(Corrects headline and text to show Q4 non-GAAP revenue was in
line with, not below, market estimates)
* Q4 adj EPS $0.26 vs est $0.24
* Q4 non-GAAP rev $82.5 mln vs est $82.5 mln
* Sees 2010 adj EPS $1.16-$1.23 vs est $1.27
* Shares fall 4 pct after the bell
Feb 2 (BestGrowthStock) – Web-security software provider Websense
Inc (WBSN.O: ) posted a quarterly profit that modestly beat
expectations, while revenue was in line with market estimates,
and forecast a weak full-year profit, sending its shares down 4
percent.
For the fourth quarter, net loss widened to $11 million, or
25 cents a share, compared with $5.7 million, or 13 cents a
share, a year ago.
Excluding items, the company earned 26 cents per share,
beating analysts’ expectations of 24 cents, according to
Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Revenue rose marginally to $79.7 million. Non-GAAP revenue
was $82.5 million, in line with analysts’ view.
For 2010, Websense expects a profit of $1.16 to $1.23 per
share, on revenue of $334 million to $342 million.
Analysts were expecting earnings of $1.27 a share, on
revenue of $341.9 million.
Shares of the San Diego, California-based company fell 4
percent to $18.59 in extended trading, after closing at $19.41
Tuesday on Nasdaq.
Money
(Reporting by Sayantani Ghosh in Bangalore; Editing by
Gopakumar Warrier)
CORRECTED – CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Websense Q4 revenue in line, sees weak 2010