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What: Shares of battery specialist Valence Technology (Nasdaq: VLNC) leapt more than 10% in intraday trading after the company announced preliminary results for its fiscal 2011 second quarter.

So what: Weren't we just here yesterday? Actually, today's announcement casts an interesting light on the pop that shares experienced yesterday. Regardless, the release today at least gives a reasonable excuse for investors to get excited. The company said that revenue for the quarter will come in at $12 million, above the $8 million to $10 million range previously given.

Now what: Investors obviously want to see Valence moving in the right direction, and higher revenue could be a sign that that's happening. However, absent from the company's announcement was any mention of profits. That's probably because the company continues to rack up losses even as competitors such as Advanced Battery (Nasdaq: ABAT) have found a path to profitability. Valence's stock has had a huge run over the past month, but it's hard for me to get too excited until the company shows that it can send something to the bottom line.

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