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What: Shares of cellular supply chain specialist Brightpoint
So what: For the third quarter, Brightpoint saw its revenue advance 3% from the prior year to $889 million, comfortably ahead of the $861 million in sales that Wall Street was looking for. The bottom line also surprised to the upside as adjusted earnings per shares came in at $0.23 versus a $0.17 expectation. The company handled 24.9 million total units during the quarter, up 14% from the prior year.
Now what: Brightpoint plays middleman for the wireless industry, making sure that phones get from the manufacturers to the sales outlets where customers are shopping. It works with big boys like Apple
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