software maker, reported profit that beat Wall Street expectations on Tuesday and gave a positive growth outlook for the current quarter that nudged its shares higher.
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Oracle Corp  said on Wednesday that quarterly profit rose 35 percent as new software sales soared 38 percent, beating Wall Street expectations at a time when investors are nervous that IT spending is slowing.
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(InfoWorld) - Broad and strong revenue growth drove Oracle to higher profit in the fourth quarter and the company's full 2007 fiscal year. The software giant's quarterly revenue rose 20 percent from a year earlier to $5.8 billion, and its net income was up 23 percent to $1.6 billion, based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Earnings rose 27 percent from a year earlier to $0.31 per share. The company boasted of big year-over-year gains in revenue from new database and middleware licenses, new application licenses, services, licensing, and software overall. Full-year revenue was also up, with a 25 percent increase to $18 billion. Net income and earnings per share for the year also rose. Excluding certain items, Oracle earned $0.37 per share in the quarter. That result beat estimates by analysts polled by Thomson Financial, who had expected $0.35 per share. Revenue also beat analysts' consensus estimate of $5.6 billion. "It was a great year," president and chief financial officer Safra Catz said in a news release. (More to follow.)
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Oracle Corp.  on Thursday  posted a higher quarterly profit, helped by  stronger-than-expected new software license revenue.
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Oracle Corp , the world&#39;s  third-largest software maker, reported a 25 percent rise in  quarterly profit on Thursday, but forecast slower growth in  sales of new software in the current quarter.
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(InfoWorld) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq has been climbing recently, spurred by some of the usual suspects, such as Google. But Oracle results and prospects for chip makers also inspired confidence among IT investors this week. Expectations have not been great this year for mature areas of the enterprise software market. But Oracle inspired IT investors this week with aÂ strong financial reportÂ that indicates its acquisition strategy has been paying off. Quarterly revenue rose 20 percent to $5.8 billion and profit increased 23 percent to $1.6 billion. Excluding extraordinary charges, Oracle's $0.37 per share in the quarter beat estimates by analysts polled by Thomson Financial, who had forecast $0.35 per share. Oracle shares jumped $0.53 to close at $19.69 on Wednesday, a day after the earnings report, and continued strong. Over the last three years, including theÂ PeopleSoft deal, Oracle has made about 30 purchases for approximately $25 billion. For example, business intelligence software maker Hyperion,Â a recent acquisition, added $43 million to Oracle's new license revenue in the quarter. Oracle is now going after companies that will help the company target sales in vertical markets. On the post-earnings report conference call with analysts, CEO Larry Ellison said that Oracle will continue its acquisition strategy. Meanwhile, Google continues to break records and expectations. Brokerages, including Oppenheimer & Co., Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., and JMP Securities,Â issued bullish analysis reports this weekÂ and raised share-price targets after seeing the company's share price rise about 15 percent over the last quarter. As Google continues to dominate search advertising, however, it has also spent lavishly on R&D, technology infrastructure and acquisitions. Though profit has been great, the spending has sparked some debate. But this week, JMP's Bill Morrison added a new twist to conventional thinking, writing in a research report that the capital expenditures have given Google a cost-efficient technology platform. This platform gives Google an ongoing cost advantage over competitors, he said. After the report, Google shares hit their highest close on Tuesday since the company's 2004 IPO, although they drifted down over the next few days. In the chip sector, a price war between Intel and AMD, coupled with expectations for a soft PC market this year, has caused concern. But some new reports and forecasts have cheered investors lately. Lehman Brothers raised its rating on Intel this week to "overweight" from "equal weight." Lehman analyst Tim Luke cited new product cycles, progress on restructuring, and a reasonable share valuation. The report echoed a similar research paper issued by brokerage Stifel Nicolaus and Co. last week, only that one was directed at AMD. Meanwhile, GartnerÂ said this week that worldwide personal computer shipments are projected to rise 11.1 percent in 2007, higher than previously expected. PC shipments are estimated to increase to 257.1 million from 231.5 million a year earlier as sales in emerging markets grow, Gartner said, in the wake of a similar report several weeks ago from IDC. The news caused shares of Intel and AMD to spike. Intel shares closed at $23.79 Wednesday, up by $0.41, and continued strong Thursday. AMD also spiked on Wednesday, though lost some ground later in the week.
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SAN FRANCISCO Business software maker Oracle&#39;s quarterly earnings barely exceeded analyst expectations, despite sluggish sales.
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Oracle Corp , the world's third-largest software maker, reported a 25 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, but forecast slower growth in sales of new software in the current quarter.
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Oracle Corp.'s quarterly profit surged 21 percent as the business-software maker reaped the latest returns from a two-year shopping spree that has eliminated several major rivals and shored up its product line.
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US software company Oracle reports a jump in profits after acquisitions boosted its sales of business products.
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Oracle (ORCL) on Tuesday posted a 16% jump in quarterly earnings, surpassing analyst estimates, despite listless sales in an area it hopes to buttress by buying rival PeopleSoft (PSFT).
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By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec. 18--Oracle earned $967 million during the second quarter, an  increase of 21 percent from the same quarter last year, the company said  today.
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The economy may be sputtering, but Oracle Corp. is still hitting on all cylinders. Brushing aside worries about a possible slowdown in the technology sector, Oracle soared well beyond analyst expectations in its fiscal second quarter and raised hopes for a strong start in 2008 with an upbeat forecast.
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Oracle Corp. reported revenue and earnings growth in its first fiscal quarter, with its revenue from new software licenses rising 7 percent, to $563 million.
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Oracle Corp  said on Wednesday that quarterly profit rose 35 percent as new software sales soared, beating expectations at a time when investors are nervous that IT spending is slowing, and its shares climbed 4 percent.
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Oracle Corp. fared far better than analysts anticipated in its fiscal second quarter, easing worries that the sagging U.S. economy and slowing corporate spending on technology would drag down the business software maker.